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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-21
OUT AT THE PARK,

SEATS for Richard Ill. at Banners S,
this morning
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-21

The monument is still standing Though
slightly dis6gured' By the touch Of time,
1T IS still in the ring" Perhaps some OF
our readers can furnish the desired inform
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-21
FRENCH NainSOokS.
GEo. r. TAYLOR.
EELLAlkE.

SEATS for Richard ILL., at Banners
this morning.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-21

Mr.. William HUmes, of this city, is will
ing to make match with any pool player
in Bellaire for a serious of games for a
purse OF 81 900.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-21
NATIONAL LEAGUE
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION,
Freak of q Car.
Young Men.-Read This.

BEST black silks imported.
GEO. r. TAYLOR
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-21

John Ritz, Of this city, has accepted Jas.
Ten Eyck's, of Conneaut Lake, challenge,
and will meet him or representative at Pitts
burg on the 23d inst. If the match is made
it will come off here. 1t is to be sincerely
hoped that Ten Eyck will stand by his
challenge. The race will probably come
of on the 9th Of August.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-21

! John Wilson, of Pittsburg, is anxious to
match an unknown against the winner of
the Manton. He'll race. During a CONVEX
sation with the gentleman lie said: THE
man want to match against the winner
has never figured in boating circles and |
hipk he would be fair match for either Of
he contestants"
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-21

A meeting will be held at Conneaut Lake
to-day to settle preliminary arrangements
for another regatta, to come off at that place
in six weeks. This regatta will be under
the supervision of James Taylor, ex-cham-
pion Of England, and is gotten up for oars
men of West Virginia and Pennsylvania,
barring all champion oarsmen. The inten.
ton is to bring out the young oarsmen. All
such men as Teemer will be barred from
the races.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-21
GArzE Merino Underwear. Geo. K
Can any Req, rallI

A correspondent writes to the REGISTER
from Chicago, as follows;
Would you be so kind as to inform me
of the mig hest milestone OF the old Cumber-
land, "a National road) to the clay Genius
of Liberty" statue near WheeEng2 What
milestoues lie within Wheeling, and what
"stones" would the Ohio river intersect2 Is
the monument standing yetH
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-21

Upto Saturday, the respective standing
Of the League and Association base bali
clubs was as follows:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-21

Messrs John Wilson, a well known sport
inc man and hacker of Monningcr, the Pitts
burgh oarsman, accompanied by Briddy
john Braunon, and the ex-champion sculler
OF England, James Taylor, witnessed the
lace al Bellaire Saturday.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-21
" = NoI N1NHAA NdS an tuedI sHIutHet udy.
TBlS VIII be great week In Wheeling

To add to the misery, Council win meet
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-01
BY The Fire.

she sat and unused by the drif'-wood fire,
AS the leaping flames flashed h!gh ana
And the phantoms of youth. as fair and
bright,
Grew for her gaze in the rudy light,
The blossoms she gathered in lifc's young
wreaihed and waved in the Pickering blaze;
And she laughed through sunny mist OF
That rose at ;hc dream of her April years;
And ever and aye the sudden rain
Flashed on the giittering window-pane.
Sobered and saddened the pictures that
showed
As the drift.wood logs to red core glowed,
And the fancied figures of older time
Passed with the steadied step of their prime;
The daisies and snowdrops bloomed and died,
Red roses and lilies stood side by side,
While richer and fuller ard deeper grew
The lines of the pictures August drew;
And ever and aye TIE fall ng rain
Screamed thick and fast on the window-paBe.
The drlft-wood died down into feathcry ash,
Where family and fitfuly shone the flash;
Slowly and sadly her pulses beat,
And soft was the fall, as of vanishing feet;
And lush and green as from guarded grave
She saw the grass of the valley wave;
And like echoes in ruins seemed 10 sigh,
The "wet west wind" that went wandering
by,
And caught the sweep Of the sulen rain,
And dashed ii against the window-pane.
Al the Year Round.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-01

tR-The $50 p. m. express has PULLMAN
SOEEPiS3 CAR from Cairo Ia Cincinnati with
out changes, and through secpers to ST. Louis
and Chicago
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-01
TIME CARD

