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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-30
WHEELING IW.VAa WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULY 80. 1884

the street, while the rink is crowded to its
utmost espaeity.--.--------- s.
At s o'clock the various clubs began
forming on Julians street in front Of the
Rink, and at $40 the column moved west
ward over the line of march
follows: Down Juliana to Third,
up Third to Market, up Mar
ket to Thirteenth, down Thirteenth to
Juliana, and down Julians to the place of
formation. Here fancy drill took place,
in which the Wheeling boys came out with
6rst honors and we're greeted with three
hearty cheers in acknowledgement Of the
fact by the Parkersburg veteran corps,
which compliment the Knights answered
with salute. There were 455 uniformed
men in hne
At the Rink
the mass meeting was called to order by q.
W. Atkinson at clock and the ball was
opened by C. ID. Hubbard in characteristic
red hot Republican speech. Mr.. Hubbard
was followed by half dozen other orators
and Judging by the cheers that reach me as
| 1 pen these lines, the audience thoroughly
appreciates the efforts OF the gentlemen OIL
the platform. --
The Convention assemblies at II O'Clock
tomorrow morning under the following tenn
porary organization Chairman, j. P
| Clifford, Of Clarksburg; Secretary, c. S
Howell, of Wheeling. Mr. Howell wa
| elected Unanimously, but there was quite ,
fight before Mr.. Clifford came out ahead
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A CLEVER DRAW.
MiddIe~ ~ lights Have Pour Round. with
soft Gloves.

MiddIeW lights Have your Roands will
soft Gloves.
PnrLApErpuI,, July 29--John Britt aRd
Thomas Murphy, two middleweight boxers
Of GermantowH, spared four thrcc-minns
sounds, Marquis Of Quecnsbury rules with
soft gloves, in James Rysn's boxing rooms.
after midnight this morning. About 100
sporting men from Germantown Witnessed
the fight In the kr-t round Britt openel
with fierce righhths on Nurrays nose,
which brought the hsod Britt did nll thS
hitting In the secosA round kritt caught
Murray On ugly leh+h.~der iu the mouth.
which brought more hsod and dazed his
opponent. Murray goa n . doable bit on
Bntt's mouth aud nose. Murays face WAS
covered with blood Wkss tine wss called
for IRE third round, blosa was streaming
down Murrsys barred breaN. The fighting
,pened tamcly, both men bring wen blown.
Inray treated Britt 10 ssdgS
hammer biz on the lefi ear. Britt ssturned
With three hard ryht-handeden ~ xnrnys
face. In the fourth round Brit gave Mnr-
ray double left handler on the aose. which
nearly vipdcd him and brougM more blood.
Murray qpickiy rallied and gare Britt thrcs
hard r1p, which brought the sgla 10 .
cIosc. Britt proyeds him,elf the cieverer
Loxcr, and although neither man was
Lrocked out. Britt had the be+ter Of ths
fight from The ,tart. Johnnie Clark Do
ciared the fight clever draw.
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TORN BY A DOG.
A Farmer'S Daughter Saves Her Fathers
Life by Clubbing the Brute.

Life by Clubbing the Brute.
WATERFORD. Pa. July 29.-William
Young, farmer liGng near here, went into
the BARNARD Sunday evening, where he
was attacked by terocious bulldog which
he kept there but which had got loose.
Fastening its fangs in Ioung's throat the
savage brute tore and shook until arteries
were laid bare and the man and animal
covered with blood that sPurted out in
streams. Hearing his cries Ms. Young and
her two daughters rushed out and were hor-
rifed a, the ghastly spectacle presented.
At their feet lar Mr. Young, and standing
upon his chest, with It's jowl dripping with
his blCOj. was the terOciOus bulldog. The
Youngest daughter ran into the hoase and
seized gan. b4t lhe mother interPoSed
fearing that her husbands brains would be
blown out as well as the dogs. Clubbing
the gun the heroic giSi raiRed blows uPon
the head Of the monster until Is became in
sensible. Even then its teeth had TO be
pried apart in order TO release Mr. Young
from it's tenacious ho{d. Had they come a
few minutes later the man would have been
msnyled TO death.
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ST. ctAiRsvnuE.
Sale - the Old Armory BaiIding -Cisvs-
land Hendricks CIub.

