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£tmd«g flejisftt; LKWU BAKU * (O. TERMS Or THE RBUI8TKB. rma vkak bt mail, roarAoa pkbpaid. li.VHY.iix days In the week - W 00 1>AILY. wven d*> ala Uie week—_ » M WEEKLY. »M-colontn p*p»r ...« 1 50 til'NDAY REGISTER, by mail 3 00 SKLIVEUB BY CARaita. DAILY, ««pt Sunday U* per week. I>ArLY, tnetadlng Sunday lie per week. iVIftAT, »ITUBU «. 1W> ■i MiEM atrau roLiTiui. Another Went Virginia statssmau who has done bis country service in the halls of legislation announces hi* pref erem-e for business over the turmoil of political life. CoL Bkn Wir.sov *m iu the city, yesterday, on hi* way to Pitts burgh iu the intt-rewi of the railroad en prise with which he is connected. He is foil of theprojcct an<J is hopeful of liual su<"cess. If Monongalia county will give sohr' of her,old Musbacks the "grand shake" and cast her vote at tne coming election in favur of the road, there is uo reasonable doubt of its beiug built. Col. Wilson declares that it was a good day for him when h? was not re nominated for Congress, as business is boUt more congenial and profitable to Hui than politics. rERMOSAL KMETCHIX «Hie of the most interesting aud valu able feature* of The Spnuay Rrois tkr Is the series of articled on the lives of prominent men of this State. Last Sunday Tm: Register contained a most admirable sketch of our present exeeilcuKiovcrnor, Jacob B. Jackson, which was widely read and highly commented on throughout the eutire State. To-day will be found in these col umns a history of the career of the late Chief Magistrate of West Virginia, Hon. Henry M. Mathewh. This life ha.s been au eventful one—an honor to himself and to the Common wealth. The sketch Is well worth reading by all who dewire to kut»w something ofoue of the foremost men of the times since the formation of the young Mountaiu State. OKOAMZEO 1XIUC1TIES. Under this caption the Reoistkk of yesterday morning presented a full ac count of the exposure of the villainy of Drs. Corkex, Rl'Kl's Kino No yes & Co.—the scoundrels who have been run ning tile "Euglish Cottage Hospital,'' and the so-called "Bellevue Medical 1 ollege," of Boston, Mjw To Dr. John H. Ram m, Secretary of the State Board of Health of Illinois, is due the credit of expusiug "Dr. Itrn a Kkn<< XoVRi" and his diplomas. On the 11th of October last, one ''Dr." J. B. Thomi**on, li"» South Clark street, Chi cago, presented one of the* diploma* to the State Board of Health of Illinois for registration ana l>asis for a certlllcate to practice medicine in that State. Dr. Ranch, after examining the diploma, set the trap to catch the seuuudrels by employing a young journalist of Spring field to write a decoy letter, over the name of "V. B. Kei.LV,*' to the said Dr. Bin s Kino Xoyks, "President of Bellevue Medieal College," and it was entirely successful. ' The dispatch re ferred to tells the remainder of the history. Dr. Ranch sent promptly to Heaftb, aTopyttI - ence between "V. B. Kelly" and Dr. Rcfvs Kino Xot»8, President, Ac., also a photograph of tlu» tlijilitm* «vf "HeUevuv Medical College,'• Boston, that our State authorities might he duly informed of in/a mom character. *'• 4ti6 Whole medival profession of the VnttctlttSfttev gives credit to the Illinois aoA Wttt Virginia State Boards of Uttjt&'ftr Inaugurating the demand forfc&lfcher standard of medical di l»H>y n IK The good time is coming •Tifli i Jlf" 1" diploma will mean inoj^han a mofrr^v ahrt, and for ss ecuta^the reform our State Board will . good share of the honor. AH Ills a credit 'jo be • physician in W«et Virginia because of the greatly irnpcOYcd standard of requirements to t obtain a certiti' ate to practice medicine m the State. T I • ruoiivnr persons. Skn.Wu?. Fa ik, of Nevada, arrivec f«i>u» Kuiujw on Wednesday. • -.Minister Saruknt is >aid to be tirev of diplomatic duty at Htrliu. The late Congressman I'pdegratr, o Ohio, will be buried on Monday. Col. Ben Wilson was in the citj * yesterday, on his way to Pittsburgh. J. CV Pinnies. the oldest rditor it New Orleans, has retired from journal fern. CoN«RE!»HM \JI-E1.E».T OoKP predict) • Rtpufaiicau *uocesn iu the next cam paigu. „ " II. N. Gallagher, the oldest editoi in the two Virginia-*, is seriously ill ai t'bar|eston, West Virginia. ' Col. Taylok, of Cambridge, is loom . Ipg up as the probable successor of tin * late Dr. rpdegrafT, in Congress. I'ncle lti'Ki's Hatch began life as a Chain carrier on a Wisconsin nilroad, and was afterwards a locomotive cngi .iieer. JJks. Stowe Howe, author of 'Tnelt Tom's Cabin," is said to be regarded tu %ttaou> Kuglish circles as a colored , woman. Jot&fllVooK says Bob Ingersoll is sot abreast of the ><est intidel thoughts, and I have never been convinced that he was sincere. Cowf.vussM AN John K. Kenna, ql the Thin 1 district, arrived in the city yesterday morning, and leaves to-night for Washington. , Ret ben R Bprixgkk's last act of toenefiocnce was to give the Cincinnati • College df Music an endowment of sixty . thousand dollars. Hoxxis Hi nnewei.l, who has al • ready given Wellesley, Mass., a public library building costing $7.5,000, is no* • erecting there a town hall worth about *100,000. • 6ayakp, Conkling, Blaine, Thnr man. Voorhees, Edmunds and B>n Hill m the order in which the photo graph venders of the Senate sell mos: photographs. Congressman Hook will be in Washington at the opening of Congress to-morrow. Col. Wilson and Hon. John Kenna expect to be in their seats at an early day. Col. Robert O. Inqersoll, has ac cepted the invitation of the literary so cieties of the Kansas State University to deliver the annual oration before them next June. HON. H. M. MATHEWS. The Strvfgles aid Triiiaipht of in Eventful Life. A Bright Youth, a Wise Instructor, a Brave Soldier, a Learned Lawyer, a Pro found Scholar, and a Pol ished Gentleman. HIS PERSONAL AND POLITICAL CAREER Jiejxji ied /or the Iltyuicr. Of the public men of West Virginia few owe their succeae so entirely to their indi vidual merits m the subject of this sketch. I.eft as the resuit «f the war wholly with out pecuniary resources, he has riaeuin an age in which money, of all thing*, is sup posed to ba the nMM important factor of political success, to the highaet position in the gift of the people of his 8tate. Henry M. Mathews was born in the little town of Frunkford, in the county of Green brier. llis father, the late Mason Mathews, long a leading merchant and public man of the county, keenly alive to the ad van tagea of a thorough education of his children, entered Henry at a very early | age. as a pupil of the Lewisbmg Academy, j an institution celebrated for the number of prominent men it has given to the country. While there he was under the care chicrty of the Kcv. P. M. Custer, then the principal of the Academy, a Presby terian clergyman and a teacher of the old school, whose d iscipline was like his creed, > severe and exacting, but whose capacity as a trainer of youth was unquestionable—a | man careful, conscientious and painstak ing, and who still lives, honored and yet deserving of more honor than generally j j falls to the lot of these ijuiet workers in I the world's great hive. Henry, high spirit ed and full of fun Lad perforce, to come in for his part of the discipline, but he did his part of the work, ami when he left the institution in his eighteenth year to enter the University of Virginia, be was thoroughly grounded in the principles which had been taught him. At the l aivernlty he took his time, not striving, as with so man'v. merely to cram himself sufficiently to pass hi> examination, but to digest and thoroughly understand that which was taught him. And so it was not until after three years of study that he applied for his Hatclielors' degree, an J it »as at the end of his fourth year th&t he received the degree of Master of Arts of the University of Vir ginia, then, as now. the highest prized and most difficult academic degree to obtain conferred by any institution of learning in the South, if not in the entire country. Alter leaving :ne i niversitjr, Mathews attended the law school of Judge I'.rocken borough at Lexington, and in 1X57 he commenced the practice of his profes Mou in the town of Lewisburg. About this time the Baptists, who were taking great interest in the subject of edu cation. purchased the Blue SulphurSprings, long a popnlar watering place in the county of Green brier, and estaoliabed there .an institution of bigU grade for young men, under the name of Allegheny College. ('ast iugabout for persons to (ill the professor ship of the institution, its founders, at tracted by the high repuiation for scholar ship which Mr. Mathews had acquired, tendered him the chair of Ancient Lou guagcp, w hich he accepted. Full of arder for his new work, he devoted himself to it assiduously. and the institution was rapidly growing in public favor when the [ war began. 