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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19
MA RrIN's FERRY,
strike Of ulaas House boys Idle Furnace
aud Foundry Entertainments Per-
...t h..,n,

strike Of ulaas House Boys Idle Furnace
HouaI Mention.
David McW illiams, EsI, ut Dwight,
Illinois, who haas been visiting friends
in town aud vicinity, leaves to-day tor
his humc.
The boys in the Buckeye glass works
have been un u strike lur several days
They want 10 Ccuts more a turn.
On account ul the strike among the
Cuko-dmwcrs at MCCuuuCllsyillc, the
furnace was Obliged to coke up the first
oi this week, aud Tor the same cause
Spence, Baggs 4 Co.'S foundry has been
obliged IL stop.
Thco. Swarta, who has sold his prop.
crty and intends moving Ia Kansas In
the spring, starts to-day Tor atwo weeks
tour through the State ~ select u loca-
ton.
The veteran soldiers campfire will be
held IN Commercial Hall next Friday
night. February 10Th. Il will begin Ut
Z o'clock, They propose 10 have u good
time.
II seems 90 be- the general opinion
that our town Council had better been
asleep when they passed the late ordi-
nance requiring butchers, hucksIers.
sc. 10 take out license. Why not on
the same principal require mer'
chants tu take out license.
The festival last Friday AMI Saturday
nights iot the benefit Ut the new band
cleared one hundred aud eight dollars.
Geo, Weber secured the robe, Miss FL
liott the wreath.
The preparations ior the cantatA OF
Queen Esther are being completed,
aud all are anticipating a rarc treat II
viii begin on Tuesday night and con
unue tout nights. Tickets will be -
and "a cents.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Resignation Of sixteen Extra
men, Who Want More Pay,

Al tho regular meeting OF Council IN
January, slxteen Of the extramen OF me
Firs Department, presented o memorial
asking an increase In pay from Stio 10
600 per month. II was referred TO me
Committee on Fire Department, which
recommended an increase 10 sis per
month. A resolution arranging io,,
such increase was Knocked into q cocker
hat In the conservative branch and mo
salary remained at the smaller figure
ON Tuesday resignation IRON tue
sixleon pxiramcn was handed TO Mister
Chief Marshall Vim. Eccles. lilo inludi1-
iousIy made II pubic, Tor which piece
of innocunt freshness, he was severely
ratlened down by members OF the com
mi,tee, The resignation roads w lot
lows:
10 he thicf Marshal Of de Wochng Guy
Frc Department, or b Thom u may 'o"'
Germ
SR-ln consideration OF the refusal IN
grant the prayer vi the petition ui the
rxtramen OF the Fire Department. ask
ing AN increase OF their salary, our hon
orahla Council uho First Branshl III
their wisdom thought the pitiiui ulh
o(S50 pcr annum sufficient ior u OK
tramen III the department. therefore We
the ,xtramru oi the Fire Department.
do hereby tender our resignation ~ oA'
tmmcn al said department, to take o.
feet from aud after March |, 1850.
VIM. Tracy, Milton Parker,
: q Baylits, Martin T.. Wins,
q. w. Koch, Clemens knokr,
Fred Sohnepi, W. u. Henry
II. Frohmc. j, W, Slogef'
+. D%elbrugge, &, u. Miller
Fcrd He'll, A. Z. Carpenter,
Robert Holmes. JG. Kline,
Whcctiny, February ID, 1850,
When tho petition came before the
committee tho matter was inlly can
yasscd. At the time the annual appro'
priations were made. the Fire Depart
ment asked for Sll,SN. A careful eat
cuiation Ut the expenses Was made, AMI
this amount was put down w the mint
mum to meet them, But the consorva,
tive branch cut out 1850 Ut this, and
left the appropriation At $1,000. Thus
amount has already been expended nnd
some two or three hundred dollars
more, leaving the appropriation over
drawn. However, tho money has boon
we'll spunt, aud the department IL III
very good condition. II Mas partly due
To this oyorimil that the petition WAS
rejected. There are thirtv-ScNcn extra
men, aud at their present pay, Shu per
annum, Il would require sl,Sdt
par annum lor their salaries; NJ
10 per month II would
take 81, ssh to pay them, u difference o'
1850. At the mto the committee ~.
commended. 81 per month, II would
require Sb,32S,
Every mcmhcr ol the committee WAS
fully aware ol the almost plttancc which
in nov paid the cXtramcn, aud When
they recommended the increase, they
were doing what they thought Was the
best the city could do Ia her present
financial condition. Several oI the ~
tramcn have expressed themselves ~
willing to accept Sl2 per month ana
continue without u word, NJ least nnii'
the time oi the new appropriations,
Nothing has ~ yot been done IN regard
~ their resignation, nor will bo until
the committee meets, which may 10 To-
night.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19