Sale - the Old Armory BaiIding -CiSvs-
land Hendricks Cub.
ST. GAINESVILLE, July 2s.-[ Exclusive
The next sale Of stock by the County Asso-
citation will be held on the fair grounds 1t
this place on Thursday Of next week, Angus
!. The Adventists, who have bssa holding
meetings in tent on the old fair grounds,
preached their farewell sermon Sunday.
They 20 from here to Pqua, o. The old
Arnery bsilding WAS sold BY the township
trustees, last Saturday. J. B. Hoss, fse the
Agricultural Society, being the purchaser
and 500 the price. The ground va pur.
chased by the NJ Z. church trustees for
1912. Rain inierfered with the game Of
ball Monday between the Barnesville Ath-
leties and the ST. Clsirsyiile club. The
game was called at the end dAs ixth
inning, the score then being sto in fsver
of Barnesyille. Our boys say they Will
beat EN- next time. c. J. Mcfarland, pro
prietor Of the West End saloon, vN .taksa
in BY Marshall Burlington, Aonday. % .
warrant charging him with selling Eqsos
10 person in Q state Of inioxicehS4 He
was bound oyer to court in the San 81 $50.
The fracas Of Lawyer Shsnnoa wa tbs
York Township Amazon ID iliuGtEatsd in
the current number Of The Psiies aasstts.
Ifall their engsyings are 20 hiGhly eolorsd
they are not much 70 be dspsa1Sa upoe-
Miss Mary Hsgbes, daughter q A. J.
Hughes, foreman ofthe ChroaisIs oocs.
whose serious illness was nsntioaad IN ~
Sunday REoisrEx, died yn6ardey
morning about three ociodk She
passed peacefully away. the sxnBs tins Of
her death being hardly nodretas 70 he
snxious watchers who surroanAsfhB bsA
The Democrats me. on Satasf11 ssssiAg
and took the preliminary stsPs tssess 9,
ganizing senior Cleveland csb. Os91it
tees were appointed 10 attend 70 gst1ng ~
rules, etc. TO report TO an adjeursad nsse
ing 70 be beld Saturday evening" q this vsek
TO which all the Democratic eiahs sfs D.
vited. and by invitation Of h aodng -
Saturday last Hon. Isaac II Billy, s&tR q
the Gazette, VIII make aspescA o ssisDsss
Of the campaign Let the Dsasus6 tsn
ont
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BUSINESS TRouBlEs.
The csuseSssaaRask sf DsaA 1,111n
Nlnsas Iia nOorn.

The csxners,aaRask q Dees tnAs
.... Closes Its Doors.
BRAZIL, ND, July as.-The Commercial
Bank of Brazil has closed its doors. It's .
private banking company, vitA . eayial
of 100000 and deposits 70 ~ same
amount Hiram Teter is PrSSsst and
Arthur Dillon Cashier AnoaS ~ Do
posts are funds of nearly every township i.
the county. Indignation is tek bsssass d.
posi,s were received after thsir refusal 10
cash checks. A slow but steady run has
been going on several days. Arsceivsr will
be appointed at once. The liabilities ars
about $50, ,OOO assets nomiaally elfo, 700
A New York dispatch say, that Winsaov!
Lanier 4 Go. state the effect u W RMil
bank failure will be entirely local, - II.
bank is a small concern and only kept 9
very light account here.
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DISTINCTIVE TORRENT.
esorus's Creek Valley q scses of
DssolaHoa. s
THE GREATEST FLOOD Even KNOWN.
Many Lives ast Tens Of Thousands Of
Dollars Worth Of Property Swept
10 Destruction.

