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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-22
The Letter.

BNcuANroy, n. Y. December j.-HoS-
oRED SIR:-I learn through the press that
YOU deem it advisable to decline accepting
any presents that may be offered under the
incentive Of political enthusiasm, and, as
tie spirit Of such donations is liable to be
+, ndered conspicuous chiefly BY its 'sugges'
tiveness, the wisdom OF your course can not
be too highly recommended. In spite, how
ever, of such resolution trust that you may
be prevailed upon to accept the accompany
irg package, not as present, but as me
mento Of the part that 1t is believed to have
uuconsciously played in the gtand political
drama upon which the curtain has but re-
Gently descended; as the humblest com
ponent OF that alliterate triplet to which
your political opponents accord the
credit for the avalanche of disaster
and defeat that has lately overwhelmed
them, ! venture to hope that it may be
deemed not unworthy souvenir. AS such
| offer it, and as its perishable contents
evaporate under the warming sunshine OF
social smiles, its donor will feel that he Is
the party most highly honored in the trans
action.
Your obedient servant in the most pro-
found political afiiiation,
O.J. CouGHLry.
To His Excellency, Grover Cleveland, Ex'
ecutive Mansion, Albany, N. I.
The Reply.
The cask was returned by the Governor
with the following letter, stating his reasons
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
ALBANY, December is, 1884.
O.J. CouGHIS, EsQ-Dear Sir: Your
letter of the 5th and the liquor therein re
ferred TO have been received. Ny objection
to the receipt of presents does not rest
entirely upon their 'suggesiveness, as you
term ii, if you mean by that q suggestion
of obligation IN official conduct. am
averse to gifts, naturally, and because
# they are from a stranger | can see
no reason why they should be be
slowed. Ny election to Office merely obliges
NE 10 perform the duties Of such Office tor
the compensation allowed. i thought ]
made my desires on this subject very plain
in the letter which was recently published
and | think / must be permitted to have my
way in the matter. | thank you none the
less sincerely for your kindness while saJ
must decline your gift will return the
same BY express tomorrow.
Yours very truly.
GRoTEs CLEVELAND.
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Ronnat.

PARIS, December 2l.-Mr. N. Ronnat
dramatist and manager ofthe 0dion theatre
is dead. e.
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lssntc.

MADRID, December 2l.--Jose Rcnte, his
torian and Senator for the Havana Cniver.
si,y Is dead.
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NOT BEHIND THE BAR.
Cleveland Declines Present of n Case OF
whisky.

whisky.
BlNGHAMrToN, n. Y, December 2l,-Mr
0. J. Coughlin, a prominet local Demo,
CT attic politician, recently conceived the
original idea of sending the President-elect
u goli-hooped fvegallou cask of rum,
having gold faucet bearing the following
inscription in ornamental letters on its
head: "Coughlin's r. II. Il. 1t did it.
Copyrighted, Distilla,ion Of Co The
elegant casket was shipped to the Governor
irclosed in walnut case, plush liued. Mr..
CoughIiu sent at the same time the follow
mo letter;
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When the conservative elements Of socie-
~ neglect public matters it is easy to man
uiac,ure false public opinion in favor OF
subscription. Influential citizens are gwen
some personal interest sufficient 70 outweigh
their concern for the common welfare. One
man is promised depot on bis farm; an
other has property Immediately on the
rosd; another is given contract; another Q
salary; and many persons, stimulated BY .
personal motive, are advocating the same
measure. On the other hand, the great
body Of voters, occupied with private Affairs,
give the matter no consideration and there
Is no one to argue against il; the local
newspapers publish everything 70 en-
courage subscription, and suppress
every fact that would enable the
peopIe to form an intelligent Judgment
Those who would speak the Truth With an
eve single to the public good are reluctant
TO expose the noney-msking schemes OF
peiehbors, and should any one champion
the common welfare be is denounced. mis-.
represented and cruci6ed By an igncraot
unreasoning popular clsmor.
The result ID, the county bonds are issued
and the road IL built The road is built on
credit. The basis of that credit Is (lst) the
county bonds and (2d) the prospective trst-
&c guaranteed BY the resources OF the coan-
try through which the road passea Ths
promoters seldom use any Of. their own
money.
sttuation. Before and After the Head
| Built.
Five years ron BY and the sitaAtioe ma,
be thus described: !,
l. The county taxes have been lsfgel,
iucres,ed 10 pay the interest on the sab
fcription. The bonds issued By the count!!
are an held abroad, and the community y
| [Con,iuued on Third Pags.
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A Church Lamp.