duckinn The Captains nautical sktll
IN handling boats has never been guo..
tloned, NO believe, but he sAys O morse
draws too much water whore the wneel
ought TO be, aud that's how he got %
wet, Hesides around by the mth' DOW
- Hancoek County C0arisr.
The Mississippi Valley Transportation
Company.'s steamer Port Eaus, passeu
down last evening for 81 Louis with SIX
barros, containing M freight ibl tierces
soda ash, l2l tierces bleaching powder,
2is drums caustic soda, lao anvils, S,0tt
boxes tin plate, and 500 tons scrap IRON
Also, tho towboat Baltic with i've barxcs
OF coke, i25,000 bushels, aud three bargss
Of steel rails, 1000 tons, tor. the SOUTH,
The wharf needs washing badly, Inc
Int, rise l,it h, coucrd with mud, and a
Jrcnching rain would DO welcome.
P~,rrsnuRau. February lS.-River $
feet Z inches aud stationary. Weather
cloudy aud rainy, Departed Emma
Graham and Carrier.
C~iScIsSAri, February lS.-Rtvor oil
feet I inches and falling. Weather
clear aud colder. Arrived Nirsin zee
Memphis. Departed Hudson. fi'is'
bugh,. Pittsburgh, 81. Louis, Houston
New Orleans,
EyANs,iLls, February is.-Weather
cloudy aud colder; Thermometer %
River lOfeet and rising. Up-idlowi'd'
Down Rainbow. The Rainbow, taking
III tons oi pig iron from the B H.
Cook, will get away late,
MHMrnis, February lS,-Rlynr rose .
feet. Arrivcd-Jamcs u, Parker, Uin'
cinnati. Departed Bedford, Cinoinnau.
Weather cloudy,
louNyIuE, February lS,-Riyor rising
slowly, with 80 lcot in the canal
Weather clear aud cool. Fashion, Uth,
cinnaii 10 Evansville, Gail, CINCINNATI
10 Memphis, Guiding Star. New Or,
leans to Cincinnati, Tom Means and
tow, 81. Louis.
NivNsmnu, February Is. Weather
cloudy. THERMOMETER ~. River fallen
inch. Up City Of HiekSbug. Down
james Howard,
GAIRo, February lS-Arriyod-
Andy Baum. Memphis; My Choire, ~
Louis, Robert Mitchell, New Orleans
Departed -Jos, Kinney. Nicksburg
Andy Baum, Cincinnati, Nint Shinkir'
Memphis: Mitchell, Cincinnati. River
70 irct Il inches aud rising. Weather
clear; mercury ~.
Ngw OmKANs, February lS,-Artiv"i
-Chuutoau, Memphis, Golden Crown
Cincinnati. Weather rainy thermome'
ter 40
81. LOWS, February lS.-Arrivrd 20
Belle Memphis, Memphis. Departed
Champion. raducah, Colorado, Mem
phis, City Alton, New Orleans. River
rose : inches, with II lcct 10y the gauge
Weather clear aud cold,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19
ERsKINE's
or HIS Opinion on the Wharfage
Ordinances.

We printed, ~ycatrrlay morning, the
follow iug from the Cincinnati Gt;,H'
The CITY solicitor ol Wheeling has
rNptrSsrd the opinion that the recent
Nhadaso ordinance ui that city ~ con
stitutinnal hasins his opinion entirely
ON the DECISIONS oi Judges DILLON nud
Treat. ui the United states tirruit
Court. Can lt hC possible that hC has
mover seen the decision al the United
States Suprrmc Court un that subject,
ii not, hc Clu borrow u copy ui Col ~.
:. lIounshrll. attorney. Newport, Nv
4 Rpuisrgg reporter called upon Mr.
frskinr. Yesterday, aud was informed
by him that his opinion, given tu the
City Council on the cnnstitutlunality oi
the wharfage ordinance, iS exactly /"
u,ct, aud that the attorney IN New port.
Nv, who wants tn lcnd him n book, ~
indicated Ia the item We copied lrum IN
exchange, Yesterday, ~ only proposing
Ia furnish nm additional case dccrlvd 10y
tho United States supreme tuurt ~
support ni that opinion lie says the
Supreme Court decision susiaiuS an ct
dinnucc like Our old Wharfage ordinance,
and the umrtvi states Citcult Count de-
ciSiuu, which lac mentioned IN las upin,
Ton, IL upon ap ordinance precisely IKE
the new ordinance upon which the
Council called lor his opinion. lie saws
be- has no Objection 10 ltS being under
stood by the public at large that uu at
torucy at Newport. Ny, is prepared To
furnish opinions II the supreme Court
ut the United States upon REQUEST, but
hc prefers that when the announcement
il made ID shall not enormously carry
With 1t the suggestion that hc has bun.
drr~l IN the performance at u public
duty.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19

