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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-01-09
GAS WELLS.
WeIlsburs Not the Only Place
Where Gas Abounds.
Some Corrections is to the Depth o. the
Reyman weiI-The Character Of
the Strata Through Which
Il Was Bored.
A GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NEEDED.
q, M laltto- ol NJ Rerts,er.


WHEELING, January SIN your Sunday
edition Of the 7:h inst, in an article ,head-
ed wells burg Gas Well" a typographical
erro, or a misunderstanding Of the facts
make. the writer of That article say,
Some time sso the Reyburn well" (Hsy-
man wn mes mt suppose was drilled in
the city ,of Wheeling to depth of 2.20
feet" .".rhis well proved totally barren Of
results
For the information Of rhe writer AMI
the readers Gf the article. would say the
totality esp eCted " somewhat fgurltive
as he coud b ave frequently seen the gas-
ometer and n ~ in Use had he visited tho
establishment OF Mfr. Reymsp now Rsy
man Brewing Company.
The =. pih OF the Borsnz,
a. siyen in Tho article referred 10, if prop
erlv printed !. very m,ch in excess 81 the
fact. If the rrro rd al the contractor, oh.
taircd by mva II. through the courtesy
and attention 81 Dr. f.. l.. Worthen, be
genuine, and \; Il 81 nearly Co'ncdes
with the general geological strata Of this
neigLborbOod "a correctness is almost
proven. In fart | instead Of the boring Of
nf Mr. c.ym,n -, ing 22D0 feet. il was
only ii7. or not one fourth rs deep ss the
writer OF that article would Lave il appear.
Moreover the gas & ''ained ny MT Key
man at the depth f-p. ed by him, was buts
Jew feet below the rw ! No. e lohiD grolo-
ryl which coal thesrt iClc stated, was found
In the WeWsbury .ss v ell at depth uf ~
feet.
In stead Of Wheeling m"ishi'rhooi b.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-01-09

cited such popular indignation that the girl
was wrested from the Schroeders and
r,lncnd IL, cIa rrrn AZ thu
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-16

found great difficulty in obtaining
readers in the Turkish capital. II
is not necessary to go abroad for an
illustration of the same thing. The
Mormon Church presents a striking
example of what ill-considered
opposition will do to help the cause
that the desire is to injure. Mob
bing a Mormon elder will ensure
him large audiences, and is pretty
nearly certain to bring him con
yerts. Secretary Eyarts issues
circular TO foreign governments. re-
questing them to prevent the emf
grafton of Mormons to America
and at once there is aroused desire
on the part of that class of people 10
come. II order to be effective the
opposition must at least be IS intel
ligent and well advised as that
which it opposes.
AS matter of fact Christianity
is il 20 real peril from the existence
of atheistic literature. Bob Inger-
soil has not injured in the slightest
degree true Christianity, and if he
has induced any to turn in6del,
they are only such as were ever
detriments rather than helps to the
religion taught by Christ. The intel
ligent and logical believer can read
whatever may be written against his
religion. AMI study the deductions of
tie atheist without the slightest fear
Of losing his faith in the divinity
of the gospel of Christ. This being
true, the London society is simply
taking a course to put money into
the pockets of the men it wants to
punish. and to spread literature that
it is anxious to suppress. Hundreds
who have never read Huxley OF
Spencer will now banker for them,
and while the study of the works of
those great thinkers and writers
will turn no one from the religion
he sincerely believes, it may lead
away some who are in doubt. These
are no good to Christianity, but
their apostacy is certainly not what
the antl-blasphemous society seeks
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-16

more permanent character would
crown their efforts. If by the Of
ganization of an international police
force, they succeed in breaking up
the existing organizations, they are
certain to reappear in other forms.
1t is the mere removal of the nu-
cleusof disorder only that will have
been accomplished, while the evil
giving rise to the vicious organiza.
tions will continue in operation,
and from the very nature of things
must manifest themselves anew;
and if the teachings of history are
to be relied upon in this instance,
the dreaded antipathy to govern
ment will be more terrible in form
with each successive temperance
The old forms of government in
Europe are outgrown just as the
man has outgrown the clothing of
earlier years, and the iron bed of
Procrustes was no more hated and
feared by his ictims than the ex-
listing iron form of government to
which the nobility of Russia clings
with such fatal tenaeity. If the
European governments are bent
upon suppressing secret political
organizations, they must seek an
other way than the organization of
an international detective force.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-16
EUROPEAN soCIALIsTIC ORGANIZE
TONS,