n
Still further the Bible is the best church
lamp. / care not how many chandeliers
there may be in q church, how many bril-
liant lights there may be, the Word of God
is the best church lamp. Oh, is there any
thing more beautiful than an audience
gathered on the Sabbath for Christian wor,
shipP There may be no dazzle Of theatrie
assemblage there may be no glitter OF foot
lights; there may be no allegoric images
biossoming from foot to dome; but tbere>is
something in the place and in the occasion
that makes it supernatural. In the light OF
this lamp see your faces kindle with q
great 10y. Glorious church lamp, this
Bible! Luther found il in the cloister at
Erfurt, and he lifted il until the monasteries
and cathedrals of Germany, and Italy, and
France, and England, and the world saw its
illumination. II shone under the
breastplate of sacerdotal authority, and IN
the mosques Of Turkey, and in the pagodas
Of India and in the ice hu.s OF Greenland
and in the mud novels Of Africa and in the
temples of China, Gods regenerated chill
dren in musical Tamil and sweet Italian
and nasal Chinese and harsh Choctaw.
cried out: "Thy word is lamp" II
throws its light in the pulpit, making bull
vark Of truth; on the bsptismal cup, rnti
its waters glitter ike the crystals Of heaven:
Il strikes penitence into the prayers and
gladpess into the thanksgiving. Itchange'
into church John Bunyan 6 prison ant
Covenanter's cave and Cslvin's castle, anC
Huss stake and Hugh NJ KAifs scafold 0
martyrdom. Zwingley carried it int
Switzerland and Jock Wick6eld into Eng
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-22
BREvETGEs.

The walla WalIa arrived yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. g. c. Phinney arrived home by
the Mexico this morning.
The launch of the Puget Mil Com
pany's new tug. at Port Ludlow, will
tase place today.
Steamer Lily, this morning, will take
a tall cargo of brick, hop furnaces and
& neral merchandise for the White river
people.
Steamer W. T. Munroe. on her last
trip. brought here 700 sacks of GA 8,
viii, b have been warehoused on the
Yesler wharf for -utHre disposal.
The Tivoli Comic Opera Troupe will
open in the Standard Iheater for a sea
son of opera bouffe on the 3oth inst.
"Ollvette will be the first presenta-
ton.
The Knights of Pythias arrived from
their excursion TO Tacoma at an early
hour this morning. They all report a
splendid time. lne run from Tacoma
t. Seattle was made in one hour aud
twenty-five minutes.
The Bellingham bay sandstone
brought here OF late for j. NJ. Colman,
will be used by the latter in the con-
struction of a wall IN front of his resi-
dence lots on the corner of Fourth and
Columbia streets. upoA which he Is now
building new dwelling house.
Messrs. Kellogg and Campbell, of the
Fire Department, made visit to Olym-
pla last saturday to witness the work
ing of the new SIlsby steamer at that
place. Fire was made and the engine
put to worksand Messrs Campbell and
Kellogg were soon shown that the Silsby
Is tirst-olass engine. In view of tie
probable purchase of another steamer
here at an early day, 1t is we'll to inspect
the fire apparatus of our neighbors.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-22

OCCASIONALLY a railroad organ. like our
fiieud A,r. rAul Sehulze, admits too
mncl. For Instance. the Railroad Re-
syd, Northern Pacific and Tacoma
Land ring srpan. published At Philadel-
phia. in its issue of the llth instant, ed
itorially said: "The Northern Pacific
Railroad could have had patents some
time ago, but we understand the oom-
pany did not desire them. from the fact
that the lands become TAXABLE as sooH as
pateatsdn The italics are our own. Is
il any wonder that tax paying citizens
of this Territory are opposed TO contin-
uing this system. Every other land
owner pays taxes upon his property.
But this Company, claimingto have a
good and sufficient title upsn which TO
base deed, refuses 10 take out
patents because by so doing i, would
be compelled 20 paw its share of
ths expenses Of the Territorial, county
and municipal governments IN vhick
it's property is situate. Yet Il relies
upon these governments 90 protect its
property against lawiessness; il occupies
the time and demands the service of our
courts; II receives all the benefits and
shares none of the burdens Of govern
ment. No wonder honest, Law. abiding
people daily inquire how long sach in
justice shall be permitted TO continue,
II In not strange that indignant pro.
tests are heard on all hands. Is there
not one Law for rich corporations aud
another fer the ordinary citizen in this
land which boasts so loudly Of equal
rights. of freedom and equality before
the lawy
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-22