Misc River arrives Wed. sat. & Mon.
departs Wed, Fri. Sun.
P o. ger del. op from... ....1 80 am to 1:3o pm
P,O. box del. opcn from. .....6 u. m. togp m.
Sundays box del. open from. 80 a. m to 1890 am
tS-NoTE. Changes will be published from
tine 10 time In city papers Change yolr cards &C
cordingly. WM. N. MURPHY. 7. M
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-01
The Wonderful Secret.

Once on time there was k No who
had a little boy whom he loved very
much. So he took a great deal Of pa rs
to make him happy.
He gave him beautiful rooms to live
in, and pictures and toys and books
without number. He gave him a grace.
full, gentle pony, that he might ride on
when he pleased, and row. boat on n
lovely lake, and servants to wait upon
him wherever he went He also pro-
V ded teachers who were 10 give him
the knowledge of things that would
make him good and great.
But for all this the Young pr,nce
was not happy He wore frown
wherever he went, and was always
wishing for something that he did not
have.
At length, one day a magician came
TO tie court He saw the scowl on
the boys face, and he said TO the
king:
II can make your son happy, and
tn his frown's into smiles. But YOU
must pay me a great price for telling
lin the secret"
"All right" said the king, what.
ever you ask / will give
50 the price was agreed upon and
pa d, and then the magician took the
boy info a private room. He wrote
something with a white substance upon
a p zee OF white paper Next he gave
the boy a candle, and told Lin to iipht
1t and hold 1t under the Paper, and
then see what h. could read. Then he
went away.
The boy did as he had been told,
and the white letters on the paper
turned into beautiful b We.
They rmed these words:
DO Kindness to some one every
day
The prince made use of the secret.
and he became the happiest boy in the
realm.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-01

b. &. Scwall, of Des Moincs, has
been a bookkecper tifty-six years, and
is still following that profession. He
is over 50 Years of age.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-01
pIJa IfE, MARRIAGE GUIDE. ! pi299g9s

Elegant cloth and gilt binding. Sealed Tor %
cents in postage or currency. over nity Won
derful pen pictures true to life, articles on the
following subjects: Tho may marry who not:
whyy Proper age TO marry. Who marry first.
should marry. How life and happiness may be
increased. Those married or contemplating
marrying should read IT, II ought to be read
by all adult persons, then kept under lock and
key, Popular edition, same as above, but paper
cover and 200 pages, Is cents by mall in money
or postage.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-01
Fast Time East.
L r. TIME GARD AT CAIRO.
Ira. ms Depart.

Trans Depart. Trains Arrive.
C. ST. L. & N. o. r. r.. jackson route).
Mail ..... 4:45 am. tNsii........ .4:3Op m.
I Rxl ress 10 goa Express 1880 IN.
ST. L. q C. R.R. (Narrow-gsuge).
Express .........3:0Oa m. Express ...1 rs am.
Ex & Mail .. 1880 q IN. Elk. p Mail. ..4:l0p m.
Accom-. .12:C5 D m Accom- ......--2:0O m.
ST. l.. & l. NJ. X. X.
trxpress.. go. l0:90 pm. Express. pm.
W., ST. l.. p. r. Il.
Mail & Ex-....4 go Am. mail & Ex., 9.3Op. M.
Accom- .......4:00 pm. Accom- .....,l0:30 a. m.
Fret ght....---7: AS an Freight. AS p. IN.
MOBILE & OHIO Il. X.
NAH 5:55 O. m. Mail. .9:l0 m.
Daily except Sunday. I Daily.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-01
Indulgenees or Exposures.

