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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-16
WOOL.
wHEELNG. TUESDAY. Ma

WHEELING. TUESDAY, May a.
Thedeliyery olthe lower grades ofwool through
out the interior is progressing quite rapidly and
some of the woods purchased sre arriving in this
city Horkhcimer Bros sre showing some of the
hand,omcst unwashed that have ever been
brought into this market shr'nkaec is much
LIGHTER than IN years previous. They claim that
the bulk of The woods In Harrison. Lewis DrShur
and adjoining counties are sold. they having
purchased about 300 900 pounds of them. Twcn-
ty-fye cents has been the figure generally pall.
Washing I'm this section is progressing and
sheariug VIII generally begin about next Wiek.
The Eastern market remains very dull and deal
crs Seem inclined TO o. * lower prices. Little
can be said as tO what the ruling figure for our
fine washed woods viii Doe until active cnmpeu-
ton establishes price Our local people here
think Bee will Doc near the price, whilst Eastern
dealers consider that figure high. and much dee
pends upon the condition OF woods and the bet
terment OF the wooden goods market. There
seems no change in prices and our la't quota
tions still rule. They are as Follows;
Fine fleece washed 30c. uuwashCd Ouc-thinl
of fac sheep wool is orc lowing 10 shrnkage),
medium washed wool SD t0 .ic medium uuWasl-
ed 2jc. tub washed 30 10 BE
BosrGS. May lj.--There is no material Im-
provcment I'm domestic wool, although several
manufacturers have been on the market in
search Of supplies Prices continued steady,
but 90 move large lines OF WOOL concessions
would have to be grant q. In Ohio ami Penn
sylyaniu decces there have hcen sales Of y AZ
3la31 and w mt .aa3ic. Michigan iiecce- have
held no 2yaElar. Nothing cf consequence has
been done IN comhing and delaine selections
Territory. Texas and other uuwa,hed woods sre
quiet The receipts OF new wool have been
smsll. and Is quite generally held 40 high prices
Pulled woods are In good demand. eni are sell
ing at aOa3sc for super and 25a4,e for extra. in
Australian there has been GOOD business at tie
range OF 36s31c for Mcrinos and cross breeds
Foreign carpet wool is quiet and unchanged in
price.
ST. LOUIS May l3.-There is a continued good
demand and strong market for wool Receipts
today. -, 2ls pounds.
PHILADELPHIA, May ll.-Wool quiet and nom
iuuI
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8ENWOOD.
Two Wen-Known You & People-Othcr
Events of the Day.

Events al the bAy.
Last evening at eight o'clock, William
Pelly and Mi Carrie Vance were married
by Rev King of Huntington, w. Va, at
the Me holds. church Mr. P .ly ani Mi-s
Vance are among our best known ard
most respected people, and Their wtdil'g
was an event i0Dgtn aforementioned They
raceivsd many useful and BEAUTIFUL pres
euts and have the well wishCg Of the coz
ounity. With TIM REGISTER includ d.
The Knights u PIT las hid a Zig 81
Tendance 40 their meeting held On Monday
night last. The Kn gnts are nov The
strongest CIDER in the city and are growing
rapidly. There yill b. work in the fiisl
degree rext sionday night.
BenWOOd's industries are now sll on and
business is getting into good shape again.
A few more pay days will put the working
people on their feet, and So they are the
life OF the community, good times may be
expected.
Workmen are engaged changing the
grade on the B nwOCd branch of the street
car line. Some OF the heavier grades are
to be cut down considerably, snd 1t If
hoped that hereafter no delays will occur.
Street Commissioner Kehoe was busy
Yesterday with q force Of men building
cutters on Main street. He uses -;eel
plant Stag, which packs very nicely and
makes good, substantial job.
Carter Brandt, If Alikans, Ohio, Is the
guest Of his friend Billy Bciceland. Brandt
saws be wishes lie had remained il Ala
bams. when he had r good pudding job
along side Of GINS Hanke
August Schad, the North EGd saloonist,
is making some improvements at his place.
New pepper and complete coat Of var
nish are the principal faatureF.
Mr. A. Armburger took charge Of the
Wheeling steel plant yesterday, filling the
position recently made vacant by the res
nation Of Mr.. john Fry.
Some Of cur citizens are complaining be
csase Dr. Ford WIS elected Health Oiicer
over two life lorg Democrats By a Council
that is s1lidly Dsmocrjic.
An elegant new boat, fitted with ali the
latest appliances and comforts, will take
the place of The ferry boat Frank Ovens ID
the near future.
James Nolan has gone into the saloon
business with John MoQuirk. Theif pace
is known 80 "BachtlOrs' Hall"
George Clemens aud Charles Rider nave
returned from Allegheny City, Pa.
The Mayors office is being handsomely
nsinted and papered.
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MARTINS FERRY
The Work of street Improvement Goes
Merr1y On.