1 t.nn to War I'pon the great questions which brought at>out that deplorable conflict. Mr. Math ews was in accord with the general senti ment of his section and upon tbe first round of war lie resigned his professorship and offered his services to Gov. Litchen, who commissioned him a lieutenant in the Provisional Army of West Virginia. Soon after this he was promoted to a captaincy of engineers and ordered to repot t to Uen. Lee at Kieh Mountain, in Northweit Vir ginia. under whom, in the capacity of aid to (>en. Loring. he served unM tbe close of the campaign, when he acoOmpa *" * T! **.*"' Viroirjfl u nrl was with him in the campaign under Stonewall Jackson to Kjmney. Ifa was then appointed aid fo Geu. farter L? Ste n*^orYoit,;djrJ^^l'Zn.UY.Blai #Wr Tennessee, and was with hitu at Cumber land Gap and in the Kentucky ( uupaign I of ls»;2. In the fall of that vear 1 or- j dered, with that oilicer, to YiokSlNanA aud f was promoted to maior of artillery and aa- ' signed to duty aa ordnance officer of 9tev« enson's coiumwuL He was present at lb? j battle of Baker'a l.'*eek and w^lil through the aiega of Vicksharg. After its fall, be joined the force iafront of Chattanooga, was wi$ Johnson's command in the cam paign from Dalton to Atlanta, where he was engaged in almost daily conflicts with Sherman s forces, followed Hood into West Tennessee, and was present at the battles of Franklin and N*a.-«hvilte and with the shattered remains of Hood's armv finally surrendered with Johnston in North Caro lina. It will thus be seen that Ml® Kinrrlrurf A a II Soldier *as varied and extensive, and his duties ever laborious and exacting, requiring of biiu a higher degree of skill as a stall otli vr tl.au if ue had been in the liue, without ottering the wrne opportunities of advance ment and promotion as in the latter branch if the >ervice. liut in whatever position to was called to act, he acted wiih ait his Btight, and when the war was over the con tiict was indeed with him closed forever, and Li- accepted the result, with all its con . j sequences, and went to work with tbe ' i same indefatigable purpose that lie had ex I hib-.ted as a soldier to adapt himself and i his people to the changed circumstances by which they were surrounded. Resuming the practice of law in his na ' tive county as well as he could resume it 1 | under the disabilities which were imposed i by the then dominant party, he waited patiently the time, whicn he knew was coining, when he could resume fully his \ ' ) osition a', the bar: and when it came he at once assumed a leading position amongst the lawyers of that section. Me Kator* Politic*. When the Democratic party obtained ! control of the State, to which he largely contributed by untiring efforts, he was at cnce l<»oked to as one who well deserved to I become one of its leaders. And in his po litical aspirations he was much encouraged ; bv that splendid specimen of a gentleman, the late Senator Cap«;rton, who was tlwsvs so quick to discern and encourage the ris ing talent of bis section, and w ho endeared himself to yonng men wherever he was ; known by a kindness of speech and freedom j of intercourse which encouraged effort without ever dest-euding into undue farnil itu-ity. At his suggestion and that of other friends. Major Mathews ottered himself in the year 1<C1 as a candidate to represent his connty in the convention which was called to prepare and adopt a constitution for the State, and at the election ensuing he was chosen a* a delegate by an over whelming majority. Ami jnst here it is proper to reraark|that whenever Mr. Math ews has been brought forward for any position he has always received the cordial and, 1 may say. enthusiastic, support of the people of his connty. And this, too. al though for a long tune past his public and other duties bav» kept him away from the county to a great extent, and he has been deprived of the strength which usually Comes of social cou tact personal effort. In tbe 8tate Convention he occupied a prominent position, serving with credit upon the Judiciary Committee ajid the Committee on 1-auU Titles, and when the Constitution was adopted did much to se cure its ralitication by the |>eople. He w is thetirst Attorney General of theState und.»r the new Constitution, serving in that capacity from 1S73 to 1>?7. He dis charged the duties of this position with great acceptability, winning for himself an enviable reputation as the fir»t law officer of the State. Of this no bet.er evidence can be furnished than ihe enthusiasm with which he received at Charleston, before his term as Attorney General had expired, the Democratic nomination for the office of Governor of the State, and the splendid majority by which he was elected to tfiat high position. 4 liter ExvealiT* of tk« State. As Governor he showed himself keenly alive to the interests of the whole State capable, active, progressive watchful. Fully abreast of the times, pervaded with the spirit of modern progress, wedded to none of the theories of the past, be put forth his best efforts on behalf of the maternal and intellectual development of hij State, and f o veil did b« fluoceed that be baa left be hind him the record of toe ot the best ad ministrations the State baa aver had, oae in which it made greater progress in waaitb, population and education than in any pre vious e<iual period of its history. Got. Mathews is a man of tine praaeace and e ugaging address. Possessed of a quick mln3, improved by study snd reflec tion and stored with the results of much reading, an easy and ttu«nt conversational ist and polished speaker, he would readilv impress himself upon any people with whom he might be thrown. Mere steadi ness and vigor «f mind oft times defeats itself. The Eigb«et usefulness in public lifa can only ba attained when there is conjoined that polish of manner and geni ality of disi>08iaon which draws and wins through the thousand personal and social rbannela which are opened to the possesoi. l'olite in bearing and refined in nntnner he has always been A rSTMite la Maeiefjr, and a mau of more genial disposition than he cannot be found. Hospitable, kind and liheral, within his means, broad and catholic in hi* views upon all subjects, no man has more warm personal friend.*, and the.'e attachments have followed him from school, university, army and political life doan to the present time, and above all. his intigrity is unquestionable. Calumny, even, has" never made a suggestion of dishonesty. His career presents no equivocal transactions requiring expla nations. t/ui amuse, r'aenue is the French proverb. He has had 110 occasion to do either. It is said that large means and their lib eral expenditure are the conditions of po litical success in these timea, and that we are just repeating the history of the latter days of the Koman Republic, where none but the rich or the momentary heroes of tie mob could attain to place and power. The truth of these things finds no support in the career of Governor Mathews, ana we may reasonably hope that further honors await him in the future. H. PARKERSBURG. Xew* nut! Sole* From (be Cltjr or Oil. Sftfdai tu th* Sunday JiojuUr. 