Last Tuesday evening, an freshman
by the name ut JuEu Mcpuumot waS
slightly intoxicated aud IN tho Nauous
saloons that be visited, cNhthltrd a toll
AT bills, About y O'Clock he boarded
street car No ~ bound tor North
Wheeling; be talked same IN the car at
his money aud oi the amount he hat
Arriving az Third street, he gut I'll ant
va. folloNrI by two men Who sot ul
the car when he dbl These two men,
as soon Ne the ear had passed on, hit
McDurm0ll on the head, Knocked him
down and robbed him at hta moncy,
amounting 10 81 This, At least II the
story lac toll 81 the Sergeant Yesterday
morning; lac also gave a description
OF ono IL thc men, dcs-
cribing him as q Tall, young
man dressed in wurking clothes and
with n y ont The rcsalt Was that
every one-eyed man Ia town Mas shall,
owed AL day yesterday, aud about sup
per lime Oficrr McShanc found hls mau
I'm the Baltimore House. Summoniug
Key ncRbangh % hts assistance, he ar
rested the man, who gave hIs name as
Nathan Newell The odiCvIs also ar
rrNleN lllNt u ntH hNNlIatlNHf aeNi"S
them 10 the city bailling Newell said,on
being quesiioued. that be run on the X
a q. tuad, aud had arrived carll yes
terlay morning By this time MclNT'
mott aud the driver ol the street ear
hal been summoned. aud both dcnti
Iied the man. The driver hal notecd
the pccnliafity In his eye and Mci'cr'
mott swore he IA onr 81 the men
Who had attacked hlW, Newell
Was placed In tile lookup 10 await
trial at this mornings session aud
his companions dechangcd irom
custody, there being 20 evidcuoe or
chansc against them, Mcnnrmott Ia
conversation With tho reporter, said thai
he run on The river. and had come to
thls city lasl Wednesday fnom Louis
vile ou The b 4 O. road. The money
stolen xas What be bad saved IA thepaa
Few monlhA lie Nas very retieent Va
giving any Information, and bat hltle
eouli hs learned lom hlm, The Whole
matter win BE- aired this morning. pelofs
judge Crsnmer.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19
oMhom tho Lord Leyclh lie ChasLenclh y

10 llHH a s. Uh. HH a. '.lh of t5"g'
az "a. ~ ,i,. i.JIi t.4als, Nphhtii, f'h
Jr. - iNSO
Ubyr j, uo hgrrt but hath iN %
IT, sainc-S Pain AMI vrict
such scTu'N ~ no other Knows.
Thuush pain would save rrlici
Ouyy and again lvJr V~u,,thvmv,
with mourning has hyyu ana.
Tho haut ut heath Within has ,Hmc.
Nni loving pulses sti,l'd
You uov pcaH he time When death
Nas settling pa The brow
90 her Whose slow, rvluctant hryalh.
Tho ISSUE Ill tuushoW
The PHEASANT smile You Ut have, ,yu.
tIs,u The bught cyvj Que
Kyulu'i 10 sweet auEvl, miyu.
Though death hts wOtG OSsuu
Tho happy spirit soau,l above
L. loin The angelic hau.t.
10 celebrate rvic,miug JuN,.
On brighter hyttyr land.
M Uhcn you saw hes lovely iltm
nauly g. The rlacc at uVst
The land 81 light pnScss~i a charm
Nut,N ruuuut cc cNpryNsi
Auuf quipt home hnW dy~,laiC
Your daritIg Emma uu mon
Ia by her pu~cncc anlmatr
A. she has hVptVtoW
Tho ytutWs may beat above hcr head.
And tcars ot sorroW dow
Tho yustH bbvaNm p'cr hyr bed.
Aud Wild aowcis bcauieOus grow.
lIow sweet b. ihlns a mom will comc
When he VIII wake agaln.
Tier Lcyptug iukt sti Knit thy tnmh,
And With bsr spirit rvlgu,
a. mnum not GAG The level, thyu,
She wsts On icsus' love.
lut calmly wait the Ivuel When
AOu'N dwell With her above
he rhaStcnius rHl 81 Gui Is giNyu
n ~ " Do arv bis own
Ehat they TIE ch~yr may o. driven,
10 Him and Him alone
N 4
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19
PATHS F%RUITAaE.
Religious Matters at Fourth
street M. Il. Church.


