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Sjr taking JJoirdtr. POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varie«. A marvel of purity, strength and wholeaomenem. MoNM«wnic«l than theordinary kin.ta, and cannot be sold In competilioa «lib tbe multitude of low tes«, short weight alum or phosphate powder*. SpM only in itma. Koy4L Ba&iüo Powdek Co., 106 Wall street, New York. §r$ «floods. 1887.-GR AN D-1887. Closing Sale or CLOAKS! Blankets, Comforts, Underwear, Hosiery, Nubias, Scarfs, and Hoods. AU Must Go. Prices Down to Where You Want Them. Now U I he time for BARf.AINS. Everything reduced w hatever you wish to purchase daring our rtumnwWT Sale, b> make ro»«ui fora SEW A\l> llASl'SOMK LINE OK CARPETS, which we will receire in a very short tixne. HUN T FAIL TO O.UL. L. S. GOOD 4 CO, No. 1131 M*ia Street, The liest. Chea|>«!4 and Moot Reliable l>ry Qmb How in the city. jyl DONT MISS THE FUN The Great Toboggan Slide Has Come. PRICES IIsT MufFs&FurTfimmings SLIDE WAY DOWN BELOW COST. Having just mtived by express an immense stork of Malt's and Fur Trimmings, we be«r to iiforn the puhli«* that tor the next few days we shall sell at your own prices the above named articles, combined with our Iar«ce stork of CLOAKS AND DRESS GOODS, And all kinds of Domestic Dry tioods. which must be sold to make room for new «foods. HENRY JACOBS & CO, 1154 Main Street, WUCELIKtl, w. \A. N. B.—Come one, come all and be convinced of this great fact. <1*31 Qetpsltz YESTERDAY IN THE CITY. I«<Ipi to Blew Ailvfrlli^niraU. FIFTH PAOK. Cloaks Cheap—J. 8. Rhodes 4 Co. (irand Opera Hrwwe Walter jJ. Baldwin. stork holdcrV Meeting — Franklin ln«uranee Company. Patents—Tho*. r. Simpson. Opera House—Skipped bjr the Light of the Moon. For Ki-ut—PwelHnjt. Uaker'.t Magie Relief—F. H. Lange A Ca Natural « ;«-■* Fitting a Specialty—A. J. Sweeney A Son. For »ale—Mule«. Opera liou«*>—A Tin Soldier. SIXTH PAUK. Manon ir Funcrnl Notice. Wheeling Mining nnd Manufacturing Com Dissolution Notice—Kaslt-y «V Brook*. A. I- KH K * CO. We offer Will«« Ware r*r Ikl* week only «I »nil below root. We do m I« aake room for »or Jle» KathroMerie* aati Tor«-h on 1.0fr« that will be la «est week. A. L. UH F. * CO. Partie« deolria« tkelr reatdeaee* • IM for aaln* Xatwral Um eaa have the work doae at oaee hjr ealllaf at ISM Market street All wark rare ffally done. Mpeeial atteaiioa ta plaablaf aad »eaeral wark. Cheap Kxrurmion Ticket« to the Saath. Cheap excursion tickets to th« South now on dale by tbe l'an Handle route. For tickets and further particulars, rail on or address J. G. Tomlin*>n, Passenger Agent Fan Handle Route. Wheeling, W. Va. Joo. Haxknacrk m wiling the best and cheapest shoes in the city, at U>4* Main St Chersk received u>-: Imported Swiss, Neufchatel, Brie aod ,M neuster Cheese, at Levi Bros.', McMechaa'# old »tand. McMkhiv'9 Stufted Mangoes, either in jars or loose, at Levi Bros., McMechen's old stand. SaVitoua Chips at Levi Bros.', Mc Merbrn's old stand. Try MeMevhen's Whole Tomatoes—you can slice th«ia—at Levi Bros.', McMech en's old stand. Go TO Jos. Hasenauer tor your Children's ■hoes; they are only 50c; ladies' and Misses', 65c; Infants', 25c; Men's Cal£ $1.25, at 1048 Main street. UcMk hi.v's Mluce Meat and Plum Padding at Levi Bros., McMechen's old atand. r. flXUMD&Co sell drrgpods the cheapest T A. LITTLE. ja«cm a. niLLo*. Mauffer. TBE PUMIES. The Democrats Select Timber to Elect as Councilman. DELEGATES TO THE CONVENTION On Monday, Also Elected—A Great Deal of Interest MANIFESTED IN THE RESULT A great deal of interest was manifested in yesterday's Democratic primaries, and the crowds around the polls were quite large all day. In several wards tbe vote was not as heavy as it might have beeu, hot in others it was pretty well brought oat The result iu tbe various