1V\rkKKSitckg, December 'J.—Hon. 1. H. Knochs, of Wirt county, passed through here to day, en route to his home near Wirt t". H. Co 1. K. was appointed to ruassess tha laud in his county, aud when interrogated as to tne result of the reassessment, gave it as his opinion tbat in his county taxation aould be more equally apportioned, from the fact thata ^reat deal of the real estate of bis county hud been assessed away below its real value, this being the case more par ticularly with valuable timber land, lie found in Wirt county about 18,000 acres of such land assessed at $2 per acre, aud in tome cases less thau that, which is worth from ten to twenty dollars, and some of which lias beeu sold during the past few months at $2'J per acre cash in hand. As a rule very little increase of assessment on farming was made except where recent improvements, such as buildings, etc., would justify. Col. Ilnochs thinks that about JJO |>er cent, has fceen added to the taxable property 01 Wirt county, and thai, taxes, will not be any higher next year, and perhaps not as lugli us the present vear. The tax duplicate of Wirt county will now exceed $100,000. Major A. B. Filzbughs, representing one of the eldest notion houses of Baltimore, is here. Major F. is one of the oldest n'otiou mJcsn.cn on the road, having held this track- for sixteen years, hut he sometimes foses a tint hat oil the result of the elec tion*. • Miss Km. Mitchell succeeds Miss I.eese as tashitr in 1'racer's dry goods store. Miss L. les'gr.ed, much to the regret of her em ploye) > and friends, for the purpose of en gaging in business on her own account. (.'apt. Joe. ilohlen spent Thau! B.iving in Marietta, and is sgain ai his j>osl in Fra ger's store. Hon. Jno. A. Hutchinson has been con fined to his room for a few days and some cases in court bad to be continued on ac count of his absence. Hon. John K. Keiufa, member of Con gress, Third district, is here to-day. Col. W. V. Vernon, of Wirt C. If., was here to-day. (apt Abe Beckwith is again 011 duty with the 15. «l <>, Kxpress Company, this city. The friends «f Col. J. (i. Mcl.car will l>e glad to learn that be will soon be able to be out again. The skating rink has been well attended during the past week. The presence of the world renowned "skatorlal trio," fcoodail. ^niltb and" Jackson, draws well. The "Black Flag", it for the Acad vey, tliey have been 'nm bope.l that Farlceraburgiull f. hearty reception with »r' Jaa. Galfrher imcIL, tf Wheel ing. registered rMTui's Central on Friday. Die OTffabackers of Wood county held ft meeting here hist night, for the purpose Of effecting an organization iu view of a thorough 8tate organization for the next National campaign. Romeo Freer, K•><)., of Calhonn county, will go to Wheeling dur ing the session of the next Legislature as lorrespondent for pome of the Greenback papers of West Virginia. Mr. Chris. Young has the sympathy of fricuds in the loss of his wife, who died to day. £onie interest is manifested in our ap proaching city election. The waterworks tiuesiion will probably bean issue, and if the prohibition party decides to nut a ticket in the tield the license question also becomes an issue. The time has arrived when some system of water works is an actual neces sity, and it is thought that the citizens of rnrkeral urg, recognize tint fact and will elect a ItoGncil who are favorable to the enterprise. inu Tuesday even our PORTLAND STATION. L<m »I iikI Persennl Kewi and Sfifdnl U> the Suwiity KtguUr. Pokti.anp Statio*, December 2.—W. II Ward turkeyed iit Wdlsburg, W. Va., on Tbtnksgivinir. W. I,. Smith has returned home, having spent his summer in Dakota. Hilly visited the Pacific sloj-e and spent a few days at the "Great Palace Hotel," owned and ope rated by an old Jefferson county boy, ex Senator Sharon. Considerable wheat is being bought by the wheat merchant.*, 11. W. Mcl-earv and J as. T. Hodgens. They are paying fi per bushel. The Presbyterian revival resulted in three accessions to the church. It is said that the "Terpechorean Club" of Portland, will soon resume their light fantastirs at the residence of William H. Stini^r. The Sabbath School was reorganized by the election of John N. Taylor as Superin tendent, and Geo.* H. Bigger, 8erretary. Sabbath School every Sunday afternoon. Ti*e firm of MrKadden A Pope drove over 2S0 slines during the week. The smithing business with these genrtemen is extraordinarily good, and they give general satisfaction. J.T. llodgens has sold the Spaulding Iron Company, of Brilliant, some 2\H),000 brick and will ship them this week. J. B. Thompson paid Pittsburgh a tlying visit on Friday. Jim has something in view, but time will develop the matter. llenry Oliver has opened his new cabinet shop and is doing well. Captain W. C. Moore, with his famous "Tuck" roadster, was in the city yesterday. Mrs. Jesse Gillespie has been obosen organist for the.Sabbath school. I>r. Darrah, of Mt. Pleasant, O., conteni plates locating in this place. In connection with his practice he will have a druz Store in the building .formerly occupied by Dr. Caldwell. Lewis IX Cami'BHJx, who died re cently in Hamilton, Ohio, at the age of seventy-one years, figured prominently in the history of W>«--Country. For many years before th^ War he was a member of Congress, ami after the war he also was elected Representative, beating General Schenck. He was a Colonel of au Ohio regiment during the war, and subsequently served as Minister to Mexico. It is said that when Mrs. Iiangtry was toW that Mi9s Blanche Rooeevelt had bee«i mistaken for her she replied, with languid egotism: "Is she really so very beautiful ?" FortyV Mn' Experiraw ofu Old Ian* Mrs. Winslow's Soothing 8yrnp is the prescription of ene of th« beat female phy sicians and nurses in the United States, and baa been used for forty years with neverfailing success by milliona of moth ers for their children. It relieves the child from pain, cures dysentery and diarrhoea, griping inthe bowels and wind colic. By giving health to ths child relisees the mother. Price 23 cents a bottle. At the change of every season sluggish neea of the blood should be prevented by taking Puns*. NOT FAR AWAY. » Important Happenings Gathered by RaQiiter Reporters. Newsy Notes From the Oil City—Steuben ville Squibs—Washington Waifs Bell aire, Martin's Ferry and ClaysvMIe, Pa. POTPOURI OF INTERESTING NEWS. STEUBENVILLE. L«r«l Wfw» NuM of All Hiad* ipot rmlTn marral-UcBenl Xmtem. Sfpeoial to Ihe .Sunday Hegitttr. SncMuvjUi, Decern I>*r 2.—i^uite an excitement was occasioned in the First Presbyterian Church, in this city, on last tabbath, by the "oablic rcading-out of cnurch membership" of three well known residents—a prominent lawyer, an e^-GUy Marshal and an ex-politician of local re nown. All three of these gentlemen, who the church claims have fallen from grace, were publiclv expelled. What ma<le mat ters worse was the presence in the church of a daughter of one of the expelled mem bers—a lady of high accomplishments and religious cultivation—who sat Ind cried as though her heart would break through the entire performance. But that is one of the great consequences of sin; the innocent must suffer for the guilty. However, the three excelled ones don't seem to take it n.urh to heart, and the opinion is that they will all live through it. The death of poor I'pdegraff has already n>» two-cent politicians in this neck of l."