1t Is self-eyident that physician paying
particular attention to class OF cases attains
great skill, aud physicians In regular practice
all over the country knowing this, frequently
recommend cases 10 the oldest Office In Ameri-
ca, where every known appliance Is resorted
to, and the proved good re IN edies OF all
ages and countries are used, A whole house is
used for office purposes, and all are treated with
skill in a respectful manner; and knowing
what to do, 10 experiments are made. ON ac-
count of the great number applying, the
charges are kept low, often lower than Is de-
manded by others. II you secure the skin aud
get a speedy and perfect life cure. that Is the
Important matter. Pamphlet, So pages. Sent
m ny address, free.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-09

West and four from the South. OF
the ffty -four cha rmsn, twenty nine
are from the South. and twenty-five
from the North. The chairmen Of
the committees announced came
from twenty-five States. New York
has seven chairmanships, Missouri
Ave, Pennsylvania four, Illinois, In
diana, Ohio, Tennessee and Missis-
sippi each three; Alabama, Georgia,
Kentucky, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Texas and Virginia each
two, and Florida, Louisiana, Mary
land, California, Connecticut, Mas
saehusetts and Nevada each one.
The Tennessee members are as
signed as follows: McMillin is made
chairman of the important commit
tee on Claims, and member of the
committee on revision Of the laws;
DlbreH, on agriculture, and on mill
tary affairs; BaIIentine, on naval af-
fairs, and on militia; Taylor, on
postofice and pestroads, and on ex-
penditures for the war department;
Caldwell, on railways and canals,
and on manufactures; Warner, on
mines and mining (chairman), and
on enrolled bills; Young, on expen-
ditures for the inerior department
(chairman), and on public buildings
and grounds; Houk, on expendi
lures for the navy, and on invalid
pensions; Pettibone, ON public
health; Pierce, on the payment OF
pensions, bounties and back pay,
and on Indian affairs.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-09
THE CAROLINA CUMBERLAND
GAP AND CHICAGO RAILROAD.
Aaheville Register.


Col. A. III. Gregg, of Morristown,
Tenn, one of directors of the Caro-
lima, Cumberland Gap and Chicago
railway company, was in city this
week.
Col. Gregg is one of the pioneers
Of the scheme, being at first presi-
dent of the MOrristown, Cumber-
land Gap and Ohio road which has
now merged in the Carolina, Cum
berland Gap and Chicago road. he
gives US an encouraging report from
the work on the road, and says there
is no doubt but the road will reach
Asheville within the next two years.
The road has been SUI veyed and
located from Aiken, s. c., to East
atoa Gap in Transylvania county,
N. c., while a full corps ofengineers
are at work surveying the line, I'M
der the control of chief engineer
Kirk. There is now fifty miles Of the
roadbed completed, and ready for
the iron, running from Aiken in this
direction, while the work is still be-
ing pushed.
AT present it is the contemplation
ofthe company to build the. road
first to Asheville and from Morris
town ON through the Cumberland
Gap to the Ohio River. This will
give them access to the eOal-field
of Kentucky and the North. AS
rangements have been made to cor
meet the Asheville and Morristown
branches by passing over the w. N.
G. aAd e. r. 4 Va. roads.
This will be the shortest line from
the seacoast to the Ohio river and
will, of necessity, command a large
amount of freight and travel, pass
ing, a. it does, through the corn fields
of Kentucky and Tennessee, the iron
and lumber sections of Western
North Carolina and Western South
Carolina.
1t is looked upon by European
capitalists, as one of the grandest
Railroad schemes in America, and
has now become a certainty. The
projected line, when completed, will
pass through the counties of Tran
sylvania, jackson and Haywood,
our State lines at Eastatoe
Gap, in Transylvania county, on the
South, and low gap in the Mt.
range, Haywood county,
On the North.
II is the intention ofthe company
10 run branch from Easley to
g q @a sA
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-09

