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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-05

The navy department is anxious to send the
United States ship-of-war Shenandoah, now
lying in Boston harbor, around s'the Horn'' to
California, but great difficulty is experienced in
securing officers and men to conduct her. It is
complained of her that she is an unseaworthy
tub. One officer who MAS ON her on her last
lorg Cruise declares that she is likely to go
down at any time in heavy blow at sea. She
Is too heavily spared and armed, and Is noto-
rious in the navy for rolling more than any
otter vessel in the service. In addition to these
serious disadvantages, her accommodations are
said to be inferior and uncomfortable. When
we have SO few naval vessels it seems pity that
any of them shoul be unfit to send to sea.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-05

Its reported that Addie Bresnan, O..
Astoria, was found in Taylor's hotel, Jer
sey City. Her abductor Captain G. J
Gordon, was found in her company ant
was arrested
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-05

The propriety of reducing the number OF
Ports of entry in the United States is made mani
fest by some of the figures in the report of the
secretary OF the treasury. There are useless
customs districts sustained only to cater to local
pride or interest. There are twenty-five ports
of entry at which it has happened that not g
dollar of duties has been collected for years.
There are thirty-two ports of entry in which the
years collections from all sources have moi
equalled the years expenses. These had i'm.
portance when foreign trade was carried on in
sailing vessels, and before the concentration OF
importations at large ports from regular lines OF
steamers, and the present system of rapid inland
transportation. The custom houses iu these
districts are, however, kept up, with all the
formaities of activity, with deputies, inspectors
and clerks, whose sole duty is to draw theil
enoluments, and to make official returns to the
accounting .offices..of the treasury and the
bureau of statistics The sinecurists must go.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-02
A Serious, hut Lnughable Change 0f
Costume. Yesterday.

A Serious, But L~aughable Change Of
Costume. Yesterday.
1t was very tough on the individuals ~.
cerued, but none the less amusing 10 spec.
tstors. This was an accident that occurred
yesterday morning on Market street, at the
entrance TO DR.. Harvey's office. DR..
Harvey and John Davenport were stand
ing on the sidewalk, conversing, whom
Punk jennings, DR.. Harvey's colored ser.
want, came down the stairs with sn arm-Ioad
Of laundrying. DIR. Harvey stepped over TO
speak 10 him when suddenly, without cry
or warning, q perfect cataract OF red paint
descended from above. Several painters
ing the McIain building. The bridge
swung and then half turned and ave buck.
cts of yariegated paint were precipitated
below. As luck would have It, the trio
mentioned stood directly in the line Of
fire and the mixture OF turpentine and
ochre fairly drenched them. IL was fun
for the boys, but death to the frogs.
Spectators could not help roaring
at the spectacle, but the principals felt en-
tirely different. All three wore new
clothes, which were completely ruined.
Hats, shoes and even socks were rendered
utterly useless, while paint was scattered
promiscuously about the place. Consider.
ing how serious II Wa, the gentlemen bore
their loss with good grace and even smiled
at the thousand and one gags showered
in on them by telephone. They were the
heroes of the hour and their story was re-
told q hundred times during the day and
in seventeen different languages.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-02
A Western IheR.

y Western correspondent writing TO a
Council Bluffs paper, says OF the Nc.
Gugin well: II mailed you a few lines
some days ago from West Middleton, Civ
ing a very hurried and imperfect account
Of Il gas well which | afterwards learned is
the most remarkable we'll OF the kind ia
the known world what they have in the
bother about for | can't begin TO give yOu
an idea of the grandeur and subIimity OF
this underground blast furnace. This sc
Gugin well is visited weekly and daily by
hundreds and thousands of people from ali
parts of the East and West who happen TO
be called by business or pleasure TO the
~ne'ghborhOod of Pittsburgh, Wellsburg,
Wheeling, Steubenville or Washington.
There are two gas wells in blast in Wells.
burg, W. Va, but they are only a side show
compared to the McGugin, and a small
side show at that; why, if the company can
succeed in carrying their gas from the
we'll TO Pittsburgh where there is so much
iron, glass, nails and everything else
that is hard and useful manufactured, il
will be worth more money than Nc
Geoch's lard in Chicago, or an interest
IN the Bull Domingo" mine in Colo
RADIO. He would not know how to han
die such an enterprise successfully.
But went up within $50 feet of the escape
pipe and kept turning myself and warming
myself, as it was a cloudy, wet, chilly day.
While there | concluded that a man didn't
amount TO much anyway and if the earth is
suO-sOiled with such stuff as this perhaps
il would be safe to believe a portion of the
stories | used TO read about in an old book
my father used to have, when it assured us
that some fellows would get a good warm
ing down below il they didn't mend their
wsys here on earth.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-02
WE SHOULD HELP ONE ANOTHER.