CLEAR THE TRACK FOR THE RuNA-
wArs.-lesterday was an unusual day
for excitement among the horses. Seven
different teams ran away, all doing
more or less damgge. About 3 in the
morning A. b. MerrIlrs team b came
frightened and ran around several
blocks, then came tearing along Mil
street, rounding the corner of COmm-r-
clal. Shers they struck A. Nlefs team =,
causing them to join in and ran down
towards the Stetson & Post sawmill.
They struck the awning post of the
Phillips livery stable, taking il away.
These horses were scratched aud brais
ed, especially one of Mr.. Neil's horses,
which was badly cut in the breast by the
tongue of Mr.. Merrill's wagon. A milk
wagon was dam sped some what bv Mar-
rili's runaway. Abalt III o'clock Girls
Sherman's little s9rrel IN are attached to
dog cart, became excited. and started
from B-iltoVn, running along Front
street. turning ut Commercial, where
the cart was reduced 20 splinters nv
coming in contact with a lamp most.
The horse ian on TO the railroad. While
this last horse was dashiug down Front
street. II started a Chinaman's vegetable
wagon. which was upset, scattering the
csntents all over the street. Farther
down the roed the small cart started the
Puget Sound Furniture Compsny's
team, which went mp Front street.
smashing all TO pieces the lamp post AT
the corner of University. This team
was dragging weight used to fasten
them, and this chuak Of iron was CON
tnually pounding the horses heels. cut
ting and decorating them severely. MIR.
Gil. Crocker's express wagon was hitch
ed IN front of the Central House. on
Front street, and as the small cart
came along. these horses joined in the
rlce and came down Front street To
Madison. They ran against Caikius 4
heddish's wagon. breaking the single
tree. MF. CrScker's team was some
what cut. while the wagon was broken
IN several places. One remarkable fea-
ture of this whole series OF accidents il
that no person was hurt. IL is currently
reported that the caase of all this dis.
tuFhauce Is that the horses are kick
ing because the teamsters' candidate
was not elhesed in tas reosa; naaioipaI
election.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-22

The Tacoma Ledger scolds President
Harris for coming over 90 Seattle, and
says he ought TO have known better.
The Ledger aust not get SASSY" or IL
may get discharged, Mr.. Harris was
treated oourteously while in Seattle.
He has not, since he lefs, bsen treated
otherwise Although differing radically
with him and his company upon impor-
tant public questions, neither the people
nor The press of this CITY have other
than personal regard for the President
OF the Northern Pacific. We sharply
criticise the history, policy and ouSra.
geous claims of the corporation which
he represents, and for 50 much thereof
as Mr.. Harris ID officially responsible We
do not hesitate 10 erisieiss him. OF Mr..
Harris a. private eislzsn We have moth
ing 10 compiain, vita President Harris
OF the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pAny we have many points Of s>sipns
difference.
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honor 20 the rnansrepent aud the
name. A half hours siesta after luneh
upon the porch. in which the aroma Of
cigars Mem. Mr.. Hozsrd'z guests
smoke imported Havanasl mingled With
the odOr of ever -stn97IderIng piles of
coal dust and waste. pat the party II
excellent CONDITION for the return trip
which uas made without accident or e.
peeiaI incident and IN quick time.
rHE GUESTS vEgE
Mayor II. g. Struve. Mayer elect John
Leary. Capt. Geo. d. Hill. Judge J. L.
Lewis, Fl. L. Yesler, ID. T. Wheeler,
Hillory Batter, GEO. kinnsar, Geo. W
Ststson. Charles Prosch. Coal Supt.
Jones. Chief Engineer Miner and two
or three Others hose names We dl ! not
learn. The object OF the trip WAS. in
addition TO the plsasurs Of a most en-
iOyAble excursion to exhibit the present
condition IF the Cedar River railroad.
the work remaining to be done To rem
der II available for coal transportation
from the mines IN that section; the ma
tsriai on hand for prosecution of tie
work aud matters Connected therevlth.
Seattle j. tne natural outlet for the out
pat Of coal mines north of Gree1 River.
IL Il down grade every fDOt OF the dis
lance; there are TO Intervening ridge +,
bat the railroad follows wafer courses
all along Us route TO this city. 10 com
plete the road TO the Green River fields
IL not very heavy undertaking. IL Is,
moreover. a necessity 20 the progress
and prosperity Of this city. Upon this
point all are united. The railroad will
be extended 10 the McAllister mine be-
fore II is ready for operation. IL should
be quickly constructed to the Black
Diamond and Franklin. Three or foGr
months will suffice to do this if funds
are provided. There should be no de-
lay on this score, for speed in this
respect Is an essential factor to success.
In conclusion, We desire to add that
Supt. Howard as manager of 4 most
enjoyable railroad ride, III which busl'
ness and pleasure We're not undul '
! mingled. achieved decided success.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-22