wards is as toi lows: FIRST WARD. First Brauch Council—A. A. Caldwell m Second Branch Council—A. C. Harrell 199, Chas. Kleiu 149, John M. Stewart 77, Chas. H. Miller 191, A. J. Sweeney 61, , Samuel Kuglen 132, John P. Foosc 37, Chas. Cunningham 86. This nominate« .Messrs. Hairel, Kline aud Millet. Delegates to Convention—Win. Kenney 13a, Charles Ebbert 117, James McDonald Ml. SECOND WARD. For First Branch Council—S. Horkheini er 9K, Walter H. Rinehart 88. Second Branch Council—T. W. Simpson 83, J. B. Crawford 138, Henry Weisgerber I 97, Joseph Emsheimer 36, A. G. Hadlich :î5, August Matthews .Vi, Patrick Kennedy 25. Messrs. Simpson, Crawford and Weis 1 gerber nominated. For Delegates to Convention—M. L. Wright 66, T. P. Shall cross, Sr. 97, Jos. Emsheimer 51, P. E. Zinn 45, David Scbambra 44, August Matthews74, John A. White 71, A. Capps62. Messrs. Wright, Shallcross aud Matthews are elected. THIRD WARD. For First Branch Council—W. E. Wad dell 90. For Second Branch Council—M. Era sheimer 60, Thomas O'Brien 57, W. V. Höge 19, John Young 10, J. H. Downs, Jr., 21, P. Si*ally 16, L. F. Stifel 41, Alex. Cpdegraff 13, C. P. Brown 3oL Messrs. Eni sheimcr, O'Brieuaud Stifel are nominated. Through a misunderstanding this ward electcd its Delegates to the Convention at the suggestion meeting. KtMRTH WARD. For First Branch Council—Frederick Happy "208. For Second Branch of Council—Frank Smith 89, James Cray 13, Alex. Young 137, Robert Pekari 63, Frank Heslv 116, John W. Boring 98, Joseph Vahu 73, Edward Kobcrtsou 157, Peter Erb 22, Samuel Jact(uay 63, Reiuhart Greininger 30, Jacob Doer 12. Messrs Young, Healy aud Robertson are nominated. For Delegates to Convention—Frank Healy 1 It, Charles O'Brien *161, Robert I Riddle 136, P. F. Farrell, 132, Robert j Eliingham 102, P. Noble 18, C. W. K riet er ."»4, Charles Smith 131. Messrs. Healy, O'Brien and Riddle are elected. I'llTH U IKI) For First Branch Council—liuis Del-1 bmgge 144. For Second Branch Council—C. L. Davis* j 64, John Voeckler, Jr., 109, Frank Auber | 81. For Déboîtes to Convention—Andrew Stoetzer 128, James Filan 10.1, Mark Mulkearn 99. Total vote polled, 150. SIXTH « ARU. For First Branch Council—G- W. KuBi ble 129, T. W. Weitzel 57, Win. M. Hand la» 132, Patrick O'Neal 48. Mr. Hand Ian is nominated. For Second Branch Council. — John Pracht 1**4, Hugh J. White 290, Frank Gruse 314, Ed Steger 213, Johu Wewger her 101, John Kemple 58, Gregory Warner 143. Wiu. Manion 32, Patrick Wier 10»;, Wm. Carney 41, Hugh Dawson 75, John Scott 90, George Weisgerber 106, John Iutnahan 69. Messrs. Pracht, White, Gruse, Steger and Warner are nominated. Delegates to the convention.—James Killeen 292, James K*gan 1*3. Patrick Gavin 200. Total vote polled 369. SEVENTH WABI). For , First Branch Council — George, LemmonsTl. For Secoud Branch of Council—Charles H. Copp 6H, John Kmmart 515, Joseph Shatler 23, F. P. McNeil 54, Simon Keim H. Messrs. Copp, Kmmart and McNeil are nominated. For Delegates to Convention—Charles Lukens 34, Andrew White 33, B. F. Mc Mechen 13, Grafton Beall 18, J. K. Hughes 47, Chas. H. Copp 51, M. T. Frame 7, L. 0. Smith 11. Messrs. Lu kens, Hughes and Copp are elected. Total vote 78. KKiHlH WARD. For First Branch Council—ChrLs. Vie wig, Jr., 81, William Woiviugton 2*. For Second Brauch Council—Louis Hoelche 9"), Joseph Hydiuger 83, William Ixihiuan 32, Charles Khorig 94, K. V. Arkle 93, Smith Butler 24, Herman Bentz 25. Messrs. Hoelche, liohrig and Arkle are nominated. , For Delegates to the Convention—Wm. Kussel 1, 42; Wm. Boles, 18; Chas. Binge!!, 28; Frank Heller, 56; Henry Schrome, 25; Herman Bentz, 24; Patrick Manion, 54; Mike Owens, 47; John Collins, 7. Messrs. Kussel I, Heller and Manion are elected. Members City Executive Committee— Herman Bentz, 86; John McElroy, 24. Total vote, 