The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-30
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| The Exchanges. and stock boards in the
prominent cities will be closed to-day"
The Model FIGURING Mills, OF New Phil,
adelphia, o., burned yesterday. Loss,
Sl5, 600; insurance, $1,000.
The dwelling oi K. X, ,Ferriss, OF Bowling
Green, Va, burned last night, and his son
and daughter perished in the flames.
The Massachusetts Senate by vote OF
II to II, yesterday, agreed to submit to the
people the question Of abolishing thejpoll
tax. ta e
Mrs. Henry Reynolds, wife Of tho tenn.
peronce advocate, Dr.. Henry Reynolds,
known as Red Ribbon Reynolds" died in
Reynolds, Dakota, yesterday. Z" ~
Mrs. Lena Rat, an aged German la6y,
OF Louisville, was killed by lightning dur.
ing the sterm-iast night. Her husband, in
the same room, was uninjured. ;
VIM. Richler, aged o., committed suicide
last evening by placing the muzzle OF a
shot gun at bis breast aud pushing the
trigger with d stick. Domestic trouble. is
supposed to be the cause. '''''d'
iAterrifc storm passed over Fort Smith,
Arkansas, yesterday, nnroofing houses,
blowing down. shade trees and carrying
away fences. The Southern Hotel was pn;
rooted. No PERSONS were injured. r
Perry Fl. Smith, one OF the wealthiest
residents Of Chicago, the impairment Of
whose reason caused his being placed in the
Madison, wis, insane asylum, has been
declared convalescent and is at present
staying at his summer home In Wisconsin.
Hon. Walter Evans, Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue, left Louisville for Wash:
iugton yesterday afternoon, via the Chesa.
peake & Ohio railroad. His family will
Visit relatives ink Kentucky forBome months
before taking up "a residence In Washing
ton.y' ~ 7 " ~ aG t5i9a - 2
The committee OF arrangements for the
annual meetiDs OF the American Medical
Associationdo DO held at Cleveland, from
June 5th 10 Sth, have made ample prepara.
tions to accommodate all delegates who
will attend. The sessions are expected 10
be Of ofunusual interest and importance 10
the profession. '-'s t"v! t..'t'i..S
The State Convention OF the Prohibition
Home Protection party met yesterday in
Pittsburgh. Over 800 delegates were In
attendance. ]. NJ. Crowen was made
permanent Chairman. The balance Of the
day was devoted TO speech making. To.
day candidates for State Treasurer and
Auditor General will be snomiuated.
The United Presbyterian Assembly,
In session at Pittsburgh, Pa, yesterday,
continued to discuss the question Of
"lnstrumental music in church sery.
ice." The debate was prolonged with.
out any decision. During the discus
sion Dr.. j. T. Mcclure, Of Wheeling,
W. Va, said be only wished to take up the
gauntlet thrown down by DR.. Carson.
The question had been fully discussed,
and any further discussion would not
change a single vote. He responded
"Amen" to the sentiment Of DR.. Carson,
that the question was not what would sat
isfy few individuOls, but what was Tor
the glory OF God and the prosperity ot the
church. For years there was no law on
the subject, but 1t would be impossible to
stop 1.-The rise OF the feeling In favor Of
music, In his earlier years he had looked
upon the use Of instruments in worship as
"worshipping God by machinery but as
he grew older his views changed. 1nstru-
ments are used in family worship, and
what Is not wrong there cannot be wrong
! in the church,