The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-20
THE BIT. LOUIS TRAGEDY.
Resolution OF Respect for the Dead aud
Coincidence FOR the Living.

rial meeting Of tho Merchants Exchange,
at O'clock to-day, The following ;tcstlmo,
nial' to sooE 'A:SN.. Islayback, was unanl.
mously adopted.
The death Of Alonzo W. Slayback has
created vacancy. in tho membership Of
this Exchange and In The community at
large that will be hard 10 fiji. lie had
long been member Of the Exchange aud
at The time .otihis death was the trusted
counsellor and attorney for II. lie was
not Eonlytan ;able, faithful and conscien.
tious ilawyer, sbut heEwas anSenlcrprising
and public spirited citizen, the active
friend OF all measures looking 10 the de-
velopment Of the material interests OF tita
city and OF tho: increasing business OF this
Exchange he Iwas always conscientious
and eloquent in tho advocacy Of meas.
ures looking to tho compllshment' OF
these great ends andInol one took "A more
unselfah pride than he in tho growth OF
the city ind the developGment OF tho re-
sources throughout theiVatley inItwhichi he
was. born. Reared aud educated in j, Mis-.
souri, his love for the State'of lis nativity
grew with his growth and strengthened
with his strength. lie despised insincerity
and hypocrisy and was always frank aud
candid intle expression Of bis views. liz
was honorable and Just In his intercourse
with men, and his hands aud heart weru
always open to the appeals Of charity. In
bis social relations he stood without peerIl
and he was the centre oi friendship, truc
and unseltish. He was faithful in nll OF
The relations OF life, son, husband, father,
brother, neighbor and friend. Tho mem.
bcrs Of this Exchange keenly alive
to the loss that they lave individ!
ually md collectively sustained I'M
tho death Of Col. Sluyback desire TO place
upon tho records Of the Exchange their
appreciation Of his great worth, record
that will live after the summons shall have
come to those participating in this meeting
today 10 join the great army OF those who
have gone before. a.al /
Y ln.addition,to the tribute we thus pay to
the dead we are, not unmindfut Of our Oh.
legations tos the living, ;and I'VE desire 10
express to the aged mother, the widowed
wife, the orphan children aud to the broth:
feigned sympatby for t|len, in tho 'irrenn m m!
bic loss fhattlIey and each III ihe,n @ nara
sustained, ~ ga SFTl : - q G
Rcsol,rd. That tho nrocec,'inus NJ ,b;s
meeting bo entered mon thc records n
this Exchange iand II,hat The isnye,e ~ ~,
thereof cause to be engrpssed this tcstimoni-
q, and transmit the same over Ills sigma.
ture and the seal Of this corporation to the
like copy be eperossetl anl Transmitted He'd ~ :
the Hon. IF, Slay back,6ihe l,rother of the ~
deceased, and the beloved President Of th;s i
Exchange. ~ " ''' : s'''' !
Ata meeting Held inthe Directo..s, room, n, !,
Of tho Merchants Exchaurc to cons;,}"; %
measures Of relief of The iam;iv q, Coionsi
Slayback. between s5ol and SS;,0 hunJ 1 rs,i
was subscribed toaid n l;i,;nv % n n,ortesva =
Of $l2, coo on tbs family residence FRA r
remainder will IL nromn,lv ra;snd : i r,on no .
the persons present was john WcI;uIIoi IIs on
tile actorSan .oldJnnd IN m, fr;an,5 III XXI
Cockerill's. and one Who ,laenlv svm ~ NM: na:.
thizes with him in his present ,ronhe :
token Of this sympathy. and "a evidencs
n h;s sincern I,as;ra =" ~ ~ NV 80 esMe.ss,