The Work of street Improvement Goes
MerriIy On.
Council met in special session Tuesday
night. All members were present except
Mr.. Smylie who is still unable to get
ebont. The matter of paving II anover
street from First to Fifth, and building
sewer on the same street was brought up,
and Messrs. McGlumphry Sbrodes and
Smylie appointed special com mittee TO
arrange for the immediate prosec ution of
the work. o. ;he report of Chief Heaton,
the following gentlemen were elected cap
tsias of the various fire cOmpa MES: Alert,
Dr.. A. r. Oag, Hook and Ladder, John
O. Sslby. Third Ward Hose Co, Nicholas
Beck. The Street Committee was ordered
TO employ surveyor and make all ar
engagements for the opening OF Lombard
street 10 Fifth, Fourth street to Lombard,
and Eighth street from Hanover to New
lands addition. They were also ordered
10 look up the almost forgotten matter OF
oDenire Catawsbl street. For the vacsu-
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PETROLEUM,

NEW YORK. May ll-petroleum opened
steady 40 SIC, and luctuafed within narrow
range until late I'm the afternoon when western
selling cau~ela -tarp decline and the market
closed weak 40 &c. Ssles $4,000 barrels.
OF. CITY. Pa. May 15-Petroleum opened and
highest sd q lowest and closed III she. Sales.
$50 O11 barrels. cleaunces. $500 barrels runs.
Q, 1876 barrels. shipments, l00.2ji barrels, char
tiers 1851 barrels
PirrsguBG PA. May l4-Petr0leum dull and
heavy. opened and highest So &c. closed at Lc.
lowest sllfc
BRADroRD. Pa. May I5-Pctrocum opened
at ~, c.highest SIC. lowest and closed a - SCI.
cicarauccs 2l2001 barrels.
TIrUsvILLE. PA, Nay i5.-Peu0eum opened
and highest 81 a.; lowest Sue closed az sl'ic
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peake and Ohio ~; preferred do firsts SD 4 do
seconds S254; Chicago and Alton, 49,. Chicago.
Burlington and Quincy 99lt Delaware and Hnd-
son, 1851; Delaware, Lackawana and Western.
1895; Denver and Rio Grande, 1914: Erie. ~ I DO
preferred, II; Fl. Wayne, 49, Illinois Central.
llfla; Lake Shore, 1887 Michigan Central 81:
Minneapolis and 81. Louis s, do preferred II.
Missouri Pacific, -; Northern Pacific. 25sz: do
preferred 6l5-; Chicago and Northwestern, iOs15:
do preferred 1907; New York Central. lO7; Ore
gon Iranscontinental, $50; Pacific Mail, 36lf:
Peoria d. E, 23i4, PittSburg, 1855: Pullman
Palace Car, 1851: Reading, IS: Rock Island.
g5A; 81. Louis and san Francisco, 2215: do pre-
ferred 5g4' do first preferred l09, St Paul IS:
do preferred 10; s.. Paul, Minneapolis and Man
ltobat l02; 81. Paul and Omaha. 3jlt; do pre-
COS; United States Express, So Western Union,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-16
The On. csc Market.

UTICA. n. y. May 13.-Cheese sales are report
ed As 10 lows: go boxes at 81 &C. 40 boxes al y e
aoO boxes at q3[c $50 boxes az ~; 100 o0Xes
al lOc s. boxes at l0i C; = boxes at lgh4c; ~
boxes consigned. Competition is brisS ana lOe
Is generally paid for the best stock; but buyers
are doubtful fearing that the price Is rising loo
last The weather is good for grass and the COWS
are ali turned out The make promises 70 ne
large.
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DE- SCOTS REVENGE.
The ola Gentleman Secured the Dismissal
or His Superior.