Mr.. Norman Hunt, of No. l69 Chestnut st.,
Springfield, Mass, writes April 10, 1855, saying:
Having the afiiclion caused by klndey
and liver diseases, and after enduring the
aches, pains, weakness and depression Incl.
dent thereto, until body and soul were nearly
distracted, l sought for relief and a cure from
my trouble, and was told by q friend who had
been cured by 1t himself. that the best and
only sure cure was Hunt Remedy, and upon
his recommend alton l commenced taking It.
and the frst few doses Improved my condi-
ton In a very marked manner, and a contin-
uance OF its use has justified all that my
friends claimed for it-that it was q sure and
permanent cure for all diseases OF the kidneys
and liver. Several OF my friends in Spring
field have used ii with the most gratifying
results, and l feel It my duty as we'll as q plea.
sure to me to recommend Hunts Remedy in
the higt est possible terms"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-02

Harvest Home-Fair Arrangements
Political Pointers

John F. Kelly, Esq, of Bellaire, was in
town on business yesterday.
A festival will he held at the A. NJ. +.
Church on Friday evening, benefit OF the
psStor.
Judge D. D. Cowen, accompanied by his
sons Duane and Warren. left yesterday for
the White Mountains, for the usual annual
tour for the benefit of the judges health.
Grant Shepherd, of the st. Clairsville
band. has been made leader OF the new
Louisville band, and it is said gets 81 per
night for meeting with them.
r. NJ. Eaton, Esq, is at Cleveland on a
recuperating tour.
1t has been published several times that
the ST. Clairsville mills had changed hands;
but this is not the fact, Murdaugh Il Steen-
rod are still proprietors.
Prof. Hitchcock and wife returned home
on Monday looking aS though the SUM
mer's vacation mad agreed with them.
An infant son of A. C. Dlrrah, County
Clerk, died on last Saturday, and was bur
led on Sabbath. The family has the SYM
rsthies Of q large circle OF friends in their
bereavement.
A large crowd of our Country Cousins
will be in town to-day at the Harvest
Home picnic.
The primary to be held on Saturday to
elect delegates to the Democratic County
Convention will be most lively here. Bar
rett. for Auditor, and Andy Thompson, for
Clerk, have tickets in the field. The dele.
CATION will be entirely uniustructed as re-
yards the other offices to be filled.
The band will give a grand picnic and
balloon ascension on the Fair Grounds on
Saturday, August IL, for the purpose OF
purchasing new uniforms. Prof. Tony
White Will make the aerial voyage. The
band are also trying to make arrangements
with the Healy base ball club, of Wheeling,
10 play against ST. Clsirsyille'S crack club,
as another feature. The admission will be
- cents. The manager Of the Healy club
is requested TO send his address 10 j. I.
Hall, Secretary of band.
Our political lorecaste of the different
county tickets is MT completed in time for
to. day paper, owing to the many candi.
dates being sprung in the last week making
different complications. We will meander
among the politicians and see what we can
find out for our next letter. We do not
want TO make ~prophesies that will be too
far off. The Democratic ticket would be
tolerably easy TO state, but as our Republl.
can friends generally seem 10 be way at sea
themselves, We cannot find much out from
them.
The Fair Grounds are being rapidly put
in good order for the coming fair.
DR.. Samuel l.. West, of this place, has
hung out his shingle at Maynard. sam is
one Of ouT rising young men.
Judge C.. W. Carol and Major w. s. Ken.
non are at Uhrichsville.
Frank Bryant, OF this place, with Chis.
Schumacher as partner, nave opened a meat
shop at Maynard, where they expect to get
rich,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-02
EDUCATIONAL.
Ltn01y Institute
WHEELING. W. VA.