> UC1U, IUV — — — vressionai campaign will be upon us. The information comes that tin ore lias been discovered on what is known as the Fleming farm, situated in Island Creek township, this county, and on the line of new C„ Y. I'. R. R. The farm is owned by James Abraius, of McDonald's Station, Pa., who says he lias already beon offered a big price for the 18"> acres. The ore is said to be equal in qnaliity to that of the Corn wall i> mines in Wales. Itaxter Huffman, an old Steubenville beau, now of Colorado, arrived in town yesterday. Joe Mahan, of Porter, Donaldson A Co., Pittsburgh, eat turkey with his father and mother in this city Thursday. L. 15. D. Reese, Esq., a former Steuben vilie bov. now of the law firm of Duff »fc Co., Pittsburgh, shook hands with the boys yesterday, and went to 9ee the girls in the evening. n.ation for a new election, and that election i.s held, the hum drum of another l-on Kurlal Eiidjct-I. Charley Mcieeiy, 01 i insimrgu, aj>cm Thanksgiving with friends here. The 'ailiesof the Lutheran Church (Ger man) gave a most enjoyable entertainment and hop at Kioto Hall, Thursday night. It is currently reported that a popular young Market street dry goods merchant will soon wed a charming Fourth street lady, the ceremony to lake place before Christmas. The Knights of St. George gave an enter tainment at their hall Thanksgiving night, which was largely attended by the young fclk?. They tepr.rt a huge time. lather Hartnedy'a l.ycemo, in Orr's block, is attracting large crowds of young people, and promises to do much good in a literary way. Dave I5cli and his accomplished wife sjtenl this week among their Steulienville friends. They return to their home in Washington, Pa., to-morrow. A grand banquet was given to the teachers of the public schools of the Eastern Ohio Teachers' Institute, at School Hall, last night, at which about two hundred guests sat down to the festal board. Among the prominent guests present (besides teachers from all part* of the district) were Hon. C. F. De Wolf, Slate School Commissioner, of Columbus; F. K. Orr, Superintendent of Bridgeport school; 11. Peck, Superintendent of the Harnesvilie schools; 1>. \V. M.ulack, Superintendent of Cadiz sc hools, and many others. The supper was furnished by that prince of caterers, Specht, and wus a mar vel of greatness and goodness. School Commissioner DeWolfe delivered an ad dress during the evening. John A«*son if'OapCJohn 8hodse, for merly of this city, was killed in a railroad accident on the Pittsburgh,-Ft. Wayne A KUo wTl I«iit tQ learn ot nis sau rate.. J A* ,uu writiug arrangements for the fu neral of Hon. J T. FpdegrafFhnve not been perfected, although it is thought it will take place 011 Monday. A very large nuiii t>er ot our citizens who admired our farmer physiciau-sUitesman will attend, and ar rangements are now making for their transportation to and from Mt. Pleasant. Shurpe l«odge, Amalgamated Association, pave the largest ball of the season at Orr's Hall Thanksgiving eve. There were over one hundred couples present, and every thing passed otl'as pleasantly as could have been desired. The Lecture and Library Sooiety of St. Paul's Church cave a loan exhibition at the Art league studio last evening, which gave the society opportunity to show some tine amateur art work done by the league. Kobert, son of l>r. Hill, a well known young man of this city, is lying at his father's residence very low witu lung fever, ••n.l llulp hrmps arc lipid of his recovery. A large number of private entertain ii.outs and dances came off Thanksgiving t ve and night throughout the city. W. 0. Weiss, of the New Haven Clock < ompany, sj>eut a day or two with friends in this city the past week. <•<!>. Harry Gofl still continues his mid ni^ht walks on the plank r<>5d. The Gen eral's friends are anxious, and think it about time for that little attair to come off. Hon. Peck, of Wheeling, w:ts at t. lining to cga business in this city this vn k. ticn. I\ A. Hollingswortb returned to llnrri.-on COUtily after a few day's sojourn I in thccourl house town. The Grand Jury is still in session, and about titty of the "boys'' who were just dying to pay a visit to their uncles in'the country have not yet returned. G. \V. Harr, an old resident of this city, died to-night after a long illness. Oil Thanksgiving day Steuben Lodge No. 1, K. of P., held a special meeting in fhetr hall for the pnrpese of conferring degrees upon a number of applicants. The special meet ing was necessary because it had bee >ma impossible to do all the work at regular meetings. Visitors were present from Bridgeport and I'rtehsville lodges. Ten candidates were inducted into thi myste ries of the order, a special d:s|M-nsjti»a having bten granted by lii.t 1 >:strict Dep uty allowing ail degri < * to In- conferred at one time. At hsif-pabto'clock the vis itors. initiates and members adjourned to Kioto's new hail and partook of ar excel lent si:pper. Steutnn No. 1 is tUe largest and motl prosperous lodge in Ohio outsi'le of Cincinnati, bavin* about 2J'-f members, and is constantly growing, nmny of the leading young mm of this city having united with it during the-p*xt f»w months. Its treasury is in a vciy satisfactory condi tion. On Thanksgivingeve about 23 members of-No. l went to New Cumberland, W. Va., and assisted G. V. C., of West Virginia. A. 1$. I>oane, in instituting Hancock I«odge. No. 28. Tke officer* chosen are: P. C., K. II Smith; C. «'. H. II. Ilobb: V. C., G. A. Jackson; K. of U. 8., M. C. Thayer. BELLAIRE MATTERS. An InlfmtiBR LftK>r from ike "UIm» (tlj"- DmtlM L»o«M Ills CIoUim The -Prlam»"-I.»4jr Bnrn*«l. No arrests yesterday. The 8idney, on her way down last night, received a large lot of freight here and at Kenwood. The B. A O. water works are again in j operation, the cylinder having been re- ' paired. Yesterday as Mike McKelvey, a country man, was driving up Twenty-sixth street, his borae fall into a sewer ditch, throwing ; Mike into several feet of mud, head first. He immediately started after law, saying he wuald sue the city for damages. The steamer J. W. Gould avl barges are lying just below the B. A 0. bridge. ' Mrs. Warnock and son Charley, oi War nook a 8tation, are the gueeU of W. C. Wsmock, of thia city. Miss Anna Moran, daughter of Edward Moran. who died in Wheeling yeet rday. waa well and favorably knewn in Bellaire, where the family resided for maay years A number of Bellaire people wiiiatten I the funeral. Bbe will be buried on Monday Meeting to day at 7 r. *. of the Kallaire Catholic noiona, at their rooms on Belmont street, to transact business <jf imporUnce Meeting at 4 r ■ of the Boys' 8oci»ty, to day. In 8l John'a Catholio school. To-day Advent begins—aeason of four weeks of preparation for the coming of the Savior on Christmas day. All the Fridays of Advent are days of fating, prayer and abstinence. Mr. Naval shipped a lot of saddle trees to Wheeling yesterday. The Crescent Star Social claD ball, at Crescent hall, 011 Friday night, was an #le pant affair. A goodly number participated, and I-a Koche played. ' The snit for the right of property, be tween Jamea Dunning ami S. Baer >1 Sons, was decided in favor of the former. Amoe Jones, of the First ward, who has been visiting at Mt. Heaaant, returned home yesterday. The work of patting in the poles along the B., Z. & C. road has been completed to Woodsfield. lien Alpin is working in the Mingo mill. J. L. Crozier's smt against his wife, Sarah A. Crozier, and James Corbett, for living and cohabiting together, takes place before 'Squire Criawell to-morrow, and promises to be very interesting. Constable Criswell was throughout the county sftmmonirtyHT^ nesses yesterday and Friday. A little daughter of Charles Troll was seized with eonvulsons on Friday nigbt, anil for a time was thought to be in a dangerous condition. I>r. Kurz was called in to attend her. She was much letter yesterday, and is now out of danger. Mrs. Wm. Wells narrowly escaped being horrilby burned, ou Friday evening. While covering the fire her clothes caught fire. They wereimmediately extinguished and there'was