Rev. O. Y, Masden has great cause 10
be thankful Tor the present condition OF
his church. He has lsbored earnestly
and faithfully for the welfare oI bis
flock, and to-day, NO soon IN his ministry
among us, he sees gratifying returns oil
the harvest. Rev. Masden came 10 our
city unknown, but to-day he has u wei.
come TO hundreds OF hearth stones aud
is exceedingly popular with his eonsre'
CATION. BY his earnest, sympaihclic ma
turr hu makes you his friend Immediate
". Up 10 tho passionate OF the Rev
crrnd gontlcman you could always
lind plenty ot seats II you wish
cd to attend the church.
But since he has occupied
the pulpit you must he
early YOU wish good sitting.
Mr.. Masdcn, Us soon as he fairly had the
church rcins VA hand, commenccd u
tight pulling, especially Ia the direction
oi stated means 81 grace. The prayer
aud the class meetings were thoroughly
organized, each aud every member VAS
| assigned to u class, aud u 10 the intun'
t,nn to make QUO all conform 10 the rules
ui the church. lilo has made u success
III this movement. and after tho meet
ings his classes will no doubt be- oi un'
usual interest. Rrv. Masdon isa man
tall OF stature, dark hair aud whlskrrs.
exceedingly plain IN manners and make
M. with an Unusual amount Oi earnest
christian sympathy aud friendship,
making himself truly .stor
either In joys or IN allltcl u
Ills style oi preaching is exceedingly
pleasant aud Instructive. His sermons
carry weight. ~ they clearly show
great aud careful preparation, Those
who have not heard the Reverend
should 10 Nj ut the first opportunity.
Rev. Masdcu has hcCn assisted III the
last two weeks by Mrs, l. q. Robinson,
ui Indiana. Rev. {, &, Wllding, Ut the
island church, Rev. Hughes, uf Chaplinc
church, and the mcmbcrs oi each
church, all united in union services,
Untold guod has como Ut their earnest
lahors lor Christ.
The singing has been u at the ut
trnctions ui these services. Sweet har-
mony and soulstirring music has been
| rendered by the excellent choir ni
the church, assisted 10y singers Irom
the other churches, Al have laborrd
earnestly aud faithfully To make the
music perfect, Miss Annie logan, has
faithfully manipulated the organ with
satisfaction Ia all
The ushcrs deserve special thanks oi
the public inr their constant and un'
firing efforts, To- accommodate all with
comfortable seats, aud those WHO ut
tend the services will receive prompt
| aud courteous attention at their hands,
The evening converts meeting at I
O'Clock was one that enlisted the co
| operation Ut all the members. Tho
converts meeting IL especially lot those
Who have lately rspuuScd the cause at
CHRIST, lor their encouragement 10y
speaking and praying. Many are the
rich testimonials given here oi those
who are Just starting
At 80 Mrs. Robinson preached from
the Parable ol the trodlgal son \
number presented themselves at the
altar lot prayer, aud thirteen arose dur
ing the meeting lor PRAYERS,
Services to-day at : 4. NJ, a. NJ, =.
~. aud $50 =. NJ Preaching 10y Mrs.
Robinson. All are invited.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19
PhnAashAM'