A literally endowed institutiCn "
education Of boys and YOUNG men. "a.
Of experienced and competent nsis
Thorough instru ctien 10 given IN me -
Classical, Bcienti1c and Preparatory "a
and students are prepared for toheg
higher schools Of science OF bu,lD.A
COMMERCIAL DEPAkrhEsI
IN thoroughly orsanized. and
full training In Bookkeeping. CDfsn'
Arithmetic and other kindred brabees
in the German Department spscin,
ton n paid TO the spoken languar., p
department Is open IN boys o totbsist
pected with the school. Three Litsfap
ties are conducted by the students az.
guidance of the various instrueObL
the coming year the
PREPARATORY DEPARTAEst
Will be under the care Of Az ~
graduate Of the Indiana pa st.s -
Echool, and special attention vInys,4
the common English branches. Dfss
be ADDED 10 the regular coursa schy"sl
are Issued BY tbs various railfosps
into the city, and atudepis from va, .
boring towns can have their clsS.l
ranged as To allow them the p~flInes.
turning 70 their nomes by The mo.
i~enttrsips Next tsrm viii begin
ard. Terms Low. bsnd for 2 Sst,lyEfL
Pnses
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-02
RItH FLOODED COUNCIL
Feast In BenW0od-Maii Nat
tiers Agafn-General.

TakesR Feast In BenW0od-Maii Nat
tiers Again-G eneral.
The City Council met in special session
on Tuesday last, and as predicted by your
reporter, fixed the levy at so cents on the
hundred dollars. Some other business Of
minor importance having been transacted,
the Council adjourned, and at once pro-
ceeded to attack q rather sumptuous repast
of ice cream, cake and wine, which had
been prepared by our rge.hearted and
rather corpulent marshal. The charge was
successful, as the yIands speedily disap.
peared before the combined efforts OF the
members and the City Health officer and
Treasurer. The two latter gentlemen did
themselves proud in their short addresses.
The revenue to be derived from the levy
may perhaps be q little in excess OF the
actual amount needed, but il is always
better TO have q small surplus than q de-
fciency, like q neighboring city OF
Wheeling.
Mr.. Peabody is improving very fast, and
hopes are now entertained Of his hasty re-
covery. He sincerely regrets his rash and
foolish act.
r. E, Sir Jesse z. Purnell, OF BenwOod,
and Past Grand Commander of West Viz.
gipia, accompanied by Sir Adam Faupel,
of BellSire, left yesterday afternoon over
the B. 90. r. r for San Francisco, to at
tend the tn. ennial cenclave Of knight
Templars Of America. Their many friends
wish them a pleasant trip and safe return.
With reference TO your reporters state
ment concerning the attempt 10 commit
suicide by Mr.. David Evans, We would say
that the Information came from q source
We deemed perfectly reliable, but which we
subsequently, learned to be false. We
cheerfully make this correction a. We Is.
gret very much its appearance in print
Mr.. Evans informs Us that he never for q
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-02

The river was falling slowly at dark last
night, with 10 feet 5 inches OF water in the
chanuel.
The Diurnal left fer Parkerssurg yester-
day morning.
The CT urier is the Parkersburg packet
to-day.
The Bachelor leaves for Pittsburgh this
morning.
The Frank Stein will get away for Mariet-
Ia about 10 o'clock this morning.
The Ohio passed up yesterday morning
en- route for Pittsburgh.
The Scotia is due up to-day, destination
Pittsburgh.
The Emma Graham is due down this
morning en- route for Cincinnati.
The Prince was placed on the dry docks
yesterday and will be treated TO a general
overhauling.
The Harry d. Knox was inspected yes
terday and Immediately left for the Mus
kingum river.
The II. Nj. Townsend passed up with tow
OF lumber yesterday.
The Pacific and Percy Kelsey passed
down with lows of coal yesterday.
Business was fair on the leyee yesterday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-02
DErlANCs
To Priddy-Coming 8aeee.lIeesf Dpost-
Ing Notes Geserally.
LAST night the following challenge wa
..ot Ia fbis office.