no injury. Church programme: Rev. Chester A. Adams at the Episcopal, morning and evening; Kev. J. M. Monroe of Youngs town, at the Disciples', morning and even ing. Usual services at all the others. Kev. Father Cull has just received a very handsome new sleigh Irora the east, and prom ses us a ride the first good snow. Mrs. Mollie Price and Mrs. James 1'atter $Oli left for Steubcnville yesterday, sum moned by the death of their father, George W. Barr.'of that city. Rev. M. K. Brown will preach at Cadiz to day. it will be announced in St. John's Church to-day that next Friday is a holy day of obligation, being the feast of the Immacu late Conception of Mary tBe Virgin, the true and natural mother of Jesus Christ, and consequently th« mother of God. Ser vices in St. John's Church at and 8 A. m. and 7',< r. m. Dan Mack, an unliable and industrious citizen living at Nell's Siding, has been judged insane by the Probate Court. Mr. Mack's family have the deepest sympathy of their neighbors, who hope the affliction is only temporary. The symptoms are of a religious cast at present. Catholic services at Warnock Station yes terday by Father Cull. For good cheap groceries go to S. D. Cor bet's. jnst below the B. < >. bridge. * Capt. Prince's new and elegant swiff little steamer "Princess" will enter the Wheeling and Bellaire trade to-morrow. The boat will not be called the City of Bel laire, as stated in the Bellaire papers. The C. Y. Lucas will lay up the coming week, after which the two boats will enter the trade, making trips every half-hour. This improvement meets the want of many per sons, and the travel will be considerably increased. Capt. Prince deserves encour Forty eight carloadsof stock passed over the B.<». Kast, yesterday. Yesterday »h Armstrong's mill man bouebt a suit of clothes, shoes and bat of M. Sonneborn. He left with tlicm, tilled himselt full of whisky, and before leaving tor home lost them in the city somewhere. Tht local freight on the 11. iV: O. does not Carry passengers now. Dr. John ('lark, of this city, was railed to Glencoe, yesterday, l»y the illness of bis wife. A pointer—Persons going from IMIa're to Wheeling on the H. it 0. should |> »r chase tickets, otherwise tbey will have to pav more. Mrs. K, W- Steward, of Jerusalem, i- vis itlrg relations bora. S. P. Corbett who lias been down with typhoid fever, is able to get up. l'rof. I». S. Cox, formerly Principal of tho schools hero, and now of ilelpre, 0., was in the city yesteaday. Keller'sells Arbuckle's coffee at II cents, good brown sugar at 8 cents, patent tlour at 70 cents, good tea at ;50 cents,and in fact, everything else in tho same proportion. Call and see for yourself at fills Union street. The stone work has been romnicn>'ed on the foundation of the Second Ward school building, (ieorge Zweigg has the con tract. rapt. Hani llcatherington has returned from N'ashville. Tenn. 11. J. Cummins, of the Carter Itridge Company, has arrived, and will build the creek bridge, lie wants ten men. BELLA IRE SOCIETY. » — , Mortal Jt*vfiBfntH in the UImm tltjr 1? ' Prnnash und Purlin. Thanksgiving among bis Uel'fafre'^rienfls."1' T>r. J. rark West "turkied" at St. Clairs ville on the 30th. The many friends of Miss Jessie Sljarp, of the Fifth ward, will be glad to know that she is convalescing after a slight at tack of bilious fever. Miss Lizzie Gilleland, a charming young lady of Allegheny, I'a., is visiting her sis ter, Mrs. U. Johnson, on I'nion street. The gentlemen of the "Amicitia" club entertained their lady friends right royally at their club room on Belmont street oil Thursday afternoon. Mr. liarman Long, of Sisterville, W. Va.. is in the city. Ollie Huffman an 1 wife are among their Jtarnsville friends this week. J. W. Lawrence spent Thanksgiving in Cambridge. Miss Lido Heatherington, of the first ward, is paying a visit of some lengfb in New Martinsville, W. Va. Kd. l'ermar and wife are off on a vi>it ta Miss Klla Gray, of Zunesville, who has been visiting at the residence of I>r. J. F. Smith, has returned home. The society event of tlie week among the Germans was the hall given hy the Sellout /enverein in Zilch's UhII on Wednesday evening. There was a l»r*»e ami well-be haved crowd present, ana they spent tlie night very pledtantlv, danc ing to the sweet strains of Zilch's on LeMra. The festivities kept tir. until early Thursday morn ing. The hafl was very t'nJtefully decorated with evergreen and flowers, ail1,! all pro ponnce the first grand ball of the Solietitzenverein a decided success. On Thursday evening the Kcho Literary Society exenrted to Moundsville, on the steamer C. Y. Lncas, and called on one of their members who resides in that city. They left the city wharf :it 7:30, and a live lier and happier party never graced the cabin of the l.tieas. Among those present we noticed Misses Minnie Marsh, Jessie Marsh. Tillie Iiamford, Lillie Fltton, Lizzie I'iper. Maggie Wallace, Myrtle Robinson, Klla Grove, Mollie K:rkpatrick,Kttie Murth and Misa IJoyce, and Messrs. T. W. Steph ens, L. G. I'.attellc. C. H. Hamilton, Ous ltigeiow, C. W. Pickens, Tom Treece, Chas. l'oice, John Runion, John Mutli, Robert Hutchinson, W. J. Kirkpatrick, Harry Gill and Frank Piper. They arrived here on the return trip at aboat 1:30 A. m . tired, but happy and con ten t, and spent the follow ingiiay in telling their friends who were not tortuuate enough to be along what an awfully splendid lime thev had. The Crescent Star Club, one of the best social organizations in the city, gave one of their pleasant dances at their rooms in Cen tral IJlock on Friday night. These gentle men never fail to make their guests enjoy themselves, and this week was no excep tion. The following ladies end gentlemen eonii>o*<>d the party: Misses Klla Over, Mollie Pnnawsy, Mary Garrard. Annie Me Lelland, Miss iilaney, Amanda Meek. Nora I'^iker, Allie Glasgen, Ada Gray, Maggie Rorain. Messrs. Ran I'iper, Alex. Little ton. Abe Feltus, Jake Shemp, Dr. Smith, Will. Oliver, Will. Allen, Alei. Gallagher, Hiram Alton, Will SaUei field and Sam. Tieke. Dancing *jv i.ept up until a rea sonable hour. MARTIN'S FERRY. lllr«rU4 Itnrgltrf — Be«l Entat# BmhIbc ^itatiftt PrrMMi ItM mid (iOMtp. Fault's addition is booming. I .art year the entire addition was a cornfield. Now it has an immense stove foundry and seventeen good dwelling houses. Two months ago J. T. llanes offered a lot for $4u0 and ftwr years' time to pay it in. On Friday he sold the same lot for $500 cash. Buildings are springing np, and in the spring a four-roomed bnck school house 4 bout tweaty dwelllings and several busi ness houses will be erected. John F. Oxley and wife, of Harriarille, are the guest* of W. J. Elliott. Corporation bonds are offsred at 6 per cent. Council meets next Fridayevening. Miss Nora Clark will retuai to Holliday** Cove to-morrow, to resume teaching. Our town it very healthy. The steamer John Lonsa will leave for Marietta this coming w«efc for Capt Ingle bright's new float for thfc other side of the river. On Friday night tfcivves broke a pane of glass in the front Von Molke's tailor shop on First street and attempted to go in, when Molke awakened, notified George Deita and they started in pursuit They pursued Uietn as far as Washington street, when they disappeared. The party com I >ist«d of three men and two irptneo. Keep Lyour eye peeled for them. Isaac Newbnd baa returned from • two weeks' bneiness trip to Parkeraburg. St recta v«ry noddy. • A (elephooe baa been pat ia the C. A P. R. R. depot, and fills a long felt want. George White bas removed Into bis new dwelling in Patill's addition. Mrs. K. I). Caliell is visiting a» St-Claira ville. Wuite a large number of our people will attend Dr. UpdegratTs funeral at ML Pleas ant to-morrow. Wm. Zink, of Wheeling, is opening a furniture store in the lT. P. Hotel build ing. All the leading newspapers, story and illustrated papers and