stole from the State treasures and pnt
IN their own pockets.
4 Well, the law Of 1928 Vas repealed,
and ewing 20 that and other bad MAN.
agement of governmental affairs, the
booming" times of 1885 hardened,
and soon we heard nothing but s'hard
times" all over the land.
Ia 1e42, Congress- enacted another
protective tariff. and while the cry of
''haId times" was universal in the fore
part OF 1912, b. fS4S the words ceased
to be heard, and by 1874 "good" times
prevailed all over che Union.
But, tn. 1916, Congress, unfortunate
". repealed the tariff law of 1912, and
substituted what was called free trade
law.
In 1912. RAILROAD iron, brought from
England. was about $50 per ton. None
of it. believe, was made in this coun-
try. The advocates Of 3 tariff wanted
the law Of 1912. so that railroad iron
could be made here. Under that bene-
decent Law furnaces were erected, mines
we're opened and worked. American
mechanics were fully employed and
we'll paid. American farmers realized
the blessings "f .'home" market I. r
their produce, aad he price of railroad
iron Mas reduced from $50 per ton TO
$3.50 a. which price it stood when Pres
ident Polk signed the free trade w of
1646.
Now, mark what followed Soon
British iron came In and sold along side
Of our cWn homemade iron, emily low
er, till the Il es In every furnace bul
one In our Country went out, when,
presto, change railroad ircn-English
made railroad iro:!-went~ gradually up
to $50 ton, at about the figure tn o
price stood when the civil war broke
out, since which time il has beea as
high as $3.50 Pr ton, during the war,
when l paid IS cents for three boiled
eggs, piece of brad and cup Of cof-
fee, which was not then particularly
sxhOrbitant,i till now it is quoted at
well, | can not say, for have Consult
ed excellent authority, but do not find
iron quotations in it. Say, however,
that it is $25 per ton.
Now, Gel. King sEys that iron can be
made here for 90 per ton less than it
can be made at the North. Can itf
say, no; especia ly if be and his friends
repeal the sxis ing law and reduce the
tariff on iron very materially, for then
the English will play the same game
they did ia l846-7-8, and all the.capital
invested in furnac s in the North will
be sunk, and C,l Kings ideal furnaces
will never be built, so he can try his
experiment.
The South is now entering upon sue
cess in manufacturing, and we need
protection. Colonel King needs it,
more than do Northern manufactured.
His idea is a chInera! More than q
chimera; for t. carry it out would be a
crime agsinst him elf and his country
it would be suicide. F1 Jsw.
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-09
MORE TARIFF CRAEKS
PRO7ECTlON-TARIFF FOR REV

PRO7ECTlOE-TARIFF FOR REV.
ENUEFREE TRADE.
To tine Editor Of The MOrristOwn GaIstts:
These three phrases characterize ihs
three shades of public opinion into
which American politics are now rapid
ly ehrystalizing. They have reference.
N used In politics, 90 the restrictions
Tor want OF restriction) placed upon
foreign producers i'm the sale of their
products 90 American purchasers. For
tho soundness and wisdom Of the doc
Urine expressed by each. phrase, very
plausible arguments can be framed. To
one class. one course Of reasoning will
seem more cogent; TO another class, the
other will seem the better reason. And
so, upon the issue so formed, ut least
the next presidential battle will be
fought. ...r
] propose in this and perhaps another
article, to examine these doctrines in
the light Of the present csnditisn and
present necessities OF this country. /
say present for the reason, that this
country Ia net In the condition relative
TO these questions that IL was fifteen Or
twenty years age. And from this
change of condition IL results, for in
stance. that arguments In favor OF O
protective tariff which were sound and
esntrolling then, are utterly fallAcious
nosc. Then, the country needed, that
iFa infant manufacturing industries be
fostered and protected against the CON-
petition of tha established mvnufactur-
Ing Interests of the old world. Nosc,
this 10 mot fvsis In reference to any i'm
portant industry. In iron, steel, hard
ware, machinery, cotton goods, wooden
goods, leather goods-in NIL these and
many others. American producers can
not emily stand I'm American markets
against the world. but our manufac-
iurers In these lines are becoming
competitors 10 Europe, in
her own markets. Let him who denies
his proposition look carefully, 60 the |
acts OF current history.
II follows from this state Of facts.
hat tariff on iron. steel, wooden goods,
ioes not protect the American manu-
acturer OF these articles-ls . useless
Of the record. Witness the
rice Of . eel rails to-day, $50 per ton.
-. as . matter Of fact, protection IL not
Iseded In any important line OF manu-
aetories. 1;eH
On the other hand. IL must not be
orgotien thar, for perhaps century
O come, Americs will Be = large exc
0rter OF raw material. Our vast wheat,
orn, tobaccs. cstton, cattle. hog areas
fill continne I'm pour forth their mii-
ons OF surplus annually that must
md consumers I'm other parts Of the
rorld. For these. somcthing-either
loney or other products of lnbor-must
o taken NY uB I'm return. Go vast 10
hin surplus OF ores that, were we to rel
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-09