To Prfddy-CoWing Baees.Isecsi sport
ing Notes G~eserally.
LAST night the following challenge was
cent TO this Office:
WHEELING, August 1, 1884,
thereby challenge Peter Priddy. OF Pitts.
bnsh, to row me Q three mile nce in best
and best boats. for 5000 side. Will meet
him or his representatives, nj Sheekey's %.
loon, wheeling, on Saturday evening. be.
tween , and y O'Clock, 10 arrange preiim-
inariesL JoHS hIrk.
Now, If the gentle Peter viii COM to
time on this We may have Q series Of good
races vet, before the season ends
We~i.rerSerfs challenge to any HAtsburg
oarsman dos not seem 70 strike Q fesPon.
sise cord mp there.
The CINCINNATI papers Of yesterdsy all
notice McNichol's Sconspiring. The eon
meyeial saws he is impartial, Sut occasiooal-
errs lin Judgment The EaquJcr says . col
lar-eyen q pspef collar-woald improve
his appearance. Both papers say he made
one error in Tuesdays game, in not de-
Gliding O man out on second.
Knoke and his trainers will drop their
boat house down to Bellaire to-day. They
will board at Patrick Minion's.
AS the time for the Heil-knoke boat
race draws near the interest increases.
Knoke is the favoriteJ3 hough some OF his
friends are making strenuous efforts 10
turn the tide Of popular expression In Ia
yor of the KID. Boatmen and their ways
are sometimes past finding out-Betld'fe
independent
Bellaire papers are stuck on their crack
base ball club. One OF them ssys:
The Globe is . strong club, and will play
about as good O game as the old Standard
lax ~ Nbaalin1 hnt ffa finances are Low
and the boys are ust new trying TO devise
some plan to raise some money. No club
will visit this city without having its ex-
penses paid, and the Globe wants 10 have
several good games here this season. but
are unwilling to play for nothing and pay
all the expenses incurred BY clubs visiting
this city. On account Of the commons at
this place net being fenced in, no admis'
sion can be charged, and they must devise
some other way to raise The necessary
funds. -.
Elias Ross and jacob Reed will run q
one hundred yard foot race, for q purse OF
$50 at the new Fair Ground, August 18th.
The men will be run between the hours Of
, and 6 ?. NJ.
''stony" Ritz will attend the Watkins
regatta, which lakes place al Seneca Lake,
\, Y, on August Is and IA. 1t is hoped he
will carry off the honors with as much ease
as he did at the E"qdrer's regatta al Gin
cinnati.
The Knoke and He'll race comes. off at
BelIsire on the 18th inst. Both men are
now in active training, and an exciting
contest is expected. Quite u large number
of gentlemen from this city will witness
the race and back Wheellng's feather
weight for their full pile.
The Central base ball nine and the Hea-
ly's will probably make a match this week.
for 800 a side. Both clubs are anxious to
,lav
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-02

moment entertsined an idea of "shafiing
off this mortal coil" for he says life 10
sweet. and he intends TO live his allotted
time to enjoy its pleasures.
Our citizens have been supplied thus far
with their mails through the kindness OF
the postmaster here, who hiss subjected
himself to considerable in~conTenience to
receive and deliver the mail to the trains,
but we have been reliably informed that
after to day orders have been issued by the
company to leave the Bsnvood mail ct the
dept, one mile away, which, il carried out,
will soon bring the economic p. NJ q. TO
terms To one up 9 tree 1t looks LIE snail
children's play, for the amount paid the
messenger Is so small that no one ought 10
complain, especially when it requires a.
moot the entire time of the messenger 10
perform his duties. Restore the messenger
and stop such foolishness, b campaign Is
far off yet.
Andrew McGorrell has just purchased
the property formerly owned by Mrs. Chas.
Williams, situated on Second street, for
nine hundaed and fifty dollars. All con-
cede the property cheap at that figure.
Frank Estep and wife have gone to Ohio
for q few days to visit friends.
Mr.. Policy. the wner of the ferry here,
has gone TO Point Pleasant, W. Va, to ne
gotiale for a boat. He has an offer for his
old one from some parties down the river.
1t seems that the marks indicating the
exact location of the line dividing Ohio
and Marshall counties has been almost en-
tirely obliterated. The authorities OF the
two counties should have a survey ordered
with a view 10 establish the
line, as great many claim
that the 18th or the principal portion OF it
in Marshall county, and as the Bogg's Ron
Mining Company have asked permission
TO locate q railroad track on said street, the
authorities Of Benwood hardly know what
to do in the absence of any well-deined
marks.
The net revenue the city derives from
saloon license is 81 $50; quite a handsome
figure which will help macsdsmize u
roads Cannot the county profit by a
example, and issue license and apply the
money towards making roads?
The B. X o. r. r. Co. will o o have their
parallel track completed to Benwood,
which we presume will remove the vexa-
tions of travel over their road.
The first passenger coach over the P, W.
& Ky. road arrived here on Monday. 1t
contained some of the prominent officials,
who were on a tour Of inspection.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-02
MANUFACrURER,s TESTIMONY.

Mr.. II. W. Psyne, manufacturer Of harness.
saddlery, trunks, vslises, ttc., No.. III Main
street, Springfield, Mass, writes rs under date
Of April 10, 1883:
GESTLKMKS-I have used Hunts Remedy
the best medicine for diseases OF the kidneyR,
liver, bladder and urinary organs, and have
received great Der eft TO my health from its
use, end l tind that It will do Just what Is
claimed for II; it will cure disease and restore
health. 1 therefore pronounce It the best
medicine that 1 have ever used.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-02
SOME METHOD IN HEX BADNESS.
The Old Lady Claiming 10 be the
DRnRhIer Of NIce.PresIdent King.