KrYsyR July 29.-TExcluivc The
valley, or more ropsriy speaking, the
,o,Ve through which GEORGES creek adkx.
i. a scene of a~solation scarcely to be i'm
..;,Aa HopiI .re sou.n nrbpertv il
-. IL ~. .,s ,o.. Cnm.
ep, - -,
psfan'e
obtainabie, owing to the destruction To
railroad and telegraph property. All day
yesterday and last night = heavy rain fell.
sending ON, all tho small streams and
swelling Georges creek iuto food.
GEORGES creek, in ordinary weather, isan
;ss;,n;sc.,, .,r..n ,ol.sh;ng no;sily over
TSvr. IA.
W,
yeilo"sh Win sulphur anu 'ron'' i"e 's
ley, II sueh may ee ea''eu' Ia no "se0
over very few hundred feet wide and moro
often but tev tens Of feet.
Yesterday
:, ,s . ,o.r;,, rushing river ,ha, hurled
-, ,;.,, ~ .,,;n. ot ae.,ruc,iou-
J" m"n! "'e" '"s". -, 80
against the Prec'P'o"s "snA' '""' ''1
its narrow kingdom. The HOOD was eausea
largely by the hsrsting Of cloud almost
directly over the town Of l.onns-
...n;,. Ma ,.ri.c, deluge Of
oVan'"S ,n. ,sn aooS;n, Sor,iou
Ns'.. ", N"' ;,s cons,do, hi. damage /.
9l o., 'ne p'"ce, ~ ~ ,ls. -, .,S alI ran
IN. lne ~".ct SoG, .a;, Wv 'uI o~'' 'ts
in'o ss'a" p'1atary o, "eortes - -
Inns moo" Of water added 70 .ns 'oau% ,ns,s.,
reaas sr,an IN tue Sses' sss.s ,.S.S L' m.Si"
Eop.IIos ~ w "'as y a"a.y
-" 49," '"~ narr'~ '''' s'A'V 'oanx ~! -, w, ~,
thing in its course. q. IL, s
water rose twenty fee, in an hour
and cattle were swept away. Tipples and
other appurtenances Of coal mines wcro
torn from their places,
A, barton
anal, v;,,.cs .hou, s;,b, m;l.s iron,
p;sI. ,nJa I.. -. -"
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Resulting From the Alleged IrrsvS Ssrsties
of - Enpie,e Of ths gIrss.

Resulting FROM the Alleged IrrsvS srttics
of - EnpIe,s Of ths gIrss.
NV YoHs, July 59.--In relation 10 the
suspension Of DewoH a Swan. a member of
the Law firm Of Lord, Day L Lord sys tho
irregularities Of their smploye, W. L SEQ
vile, do not sSee, the 6rm one dollss. snt
ths, the secari,ie. o5ered for hypotisssa.ion
and retrans.sr. which we're the individual
property Of Ar. Day. viii in all probably ba
recovered. W. II. Bu~n 4 20. wpsn slt
against negsia,ipy ssy certificates of Anck
in the name of Henry Day in the fe,ls~ing
companies, the same having been stoira:
Rochester and Pi,tsbufg Railroad Iron
River Company, Horn Silver. United Stsies
Trust Company and American Catas Com
Psny.
The detectives are looking fos SssvilIe.
Who stole Securities from his employers,
Lord, Day 4 Lord, and deposited ,hen with
DewoIf 4 swan, causing lheir failuse
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GOOD BYE DocToa
A west Alexander PAy.iciaa ~ - usVs
Cana

A west Alexander Phyaiciaa ~ - usRs
Gone.
wEsT ALEXANDER, July 2s.-lIsstA1 ]
There is considerable exciAsasal h -
community over the sudden &aPPsassses
of DIR. J. C. Brownlee, who - In trouble
last winter for selling whisky illegally. Hs
skipped out between Tuesday sigAt and
Wednesday morning without bidaing aay
of his friends farewell He sod his horse
in Wheeling to whissen & xoa sad Aas
not been heard Of since. .....
Rumor has i, tha. there p Gia IN tAs
case 1t is wondered If thars win b . Pc.
tition gotten up on this trocsla
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THEY ARRIVE IN GREAT SHAPE.