The OId Gentleman Secured the Dismissal
OF HIS Superior.
WAsHISoroN, May 14-Corporel Tan
aer to-day signed the Dismissal OF David
q. Gi,t chief Of the msn division OF the
pens ou Office, who had seen twenty years
service in tbat position. Rev. Dr.. Scott,
the Presidents iatter-in-law, Was up 20 a
tsE weeks $50 an assistant to Git. Ow-
ing o. bis extreme age lover eighty years
be- often fell asleep Git used TO take ad-
vantage of TINS weakness to pin papers n
the old eentleman's back with alleged
humorous inscriptions On March Dr..
SOFT walked into the Office and up Go his
superior 7ud said,
'Blr Gitt. there Is one favor, ald only
one. that I am goir 10 ask Of the new adj
mIristrauon.
WHAT is ite asked Git.
,For sour removal.'
T,a. .1 nis word the doctor drove down
tlir- Usa- on office yesterday with per
-,-a' letter fgom the President s'sing for
40 ms removal It VIZ usde ont st once,
.ld this siterrCon DR. Scott had an old
r,,.d OF has appointed 10 Gitt's place.
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FLOUR, GRAIN AND FEED.
WHEELING, TUESDAY, May a.

" HEEIIl'II 7 0I7-'T''' ~
The -four market remains very dull ana prices
are unch anged from last week. Wheat is bring
ing 90c per bushel with good deal Offering at
that figure The prospects for wheat this season
are better than for years past
FLOUR AND GRAIN Choice family Hour Ia bar
reis 81 on I'm sacks 81 S.; mddlings per ton 81 OJ
To SO no. bran per ton sli % 10 SO 00. hye
brings 50c per bushel- ,,..,.
FFgp-Corn per bushel i0ai5c; oats 31a54c.
baled bav per ton slf 00 10 SIC 90. Loose hay IS
bringing sl3 20 per ton.
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BRIuGEPORT
p r-oraI and General Gossip-Heid on a
Serious Charge.

II rHHr. aI anu MauHrAA Notalp menu NA %
Serious Charge.
Oa Tuesday night William Ro, erford,
q former Wheeling police Office, came
over o. ihis city n sn intoXicai, oonol-
tor. and after wandering around a shoi
while vent % sleep on the platform Ui
tbs q j. N ". depot After while he
awakened aud tried to open one OF the
wadows Alex Cunningham, the station
bsssaeemsu. who was asleep IN the depot
came io the window, and seeing the
man was drunk refrained from us
inc the revolver he had in his
hand Before Cunningham could dress
and come out Rutherford bad turned ms
attention to the door which several
yi.orons kicks caused to let 20. Canning
IAN came out and held Ro'h'r'ort toll an
officer cam, a1i locked him up. A. bis
ure r.ster az he was held on a serious
charge. and /, ia reported that the knl~sy
a7.hrrUe. viii prosecute nm. $50
nigh. ~. Kuhn went on his bond and he
e.s released. .,
Thrms. Ganley. a hatcher at the stand
a-f mill had his arm badly cut while at
vors yesterday. A sheet ot IRON on Wn'cn
b.. p1liug slipped through his longs
100 heiell on it in such way ~ To cut
cash from wrist TO elbow.
Miss Lotde McConaughey fell on the
railroad track near the river bridge yesset-
day. and severely injured herseh. she
was endsevoring TO get out Of the way o.
"a moving train.
Mi SEES Lille Finley AMI LaGs Reed, tTo
popular yonng ladies from Mt. Pleasant,
are visiting at the residence of Dir. 1. Nj.
Fowler, pa kirkwood.
The large blood hound which DIT Fred
Joyce last sunday afternoon, was shot
yesterday. Fred is doing all right.
Rev @. C. Hays left last night to be in
attendance at The convention Of ministers
which meets st New York soon.
Tue West Wheeling ooruet band will
giyea grand bah "a Sohaefer's Hall On Fri
day evening May 18th.
Fred Cook received a fine car load Of
gain yesterday, also one Of oat and wheat
straw.
Mise 4 Ida COX, a young daughter Of
Wm. Cook. ia recovering from d severe III
ne.s
Miss Mary Hedge and Mr.. john Moore
,f K'rkwcoj. are visiting at Potomac W.
Va.
Omcr Keller arrested two drunken
Irishmeu Tue day night
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Fours, Registered.
srATEs-Dull and steady.
- 90. -.aan a.naa