IS p.,..nx.rn,A, February i6.--Fiour--
Weak with . Total absence Of export 9
snscuistiys demand; wsstern extra y
Is M, Minnesota extra faulty medium,
n so, choice 90 Is; fancy - SD; onie
sstrs medium 81 Is; ST. Louis do good
s;% Rvo Nour--fn better demand
=, S0NSS %. Whsat-Quiet: rejected
: iOS1 ~; No, 2 red, In elevator,
81 Al: No. 9 red seller February = sef
hid. 81 ASH asked; seller March Y 80
bid, 81 All asked seller Aprn$ VI W. n'u,
81 40 asked: seller May 81 al bud, " on
ssked. Corn-Quiet and steady; west
crn mixed on track 5gtSb6lc; do IN
yraded ON track 55e; sail mixed seller
Eebruary SHE bid, 67le asked; seller
March 5lic bid, Nlc asked; seller Aprh
6Slc hid, blc asked; seller May 5Stc Did,
hSle asked. Oats-Dull and unchanged
Observation-Disclosures. Butter Firm
creamery extra 32S35c; New York anu
bradford county, Pa, extra 2otys,e,
Western Reserve 2tt@A6c: good tochoicc
ista2Sc. Epvs--nuil; western lttsloc.
Cheese--Steady aud unchanged. Retro
ieum-pirm; refined 7ic. Whisky
Steady at 81 ID.
Suto0&Os
Ou,cAao, February Is. - Flour
Dull and nominal. Wheat nsettiru
hui generally higher; No, = Chicago
sprinc 81 Isl cash; 81 2SI seller March;
81 2i} seller April; No. 3$i HtSi lol.
Corn-Modemtrly active and higher ~
S6Ic cash; 8lo seller March; tOlc seller
Nav: Ilc seller June. Oats -Firmor at
al, ,ash. allie seller March; 8ic seller
MAY. Rye aud barley Steady y nn,
| changed. Timothy Seed-h ~ coo
. rs. Drcssod iIogs-Strong aud o.
higher nj 81 YO(al05, Pork Moderate
iy active and higher Ut 81 40 cash;
SiI b2I6ll No seller March; I'll Wl@
II 70 seller April. ~iarl-ln good de-
mand and pricea n shade higher NJ " 10
nah AZ l7i@, % seller March; 81 IA
| @7 no seller April. Bulk Meats Firm
or Mt 81 nS(S6 5oSJ 90. Whisky
Steady and unchanged al VI o.,
Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE, February lS,-tlour-
| Dull, Whuat-Firm. opened ut M nj.
n Of lc aud closed strong; No. :
Milwaukce$i 2ll seller February ~ ~
seller March 81 2il: seller April ~ 2Si;
No SSi OS; No. I 81 o.: rejected a'c.
Coru-Dcmand active and unchanged.
No. 2, Sole. Oats Scarce and trm;
No. ., sale. Rye-Firm; No Ihts7hr'
harley Dull aud weak: No. 2 spring
fresh 6Iid6sc. Provisions Firmer and
inactive. Mess Pork-firm nj III NJ
cash: Sill 5Osollcr March. lard-frimo
steam 81 10 cash: 81 10 seller March,
Dressed lIogs- Firmor at ~ ".
NSw 0m1ASs, February H. Coii@'-
steady, Rio cargocs, ordinary to prime
lSl@iBic. Molasscs-Quict and hrm'
common MtdS3c; fair 36ta3Sc; ccntrl'
iugal 30ai2c; prime to choice i2ta'o?c'
Sugar--Quiet; inferior btc; common To-
good common 6i(A7c; lair Ia FULLY lair
S@7lc: prime TO choice 7l@Sc; yellow
| clarified Si@Sic. Ricc-pull; Louisiana
ordinary I ochoicn 6G7lc. Bran Scarce
and firm at sale.
Toledo.
ToLxpo, February H. Wheat
Steady. No. | white Michigan 81 ?S:
No. . red winter seller February 81 sly:
seller March 81 ~; seller April ~ ~;
seller May 81 S6 seller June 81 ~;
No. \ r@i Wabash VI 70 Corn nnl'
high mixed mlc; No. . spot Wla3ntc;
seller May i2i@ i2lc, No. > white ilc'
rejected 3sic. Data Dull; No. 2 Bic
Glover Seed Prime iirmer at ~ l?i.
mammoth 81 10,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19

WAswtNOruS. February ~. I NJ
For the rruucssro AMI OHIO Valley,
higher pressure Ia the Eastern PORTIONS
lover Temperature. uortl To west winds
aud clear OF tIir Weather.
The Ohio nNvr will TALL at CINCINNATI
and above and rrmniu nearly stationary
al Louisville. The Cumberland Will tall
I'd Nashville,
For the Lower lakes. rising h1Tomc-
Tor. colder west winds, anr Decreasing
CloudiursS
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19
Martin. rerrY Campare.

