Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-03-14
WHEETI TING w. VA, TUESDAY MORNING. MARCH IA. 1882.

lace besides, swelled the crowd 10 cheer for
a railroad in the place of a canal, thereby
resembling the great fotilla which accom-
panied the Grand Doge when he pass
ed out over the placid wa
tiers of the lagoon to wed with
the Adriatic sea. The men and the wo-
men who had come down to the city, from
their homes in the breezy uplands OF that
delightful region, could not be numbered.
There was, however, not dissenting voice
among them. They all wanted compe-
ting line Of railway, and they rejoiced and
welcomed the committee as their friend
and benefactor. 1t is strange, but it is
nevertheless true, that man from the
Region OF the Register
was the center of attraction. Ben Hope
Lee, distinguished citizen of the Celestial
Empire, had thrown his heart and soul
into one mighty effort and produced there
by a shirt front and ruffie that has been
the wonder and admiration OF Columbus
bellies, the female lobbyists, and even the
staid matrons and fair daughters in the
rich valley of the Hooking. The Hon.
David Wagener was the proprietor OF this
wonderful production of industry and art,
but that 'front.'" with all its artistic
merits would have been incomplete
without other embellishments. Asupreme
effort OF nature added to the crowning tri-
umph and glory. The steady sparkle OF a
diamond, fastened amidst the accumulat-
ing folds and skirmshing puffS, with a ca
bic made from the golden fleece which ia
son yainly soEght, in the land OF Iphigenia,
at period long ante-dating the advent Of
the first Christian emperor OF the West.
The sparkling eyes and sidelong glances OF
the uplands ladies and lassies, the roar of
cannon. the futtering of flags, the flow OF
soul, the oratory, the music, the cham.
pagne and the enthusiasm of the populace
caused the reigning prince OF southeastern
Ohio to forget for moment his favorlte
haunts and his associations with the splen-
did men and women of Wheeling and
the river girt hills Of Belmont 1t was
A Glorious Hour
for the great commoner of Ohio and West
Virginia, for he won the high regard, If
not inueed, the love Of Hooking Valley
lady, ,as gifted and eloquent as Corrlnne, and
more beautiful than Henrietta Temple.
She came to the REGIsTER'S man to inquire
concerning the Prince of the South Eastern
Provinces, and the occasion OF the great
commetion. told her that there had been
a revolution, and that her distinguished
friend had been elevated to the Supreme
power Her face glOwed with angelic light,
beauty and Joy, and j can say, that the
simple recollection of that liyelya and affect
ing scene will be 4 source of exquisite plea
sure to the subscriber, during the balance
of his life. But in sober earnestness it
must be said that the banquet prepared at
the Remplc House was
simply Immense.
Nothing approaching this elaborate
spread has been given on an. occasion in
the Buckeye Capital since the princely re-
ception of George IL. Pendlet0n after the
Democracy had made him United States
Senator. All classes of citizens were rep
resented and speeches were made by the
leading men of the city. There was but
one sentiment prevailing, and that was in
favor of abandoning the canal and utiliz-
ing its bed for transportation by rail.
Large streamers were flung to to the breeze,
inscribed with the words: Canal
Railroad. yes" Wide strips of muslin and
bunting were stretched across the principal
streets bearing devices which strongly re-
fected the sentiment OF the people i'll favor
of the abandonment of that portion OF the
canal which runs through their part OF the
country. Space will not permit an eX-
tended account of the banquet, the good
feeling, the public spirit, and the energy
and zeal which animated the citizens OF the
splendid town of Logan, to secure COM
netting line of railway to their great coal
fields and other yet undcveloped wealth.
Not a single incident occurred to mar the
trip except
Slight sensation
on board the train when it was learned that
the Hon. Daniel Mcfarland, OF Scioto, the
Chairman of the visiting committee, was
mysteriOuSly missing. A search was made
on the train when it was skimmlng along at
the rate OF thirty miles an hour, but he
was not aboard. The committee, however
went on their way and reached NclsOnville
under command of the Hon. William
Bloch, of Cuyhogua. DIR. Hayes would have
been second in command, but he was not
among the number. Mr.. Bloch was equal
to the occasion and managed the committee
quite handsomely until It's return from
NelsoaYille to Logan, Where -; uenerai
IN Chief, Mr. Mcfarland, appeared upon the
scene and took command. ltappeared that
he had gone into the lunch room at the
Columbus depot to get glass OF water and
match, and while so absent the train started
off without bidding him good bye. He Of
fered hundred dollars
For Special Train
to carry him t0 the point but none could
lie procured so he sat down, lighted his
hriar root pipe with the match which had
given him so much trouble, and sought
solace and comfort in the huge clouds OF
smoke which hc sent forth, laden with the
aroma of "Kinniknick," a marvellous pro.
duct of the blessed Old Dominion. 1t bears
the same brand as that package OF goods
which Sir Walter Raleigh carried to Eng
land from Virginia and presentsd to his
royal mistress, the Virgin Queen Elizabeth.
However, after waiting two hours, Mr.. Nc
Farland boarded the II 80 freight train and
met the committee at Logan in time TO par
tcipate in the engagement which was then
about to commence. D.,
His trip to the front was akin in senti-
ment TO that which animated Sheridan
when he made his famous ride to Win
chester and be succeeded in bearing oil all
his men.
Sunday Afternoon,
the committee, after having attended
Divine service, met in the South Carolina
corner of the House OF Representatives,,
near the desk which the Speaker kindly a..
signed to the REGISTER, to compare notes OF
the trip and talk over the probability OF
early legislative action upon the proposed
abandonment of that part OF the canal
which the people are anxious to turn TO
profit. They imagined that the REGISTER
would do them justice, and they will not be
disappointed. NJ.