Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-17
ON THE WING
Among the Cities Along the Ohio
River.
Music on the WATERMAN 0Yerboard-At
Ironton and Portsmouth-Scene
in Uncle Toms Cabin.

An occasional correspondent OF the REG
lister, who is taking a pleasure trip down
the river, to relieve his mind, after the to-
dunn of clipping coupons and counting MS
money, sends the following, dating IL at
Msysyille:
On boarding the Chesapeake at Parkers-
burg one is reminded of the palmy days OF
steamboat travel. With fine string band
on board, the passenger, sitting down to
dinner, forgets the cares Of life, sips his
soup to the measures of the Blue DAN
ute" takes in the more substantial viands
to the slower beat of the "Mszourka" and
Polka" while enthused and mellow, ne
uibbles at his dessert while drinking in the
pathetic strains of Away Down Upon the
Suwanee River" Supper brought on q
repetition. The cloth removed, every ia
bic occupied with card parties, the news
came
MAN OVERHEARD.
1t seems some knifegrinder in passing from
the boat in the cold, dark, stormy night
missed his footing and went into the river;
A deck passenger who heard his cry pusheo
u
ily the deck passenger let go and before be
could give him 8 second plank the drown
ing man was not in q condition to catch 1t
and sunk In the waters. This happened at
Ironton. Reaching Portsmouth, city,
according to the directory, OF IA wv, STU.
ared at the confluence Of the Ohio and
Scioto rivers, your correspondent weat
ashore. 1t see ms that the city, save one or
two little spots, was under water, and the
r.li, ( committee we're still vigorously at
work try ing to get rid Of the supplies on
hand. They turned them into money and
gave offence TO surrounding towns by no.
living them to send money in place of pro-
visions. When the flood was at its highest
A CLEVELAND DUDE,
who sported q fine overcoat, gotten up re
gardless OF expense, in charitable par
cxym, heightened by the presence OF some
society ladies, threw his oyercoat into the
.elief fund with bis name pinned IN the
pocket, least the name OF the douor nigh:
be forgotten. In course Of distribution the
OvtlcOat found its way to Portsmouth and
into the bands of a worthless negro whom
they call "Sidemeat" who for a day or two
bssked in il, then sold il for two dollars.
He filled his hide with whisky, went t.
nj other ward and get a second oyercoat,
which he also wanted to sell but nobody
would buy. The voting population OF
Portsmouth is 1900, the Republicans hav.
ing q small msjority, which will not sus-
prise you much when you learn there are
within Incorporation tweniy-one churches;
Il ere is church to every l25 voters. A
few hours ride on that elegant steamer
Scotia brought me TO the city Of Maysville
in cd Kentucky. Maysville, with less
than half the population of Portsmouth,
mas eleven churches, and in politics ii l.
nip and tuck. They have in Maysyille,
ever, live daily Democratic paper, the
Blu letin. Portsmouth, with its twenty
one churches, does
NOT SUPPORT DAILY PAPER.
They tell me that close to here is the scene
of Uncle Toms Cabin where Eliza crossed
the Ohio river. Across the river from here
is Aberdeen, in Brown county, Ohio, tn :
Gretna Green of America. paid visit TO
Squire Beasly, whom | found in his office
ready to take in any fleeing couple from
Kentucky or any other country, and tile
the knot for them in double quick time.
Beasly succeeded to the office some thir
teen years ago, since when he has marr'ed
some 1000 couples. / found the Squire
very communicative, ard he presented me
with photo of himself. He feels like q
man who has a rich thing, and chuckles
With glee over his prospects. He thinks,
if he Kentucky women could vote, he
could beat J. Proctor Knott for office. i
mry yet work up the surroundings Of this
toy n, enlarging on The subject OF Eliza in
Urcle Toms Cabin and Squire Beasy and
bis GTetna Green. Au revoir.
Still fifteen or twenty pieces OF slightly
DAMAGED carpets left at tWO.thirds their