DR;rSK az DUrr.--It has boen known
for some tune that Ofticsr Charles Lind
OF the police force has been INDUCING
too freely in the cup that both cheers
aud inebyiates. un Stturday night ha
was drunk on his bsai. and was seen in
thai eaadltioa by many persons. IRIS
oc~urred again on Sunday night. and
VOID w1s ssut to Chief Woole.y, xho
Immediately removed Limbs star ana
placed Special OdseE Hillig4a gsnpo-
Fsrily oa the ssat. The matter viii
probably come ~ for Investigation NJ
ts5e ne II meeting of the Council. Ckisf
No leFy ptognps aston il 20 De CON-
mended. IS the danger Of hsvinz an in
toxieassd nan ON ths poles force can
hot be evsF-eStiE Ated With the az
cegtion of has pa ssion for drink. Lind
nss shown himself to be an honest
faithful and efficient offoar. and his ma.
eessssFy removal from the force will be
ressreited ey many citizens who had az
late come % regard him a. aa officer OF
especial effci new.
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= -
a CARD.

To Hon. Thomas Barke, D. B. Ward
aaf u. Dsasa0re. Directors u Sch0o{
Disfrjs< No. I. >satfls. ". T.: GENTLE
MES-To have the finest ana best
scnoolhouse in Washington Territory
named after one Is certainly a great
compliment. and one which | apprecl-
ate. May all those taught IN our schools
be educated Gp II the true standard OF
manhood and won4nhood: Industry,
honesty and temperance. Respectfully,
d. L. DESSY.
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PERSON Al.

Frederick 5. De Wolfe. ex-Mlyor of
Charlotte, North Carolina, and ex-
cashier of the Merchants and Farmers
National Bank, of that place, il at pres
ent IN this clty. accompanied bv his
wife and three daughters. Mr.. De Wolfe
is favorably impressed with Seattle, and
will probably lssate i'll it. lie met a
former towusmau here in the person of
Mr.. Ritterhoi. the candy maker of
Front street.
A. p. Delin, the Portland undert ,ker,
so 3 home today. after a fortnight spent
here and at Victoria.
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cAgD FROM JEwEIER MeLkrGBIIx
EDrroa Posr ISTELrIsEScER !:

EDTToB PosT ISTELLIsEScEs
In your issue of Sunday morning, IN
speaking of a watch presentation. you
state that the jeweler from whom the
watch was obtained retained the watch
when II vas returned 20 receive the in
scriptiou. Mr.. Pitt voluntarily returned
The watch and requested my salesman
10 apply strict business principles be
fore he would acIept the watch. These
are the facts Ia the cAss. The watch
Is nov IN process of receiving the IN
s:rlpsion. ard when finished will un-
doabtedly be PAID for
II. c. MCLAUGHIN.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-22

DIED IN HIS CHAIR.-George II. Mon.
70, the aged father of Mrs. Captain De
Wolfe, died of heart disease last Sun.
day. He was " pears of age, and seem
ed hale and hearty to the last. He died
while sitting in his chair at the house OF
his SON in law in this CITY.
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-22

Paul Schulzs, one of the small fish of
the Northern Pacific, caught a bitter
dose of Seattle after President Harris
had been disposed of. We quite agree
with the Posi- INTELLIGENcER that Mr..
SchulZe talks too much with his mouth.
--TacoDad Ledger.
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For Sale.