1t seems presumptuous to intim-
ate that the recognized leaders of
great European powers are unequal
to cope intelligently with the pres
ent strange political developments
in their governments; but it is
nevertheless true. These men, re
cognized by the world as statesmen
of the broadcast stamp, while they
are equal to all international
emerencies and a majority of the
international questions, appear at
sea when handling political disturb
ances which the present social
status of Europe has brought about
They have made open confession of
the fear of nihilists, socialists, ir-
redentists ard anarchists; and else
where by telegram it is learned
that the Russian government has
proposed to the powers the organi-
Zation of an international detective
force, to cope with these organiza-
tions, and that France, Austria and
Switzerland have acceded to the
proposition. Even should all the
powers acquiesee in the proposal it
is difficult to see what material ben
eft can be derived from it, unless it
be in the arrest of individual fu-
gitives and the obYiating of ex-
traordinary proceedings in the case
of alleged political offenders. Al
ready the police regulations of the
several nations are as perfect as ex-
perience and thought can make
them. and cooperation can produce
but Indifferent effect in the sup
passion of political organiza-
tons. Obviously, therefore, the
proposition is but another of the
many measures suggested by dis
traction as TO what method of pro-
cedure will enable the several gov
ernments to check the growing
communistic tendency.
The English government, it is
true, is disturbed by the terrible OPP
erations of the Irish Invincibles;
but there is no parallel between her
case and that of Russia, Germany,
Italy, Spain, Austria, and in slight
measure of France. With Great
Britain the trouble arises from the
government of a practically subiu-
gated island, which elamors for in
rule. Within her own
she is almost free from or
the object of which is
to destroy the existing form of gov
eminent, whatever it may be;
while the unfortunate condition of |
5he other nationalities arises from |
abuses of long standing = abuses
which the growing intelligence of
he age has enabled the populace
o see, without demonstrating that
he remedies suggested are worse
han the existing evils. If the
statesmen of Europe should devote
o the removal of the causes which
the internal disasters the
ime now spent in checking the
or external evidences of
governmental opposition, there is
eason to believe that success of a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-16

DURING THE year 1882 there We're
13I murders in the state OF New
York, but only in four cases was
the extreme penalty of the law
inflicted. Such inexcusable Iaxity
in the enforcement of laws would
be shocking thing out here in the
west, where the general supposition
is We have very little law, and not
much use or respect for the little.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-16

COLONEL INGERsCLL was recently
asked for his views on liq uor legis
lation, when he expressed them in
his peculiar, terse style: of the
Mississippi and all its tributaries
were filed with pure whisky, if the
banks were loaf sugar, and all the
low grounds covered with mint,
there would be no more drunken
ness than there is to-day.
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FO0LIsENEss.