confectioneries caa be found at Mrs. W. H. Starke'a, on Han over street. • Mrs. Dr. Blackfofd is laid up with rheu matism. Candies and confectioneries in great vari ety at Scoti'a. • John T. Pennington is again ill. At the last meeting of the Board of Edn cation a very sensible resolution was passed. It is as follows: That no solicita tion for sale of tickets to exhibitions or for oonations of sny kind, be permitted in H-bool, except by permission of the Presi dent of the board and Superintendent of Schools. Wanted—More dwelling bouses Mrs. A. H. Johnson, of Oberlin, Ohio, pa>sod through yesterday, on her wav to Mt. Pleasant, to attend the funeral of lion. J. T, I'pdegraff. T. A. Scott says be bas the best New < >r» leans molasses you ever saw. W. L. Fox, representing C. W. Clement, of Hoston, was in town yesterday. II. A. Stattf rfield. of"Pittsburgh, is vis iting the McClure Brothers. J. H. McClure leaves for the Fast to morrow. C. Louis Myers had bis foot mashed on Friday by a horse tramping on it. The Twilight Glee Club, composed of young colored people of onr little city, is an excellent organization, and ia better than many iubilee singers who are travel ing, The"club Is composed of Misses Mat tie Branson, Molly Branson. Lucy Gilmore and Florence See. aud Messrs. Abe Evans, Thomas Curtis, James Branson and Chas. (ill more. Miss Mollie llall, of Marietta, is the guest of Miss Beckio Speer. A nine year old son of MifceRjhanis quite sick. Dr. I. Weirich has purchased one half of Frank Vollhardt's property on Washing ton street ami will build a first class brick dwellingand business house. Price $1,000. The 1 . P. Hotel is still without a land lord. MissSsllie Jen* ins, who has been visit ing at oberlin, O.. returned to her home at Mt. Pleasant yesterday. John Thomas, David I'axton, Thomas Humphreyville and Will Dukey an- work ing at the Mingo mill. Mrs. Jane I.eathcrwood, 'aged fit years, residing west of the city, died of rheuma tism yeaterdav. after twenty years' afflic tion. Mrs. Maria (Mine, who has been down with lumbago for some weeks, is improv ing rapidly, and will be able to bo out in a few days. A. C. Shorts, of Steubenville, was here yesterday. Five dwellings are being erected in the Standard mill addition in the South Had. More will follow. The Little Anna will leave the glass works at 1:30 o'clock r. m today to take the employes of the Buckeye 'llass Com pany to the funeral of Samuel P. Adams, who was formerly assistant secretary of the company. Willie Davis' foot is got'ingalong nicely. Dr A. It. t big had two fine signs put up at bis drug store yesterday. BRIDGEPORT. ■.oral Xnlr* of Ihr Town. K. of I'. Lodge, No. of this place, have formed n L'niforui rank of about forty members. Tliey gave the contract of furn ishing the suita to Messrs. Appcnzcller Si Hentppy. This order is becoming popular very fa.it, and wc are glad to say it is in a nourishing condition. Keep your shoulder to the wheel, hoys, and let the good work go on. (.'has. Watterman, who had his hand crushed by coupling cars 011 the T. V. rail road one day last week, is now on the street* with his arm in a sling. Col. Jake Kemple delivered his inimit able lecture, entitled "The Trials and Tribulations of an Oflice Seeker," to a small but select audience in the basement of the M. K. Church on Friday evening. As we remarked the audience was small, how ever the receipU were of a sufficient amount to procure Jake five rents worth of Bridgeport stogies and a tirst-class rido on the tear end of the street cars home. W. A. Stone, Muter Mechanic of the 0., T. V. A W, K R., baa hi» position lo aucrpt llifc position of General Muter Mechanic of the New York & New Kngland H. K,, under the management of 8. M. Kel ton, Jr. Mr. Stone will have charge of six hundred miles of road and thirty-two steamship. His many friends along the road wish him success. PastC. C.J. N'. Taylor, 1.. Vf. Martin and 8. Hucy and C. C. VV. W. B.iggs visited ^teubenville Lodge on Thanksgiving. and assisted in confering the Third rank on | nine new members of that lodge, and were also entertained in a sumptuous manner. Nickels are going into the coders of our shooting gallery man like grains of sand running through an hour glass. lhe Belmont Building Association of this place is in a nourishing condition. There is such a demand for the stock that premiums are being oilered. Mrs. J. C. Tallmau and granddaughter, Miss Nellie Tonping, arc visiting Miss Cora L. Knglish, of >ewPhiladelphia. Ed. Burt, our genial baggage master, is very happy over the improvements made in hi* baggage room, lie says n« now has the handsomest room on the C. 1*. road, which is true, beyond a doubt. George Bridenstein, who was scalded very badly a few days ago. is slowly re covering- He has now got his eyes open. Mr. .Md'ooahey. the druggist, displays the finest assortment of holiday ytoda ever shown in Bridgeport. Miss CoHand, of Ka.it Richland, is visiting Miss Millie I'augh. Josie Bapg», who broke one of' bis limbs between the knee andflfikle, theother day, is getting along favorably. He thinks by ibis time it was the worst break he ever m (trie. BRILUANT. A Thrlila* LUtl* pw mrnt-Lofak fc'ews. Sptrtol to the Su 7i<lap. K<-tfUter. Brilliant, O., December little village is improving very rapidly. Two houses are already commenced in I*4>wner • addition. The cellar is dug of one And the other is nearly ready for roofing. Mr. Geo. Washington it building a /evi dence on High street. Mr. and Mrs. Schminke gave a good ron« cert in the school house, on Wednesday evening last. to a fair audience. Mr. Schminke did very creditably on the banjo. Wm. II. Rodgers, our enterprising mer chant, is doing an immense business in dry goods and groceries. James West, the venerable and accommo dating groceryman, is doing a good busi ness. Ilev. J. M. Bray will bold services in the school house this morning and evening. There has been an extra train put on from Steubenville to this place, arriving here tn the morning at 6.20 o'clock and leaving here in the ev«-r>ing at 6:40, making it very convenient for the men residing at Steubenville and Mingo who are working on the Ppsuldisg Iron Works. Mr. Husner, the affable proprietor of the Hassner House, is doing a lively business. He is crowded with boarders. The work on the HpsukMng Iron Works is progressing as rapidly as the weather will permit. The stone masons, carpenters and nrick makers are busily at work. The ooal shaft belonging-to the Mill Com pany is supplying the home trade. The Wheeling Kb-i^ru, both daily and Sudsy, is becoming quite a favorite among the people of tbis placo> - Bpaulding M Cowe are receiving large quantities of lumber daily. The glass bonse is running double turn, with plenty of orders ahead. Pittsburgh psrti«-s have about completed the heater*. Mr. Iseac Winters, who has been quite ill, is getting better, we are- glad to say. Mr Charles Bpaulding and family spent their Thanksgiving at fttevbenville. Mr. Downer is considerably better. Mr*. Harriet Farmer is improving her property very math by a new piling fence. Thk ontrich does not wt. Hhe doesn't have time. Hhedoes Dot squat down over something and insist on batching it out iI it takes all rammer, but she just lays a covple of porcelain cuspadores in the bot band when she feds like it, and then gues away to the seaside t* | quiet her aba tie ml nerves. -Boomerang. Tiibt now aay that Jay Gould has ordered the faateet yacht in the world because one Jarrett, a silk dealer, al ways beats bim yatching and ahoots a gun and twiddles bis Suffers from his uoee at the vampire of Wallstreet when he passes him. MYSTIC TIES Ttat BM tfta Son af Ma to «»mt Comanaioa. ■•sonic Natters—New Lodge of Knights of Pythias Founded—Decisions ef Grand Sire of Odd Fellows— Ancient United Weritmea. NEWS NOTES PERTINENT TO ALL. luoir. All day Tuesday, Noveaiber Slit, the streets of Baltimore were crowded whk visitors from different part* of the State, aod among the throng were many men in the quiet costume of tbe Master M«on, while others wore toe mot* pretentious costume of the Knight Templar. The occa sion was the laying of the corner stone of the new Pus (office and Court House on the north side of the lot /routing on Lexing ton street. The ceremonies were held at 3 o'clock. Soon after 12 o'clock the Postofllce employees. 