STocKs-The stock market shows about the
same amount Of business from day 20 day, with
the interest centered in a few shares. First
nIices were only fairly steady, while Union
Pacific and Omaha were down 3 per cent each.
several stocks dropped below their opening prices
in the first hour, but toward noon the coal shares
came 10 the front and their strength was soon
Unmarried to the rest ofthe list, which. however,
made but slow progress Toward delivery hoir
the Western stocks became prominent and the
market took on a stronger tone than AZ any pre-
v!ous time during the day, and Atchis0n, Lacka-
wanna. Chicago Gas and Transcontinental were
ali prominent in the last hour The close was
quiet but firm 10 strong. and generally at the
lest figures. Pullman is down2 per cent, Ten
nessee Coal /. but Wabash preferred rose .,
omaha preferred ~ and Lackawanna - sales
2O6O7O Quotations closed bid as follows;
Adams Express l49; American Express III
Canada Pacific S57s; Central Pacific 80; Chesa'
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s 5ITTSBURG CINCINNATI AND 81.
LOUIS RAILWAY co

pel tllcls E5u.sl Under schsdus u sls.t
Feb. lulh. 1859 usins a8fg Nhasllr snllG
s2ndGri Tine g1G 5ls beDrlll9 .tfnlfgh ard
the Easi 80 r., Ia. r. m, 300 81 and
$40 p. IN. For columbus, Irdianep9L1 Diner-
nGt and S. Louis. so and S.4Op H. For C1iur
rus and ChillEo, l2:25 p m. rraiu- ssrivo 81
Wheeling 81 $50 =. g.. 90 g. rl.. rs i.., and
o:20 p m. Trains leaving At 620 q. M, and a.
irving Al $40 D. m, ruu solo between wheeling
and Pittsburg All trains daily except Sunday.
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Railroads.
D lLTIMoRE AND OHIO R. R

-
Departure and arrival Of Trains. at Wheeling,
Eastern time. Schedule in effect May 18th, 1859.
MAIN LINE EAST.
For Baltimore, Philadelphia aud New York,
i:S5 a m $40 and 1850 p. m daily and 500 a.
m, Except Monday.
Cumberland Accommodation, $40 m daily
Except Sunday.
Grafton Accommodation, $40 D. m, daily.
MOundsville Accommodation 5.35 q. m and
1901 and 6:l0 p. m, Except Sunday
ARRIVE.
From New York. Philadelphia and Baltimore.
9.0j a. m. and 1890 p m and HOO .. m. daily
Cumberland Accom- mediation, Goo D. m tx.
cert sunday.
Grafton Accommodation, 1880 D. m, daily.
Moundsville Accommodation. 7.i5 a. ~ and
10 and 7:f0 p. IN, kept sunday
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drarelers' 6ni6e

, RRIVAL ANDuEPARIURE OF TR ms
"a kXrLANArlON OF NEFERENcEMARks: daily,
sunday exc pied monday excepted sun
day ouly. saturday excepted. saturday only.
~, Nsril.u Nav D.. lsSg Wheeling time.
which is Just one hour earlier than Central
Time.
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X ANAwHA q OHIO RAIL
IRoBr. w. KgLIEY. ReoeIver !

[RoBT W. KELLEY, Receiver
(Kanawha short I.lne) Schedule in effect Feb
ruary 30, lSs9 Subject % change without notice }
Trains leave Wheeling lO30a m via Ohio River
K T., sriye Charleston SEQ p. ~. Leave
Charleston G.lj n. n, arrive VIA cling 1.l D.. no
via o r. h. r. Leave Charleston ~. Do. m.
arrive Wheeling $3.50 p. m. via Columbus and
Pan Handle. daily except sunday Central
stan ard Time" SUNDAYS only trains leave
Charleston 500 a. H., arrive Wheeling 80 p. M.
via o. K. r. x.
GEO. J. ERMIlCH. GA.
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LIVE STOCK.