The Town Goes wild Over Wheeling's
Brave PantaIette Boys.
-PARKERsBURG, July 90 Exclusive.
The Wheeling folks arrived in great shape
this evening and met with a royal reception
from their Republican brethren of Wood
county. At $50 the delegates train over
the Ohio River road pulled up at the depot
with six coaches filed to sufocstion with blue
badged representatives ofthe 6. D.. 7, They
dsembarked and headed by the Opera R0us.
band marched 10 the convention hall
where they made halt to await the arrival
OF the Lincoln club, due at clock over
the B. / .. Beside the Ohio county con-
tingent, there were many delegates from
he river company, and the columns, three
hundred strong, made very imposing ap-
pearance. Meanwhile the uniformed CLUB.
of Parkersburg had assembled, and under
the lead of their band marched to the B. Il
o where they drew up in line the centre Of
attraction for at least 10000 spectators. At
$50 o'clock the B. & o. special arrived
ard ibe i';;IMtd Knight iorty!aur innam
her, disemtdrked, and took the right of the
line for the march down town with
Bill Turner
and his dusky drummers at the head. The
five uniformed companies made good
showing and were frequently greeted with
applause The colored brothers turned ont
especially strong showing up ffty-six men
well trimmed. The procession marched to
the hall, where, after a dress parade, they
were dismissed for supper The jam is
something awful The hotels and other
places of accommodation are taxed to their
utmost capacity and what to do with the
crowd vet to come, is an unsolved problem.
One fact looms up conspicuously ly through
the fog, and that is that the Convention
Hall is only about onetourth large enough
TO accommodate the crowd. Much taste
has been displayed in the decoration Of the
building and its arrangement is all that
could be desired. wen.
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THE White Fox Of the MOnongalia is
learning that records are bad things. That
slip Of paper which Shinu produced in the
caucus last night at Parkersburg took all
the eloouenee out Of Staggers' speech.
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SHE WAS BOUND TO DIE.
A woman Cuts Her Arm and Thsn Cravls
Away To Espire.

Away to Espirs.
I>pI.SAPUIIs July 2s-Ms. Pauline
Grimm, proprietress Of the Gsrmania
House. committed suicide Yesterday. She
was noticed to be mentally unbalanced
During the night she was undsr survsl.
lance. bat shortly after one O'Clock shs
euded her guards and securing butcher
knife, cut ker LEFT arm below the chow
Gear 10 the bone, her inteniss sviAskG.
" being to cut the veins and blesd 70
'!eatb From the quantity Of blood upoo
The floor, she must have set some time, and
hen she left the hotel and crs~lsd undsr
one Of the South street arches over Pogass
Run. where her rehrains were found this
morning lying in less than one foot of wstsr
Her appearance indicated that she had blsd
q death The woman WIS agsd ~. sud
'Le mother of fve children by . former
husband She was a sisterinlas Of Phil
R,ichwein, leading German
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THE Democratic party ard the nation
NAV well be proud Of Governor Cleveland S
speech at Albany yesterday. 1t is concise,
clear, forcible, marvelously beautiful in con-
struCtion and powerful in conception. 1t is
platform which any party should rejoice
10 stand uDOn,
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Tue Republicans used more discretion
than the Democrats. They settled their
party differences in caucus and then came
out good friends Still they had no admin
istratiOu barnacles to do a war dance for
the ediGcstion Of the small boys and the
brr,ly vrrtl, gang.
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ABANDONED CHILDREN.
A Mysterious Case in Which Two CNildren
Are Left to StarpP.

n MNsNerlO ~ Nasc IN ~ tittn A"O
Are Left to StarSs.
CLEVELAND. July 29.-Abeut two weeks
ago q we'll dressed woman, accompanied by
two children, one a Boy Of four years old
and the other girl siH weeks ofaSe. called
uron Mrs. Switzer, living en Gilbert
street Nad asked to remain day or two.
The woman said she had quarreled
with her husband She was
allowed to STAY and the next day
disappeared. Five DAYS age Mrs Switzer
and her husband also disappeared. They
left the children in the house, which IS
some distance from any other, Yesterday
the piteous walls of the little boy were heard
by a gentleman passing BY, and he made
an investigation. The boy was nearly dead,
while the baby was so i'll that it died few
hours afterward. The boy is being well
cared for and viii probably recover, The
ba6v was buried by the city authorities last
evening. No tidings can De learned either
of the mother or the Switzers.
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MoRGANToWN.
The Poard of Regents Hold a Long and
Important Session.