4 BOILER AND AN ENGrNR SKA
with comgiete machinery tor q srsst
mill az two run Of burrs.
J. '. BURY.
apis DIV Corner Thir>. and e MON z1x
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NEW BLOOD. NEW LIFE.-rhis is OBJ
tanned by using Plumbers Oregon Blood
Purifier. For sale everywhere. 81 per
bsttle, six for So. ap6dw6m
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Eos SAS FRLScTsro.-Sseamship WI.
nningsOn. Captain Blackburn, sailed 70,
San Francisco yesterday forenoon, tax,
ins 50 tons general merchandise. 100
tons Seattle cNaal, and passengers named
a. bslox: Mrs. Pierce. Mtss BENSON.
W. II. Kane, ]. W. Martin, Ii. Z. Smith.
.. Delaney, John Matthews, J. X. Ian.
nine. > L. Prsndle. Loalss Yarns. w.
4. Warren, A. kiank. II. II. Watts, J. j.
Collins. John b Nary. Frank g. Lee.
Joseph DALEY. Peter kreeger, J. w.
Crow. George Otto, Patrick Myers and
wife. and - ia the sfeeraee.
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DEATH or Rev. NIB. TAYLOR. Til

DEATH OF Rev. NIB. TAYLoB. The
Rev. f. Il. Taylor, TIE frightful aeci-
dent TO whom has already been record
ed in these c1lumns, passed to another
and better existence at an early hour
SUNDAY morning. Deceased was a na-
tive of Oberlln. Ohio. where his mJther
still lives. He WAS g years old. His
theological studies were pursued at
Yale. and his first work was at Gull
ford, Connecticut, where he was sta
toned several years, and from which
place he came here one year ago. He
leaves a wife and two small children
also a brother AZ Red Bluff, California,
brother at Denver. Colorado, and a
brother at The Dalles, Oregon. The
latter, Charles L. Taylor. is train dis
patcher for the Oregon Railway i Nav
Igation Company, and upon being sum-
moned came from that place to this, a
distance of 265 miles-over two rail
roads and on two steambOats-on Sun
day last, in 10 hours, the fastest time
vet made between the two towns. The
funeral services will be conducted by
Rev. C. G.. Otis, in the Congregational
Churcl, at o'clock this afternoon, and
the burial will be in the lot of Mr.. j
w. George in Masonic Cemetery. Mrs
Taylor will return TO the East. The
frlghtf1l accident that befell her hus-
band has enshrouded IN gloom the en-
tire community.
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WANTED.

A.sITt ALTON IN TowN Or coUN-
\ Try. hy competeat clerk with coed
references. Can converse and CORRESPOND
Address z. H. this offics. 1zs
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ELECTION OF OFFICERs.-The follow
ing officers of Seattle Lodge, /. o. b. B.,
were installed Sunday, July Gosh: L.
Harris, President; Dan Wertheimer,
Vice President; j. Hershberg, Secre-
tary; h. LOEB, Financial Secretary;
Sam Rosenberg, Treasurer: Chas. Kant
man, Assistant Monitor; II. Harris, In
side Guardian; S. Simon, Outside Guar
dian
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TO Let.

LIME OFFICES IN THE CLAYTON
II block single or ca salt myu
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House to Let.

4 FINE Two-SroRY HOUSE CEN.
tally located rent 1, b. taken ONT
~ eoard. Apply 10 EBEN SMITH. ESQ
Janles 81, opposite Occidental Hotel -
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FOR SALE.

HALF INTEREST IN A SMALL
steamer do Rg q good business coed
Opportunity for an engineer with small
capatal. For particulars address M, Y.
n at Harrington s. Smith'S ito
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B ORN

q . 4 n.
TURNER-ln this city. July q, to the wife
OF +. A. Turner, a son.
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70 Contractors and Builders.

VyHE ATTENTION OF CONTRAC-
L tors and builders Is called 10 a supe-
riar quality OF foundation, sewer and
building brick pronounced by good an-
thority the best ever made on The Pacific
Coast. samples OF which can be seen at
the Office of PICKERING s CD. on
Wash ipgtos street jeIa I'm
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STORE IND DWELLING
TO LET.

THE STORE FORMERLY OCCU-
pied by the Temple of a,hion. with
dwelling of looms overhead. is to rent
hot and cold water and gas all through
the building The most pleasantly SIT
uatad residence ia SEATTLE w IL be let
with lease. for So HIonth.
The entire furnitu e of house. and the
fixtures of store, consisting in part of
show cases, store boXe', ETC., for sale a.
very low figures.
For further information apply at store
now occupir d By Temple of Fashion. in
Fry's Opera House Block. i3l2
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NOTICE.
WANTED.

A YOUNG NJ An AS CLERK IN A
a clothing and furnishing goods store
In New Tacoma wages. SO and board.
Address with references. p. o. box sra
New Tacoma -