WHEELING. TUESDAY. May II.
The cattle market this week is fair, with prices
unchanged Messs Hudson * Bayha furnish
the following quotations:
Caltle-l,O0O to loo lbs stock % {aic per 10. $40
to 900 lbs 54aJ54c per 10. 7O0 TO 500 los Sa355
per 10.
Hogs-Market slow; 41laiKc perlb.
Lambs-GO0d at Base per 10
Calves-3a4c per TO-
Sheep-3a4kc Der To-
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Through tickets and baggage checked 10 all
points
For rates and other information, address
taAy HuSfMK N TIav. Pas. kgl
wheeling ". w..
=. d. ROBINSON. iie- D Pas. Atos.
Parkenburc
". II. OSBORN. :. T. A.. Pomeroy. %.
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GEO. J. ERMMcH ora.
C1LEyELAND y PIrTsBURC r. R.

Under schedule In effect February 10Th, i,,l
Time: For Pittsburgh, Chicago and Cleveland,
ijOam For Pittsburgh, 1922 n. Do. For chi
cagO and Cleveland 1921 10. For Pittsburgh
and New York POI %. DO. FOR SteuDcuyiue, "a,
"A. IN. For Martins Ferry. go DO. Trains ar
rive at Bridgeport 81 7.lo a. m 1922 a. M, l2.l,
p. m. i3Gp. M, and lT D. Do
a. l.. WAlIING. Ticket Agent,
uOlS Bridgeport, Ohio.
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Leave the CITY az -.ol g. u' and Run every n0uf,
except Church Train at 9.l5 p m. Leave " Wheel.
lue Park $40 500 a m and run every hour until
1000 % m.. except Church Trains, which VIII
leave the FarS at 3.l5 g. IA. Gnd Wheeling al
-rrSsnt l.r,p m G. HIR-CH,
Superintendent.
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5elAirs s1d Lsnesvil5 Oh roag ID passenger train
,...rss BaIlalrs 40 S40A q grriyss 81 Belaile
70 b. u.
Wrolsf sll passenger tlSil leaves Reuaira
t.1n. m.. arrives SO Bellaire at SD a. ~.
sr-unerrelf Accommodation leaves Eel -
12ls b. ui.. strives az Belsir2 AZ ll'3l a o.
Alt-sins daily except sunday. nsnrsl slsos
arf Ti-ca frcr, B9lll.-s.
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TRANs- OHTO DTVrsrON

For Chicago, $40 and s8Oa m. and $40 and
1905 p m. daily.
Cincinnati Express, $50 a. m. and lllJ p. IN.
daily
Columbus Accommodation. 2:2O p H., Except
sunday.
81. Clairsyille Accommodation. $50 A. m. and
DO and 600 p m, Except Sunday.
ARRIVE
Chicago Express l3i5 a. N $50 and 500. IN.
and 6:l0 D. m daily.
Cincinnati Express, 4.55 a m. and 6.lO D. M.
daily
Columbus Accommodation, 1870 a. M. TX
cept sunday.
ST. Clairyille Accommodation, l0.iOa. M. and
1910 and 5:ij p. m Except sunday.
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KEELING AND Elm GROVE BALBOA
b on and kner Noudsy, April -, 1859 trains
ON Che Wheeling and Sim Grove kailrosi VIII
san ls follows.
L.-r. Ml.anns Leaves wheeling Park
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Daily Tr.u. CIV Tme-6.5. S.i5 and IS5 a.
ID t $3.50 D. mn.
sunday Trips and I0 a. m, 1880, 30 and $50
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NEW YORK, May Is Money on call easy at "a
~ per cent; closed offered at 2per cent Prime
mercantile paper 81 sa5l2 per cent. Sterling
exchange duh but steady ut isIais9.
(ioygENNENTs-Dul and steady.
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W. p. 4 B. DIVISION.

For Pitsburg, 500 and 7.25 a. IN, daily, 1870
Except sunday, and 6I0p. m, daily
Washington Accommodation, $50 p. m, TX o.
oept Sunday
Pittsburg Excursion, 700 p m, Sunday only.
ARRIVE
From PittsbuR, $3.50 d. m, daily. 1870 p m.
Except sunday d.55 and ll:lO D. M daily
Washington Accommodation, 500 a m., daily.
Except Sunday
Pittsburg Excursion Train. ll.iOa m Sunday
only. CHAS. o. SCUIL.
myli General Passenger Agent.
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OHIO RIVER RAILROAD.