The Old Lady Claiming 20 be the
Daughter OF Yice-President King.
Readers Of the REGISTER will remember
the account, which appeared last Friday,
Of the old lady who claimed to be a daughter
OF Vice President King, wife OF Minister
Hunter, ct cetera. She was evidently a
c.srk. as the tollowind dispatch from Cum
/ erlaI d will show:
ON Friday morning last an sged lady.
bearing every evidence OF culture aud re
tiuemi mt, presented a letter 10 the editor
1T the Cumberland TigsS, a letter from
Wheeling. commencing her as one worthy
Of help. She was in financial distress, and
asked for peCuniary aid to reach Washing.
ton City. She slated that she was a daugh.
ter OF NiCe.President King. of Pierce's adj.
miniStratiOp, and wife Of General Hunter,
JacksOu's Minister to St Petersburg. She
gave many details Of her life, and her
gradual descent from siiluence TO her pres
ut low state. Aid was furnished her to
continue her Journey, and the last repOr
from her was that she had arrived in Wash.
ingtCn aud went from there to Baltimore
Yesterday the Chief of Police Of Cumber.
land received = telegram from Drs. Mar.
shall and House, OF gainesville, o., want.
ing 10 know il they had seen such a lady.
who is fully described in the telegram, ami
is no doubt the same lady who left here on
Friday last tor Washington. She escaped
from Riverside Retreat, gainesville, o.,
sunday. July %, and went from there to
Wheeling She left Wheeling on Thurs
day night last and arrived here at | 81. A..
". Friday. She was we'll dressed in black
With tram, black straw bonnet, scarf shaw
striped with bright colorS, Undertaking
marked Goodwin She cIaima IN Ia mart.
ly parslyzed in the left side, and slightly
insane.
OrR clearance sale Is cheaper than any
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-02
A RoYAL
Laid Ous for the Coming RepubIican
C~onference.

Laid Out for Coming Republican
Conference.
The Charleston Call is in favor of a Re.
publican conference, as suggested by our
esteemed Fourteenth street contemporary.
OF course, it says, ut cannot hope to take
part in the discussions, but all the same
We would like to offer some suggestions as
to the organization and order Of exercises.
We would suggest that Yves. Atkinson pre-
side and little John" Slack be made secre.
tary. This would give these gentlemen
amity and friendship that has so long
existed between them. The first ex-
ercise after the organization should
be the confession of faith and bap-
tism Of Charles Burdett Hart, at which
ceremony Right Rev. Hugh Sterling will
oficiate. After being received into COM
munion, Mr.. Hart will read a paper emit
tied, Principles for Revenue Only: or,
What I Know About Hopping" The
choir will then sing, Wen all get Blind
Drunk, When Charlie Comes March.
ing, Home" Judge McWhorter will
! !sfa his Of IPI PIN essay sSynins Se t Oh,
Bluffed on a Royal Straight Flush" to be
followed by Judge Browns noted thesis,
Political Short Cuts; or. Entered on the
Home Stretch" The choir will then rem.
der that good old song, THE Gospel Ship
am Comm, Little Childun doin' git
Weary" Mr.. s. p. Mccormick will enter.
lain the convention with few stirring and
eloquent remarks on Political Shoulder
Hitting; or, How TO Down Yonr Man"
and A. G. Tibbetts and Governor Pier
point will sing their famous duet, We
Are Floating on Life's Ocean, Drifting,
Drifting with the Tide" Archie Campbell
will be granted leave to print his remarks
on Personal Sovereignty or, .Astride OF
the Chicago Convention" and Col. Jim
Davis vie VS. on The Office Should Seek
the Man; or, I'll Take Anything | Can
Get" will be spread upon the minutes. An
anonymous letter on State Pride; or, Coli
for the Vice Presidency" will be laid on
the table, and after a benediction by Col.
Swami the convention will adjourn. Tit
hall in which the meeting takes place will
be handsomely decorated and hung with
appropriate notices, such as God bless
our home" IT'S sweet to see brothers
dwell togetherin unity, Peace, harmony,
concord" welcome" this will hang over
Harris seat 1t will be the grandest eX-
perience meeting that ever took place in
This country, and the delegates will wend
their way homewards feeling that twas
good to be there"
We second Mr.. Harris motion.