200 strong, marched to the Masonic Temple, where the procession was forming under the Chief Marshal. (Jeorge L. McCaban, Past Junior Grand Warden, and hia aids. The procession was headed hy Maryland Commaqdery, No. I, I Km. Sir Graham Dukebart commanding; Crusade Commandery. No. 5, Kin. Sir John , I.ickie commanding; liean^eant Command pry, No, 8. Km. 8ir Harry Barry command ing; Baltimore < omniaudery and Mono mental Commandery, No. 3, Km. Sir Rich ard II. Conway commanding. Then came the officers of the Grand Lodge and the Masonic lodges, followed by the employes of the Postoffice. The line of procession wa> along Charles street to Franklin, to Howard, to llalliday, to Lexington to the site. The corner stone was then laid, aod M. W. John H. Latrobe, Past Grand Mas ter, delivered an oration. To show (he advance English Freemason* have made in the work of charity, the Lon don Freemason in a recent issue says: "The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution of London, the younjeeet of the three Kng lish Masonic charities. is, like the Boys' School, tho outcome of two institutions, namely, the Asylum for Aged and Decayed Masons, Corydon—in the foundation of which the late Bro. Dr. Crucetix took a leading part—and the institution formed in 1*42 by the Grand I/odge for brethren in reduced circumstances. In 1841> tbts Male fund was supplemented by a Fund for Widows, which whs commenced by an an nual grant of £100. la IN ^0 the two ware happily amalgamated, and since then the Grand Lodge has augmented its grants till, subject only to the confirmation of the minutes of the last Jnne Com mimics tionjtliey amount to ££00 per annum to each of the two funds. The number of thove in receipt of the benefits of this no ble iKstitution is 13.r> aged brethren and 109 widows of brethren, the former of whom have each an annuity of £40 per annum, and the latter one'of £32 per annum; while there are several widows of male an nuitants, to each of whom the institution allows one-half of the late husband's annu ity for three years certain, though it mostly happens they are elected on to the fuad be fore that period lias expired. Thus, apart from the expenses of administration, the benevolent institution is charged with the provision of quite £11,000 annually, of which only about one-third |iart is derived from iHTiuanent income. Truly aspiendid moiitiment is the bcnevolence of the Kog lisli craft in so short a |>eriod as forty years." Judge W. H H. Flick. Most worampioi Grand Muster of the Grand I/xlg« of the State of West Virginia, comes nearer tilling the chair than any of his predecessors. His friends, who know hia averdupois, will appreciate his.situation, but the Judge jays: "l will be obliged to have the legs of the chair made shorter." The following oUcerx were elected at the last regular convocation of the Gyrene Couimandery held Friday evening: Sir J. A. Miller Kminent Commander. Sir 15. J. Smyth, Generalissimo. Sir John M. Kirch, Captain General. SirS. P. Hildreth, Treasurer. Sir J. V. L. llodgera, Recorder. Sir Alex. I.aughlin, Trustee. Sir Anselam Buchanan, Prelate. Sir R. H. I<ist, Senior Warden. Sir George GifTen, Junior Warden.* Sir J. 1>. McFadden, Standard Hearer. Sir Andrew Wilson, Sword Bearer. Sir Harry Coen, Warden. Sir Jacob W. Grubb, First Ooard. Sir Alfred Paul I, Second Ooard. Sir Hull Quarrier, Third Guard. fir T. Mist, Sentinel. xvtaurs or rvruiAM. On Thanksgiving G. V. C., A. B. l)oane. accompanied by D. I>. O. C. Day, proceeded to New Cumberland to institute t» n«« loJon K. of P, About thirty knighta from Stenbetiville I/o«Ik« No. i and Kxcel tior No. .'<5, of Steubebville, were also pres ent. The new lodge is known as Hancock Lodge No. :iH, ami has 23 names to start with. The work was under the immediate supervision of the G. V. C. of West Vir ginia, who was ably assisted by all the vis iting delegations. Alter a portion of the work had been done the entire assemblage took a recess, at 11 i\ m , for a short time, and upon a special invitation repaired to a bounteous feast of material to sustain the inner man. After the institution, 4 a.m., the follow ingollicers were elected and in Mailed; P. C., Frank H. Smith. C. C , II. H. Kobb. V. C., A. M. Jackson. P., Archie B. Kobb. M. K., J. H. Schane. M. F., F. If. Shanley. K. R. & S., M. K. Thayer. M. A , Wm. Miskellv. I G., W. P. Kvaui. O. G.. A. H. Cox. ' • I »*:— m —ll~_ r-\ ..L. i_ the ligbnt trrtna of the«new lod^e, and he ►peslis for it a brilliant future. The new applicants for Pythian honors arc all gen tlemen of push and enterprise, and will no doubt muke their lodge a sucoess. Mrs. I izcie Woodbridge, wife of the late Dr 1>. Wood bridge, of Beilaire. is the re cipient of $4,000 from the K. ofi P. lodge, and the Ancient Order of United Work men i!i iOW each, for which she extendi her gre.ttful acknowledgments. On our recent wisii to Ohio we had tbe pWaMire of meeting Brother J. K. Shumate, CI. C.. who informed us that the Order in all parta of Ohio i* in a very flourishing condition; that dispensations have been granted for Lodge a No. 147, Bettsville, thirty-two charter members; Lucas Lodge, No. 148, Toledo, seventy-two charter mem bers; also a new German lodge will be in stituted at I ronton. At an early date divi sions of the Uniform rank will be organised at Clyde, Canton, Akron and Bridgeport. Lodges of Knight* of Pythiaa are now re ceiving the new ritual, which haa been printed in the English, French, German and Spanish languages. The regular annual festivities of tbe various lodges in this city will occur about the holidays. Humboldt Lodge will confer the Page rsnk at its next meeting. Black Prince worked in the Ksqnire rank last night They will confer the Ampli fied Third next Saturday night The ball and social at Turner Hall. on Thanksgiving eve by Cosar I>e Lion Dirl* aion. whs a success every way. A good rotiud sum was netted. A. O. C. W. lirinois now faae a membership of 11,900. There was no assessment for November. Select Commander, Comrade 1. M. Da menil, has been appointed Deputy Su preme Commander for Kentucky and Ohio. There were two aseeeemenU in the 8a preme Ledge jurisdiction for November, ow eleven deaths, only feret of which eccarred in West Virginia. Grand Command** Pape says: "We are gaining row very rapidly. We We her* in Cliicsao five good legions, with about 450 men, hers, and are gaining to tbe Slat* at the rate of one and • half lagieaa per week. Wisconsin b a* also fallen Tnto liae; tbe third legion will be instituted next week. Indiana is also- ready." t. a a r. Tbe Sovereign Grand Lodge ad sated a revised Kebekah Degree Ritual at Ha Inst session at Haiti mote, which will be ex- < changed with the iarisdietioasforfl 00 p*r copy, the exchange being th* same a* thai of rituals heretofore. I Tbe Grand Lodge and* a wise selection wben they re-elected Judge J. T. Hofce. Past Grand Master aad P. a Ropreasatellro, to represent it in the Soweign Grand Lodge. He aened on every Important ooartttea during the last seeeioa in Baltiaaov*. aad his »pLioo ,ai jndgmeat were lk*£od to with great atteattea. la Ptot Oraad Masters R. 8. Brown aad J. T. Hoke, Wart Virgiaia will be wall musesnisi Fallowing ara some of the deeMoae of the Grand ftre deeased of interset te this isriedictiea, which were approved by the Sovereign Orand Lodge aad ara now law*: A brother elected Noble Oraad aerred five monthe. and rasigaad aa aoeouat of boalseae ewgsgaaacata He was