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Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-04

The following lots of first-class merchandise will be put on sale this week at merely nominal prices to close them out as they are mostly bro ken assortments or remnants.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-04

The presentation of Patience" by Cor mans church choir company at Carll's Opera House last eve1ing was witnessed by quite a large audience. The performance was equal in merit to those by other combinations who have given the opera here this season The part of "Lady Jane'' was ably taken by Miss Anna Granger Dow. who is by far the best singer who has yet assumed the role The performance was marred by an insufficient orchestra which we hope will be reinforced by local musicians at the performance this afternoon and eyenino .-a...
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-04
EnterfMinn1e ents.

The famous McGibeny family are to visit New Haven again and will give two of their fine concerts of vocal and instrumental music at Pecks Grand Opera House, Feb. 18th and 14th,
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-04
HELEN PoTTER's PLEIADEs

Jay Rial's Uncle Toms Cabin at Peck's Grand Opera House next Tuesday evening is sure to interest many, with the special at fractions offered
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-04
YALE GLEE CLuR.

Tickets are selling well for the Yale Glee clubs annual winter concert which occurs next Monday evening at Carll's Opera House. As usual, it will be an interesting society event and the programme, it is understood, is specially attractive, made up largely of new pieces, while ''Bohunkus'' and tPeter Gray'' will appear in a new rendering The new part songs for this year have been re-
 garded as features of especial interest in the western concerts, particularly Abt's ''Ave Maria, in which the solo by Mir. Williams has been highly spoken of. The Chinese song," by MT. Woodward is very comical.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-04

The Wilson lectures are looked for with great interest by many who have heard of their excellence. They will be given We'd nesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, February g, 9, 10 and II, at Peck's Grand Opera House. The lectures are &C., companied by the stereepticon. Reserved seats for the four $1.50, for single lecture 50 cents.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-04

Helen Potter's P1eiades have been meeting with many fine successes since here last. The attractions offered ensure pleasing en. tertainment. They will appear at Peck's Grand Opera House next Monday evening.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-04
A Marine Loss.

The number enumerated last year was 14,548. The addition from the Annex is 342, showing an actual Yain n the city of Adi0urued.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-04

niac, will be given at Minnie Cummings New Haven Opera House by the Sock and Buskin Dramatic association. There is considerable dramatic talent in the association, and the members taking part have on more than one occasion already appeared before the foot lights. The'entertainment will conclude with the two act comedy 'fSweetheartsp by Miss Cummings company, in which Miss Cum- nings will sustain the character of Jenny Northcott Harris and Wells will present an amusing musical sketch during the intermis- sion between the two performances. Fol lowing is the cast of characters of Michael Frla
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-11
License and Lots of 1T, or No Lii.
cense and None oft: which
are we to Have!

Since the election we are met at
every turn with the inquiries,
"What will they do? Will they
grant license to all, to few or to
none ?"
We answer, eve don't know"
The air is thick with rumors of all
sorts, and we hear that this and
that councilman elect says, thus
and so, but we have long since
learned how to treat hear-say ru-
mors and itinerant say-sos, at times
of such intense interest and impa-
tient anxiety.
The best way is just to funnel
them all into a common receiving
retort, stir them up with the pad
die of doubt, divide the result by II
don't know" and eyes, [ expect
not" then from the quotient sub
tract the multiplication table,
and throw the whole, sum and
factors, away.
We have had no conversation on
the subject with any Of the gentle
men-elect since their nomination,
and can only say that the high moral
and christian character of a num-
Der of them would seem to warrant
the presumption in the minds of
the good people of the city, that
they would as matter of con-
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-11
Among our Exchanges. Consist
ent Journalism.

We hope none of our young men
will disgrace themselves by drink
ing anything intoxicating during
the holidays.-Ceredo Enterprise.
J. w. Verlander, Dealer in Lio-
uors, &c. A. H. Hogan, Dealer in
Liquors, Lager Beer, &e.-Advertis-
ina columns Ceredo Enterprise,
The best recommendation a young
man can carry with him when he
desires to procure a situation, no
matter what it is, is that he is tenn
perate. Ceredo Enterprise
This practice of preaching tenn
perance and recommending saloons
in the same columns is a disgrace to
intelligent journalism.
A vote against license is vote
for law, order and decency.- Keyser
Echo.
Everybody knows that, but we'll
just have to keep telling it to the
people, over and over again, till
they wake up from their stupor
and vote that way
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-11
Temperance News.
PROHIBITION IN OHIO.