One of the remarkably stupid
things of the day is the announce
ment cabled from London the other
day that the society for the suppress
sionof blasphemous literature was
interesting itself to punish by
means of the criminal laws, such
men as Huxley. TyndaIl, Spencer and
Mill, for spreading by their writings
unbelief and atheism. Doubtless
the society is composed of molal,
Well-meaning persons. Such asso-
Citations are usually made up of the
better class Of people. Sometimes
they are fanatics and bigots, it is
true, but their intentions are the
best and their conduct strictly
upright and moral as they under
stand the meaning of the terms.
But how often it happens that these
u ell-meaning associations are
guilty of pursuing the very worst
course possible for them to follow
in carrying out their aims and
purposes. The case of the London
society is an instance in point.
1t is doubtless true that the writings
Of Mill, Huxley, Darwin and others
of the great thinkers have shaken
the faith Of some and made pro-
nounced atheists of a few. What if
they have? Christianity has not
been shaken, but has actually pro-
crossed and prospered under the
impetus given it by the opposition,
if such it may be called. It has not
yet been definitely settled that there
is a real conflict between the scien-
tifc thoughts or truths of the Hux-
ley followers and religion. The
deeper thinking, closer reasoning
RELIGIOUS students can find little r
T. und for any such dispute nor
are th able to discover anything
inconsistent between the teachings
of the Savior and those of the true
scientist. But, admitting that
Spencer and Tyndall and others of
their school are leading men
into atheism, would the course
pursued by the London soci-
ETY. check the tendency to apos-
tacy and infdelity? Instead it
would have a directly opposite
effect, in disseminating what the de-
sire was to suppress. The distribu-
ton of the New Testament was in
terdicted in Constantinople, and
some severe orders promulgated
against persons in whose possession
the book was found. The conse-
quence was that the curiosity of the
sleepy denizens was awakened, and |
the missionaries were fairly be-
sieged for copies of the sacred |
volume. Had the authorities been
more energetic in intoxicating the
official religion, and not attempted |
the suppression by force of another,
he New Testament would have
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-03-16

THE CONTENTS Of the HERALD
this morning are as follows:
IsT PAGE -Laiest Telegrsms--Oommer-
cisl, etc.
ID PAeg - TeIeqrsphic News or
Pelu-Tbe Passion Wrecked, etc
81 PAGE Telegrs ahic News-Miscei-
lsReous
ara PAeK-Ediiorisls etc.
5TH PAeE-LAiest Telegrspbic-D ) ing
Chinamen-The Revised New Tesla
meat. etc.
6TH PAeE-TeIegrspic Newl-A Chinese
Actor, ETC
7TH PAGz-List of Letters in P,s'ofice.
8TH PAGE-A Wild Man Killed-Indi-
snE-Local Items.
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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-09-26

OK the 2lst, b. c. Church, of the
firm Of Patterson 6 Church, millers, Ster-
ling, Ills, died suddenly on his way from
st. Louis. He was found dead in the
closet of sleeper near Fredericks, Ills.
s STEPHEN CROSBY was killed by q
runaway team at Columbus, Pa, on the
21st. His wife was killed by a runaway
twoyears ago and her father in like man.
ner recently.
WILLIAM A. NORTON. Senior Profess
sor at Sheffield Scientific School, New
Haven, Conn.,, died on the 23d, aged seven
ty-three. He was formerly connected with
the Delaware College and Brown Univer-
sity. He entered the Sheffield Scientific
School in 1852, and was writer of works
of wide reputation.
THOMAS l. CozAR, a very old and in
fiuential citizen of Nicholasville, KY, pail
bearer at Henry Clay's funeral, died on
the 23d.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-09-26

POLITICAL ISSUES as between the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties are so over
shadowed by the temperance question that
they have been almost forgotten. The diff
ferences in creed are of no especial mo-
ment aside from the attitude of the DEM
ocracy on this subject. They have allied
themselves with the saloonists and their
success means the repeal of the Scott Law
and all other laws which they are accus-
toned to call sumptuary, but which means
anything that interferes with free beer and
whisky, or compels any observance of or
regard for the Sabbath. On that account
and not especially for any peculiar notions,
they entertain on the question of tariff, or
civil service, we think it important that
every Republican should exert himself to
the utmost to secure their defeat. They
have not in the past shown such wisdom
and honesty and devotion to the welfare of
the people that they can safely be trusted
with the control of the State Government,
and we greatly mistake or the result of the
October election viii be rebuke to their
pretensions to superior virtue and regard
for the interests Of the dear people. The
Republican ticket is sunexceptionally good
their instincts and antecedents are true to
the principles of justice and reform, and
they can and win be trusted in the future
as in the past. Every temperance man
who desires the success and perpetuity of
temperance measures should vote the Re
publican ticket, since, however much of a
Democrat he may be he knows that that
party is now hopelessly committed to the
| liquor interest.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-09-26
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