MoRGANTowN, July 29.-[Exclusive i
The Board Of Regents of the University
have been in session here since Saturday
Their time has been mainly employed in
investigating the charges against Professor
Latham. The charges OF drunkenness, pro-
family and immoral influences have been
proven beyond a doubt The Board has
not vet reached a decision on the matter
Late this afternoon Professor Berkeley was
reelected chairman of the faculty for the
ensuing year.
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A BUTCHER knife was found yesterday on
the street Just after the Pantalestes had pass
I'd. The REGISTER intimsted recently that
there would be war at Parkersburg. The
REGISTER IS always right ..-
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luz uniform Of the Pantalette brigade Is
very suggestive of the campaign of their
chef ShONy. dashiDg, brilliant at first.
Like his boom the uniforms viii soon dis
play urnis;sksble signs Of DIRT and be IN,
for the pu6.;e eye.
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Orr brave Plumed Knights in their gor'
geous new uniforms marched away to Park
ersburg yesterday We hope the hearts Of
the fair girls Of our sister city will remain
intact ns.r uwfarr-s
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nomination which has been tsaaEsd . -.
In the meantime, I gladly grsst ~ sn -
co-workers in noble causs
Col. Villas sPeseh.
The presentation speech - nadsby
Col Villas, Of WISCONSIN, aad - sAoq.o9
and forcible. 1t recalled The scsees q -
great convention. and portzaysd - heps
Of the party centered in Gov. OsgsaAa1
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IL it we're left to choice Of the people of
Parkersburgi it is an even chance they would
vote to have the itch sooner than Repub-
Tcan Convention. F,,-.. Co..
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TIN RrGIsrEs predicted Boss ArxNsos' 5
success, He lOOsened his grip at Martins
burg, but didn't let go. To-day ne holds
the Joker.
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BetN cen the Giants

will be one Of ne hGmors of the campaign.
Col. Musseyr os the Commercial, is of the
pin:oa that Maxwell will be surned down
If so, it will require good kork for his
friends have control of the field at this wri-
ting. The wiser leaders of the party con-
tend that if a mere conservative man than
Maxwell is nominated it viii attract the
supp art of the business interests to the tick
ct, and that q high pressure campaign is
what they need against WilsoR and what
they call his cemmunistic following The
Gresnback organization has surrendered to
the Republicans and liz is thought the Stand
ard will comeout straight
DsmOeratic Organ
The Republican leaders claim they viii
havs harmony in the eonvsation at al
hazards. and expect TO mske.it contrast IN
every particular with the Democratic coa-
venton: Everybody is in good humor to-
night, but tAat SAYS nothing for tomorrow
night. 1t Is gratifying to 6nd such wide
spread and cordial sentiment among Dem:
ocrats here supporting the RsGIsFgR in its
policy of Purifying the party aud vindicai-
ing the freedom of speech. The
cordial grasp OF the hand sad the cherry
words Of endorsement frsm hundreds of
life long democrats in this city is viRii.
cation fOs the REGISTER, that counts The
Ohio River read is the smSOihest new road
that ever rode on. We came, down com
Sortaslyin IN four hours. A runor prevails
tonight that the opposition to Maxwell will
unite on Sturgiss. The wire pulling is &C
tive. Boss Atkinson is an even match 50
fsp with any or al ofsaem and is ioE Max
we'll cav,
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II makes every humanitarian sad to see
iuyallds seek such relief as is given them
by the use Of bitters, kidney medicines and
other nostrums. The first few doses may
make them feel better on account Of
the supplying ingredients, combined with
some strong cathartie and diuretic that are
used in its composition. but they eventually
grow worse, The only cure for weakness,
nervousness, debility, aches, pains, rheu-
u1atisrn, sores. urinary and digestive trou-
bles, is to make the blood rich. red and
pure, by using DR.. Guysotts Yellow Dock
and SarsapssiIla remedy widely indorsed
bY PHYSICIANS who have examined iato is
composition and efect
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PARsERssURe HOSPITALITY.
The Road to Emmaus-RePubfiean Hypoc
riey on sAe Temperance QRestion.

