Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-25
QUAKER CITY LETTER.
The Elevated Railroad Again
Being Agitated- The Great
Temperance Orator on the Sen
atorial Muddle-A Deadener
nm Snring Ronnets Notes.


Temperance Orator on the Sen
atoriaI Muddle-A Deadener
on Spring BOnnets
S,.riel Correspondence OF the Register.
PHILADELPHIA, May %
Such weather as we've had, Old
P!uy!us seemed 10 have turned on all
the valves and let her rip, and the tear
drop g. .a The heavens, as the poets are
won, :r-m them, came down the
near " i0r the past eight or ten days.
Not ,.l4nuuously, however, tor
occas,r.ri CLEANS OF sun
shine varied the mOnotony. The
butterflies Of fashion love the inhiction
in half despair, and no wonder. Just
think Of the dainty little new spring
bonnets, buglesque on head gear, and
the spring suits, shirred, tiounced and
bedecked with pa a.sementerie trimmings,
and-I am not capable OF describing
that the weather tiend had prevented
being exhibited by promenade on
Cneslnut street. But it is IAN Ill wind,
etc snd the drenching did more to-
wards cleaning the streets than the army
OF parasites VINO hold the contracts and
receive small fortunes for doing that
work In speaaiug Of our streets, New
Yorker said tp me a couple Oi day ago,
'Your streets are the pink OF Cleanliness
c,mptred with the mud.covered streets
of New York, where, indeed, some of
hn a n
trv road in the wilds OF Jersey Still
We groNl about dirty streets.
While waiting IN the Continental
Hotel the other evening for Gov rIor
uoyt, to get an interview with him on
Lord Roscoe's resignation, ] run across
Francis Murphy, the temperance aPos-
Tie. Tie had Just arrived from the
western section of the State. where he
had been holding temperance reyiyals.
After the ususl greetings, We paced,
arm.in.srm, the broad corTiiArS oi tho
hotel. He talked with pardOnable pride
about the great results attending ms
v,nrL i, .be West. lie also informed
ma that in August he intended leaving
for Europe, for stay OF coull' OF
months. and while abroai would de
liver ogcas;A=-7 lectures. lie Nli
deliver his farewell lecture IN thus city.
Ills labors 10 nvt seem tO have had any
visible effect on his physical eOndl-
ton. as his bright eyes, ruddy
cheeks ard quick energetic movements
fully attest. In answer to my question
a. To- what he thoughi OF the action oil
the New York AppJso, he smiling'y re-
Dled that he waS nOt much oil a pOIiu'
,.ian. although he read political news
with a relish Il think, however, ne
added. "that both Mr. COnklIng and the
administration have made a mistake IL
Uonld have been better Tor all con-
rarned. and the country NJ large, had
THAR differences been harWOniZed. Stlll
INV feelings are with Mr.. Garfield, as he,
not Conkling, il Pres dent
An elevated railroad 10 run down
Market street, and north AMI snuth on
Front street, is again being asitated. IL
ia a revival OF the scheme that was pro-
ierted last summer, which, at that time,
was met with a perfect storm OF oppos.-
ton from the residents AMI business es-
tablishments along the proposed rpute.
The feeling has changed somewhat since
then, and in addition, the recently elect
ed members OF Councils, together with
MayOr King are favorable 20 the enter
Prise. which make - the outlook tor the
81 road exceedingly bright. Prooa-
bly the only objection to the scheme
arises from the fact tia, the people dis
ike 10 have the new City Build n at
Broad and Market streets circled by an
overhead railroad, which would un-
doubtedly mar the beauty OF that hand
some and costly marble structure.
The company have secured charter
and elected George III. Baker, ex.Minls.
ter 10 Russia, as President. IL the
Councils grant the use OF the streets,
work will be commenced Immediately,
and the enterprise hurried to compile
tim.
The low condition in which Col.
Thomas A. Scott remained several days
preceding his death, and was expected
to breathe his last at any moment, was
the cause of considerable activity on
the part Of the newspaper boys. While
he remained at his residences. Nineteenth
AMI X euhouse Square, il was no un
common thing TO See half dozen re
pOrters from midnight until their papers
went to press, keeping vigil in the
vicinity, in order to get the first tidiugs
Of his death. The fear OF being scoop
Ell" Was so great, that the Record on
Saturday morning came out with start
ling headlines announcing his death,
when in tact he did not die
for sixteen hours later. All
the papers have had sketches of his life
in type Tor two weeks past, in anticipa-
tion Of his death.
Yachting, base bali, horse Iacing and
sports Gd libiilm are in full swey.
The excursion season has opened and
the indications point to an exceedingly
brisk season in this line.
New summer resorts near the city are
springing up very rapidly.
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