JUDGE JONATHAN Dixon was nomi-
mated for Governor of New Jersey on the
first ballot by the Republicans on the 18th.
GEORGE ID. ROBINSON was nominated
for Governor and Oliver Ames for Lieu
tenant Governor Of Massachusetts by the
Republicans, at Boston, on the 18th.
GEN. JOSEPH B. CARR was nominated
for Secretary of State by the New York
Republicans at Richfield Springs on the
18th.
SUPERVISING ARCHITECT HILL ten
dered his resignation to Secretary Folger
on the 18th, to take effect on the appoint
ment of his successor. IL was accepted. o..
THE Maryland Democrats nominated
ex-Congressman Robert Mclean for Gov
ernor by acclamation on the 10th.
Hon. WILLIAM FAxoN, Assistant
Secretary of the Navy under Gideon Wells,
died suddenly of heart disease at Hartford,
Conn.,, on the 18th, aged sixty-two years.
A MONUMENT erected by the State of
Kentucky to the memory OF General and
President Zachary Taylor was dedicated
on the Goth at the Taylor homestead, five
miles from Louisville.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-09-26

AT THE LAST MOMENT, too late it SEEM
ed to arrange for substitute, word was re-
ceived that Hon. A. B. Finch, of Kansas,
could NOT I'LL his engagement to speak here
Sunday evening Efforts were made to
secure another speaker. and finally Rev.
Mr.. Brand and Prof Shurtliff, of Oberlin,
were induced to come. They spoke to an
audience Of i've or six hundred, giving q
very thorough and instructive discussion
Of the Issues involved in the coming cleo
ton on the subject Of temperance. We
believe the prohibition sentiment is rap
idly gaining and the prospect Of carrying
the Second Amendment is now almost as
sured. From all over the State we get en-
couraging news No Republican paper
opposes and almost every. one actively ia
vors it; and daily additional converts are
being made. With the same rate of in
crease for the next two weeks victory will
ha won
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-09-26
How 1t Works.

An Oberlin man writing from Kansas
and Missouri TO the Oberlin News says:
Now that you are discussing prohibition
in Ohio allow me TO say that prohibition in
Kansas works perfectly when there is any
body to make it work. As in Oberlin so
here, the battle is never ended. The enc
nv forces himself in whenever the oppor-
tunity offers. Officers Of the law won't
move unless somebody moves them, and
the goad must be ever in hand. In many
towns the prohibition sentiment is so over
whelming that officers need little squirting,
and / can mention many leading towns,
such as Winfield and Mcpherson, where
absolutely no liquor is Sold.
When in Emporia, half dozen saloons
had Just been closed, and the Morning Re
publican announced, .Now The Red
Front" the last saloon, must CO." II
will be Just SO in Ohio. If you secure the
passage of the Prohibitory Amendment, il
will work where public sentiment forces
the officers to discharge their duties.
In Missouri they have the high license
and Sunday law, known as the :. Downing
Law" Yesterday Sunday walked all
over st. Joe TO note the effect Every sa-
loon door was closed and could not find
a man wiping off his chin anywhere.
tried hard TO find glass of beer, asking a
red faced German, Isn't there beer gar.
den somewhere where can get a glass y
He said, Yaw, dere vas blendy gardens
ware you got some beer tomorrow, you got
none today, dis is Sunday"
As the German saloons often have chess
and checker tables thought might get
around in that way, and asked, Where
will find some chess and checker tables
so as to have some games?p You got no
games to-day, dis is Sunday, dey all shut
op."
As moved off heard him chuckle &c
his comrade: He can't play some games
NIT me.n
i never saw Oberlin more quiet than
was this city of 10000 Inhabitants.
NJ. DAY, JR.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-09-26
Prohibitory Amendment.