agjrin etected Mabte Otad id aerred Ire apathy when ha wee again coaapeUed to leave ttte city; tho Lotte, howefar, granted ku leave of abaenca. It be entitled u., honors of Part Grand? l*» Hoi*. A brother elected Noble Grand. *^. majority of nigbta, and ia than ^ven , *• of absence. la ba entitled *o tt,e bo^2 of Put (i rand 7 a*> He ia. ta, it legal for a subordinate lod* ( ■it the payment of benefits to thir.Jf weeks, cr any other time? ^ It cannot. Ia it legal to pay benefits until one after a brother lias been reported sick* It may be considered established thu . subordinate lodce haa the right to pro»,u that benefit* shall not be paid lor fir* sefk'a aickaeaa of a member. To suspend or drop a aseml*r for n<m payment o(, duaa, the time died u must be regarded, and not the amount A brother clear of the books on th* irJ day of January, for instance, cannot t» dropped, until a year thenwfier. no inuier to what amount his duaa on* accumulate in the intermediate time by fines or other file. A card of withdrawal havif»* been ^rsnt cd to a member of a lodge, end before its expiration charrea are dtrly preferred against liim.ai d the card aunulled. and the brother after trial was acquitted, his p,„i. tion in the lody« is the same m if a c,rj had nerer been granted, The petition for a charter for a subordi nate lorfgc must be signed bv live Third Degree members in good standing. All work in subordinate must he trans acted injthe tbmi degree after July i 1882, except conferring the initiatory, the first ami second degrees. The law fti rei erewce to the lodge in which withdrawal cards >ball be dayo-ked (old digest Jit, no* (H6) has not been regaled or modified. Ihe law which prevents the name o< any l*rson while living to be used as the char tered name of a ladga cannot be eviidrd by dropping the given name of the per*m. 'Kcbekah ltegree Indpes are author??*! to use the funeral ceremony now in nee by the Grand Lodge, contained in th« lt<wk 0f Forma, subetitutinir the word "Mater" where "brother" ocears Wheeling wan selected as the next of meeting of the Grand l-odgc. CLAYSVILLE. fhaabadtlat a Ia4 Bay-riaariarai •ratbs-A Bwacstaliemllswi, Sfiirial hi Ike Suniiay lityitfn. CbAvaviLLR, Pa., December 2.— Thanks giving wa* quite a sad day in this piav. Two of our ablest and mo*t respected rid. zens lay corpses—numbered with the dead. Mr. T.Noble had been >9 ill health (or wine time with kindey complaint, and on last Wednesday morning he became sud denly worse. At 11 o'clock of the same day he had a stroke of paralysis, and at l o'clock passed away without a murmur, Ho was 61 years of age. Mrs. Klsie Cooper, wife of Fainuel Cooper, was taken aick ou Wednesday evening and died within a few hours. She waa about 77 years of age. Both of the deceased were members of the Presbyterian Church, and their demise will be sadly felt In this community. Mr. W. A. Irwin, our accommodating pom master, who ba» been away visiting his sister. Jennie, at While Mills, tin* county, returned yesterday. Miss Irwin is teaching school at White Mills, and Iter brother reports that she has about seventy live pnuils in her charge, and is getting along splendidly, i 7> S...L ....« ...r.. I ii... ler county, are in town, Italng summoned by the death of Mrs t'oopt*r. Isaa# Clemens ha* te-opened his lirorjr stable at litis |>lacv. There are about I to scholar* in our schco's here, u ndcr tin* management <»( I'rofetsors Anderson ami Itotkin and iaa I.luie Slillwagoti. The school is progress ii<K linely aud Ibe tew hers give ^eiu ral satisfaction. Tha poatoftioe haa been remove I to a room in Mrs. Sarah Gamble's bouse, the bouse in which it formerly was be in : sold to S. Lindley, who intends to occupy it as a dwelling shanty. V. G. titlllwegen, who ia atmlying law with K. (j. Cracraft, of your city, ia at houta for a few days. "Fatty" Ifowell, of your city, wa* in town yesterday. The 8r»i>AY ItKiiiNTn arrives here bright and early Sunday morning, and is eagerly nought for liy our people. It ia the Urgent, handsomest and best pa|*r that comes to tlila town. ltabbitaare plentiful in Ibis neightior hood.and they are being dayed bv the bun dreds by otir "true-shot' sportsmen. Green street has not been paved,a* prwu* ited. "Walt till next year.' • (MwH ahoald take aoii\a action in re Krd to bating tha snow and lea rjin »*eJ mi the sidewalks thla Wintar The pave ments art to a terrible condition at prte enfe j . Mr- Manr Nobis, wifa of J. <i. liable, of Newman, Itougiaa eoaniy, Ma, wh<> r> moved from here soma time since, is her* on a visit. I!. 0. Hoot man, of Ihinsfort, this vicinity, killed twenty threeblsckanakea during the past summer which measured !<>t fci We have baei) wondering. until lately, what baa made George Hill so happy. To day we had a <piiet conversation with bin, and interrogating him as to hia unusual blitbr and merry manner, be made an si position of the facta to us. He aaid he was tired of leading a single life, ami as "p<*opls were not bom to live alone," thought bs would take the same plan of living happy as many other* had taken. He was marrisl at Waflsburg about three weeka ago. ts Miss Li trie Kirk, of Dallas, VV. Va. Tbr matt«r waa kapt very quiet, hut to dsy hi was feeling so goo<l he let the secret o* We wish for the General and bis 1 bride a long ami prosperous jouraey through Ufa. , Tha package of silk stolen frirn Hi* H A 0. d« |x»t at tliia place, aome tune ag), «» returned to-day. It eeerns tbst the article waa in the possession of aome one ia tk* neighborhood of Kimpaon's store, and eLsa the authorities made diligent se.in li 1 >r i»* missing roods, the parlies holding th<*« thought best to return them. From • '»*' can be learned at this writing tber«- »"• no legal proceedings against the j»»rt;ea We learn that Dr. John Kelly, formerly Of this place, but now of Washington hw purchased the old Mansion Hous-- ">n* at the latter place. Mr. 8. Whfte, marbla dealer and mso« facturer of thia place, made a «al«- of personal property to-daf. A sj«l«o4ti buggy horse brought $1 'Si, another b<*W aold for |101; other homes sold at rsarfa> able prices. Hill ft Jackson, plaat'*rer». are d ;ir.g •* Immense business. Hill Is considered tM tM»i!iMi itnd lie at tdasterer in the c^ii'1/ LITTLE WASHINGTON. *•*•1 an* PHMMl ivewael Ihf («(M* I Towa. fyxtial U) thf tiiind/ty flrgUtn Wakiuxoton, Dec. 2.-Mr. J R. Crosser, of Allejrbenj iw, wa* in town thin week, vlaiUnjt Meo» The nmalDBof IL M. Olbwn, Km|,«* Pittsburgh, were iiitcrr-d In-re ^ Tuesday. Iter. C. f 'owdcu, of th#» Herond I1** Lyterian Church, luu received ioi4 cepted a call from a church at Dcnrw. Col. A very select sociable took J'!*"* * Tuesday evening at the parlor* of ** Annie Moore, on Main Hi , Elmer Fresher of Wheeling •* Chas. Held, ol Hteuhenville, U« /•* lege boys, went houie to aj*nd l*" Thanksgiving vacation in eatiQf £r. E. F. Acbfcon and brtf- r«*r *d borne to-day from their tour to the East. - . Mp. F. B. II. F. Brown lee of »e Middletown, thU county, i» b> clrcolalmg among his maay ffeo" •nd lady friends. . ...i Tbe sophomore flam •( Ws<Aisf«*j •nd Jetknon Con«*e b the lanj^ j I silk* the union of the two oollef* I numbers fifty-four metnbeia. . Mi Prof, bimonton left on VS edn<^* for a brief visit to bis broth**. Hi mod toe, who reaides in Uk « I*rt of this Bute. „ ^ Mr. T. C. Noble, of Claysville. • prominent man in tbla coootj, j oh home on Wednsaday from I diseaae. k-/ The Teachers' Inatitute toj* here In the holidays pfomisfai U» *»oat aU(active one that we b had. Heveral vsrv noted will be promt to <hseua» ttw ^ Ice of bow the youth should * cated . u1 . Considerable real •atate J^jf handa hers this weak at pri0**^ # Indicate that the property *» quite valuabia. ^ jH . The vartmm ehuvehaa ofUj^M held uaited Tbnokerivtog the ILK ChmeSrnr.TJ President «f Waabinftoo sod The crematory, waaagsis^jpifj dOoed to aahm. tftfc fcr eur Dated IW»^