On the question of the Liquor
Traffic in Ohio, which question ev-
cry Legislature andevery Governor
is compelled to meet, Governor
Foster recommends as follows:
'The propriety Of submitting
three amendments, one favoring To-
cal option, another the prohibition
of the manufacture and sale, and
third the taxation of the traffic
with well-guarded restrictions, is
earnestly recommended. This
course will give the people, the
source of all power, an opportunity
to express themselves, and thus give
the great value Of popular approval
to the successful proposition"
We trust our Ohio friends will
not allow the question submitted in
shapes so complicated as to confuse
and hamper the expression of the
Temperance people as to what they
really desire to obtain.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-11

science and christian duty oppose
license, but experience has taught
us that snch presumption is not al
ways safe. There are some gentle
men eminent in morals and chris
tan character whose conscience
allows them to pet and protect the
liquor-tratfic in the strange belief
that they are doing God service in
what they call regulating the evil.
We can only wait and hope and
pray that the incoming Council
will be brave, and faithful to the
right.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-11
Our Future-Let us Have a Care
for 1t.

ED. FREEMAN: Each days obser-
walton demonstrates the necessity
of the union of the friends of tenn
perance and good order to put
stop to the whisky traffic in our
State. West Virginia is destined
to be an extensive mining district.
The coal and iron deposits of the
State are attracting capitalists to
our midst. Already along the lines
of the B. & O. and c. & O. Railroads
extensive coal fields are being OPP
Grated. These bring into our State
a class of men too much given to
drink. It is true there are noble
exceptions; but the number who
drink is so large that it calls upon
the people of the State to timely
guard against the evil. Let no
lover Of temperance and good order
and good society be silent or lndl1-
ferent. Now is the time to work.
now is the time to speak. Let no
man be neutral. D. POWELL
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-11
The One Thing.

The one thing desirable above all
else is that the Prohibtitionists
should stand together, Acting to-
gether they have it in their power
to elect an anti-license Council.
Unfortunately this year half of
them were found voting straight
anti-license ticket, and the other
half voting for four Republicans on
the ground that they were anti
license men. If they are anti
license men, we all ought to have
voted for them. If they are license
men we all should have voted the
straight anti-license ticket, and it
would have been elected. If it
shall turn out that license shall
be refused by this Council, we
know that all temperance men who
withheld their votes fiom those
four gentlemen, will be glad to give
them their hearty sympathy and
SuDDOrt
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-11
AbhOrrent to Civilization.

Ex-Governor Foreman in a recent
conversation IN this city, said, 10
license the liquor-traffic is abhor-
to civilization"
Senator w. T. Wiley said in his
Morgantown speech the other day.
1T is abhorrent to christian civil
zation."
Would that all good people coulo
realize it's adherence and refuse 10
favor it in any way.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-11
Comfort.

We polled very respectable vote
and though none of our ticket was
elected, yet some of them were not
the hindermost, and we find con-
siderable crumb of comfort in these
reflections. And we are comforted
in the utter discontinue of the
Democratic ticket. Not because of
it's being the Democratic ticket, for
we'd take the same delight in the
overthrow of a Republican ticket
under like circumstances. But
this particular Democratic ticket
was nominated as the legitimate
successor of the administration and
when we recall how that one year
ago this Council was nominated,
and the liquor forces, without re-
spect of race, color or party affilia-
ton, materialized into conglom-
Grated mass at the polls, calling it.
self Democracy, and then and there
by fair means and foul, elected their
men-men who have made such a
miserable farce in dealing with the
license Observation-Disclosures in
resoluting and invisible in e1ecu-
ting" as Mr.. Caldwell puts tive
are glad now to see the ticket nom
mated by the same influences, and
for the purpose of continuing the
farce, utterly overthrown.
We hope for better things from
the Council-elect. We hope they
may consider the welfare of this
city and take heroic measures for
the abolition of the liquor-traffic.
They are under no obligations 70 the
Prohihitionists as an organization
in the late election, though they do
owe their election to the votes of the
Republican prohibitionists. They
are certainly under no manner of
obligations to the liquor-traffic in
fluence. They are in position to
act Independently, and to act right.
Noe can be in doubt as to what
the right is, as regards the liquor
traffic. If the gentlemen-elect will
pursue this course, and refuse long
er to make this city a party to a
traffic that is 50 laden with crime,
poverty and distress, we shall find
our heartiest crumb of comfort in
that fact. We want prohibition.
We care not how it comes. The
liquor-traffic is a great crime and
an outrage on society, and God
speed the party, or men, or combi-
nation of Influences that will cut it
off.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-11