riey en- sAe Temperance QRestion.
PAREERsSSRG, July 2@-G Exclusive. j
ParkerSburg is determined to preserve her
reputation for hospitality, To this end not
only are her doors opsa sRd the latch string
conspieuously out, bat an able bodied man
has been employed to snatch Republican
sinners as suffering brands from the hunger
that awaits them and throw them firmly yet
gently in. No city in the State has finer
reputation for open handed, big hssr.ei
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FUEL for q FIRE OF fatal proportions is
abundant in the political camp at Parkers'
burg. Who win kindle the Aame?F
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BEFORE BREAKFAST.

Ex-Boss HART remembers Martinsburg
and is sad. q
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Nervous. dyspsris isdiridaak Who's
distress Of mind and bedy make life misev.
able. IL your suSerisgs have bees psoIcngsa
and incfeased BIZ - use Of biltess isd pss-
tended curss Of Edsey snd liysf di,ssses,
threw al such nosirnms aSde snd nea
beaIth. s,rss0b and vigor in that simple
rrmsdy h.sss ss Dr.. GaJsotts felIcv
Deck - Sarsspsrilia. Il parties fbs
- esesgthess the urinary and diTes.
- 0pss. sDi infrses nss life into 81
paris of the boz. 70 oder remedy eqnAil
h Have iSns Aragxist Rst !. for yoe.
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The attention Of his Bourbon Excellency
is called to our special from Morgantown.
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IY your lungs are weak, Il . - esass
you quick distress, you uin bEsa1hs sad9.
you xil cough less. you viii aeeahsa -
pulmonary organs. ron viii h4la!N11
xsy;f 500 VII occasionally - -. We
Bsi,sm Of Wild Cherry - - -
gis, TOR IT,
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RATIFICATION

Thousands of CAeerfng Republicans on the
Streets and ut the Rink.
PARKERssUHe, JGly 9.-IExelusive. j
The torcbiight procession and mass meet
ing tonight have kept tbe town in a blaze
of excitement all evening. and at this hour
Q9;S0 o'elockl thousands o: people are on
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BATTLE OF THE GIANTS.
Prrkersburg in n Blaze of Glory and TX
Ill

PPrkersburg in n Blaze of Glory and Ex-
citemeHt,
PARsERsBuEG, July 29.-r Exclusive. J.
The delegations are pretty we'll in and near
ly all Of the counties are represented.
While the convention will not be an over
grown body IKE the Democratic Convention
at Whecling, it will be large and is very
respectable its Isake up. The Republ;.
cans of the State are somewhat hallucina-
ted with tie idea of victory and
they have seat their best timber as
delegates to The convention. About
300 delegates came down on the Ohio
. River road this afternoon and must do
them the credit % say it was the most sober
ind gentlemanly behaved set Of politicians
that ever saw conEpgated together. The
Indications tonight point to the nomination
Of Maxwell although there isa very earnest
protest being made against it. The Kama.
wha delegates say that Maxwell will be
vet Z candidate against Wilson in their see
,ion. The Ohio county delegation is likewise
opposed to IT, Still these will be no bitter
ight'orpr IT. The Republicans are not cp-
posed to Maxwell except that they fear the
effect of his test oath record in repeling
conservative votes A movement was ON
foot tonight 20 spring Cof'ou the conveEr
rion, but telegram from thas gentleman
absolutely forbade the use Of his name
Flick declines TO run for Governor but will
accessthe nomination for Supreme Judge.
Col. George Caldwell is spoaea of as can
didase for Attorney General 1t nominated
the war.