From present indications the vote at the
October election for the Second or Prohibi-
tory Amendment to the Constitution will
be very large, and not few express the be-
lief that il will carry, notwithstanding the
quasi-opposition of the regular Prohibition
lists who are throwing away the golden OPP
portunity of their political lives in their
blind adherence to their party organization.
The State is being thoroughly polled in
the interests of the amendment without re-
gard TO party lines, and from what can be
learned, its friends have hopeful indications
that it will carry. franklin county is a
little behind her sister counties in this
movement in point of time, but she will no
doubt be in on the home stretch with the
rest of them. A convention will be held
in this city next Tuesday, composed of men
of all parties, to devise ways and means for
a thorough canvass of the county and dis
semination of Second Amendment litera-
ture.
At the Lancaster yamp-meeting, just
closed, fifteen thousand people assembled
at meeting called to consider the subject,
and nine out of ten favored the Second
Amendment.
A jackson county man, in this city tenn
porarily, imparts the information that Jack.
SON county has been polled, and shows
twelve hundred majority for the Second
Amendment Pike has also been polled
and shows a majority for the amendment
but the figures are not at hand. In Vinton
county Joint committee of one Democrat
and one Republican has been appointed in
each township to work up sentiment and
poll the county, and plethoric fund has
been raised TO employ speakers and make
the amendment campaign lively.
Intelligence from various parts of the
State is to the effect that the friends of the
amendment are wide-awake and earnestly
at work to secure its adoption by the peo
pie next October.-Columbus Correspon-
dent Cleveland Leader.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-09-26

TIE APPEARANCE of peddlers on our
streets has several times suggested to us
TO inquire into the propriety of allowing
these itenerants who pay no taxes, con-
tribute nothing towards the growth and
business Of our town, whose license adds
to our treasury but little more than the
cost Of writing it, to post themselves in the
most conspicuous places, and by means Of
gaudily decorated wagons, cheap music,
chin music, Misrepresentation, etc., etc,
whedle the unsuspecting into spending
their money for goods they do not need, or
at prices out Of all proportions to value,
and which resident dealer, who depends
upon legitimate methods to secure sales,
would not think of keeping in stock. Our
business men invest hundreds and thous-
ands of dollars in real estate and goods,
and contribute in many ways to the wealth
and prosperity of the town and we regard
II as nothing less than an outrage to
oblige them TO compete with those who in
most cases are truthfully denominated
travelling frauds. They have no right
here and it ought to be considered against
public policy to grant them any privileges.
If our ideas are correct, the people owe it
to themselves to see that our Council adopt
such regulations as viii put an end to this
abuse
There Is another thing equally reprehen-
sible, more foolish and wicked, and that is
licensing cheap games of chance to set up
on the streets and tempt inexperienced
boys and weaker headed men to waste
their pennies for throw, or toss, or q
guess, with chance to win about twenty
times less than Of lightning striking them
out Of cloudless sky, but which has that
element of uncertainty in it that lays the
foundation for q love Of gambling in its
worst forms, and which itself is no better
than faro or three card monte. five could
have our way they should never set up in
side the lines Of the corporation on pain Of
brief residence in the cooler. The fact
that such things have been allowed in the
past gives them no rights which any one
Is bound TO respect. We design no refiec
tions on the management of any one; we
only say that the time has come for re
form It takes but little time for refiec
ton to convince any one of the truth and
wisdom of these suggestions, and we hope
they win meet with such endorsement by
our citizens as viii effect radical change
in The administration
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The oberlin U. L. A. Lecture Course.
Announcements by the Board of managers.

We desire to call the attention of the
people of Wellington and surrounding
country to our Lecture Course for the en-
suing year. Our course will continue dur
ing the present college year, and will
comprise not only eminent lecturers, read
ers and humorists, but also the best musi-
cal talent of the land. 1t is known to
many of you that our course of previous
years has had few equals, and our arrange
ments are as extensive this year. The OBJ
ject of the course is 10 bring before the stu
dents the best literary and musical talent
of the country, and we invite you to share
the pleasure and profit with US.
Our course will be opened October End,
by Prof. Daniel Swing, of Chicago. His
subject, History of the beautiful and the
useful" We need say nothing in behalf
of Prof. Swing as a pulpit orator and lee
turer for his reputation is national. Our
prices are always moderate and seats can
be secured by sending word or upon arri-
val at Oberlin.
We desire to thank you for your patron
age in the past and solicit it for the COM
ing year. Respectfully,
L. Fl. DAVIS,
President of q. L. A.