The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-26

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about 200 yards &istant, and send q rife
ball through It's body; but as this did. not
stop tho bird, which tapped rapidly along
and cut of Its head. British soldiers
dread, with good reason, to face these
s%harpshooting bush fighters, animated by
the idea that they IRE defending their ire
sides.
TIE AMERICAN II uMANEs0CIETi'.
The Annual Convention ut Pittsburgh Last
Week. ESr LE.l
Tho eighth annual convention Of the
American Humane Society was brought to
4 close on Friday evening. Much good
work has been done the past year, helping
10 increase the grand aggregate, of llu.
mano work that has occupied the attention
OF this Association, aided by the State So.
c~icties nil over the country. There were
iorty.four delegates present, representing
tho various States and large cities. Let.
tors from Mr.. Henry Bergh, Of New \ orkI'
and Dr.. Ongel, Of Boston, were read.
Measures were adopted for strengthening
I IIt 10 ftN L Ia in
irnusnortntIon nj cnttle from west to east,
mi nu,il In IIumane Association took
h;s mntior in hand our people were daily
eating meat from cattle which died oil
starvation or t%rampling under loot, or neg.
icct ind disease In tfansitH, thus jeoRar-
dizing the public health. a prize ofS5,000
was offered by the Humane Association
for the best cattle car. Over 100 com.
~pctitors responded and from tleseitlie /
committee were enabled to select. AS
mucl, care Is now taken Of our stock yards
md cattle in yard md transit rs Of the
people travelling. II this was the. single
and only good effected by tho Humane
Association 1t is sufficient TO recommend
1t TO the support OF all good citizens. But
this is not all. Over 1000 children have
been removed form tho evil influences OF
parents unfit to ruisc them and placed in
institutions Or good homes. Tho noblcst
OF our mel and women throughout the
country are giving their aid, influence and
money towards tho carrying out Of tho OBJ,
iccts of the Association, which is the
ane,;oyation OF tho condition OF dumb
animals and u dissemination Of human
literature for the purpose OF educating the
sentiment of tho nation upon tho great
cause OF humanity. DR.. John L. Smith,
ni our city, was on the committee which
formulated this work and West Virginia
vas ably represented by the doctor and
Mr.. J. Melvin Richards. Mr.. Tilnmcns,
of 4Foston, reported that 200 Bands Of
Mercy, embracjn. $4,000 school chill
dren had been organized through.
out the country. In Chicago alone
lie went among the public schools and
organized Bands OF Mercy numbering
$1,000 during the past two years and the
effect has been wonderful. The children
are more manly and womanly-the very
thought OF beingu protector eleyates their
morals and makes Of them better pupils.
We hone soon to learn that every pupil in
our public schools belongs to 4. Band Of
Mercy. Charles r. Mck.nna, Esq, OF
Pittsburgh. presented n communication
from Hon, Chanccy +, Black, Of Ponnsyl-
yauia. recommending that a committee be
appointed 10 1curesent the Humane Asso.
citation to Congress- to secure the passage
Of surh nets os may aid the association in
Tho nrosecnt;on NJ ito worL President
EiI L." brown unnoin,ed IN his commit.
tcc Charles +. E,cKrnna. Fac. of pits.
hn1t,h .Gsnr,o r Dnn"lns orW nsh;npton
g. Ioi,nG noro nj f,E;r,~o. 4 =
Wh;ts ri pb;,,dnlnI;, md Nn,han AZ.
~nlnton ri Eoston ~ Irnw nn n mamor;al
wh;ch tbov viii nrasart IN Ia urnSs az tic
newt ,ess;on The ovorheoi chcck rain
wns d;sr,ssai ot some inn,,th Dr John
r S,n;th Of WbeeI;nr sn.r,"s,eJ that its
abuse rrs,,l,eG in bIindress tn the horse
and strnnothened his snr,estion hv coyent
nh v]a;olo"fcnl orou,nont IN tho stra,7,tl,
ri whicI :, resolution oiTcrsd nv Fan
Thonns r. nil of Chico"o> flint tIe asso.
]ciat;on d;scountennnce M ,nndemn tha
usr nj thn o"erhrad chock re;n NO most
cruel. was adontcd. 90
jain G, Shortall. ESQ. of Ch;caeo. was
elected pres;IrntIth;riv Vice Presidents
from various State societIes-Hon. Thomas
y. U;li. Secretary: Mr.. Knowles. of ph;lo.
deln}1ia. Treasurer. In The ]cveninc nm
enter,ai,mont wos n;ven Mt the First
Prcshvtorinn Church m Wood street
where many able addresses were del;xcr.
ed SUCCESSFULLY by ex-Ire,ident Is. Lee
Brown. President Shor,all, Prof. L, i,
Eaton, Rev, William u. McEibban and
Others. Bishop Whitehead. +. u. Church.
was also introduced and said. among other
good things, that '.the Humane Societies.
all over the country are OF tho greatest i'm
portance and shoild ~rpceiye tho s,,nnort
ri Tho ]loft;est na,nra nrd ;ts m,orai mHn
eiice end TO the elevation OF manhood"
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