The charges Of malfeasance, frau
dulent transactions, nepotism in Of
fee and so forth, against Walter p.
BrOwnlow, late DOOrkeeper of the
House, emanating from Washington
since our last issue, having been
suspiciously ignored by the fair-deal-
ing press and public, have pretty
generally been retired ms malicious
and unjust. Mr.. Brownlow, in n
letter to the Washington Post, ma
soon as he read the charges, pro-
nouncsd the accusations against him
"a web Of perversions, malicious
miseonstruetions and downright lies,
whose origin la no mystery to my
self and others, for one individuals
vanity figures in all notices Of the
matter that have come to my eyes"
and Mr.. Fay, the clerk of the pre-
sent Doorkeeper, from whom the
truth ofthe charges purported to be
ELECTED, pr0nounees that all the al
legged interviews with him were false
i'm every respect, and that Brown
lows book shows that the account
of Mrs. Mitchell for washing towels
was for ~ dozen at so cents a dez-
on, making $50. Mr.. Brownlow
promises to b0 i'm Washington to
meet both accusations and accussrs,
IL any Of the latter can be found"
and concludes bis card a. fellows
aFaults can doubtless be found, and
i may be held to account where 9TH
ars would be absolved, and while / |
have as my consolation the appro-
baton Of my conscience and sym.
pathy Of friends, / can but grieve
that my reputation, on the fiimsiest
pretexts, has been wantonly assail- |
cd, and my family made the sport
of slanderous tongues and reckless
pona" IL is the misfortune Of the
party to be weighted
down by jealous, slanderous and I'M
principled writers, who care moth
ing for justice or fair dealing or for
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-09

There has been no change in the
editorial management Of the Knox
Vile Chronicle, Notwithstanding the
assertions made that Col. Henry r.
Gibson had been elected. Its stock
holders met on the LIST inst. and re-
organized the company by electing
l.. G. Houk, FIR. de Tavernier, J. M.
Meek, o. p. Temple, ]. M. Melton,
III. r.. Gibson and A. NJ. Hughes, jr.,
directors. Mr.. Meek was made pres
idsnta and Mr.. de Tavernier vice pres
ident. III. b. Branner was appointed
general manager and w. L. Trent
book keeper. The resignation OF
Mr.. Gibson, ms editor in chief, was
not accepted. The report for the
past year shows a net profit of 8 As
per cent. on the capital stock of SIS,
900, out OF which a dividend of 6
per cent. was declared. Comment
ing upon this announcement the
Banner generously and
Justly says: 1.-THE Chronicle is the
only Republican paper in the State,
and the only one of prominence in
the South, and Its prosperity and
success must be n matter of gratula-
ton 10 The editors and Proprietors,
and TO its friends everywhere. The
editor in chief Col. Gibson, is = man
Of nm high order of intelligence and
great political sagacity, and has
steered the course of the paper 10
he perfect satisfaction of the stock
holders. The directors are all Re-
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-09
HOUSE COMMITTEES.