perance lines had to be reorganized
just before the engagement, because
well, because some of their lead
ers couldn't fight, some were afraid
to, and some didn't want to. This
was bad for them, but jolly for the
Republican boys that were dying
to get at the Commissary.
After the skirmishing and the
engagement became general, the
fighting became indiscriminate and
seemed to take on the nature of Il
general melee for the settlement Of
old grudges and getting a little
ahead on personal account. This
was seen in the remark ably wide
range of votes received by the sew
eral candidates running from 683
down to 467 on the Republican
ticket, from 519 to 297 on the Dem
ocratic, and from 355 to POP on the
Temperance ticket.
Each Of the two party tickets es-
peciallv seemed to have spite at
parts of itself. The tail end of the
Democratic ticket kept whacking
at its water-works head, while the
head of the Republican ticket was
biting off its Sixth Ward tail and
while this was going on, the Sixth
Ward tail Of the Temperance ticket
showed unusual vigor and vitality,
rising up as it did and lassoing out
of the Democratic ranks the man
next the head OF the ticket by
plurality of So votes. This feat
and the swallowing Of the Demo
cratic head by the Temperance
head, are the special trophies that
dangle from the Temperance belt
since the fight, but these are hard
ly worth the mentioning while the
Republican war dance is going on
in the captured hunting-grounds all
carpeted with scalps, with a years
commissary stores corralled behind
their election certificates.
We don't know how disappoin
ted office-seeker feels when badly
counted out with no hope of doctor
ing the returns, but we imagine
some of Our Democratic friends real
ize some of the we'll known pangs of
a bound-boy at husking; or per-
haps feel somewhat like orphan
cannibals at a missionary picnic?
That may give a better idea Of the
situation.
The Temperance candidates are
annoyed with no such feelings.
They fought for principle, and not
for office, and if the victors will
only govern wisely, and give the
people relief and protection against
the curses and dangers of the liquor
traffic, they will be thrice welcome
to all the honors and perquisites of
the offices.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-11
WEDNESDAY, JAN'Y II, 1882.
Lessons of the Campaign.

The average Republican vote tor
members of the Council was 554 ;
the average Democratic vote 4O1,
and the average Temperance vote
$50. Republican plurality, 1853.
The combined Democratic and Tenn
perance vote gives majority of 81
over the Republican vote.
Now, from these figures some val
liable lessons may be learned.
The Temperance vote was drawn
mostly from the Democratic ele-
ment. Temperance Republicans
generally voted the Republican
ticket, claiming that majority of
that ticket were anti-license men.
Now, ,had the Temperance ticket
drawn from the Republican ranks
as it did from the Democratic
ranks, the whole Temperance tick
ct would have been elected. Add
the Republican plurality to the
Temperance vote, and it brings the
Temperance ticket up even.
Can any one doubt that more than
that number voted the Republican
ticket, who would not have done
SO had it been straight license
ticket? Let each of the parties
nominate pronounced license tick
cts and an anti-license ticket can
be elected every time. That is one
fact that has been demonstrated
Again, it has been fully demon
strated that if either political party
will have the manhood to nominate
pronounced anti-license ticket, it
can be elected as against license
ticket of the other party. We have
shown solid front Of $50 votes, in
the face of the most adverse circum-
stances. Had the Democratic tick
ct been made up of anti-license
men, and the Republican ticket
made up of known license men, it
would have gained more from the
Republican vote than it would
have lost of its own. The Temper
ance vote thrown with this, would
have elected the ticket. The par
ties are 50 evenly divided that nei-
ther can get majority over the
other of $50 votes under any cir
cumstances. The Temperance peo-
pie hold the balance of power be-
yond question. When either party
will nominate an anti-license coun-
Gil we can elect it. If neither will,
then we can elect third ticket if
we will act together.
Again, if Temperance Republi-
cans who voted the Republican
ticket had cast these votes for the
Temperance ticket, it would have
been elected.
If the Council-elect shall conclude
to perpetuate the liquor-traffic upon
this community, it will be well for
the prohibitionists who voted for
them to remember this last lesson
and act accordingly in the future
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-11

