Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-01-07
wuEEIIN( W. VA WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY T. 1880
pHuLADELpuuA LETTER.

~ the Register.

favorable and aurpiciOus circumstances.
The business "boon" still continues,
and the balance sheets oI our merchants
upon the close ol 1872 made iar health
icr showing than for several years. This
state oi affairs causes business men 10
he in u jubilaui lrume Of mind, AMI
1850 will be, from Indications On oil
sides. u year oi general business activity
aud prosperity,
The wonderful increase in values IN
the stock market has made grra,
many already plcihoric pockct.books
pun out Ia roiundiiy decidedly pleas
ant Ia behold, more particularly u You
happen to be- the lucky owner This
lncl is lrrclbIy illustrated 10y the estate
ot the late Am Packer. Of this city, and
president fihc Lchigh Valley railroad,
which estate was largely IA stocks. nn,l
nnd WA valued nj his death ni siN nil
lions of dollars Up tu this time II has
Increased to about eight millions. Mt
Packer has not been dead year yet
Last Sunday Nns u beautiful day,
halmy aud spring like, and the avenues,
fairmonl 'Hrk, the city'a 1000 acres III
pleasure grounds, aud the elegant
drives in and about the city, were. ~
consequence. thrpngrd with vrhiclw
from onc.hurr shay tO handsome
four IN hand, with the superiluous mp
pcndagrs NJ liycricd drivers aud foot
men. Nor was the fine weather en-
ioycd only hy those who hal n convey.
ancr, iol pedestrians ui the gn-as.y"u-
please order ahuundcd IN nll directions,
The perfection to which Edison has
brought the electric light fnr illuminai-
ing purposes. caused u slight tumble In
gnE Rlurka, and the priccui gas here was
reduced io g. lur The ensuing ycar, ~
against 81 IL last year. The decrease ~
an important item to large Conaumcrs
particularly Ia The many great mannlac-
turing establishments, whose c0nsumr-
of the llumuaior " immense.
For the Presidency, Senator lIayarl,
oi our little sister state oi the whipping
post, IL at present II seems, the cholc" W
the Democracy ol this state, al
lcnat ul this section ol the Stat"
lie has undoubtedly strong iol.
lowing here, not only IN tho ranks
ol the Democracy, but u( Republicans
Ills record uu the financial question
shows him tu hc n strong nnd conEisicni
advocate ui "hunca money which ~
the platform II Eastern Democrats aud
Republicans alike They ~ hand In.
| haul On that issue The Senator, like
hle rnmraI,r, the Ghcynlicr bynrd, II
old, 'is u knight without rcprunch, anI
| passes svury qualification tp lill The high
Office 81 Hhicl Magistrate ol the I'm nitcd
| States. WIT "" suppose, Nhcn
the pllImlVrlnnt hour arrives lot
| the National Convention To- meet,
the RnRr ol tiinhmcrcy Park, and The
goit money hofeths ni the Wcut viii
have something H. rny IN the matter
But bg the res,llt as hmay, Il Ia u iact
admitted by friend Nqi foe, that tie
Democratic party has no \poblcr, more
honest. capable, firm and unninchlne
patriot aud statesman tlau lion. Tbos,
T. Bayard, Of Delaware.
| The candidates ior city magistrates
will DO chosen by both pNrkps next
week There are fifteen Of ihcmi IN the
city. II iB an ulIice similar 10 u Jn,l,cc
oi the Peace, IN West Nirglbg,
| only the income IRON IN,
magistrates office exceeds q
Justices income ten times over. IL 10
much sought after. anl usually n con'
pidcrnblc degree Of bad feeling Ii en-
gcudprcd. ut the nominating convcn.
lluns. among H." myriad 81 candidates,
which results IN three ~ luul indCpend.
cni candidates ,nnl from the present out.
hook this year will bc no exception 10
the rule. The election docs not come
oh until February Vi, nj which time
city cnunclmcn also will bc elected.
Nurpt
Mi lrinh Heap Fainter, Of tbs city
Washington correspondent ui the
hpynirr, " mid io have nal,
fortune IN Edison cloctnc light stock
which was presented tu him 10y H.,
Edison Company, some time ago, iol
Rvurv received
| Charles Stewart pHrncll NJ T., vii
deliver au address ut the Aricmy ul
Music here On Friday night \ gram
reception will hc rendered upon his ar
rival here
The Supreme Count commences Z
three months SESSION Tomorrow, NJ ih'
new city building at Broad aud Make
streets
Tho matrimonial market IL booming
here We noticed IN saturdays i"igr
lorty-rigli marriage announcements
which, with the unnuuounCcd, showi
the uniting process" io bc lively.
Philadelphia will be- treated In ih'
course oi couple oI wcckatoGillrfi M,
SulIiyan's new opera, Tho l'iralos.
W. imagine Il viii not hc ~ popular ri
Tlnniutc.'
The Permanent Exhibition, nolwiih
standing the foolish dai II the Fail
Commissioners that the main exhibition
building should be- ral"I anI pmoye'
from the Park. still moves ou IN H.,
oven tenor ~ iis way. They clcct''
uliCcrs on saturday
The city laN rrcciycf reports Owe
pUO dcllnquonlp fpr last year, cSClu
sivc 81 politicinns and other chronic DE-
linqu"uts WI J.