Speaker Carlisle's Committees
were announced on the Monday pre-
ceding Christmas, after which the
House adjourned till the 7th OF
January, so as to take in the Christ
mas holidays. The make up of the
most important committees Is as
follows: e iarlE $50
Ways,and Messrs. Morri-
son, Mills, Blount, Blackburn,
Hewitt, ofNew York, Herbert, Hurd,
Jones of Arkansas, Kelley, Kasson
of Iowa, Mckinley ofOhio, Hiscoek
Of New York, and Russell.
Experimentation Randall,
Forney, Ellis, Holman, Hancock,
Townshend, Hutchins, Toilet ,Burnes,
Keifer, Cannon, Ryan, Calkins, Horr
and Washburn. l
Judicidry-Messrs, Tucker, Ham
mond, Culberson Of Texas, Moulton,
Broadhead, Dorsheimer, Collins,
Seney, Reed of Maine, 4. b. Taylor
of Ohio, McCorJ, Brown Of Indiana
and Poland. s.ri ~. segs ,2fS
Foreign Afairs-Messrs. Curtin,
Belmont, Denster, Clements, Cox of
North Carolina, J. ID. Wise Of Vir-
ginia, Stewart of Texas, Lamb of
Rice, Wait Ketcham,
Phelps and Hit. s4
The majority Of men on the Wavs
an 4 Means Committee are said To
be in favor Of "a Tariff for Revenue
only." Morrison, the chairman, IN
The only Democrat who was q mem-
Der of the last Congress. OF the
Committee, which IN
remarkably strong. two members
IRE from the East, nine from the J
The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1884-01-09

The beautiful and impressive GER
emonies attendant upon the installa-
ton of the officers chosen 10 guard
the interests and minister the affairs
Of MOrristown Lodge, No. 23l, and
Morristown Chapter, No. 20, +. and
A. NJ, for the ensuing year, took place
in the Methodist church, ut 81 %
clock, D. m, Dec 2S. Among all
the interesting "reminiscences of an
Gent lore regarding the birth and
growth of Masonry, there is none so
dear TO the heart of the true son OF
the square and compass rs those
which cluster about their patron,
Saint John the Baptist. A large
audience filed the church. After a
short and very appropriate address
TO the fraternity, ?. w. NJ. James f.
Thompson proceeded TO Obligate and
install into their respective offices
the following gentlemen as officers
of the Lodge w. p. Carriger, $.
W; w. ID. Cannon, J. W; III. Loop,
Treas; John Murphey, Scribe; Geo.
c. Crouch, 5. d.; b. f. Stubblefeld,
J. d.; l.. w. Long, Il. II. c. Nc
Clister, w. NJ. elect, being absent in
Texas, will be installed hereafter.
The following gentlemen assumed
the obligations at the hands Of p. III.
p. John Murphey and were INSTALL
ed rs officers of The Chapter: Z. J.
Wells, III. F.; John Murphey, X; G.
J. Burnett, S; G. G. Crouch, G. H.;
w. 7. Carriger, p. s.; J. l. Howell,
X. A. c.; r. b. Owens, G.. NJ. Sd ";
w. ID. Cannon, G. NJ. I'd "; ID. A.
Nelson, G. II. LIST "; John Sharp,
Tyler. At the conclusion OF the GER
emonies, al adjournment was taken
TO McFArland's Opera House, where
= choice and bOuntiful collation. was
spread and enjoyed by the fratern-
ity, their relatives and friends. Wit,
humor, rePArtee and fraternal feel
ing held sway, and under their ge-
NAL influence the midnight bell was
heard before the banquet hall was
silent.