In to-morrow's issue the Journal
will doubtless recommend US for
some lucrative office under the new
Council. We are "obleeged" in ad-
vance, and lovingly decline.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-11
After the Battle.


wounded and disappointed politi-
clans have waltzed away in dimln-
uendoes, on the zephyrs that watt
all things away into the forgotten
recesses Of the past, tits interesting
as a matter of mere curiosity, to
look over the field and note the
disposition of the various forces,
and point out the various advances,
retreats, charges and hand-to-hand
struggles for advantage, and if there
be any fun in the fight, it were not
amiss to gather up that also.
Parkersburg's municipal fight of
last Saturday was decidedly free
fght-every man, for himself and
the water-works take the hind
ermost.
The party lash was used vigor-
ou.ly upon the backs of individ-
uals in rallying the forces in prep
aration for the contest, but by the
time the engagement came on the
lash seemed to be in the hands Of
the individuals, and was being mer-
cilessly laid on the bare backs Of
the parties.
The excited consultations of war
that could be observed on every
corner, in the streets and every
where, at all hours of the day, were
almost invariably made up of
"Greek, Roman, Barbarian, Scyth-
ian, bond and free" indiscriminate
ly, so far as party lines were con-
cerned.
The polls were hardly opened in
the morning, before the contest de-
veloped features both novel and re-
markable.
The heavy guns all seemed to be
trained on the water-works citadel,
and in quick support of the batter
les to the watchword "anti," whole
battalions from political friend and
foe alike, sprang forward over the
city Ordinance and put the garri-
son to flight From this on
throughout the day there was a run
ming fight kept up, eager squads
from all parties bent on 'settling
the hash" of all water-works men,
and every man found without the
password, and who dared to say
"water- works" without the "anti,"
was demolished on the spot,
The Republican columns fought
best by odds. Indeed, they event
in" with a desperation much like
that of the lad who was digging
away for dear life after the wood
chuck, and said: "I'm bound to
ketch him; our folks are out Of
meat"
Some of our readers have been to
the wars and know how desperately
hungry soldiers will fight to cap
ture a commissary train. Well,
this is how it was with the Repub-
lican party. The Democratic party
tried just as hard to fight desper-
ately for their commissary, but
they couldn't. Their water-works
and whisky-works couldn't be made
to harmonic, like water and whis-
key usually mix; and when they
would bring up divisions in line of
battle at the polls, it was only to
see great gaps in their ranks where
whole battalions and squads had
gone over with their officers, to the
enemy. This of course was demon
alizing and rendered disaster inev-
liable.
The only line that went into the
fight as originally drawn up was
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-11
The Legislature.

The Legislature meets in adj
journed session at Wheeling to-day.
Many important questions will
come before the body for action,
among which the Prohibitory
Amendment will be watched with
most interest and anxiety by the
suffering and waiting people of the
State.
We will keep the FREEMAN
readers advised as the session pro-
crosses.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-11

Look out for the Rooster in the
Journal tomorrow, growing Justify
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Receipts 5000 blu. hipments..,
Stock in Elevators. ....................3l5 653
CORN.
Receipts. 1900 bu. Shipments. 2.5l7
Stock in Elevators. ................... 1877 655
Wheat opened weak and lower, but
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Corn opened dull and lower but react
cd and closed higher and frmer, es-
peoially Tor August option. Flour
quiet and nominally unchanged. Feed
fs fairly active and price remains
steady.
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RETAIL MARKET. The following
prices prevailed this week in the re-
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Butter, 25 cents per pound eggs,
20 cents per dozen potatoes, 45 cts.
per peck onions, so cents per peck ;
aAhams, Is cents per ID. F.; sides, Is to Is
Cents shoulders II to Is cts. /; lard,
IA cents per pound Corn 20 cts. per
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Both day of May, 1882.
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