To- morrow evening, the soldiers Of
Martins Ferry VIII give their grand
campfire entertainment, at which our
Veteran Association expects 10 be ptes
emit Arrangements have been made BY
which the steamer freA Ellison, Capt
J. r. lukons, win leave scanon's wharf
boat At $50 O'Clock, and rcturning.
leave Marin's Ferry At II O'Clock The
iare Cor the round trip h Is csntsL
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19
PHILADELPHIA EleoiIon

PnrLAnKlrmA, February H. Tho
election resulted IN thu choice ui ~ lr
puhl,cain, Z regular Democrats aud /
Independent Democrat Tho Srlot
Council stands: ~ Republicans, y lcm
ocra,s. aud the Common Council, a.
regular Republicans, b lndcpcn lent Rr
puhlicans and d Democrats. With ihos'
holding over, the Common Council viii
stand. - regular and independent l.,
publi,aus and H. Democrats.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19
WhnIinr HninrinInm.ni

Tonight the j. q, Whittier Literary
Society will give a literary entertain.
ment nj Washington Hall, 10 be followed
by dancing. The committee - composed
OF Cmgo q. Pipes, Homer H. Stout j.
u. Bodiey, II. $ Bodlcy aud G. G.
Rcppctlo. We understand the Society
has received a letter from the poet, a..
knoWledging the compliment IN naming
the Society Tor him.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19
Died.

RicnMoSp, Va, February Isl u
letter, one Of the editors oi tho Rd,g,VbI
Herald. the organ oi the Baptist 'hunh
in Virginia, died, to-day, ascd IS
Ou~prSsnuRd, February iS-Iul seth
I. Remington. Collector ol Customs ol
this port aud editor Of the hIiy hUwal
died 20 day.
New YoR9. February Is James
lcnoA, founder oi tho l0no> Library
died, last evening, aged 81,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19
OBSEQUIES or HENRY H..
PARK ER.
Remarkable Floral Display 1T
tho Funeral.

As announced IN yesterdays EEGiS'
rnU the body ol Mt. Henry H. Parker,
formerly u citizen vt Wheeling hut ol
late a resident vi Washington city. ar'
rived on the nine o'clock tram on the
H. Il q. railroad yesterday morning, nc.
companird by tho family aud several
relatives. The corpse was conveyed to
the residence of Joseph Webb, on Six
tcenth street. whose wife was u niece at
the deceased, aud from there tho fun
cral took place nj ; =, NJ.
Accompanying tho caskct containing
the body, VAS u oi the most elaborate
floral displays ever scon In wheeling.
Tho body was surrounded with clusters
oi beautiful aud fragrant flowers pre-.
scented Ivy Mr.. Win. Crump, stew ari oi
the White House, and q great friend oi
Mr.. l'arkcr's. Two pillows. from the
children oi the dead man,
wcrr composed Of callaS, camcllias,
magnolias aud white rose, bearing IN
arriptions ~ purple immortcllcs, "our
Father" aud AT RcSt.' Senators
Henry g. Davis, OF this state, and
Wade Hampton, Of South Carolina, sent
u magnificent wrenthc, and other iriondH
had crosses, pillows aud other designs,
Tho body was viewed during the day
hy numerous old friends of MIR, Parker,
who was u general ~fayuritc here. Rev.
nr. Cunningham preached the funeral
sermon, aud the lntcrmcnt took placcat
Mt Wood cemetery, May he Rest in
Peace.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19
DRY GOODS.
New Yoik.

Nxw YoRk. February ls.-ntyG Goods
The tone ol the market continues ,rp
strong aud agents are making large dr.
l~i,crios oi cotton aud WOODEN goods.
lawns, dress vools, underwear, hosiery
&C.. ON acrount oi iirmcr orders, but the
new business In less active. Paints u,
tive and firm. Mems Moolcns ia ia,r Ia.
ulpAt.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19

PxRsoSs With stated incomes, can
purchase q Mason 4 Hsmlin Cabinet
Organ al Sheib's Music Store. 90 easy
payments OF x or more monthly, and
thus cur the best organ made
for q very small snm. Call under
Washington Hall and Ne them.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-19

Ma NJ. SALNOER, No 1889 Market
street. proprietor OF the Onc Price At
lantie Clothing House. will have his
Opening hay on February u, with one
oithe anesl stocks ever brought 10 this
city Ia the line Of Clothing and Gents'
Furnishing Goods. Aeordlal invitation
IS extended ~ all to call. Don't iopsei
the opening day.