Timo Tablet king eject February 10, 1853. Pa.
sengei trains " IL run ~ followE-Cenual tn .,
All trains daily except those marked thusl
which DO not run on sunday:
SOUTH BOusD. EO.7tNO. 81 NoShNo /
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FINANCE AND TRADE.

Money at 2se 1-e Per Cent. 49, Govern
msnts Dull and Steady go stocks 0uiet
but FIrm-Flour STEADY and Unchanged
Wheat Dull.
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BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK YARDS.

:
SwlNE-Ihere is "a fair supply of hogs on the
market this week some 52j head in excess ofla>t
weeks receipts The dcmsnd Is moderately
active IN all the yards The quality was about
nearby hogs sell at 6'-aGi cents per 10: good 90
best Western hogs 40 ga a6 cents the outside
figure for prime. common, heavy and rough sOws
ana stays bring F4a5 cents per 10 net Receipts
this week were % SIS head
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-13

ton has ranked among the best IN tne
State. and has produced sucn dis,'n'
guisbed men ms General John ii. Fey
Ton General Blackburn, Chapman
Johnson. David FulIz. Thos. j. Michle'
lohn Il Baldwin. \. II. III. stuart. II.
NJ. Shelley. aud many others; and yet
in ali tnat time. and from all these
tried faithful. and eminent sons
If Augusta. none have ever
been selected for any position on the
State ticket. Augusta county thinks
she has some clam 10 recognition anu
Is az ready to-day. as IN the past 10 pre-
sent men Of eminent ability. reorge
VI. Harrison. Esq. a leading ana dis'iu
puished attorney OF the stanton oai
would give strength 10 the ticket anu
he entirely satisfactory 10 the people oi
Auou-ta. his native county. lie Il
gentleman Of sterling WORTH la"y'l
of ability and an honest man. As q
nractitioner he has been eminently sue
ce.sful. Defended from one OF Nir-
gipia's most distinguished families.
he has in him from the maternal
side the Characteristic traits OF
the hardy and sturdy Scotch irish
OF the Valley. Siaunton and Augusta
county present Alr. Harrison TO the
people of Virginia for the position OF
attorney general with the assured con
flonco that be- Will measure up To any
demand on expectations that may be
made of him. Clo.e up the ticket with
the name of Harrison.
Mrs. Evelyn Watkin, and daughter.
ID, Richmond. are spending the summer
with the Misses Wren. Of our city
Mr.. John Wren. of Richmond Is on
visit % his cousins. the Misses Wren.
Misses oaliie and Bette West. of Nor
fo'k. va. are stopping at the "h)tel
NCzlrt.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-13
Tur CONVENTION.

As il looks this morning. Mckinney
has many more votes than any OF the
other candidates, but when the third
ballot induces break, there Is no tell
ing how the votes will 'scctter and
rally, g as the militia colonel said
There is 10 very strong personal fol-
lowing. though the candidates have
large numbers of strong personal
friends. and the convention is apt to
show itself bent on the success Of the
marty. and for the man who can obtain
that result.
The candidates were all on the
ground last night, and tneir TRENDS
were actively engaged in canyassing.
Richmond shows full hand Tor
Beirne. and several other districts are
solid for other candidates, while Mr..
Venable. Of Petersburg, is talked oil
ouietlv. and with very strong
backing among business men who are
inclined TO think that 1t would be
good thing TO elect Cover
nor who could bring COM
mon sense mind to bear on the
dieicnlties that confront the state. IL
!, necessary to state here that a large
number Of Democrats had the idea OF
dominating General Payne, but that
gentleman had positively stated that ne
would not accept the nomination. ana
,0erofore the convention will have 10
difficulty in that direction. Unless NC
Kinney. or Beirne. or OFerrall get the
nomination quickly Venable VIII douD'-
less be brought out as dark horse
The first name on the ticket mas
nonopohz,d the public attention. and
nobody appears to have thought oil the
Lieutenant Governor and Attorney
General.
If is understood that Mr.. Ayers VIII
no, run again. The two minor places
on the ticket will doubtless be placed
according to the curious Virginia 'oea
OF sectional claims.
The Southside. the TidewaIer' '''
Southwest. and the Valley are the great
political sections that claim certain
autonomy.