117. ^ POINT9 ON PEOPLE. Movement« of Cltl|«ut and the Coming and GolwC of UlritBftrit. Mrs. Dickey's condition w.m somewhat improved yesterday, and she is slowly but surely becoming better. A. H. Kraeling, a successful young drug gist, of Allegheny, Pa, is the guest of WilUJoetze for a few days. J. J. Foster and son, of South Main street, returned home from an extended visit to Chu^ago last Tuesday. Henry tawertag, of the South Side, paid a pleasant visit to his brother, Aug Lowe dag, ol Steubenrille, O., last week. Mr. Aaron Block, of Block Bros., leaves Cuba. While there be will nuke his head q uarters at Havana. Superintendent of Schools, Audet«on, left last evening tor Coo pens town, Fa., bet nu called there by the death of his brothsr-in-law, James B. Brown. Misa Lena Kasterdav, a fescinaUogyoung Wellsbnrg lady, who ha« been spttndiug the holidays with Mim Annie Foster of the South Side, returned home yesterday. Mi*w Sophia Bachman aud Lizzie Moruinjptar, two well known young ladies from Marietta, 0.. are the guests of Miss Mollie Zimmer, of South Chapline street. Mrs. N> Cr Gauater, pt Baltimore, died on last Wednesday. Itecuaaed was «welj known in Wheeling. She «as a daughter of the late' Jet<*e Bui lard and sister of Mrs. Hiram Jones, of Bellaire. Mr. Ed. H. Feltus bas resigned his posi tion with the Atlantic Tea Co.'s Sooth 8*4* «tore, to accept a more lucrative puni tion »rub Wn. f, Tiers & Ca, of Phila delpfei», m txayeèing a^te»men. The many friends of Mr*. .Joi^e,? ffrpwo, »ee Miss Jane Andern»«, formerly oraW mar school teacbcr of Union school, will l>e pained to learn of the death of her hus bjirjd, which occnrred at Oil City, Pa., on Thursday*. Mm- Brown was only married about a year »nA ViSÎatgf of Prof. Ander son, Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Jos. Hasenaier is still selling Boots and Shoes at appraised prices, to make room for new stock, at 1048 Main street, J. P. Knox's old stand. Rolled Oats for breakfast: cooks in ten minntes, at Levi Brus., McMechen's old stand. JfcMBTHKX's extra early June Peas, at Levi Hn§., McMechen's old stand. IN A SMALL WAY. The News of the Day Pointedly Para graphed for Hastr Header*. Is the Dillon Watch Club drawing, last eyening, No. 4f drew the watch in club No. 1, and No. 17 in club No. 2. The officers ef Hunibolt Ixxlge No. 9, K. of P., weie dnly installed last night, D. D. G. C. Fred C. Thompson officiating? Thk "Caliopean," a popular dancing club, will give a receptiou and hop at Bonenberger's hall next Wednesday even ing. The Glass City boat club, will give their second grand ball at Turner Hall, on January 21st. They are a popular set of young men, and will certainly meet with success. A small black and tan dog has been lost by a lady at the Grant House. Should it be found, its return will be a favor and will be rewarded. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Peabody Insurance Company will lté held at the company's office, 1323 Market street, on Tuesday, January 11, for the election ot directors. A horse attached to a spring wagon slipped and fell on the turn table of the Citizens' street car line yesterday after noon, but after he got to his feet the ani mal was found to be unhurt. The usual semi-monthly rehearsal of the Opera House orchestra will be held this evening in Germania Hall. A tine musical programme has l>een arranged and will as usual be rendered in an excellent manner. The attention of readers of the Regis tre is called to the fact that Mr. Brant, of the Brunswick, will set an elegant dinner to-day. The menu, including venison, wild tnrkev, mountain inuttoa, and all the delicacies of the season. This cold weather make? things very dull in police circles, or maybe the dull ness is due to the fact that good resolutions have been made, which will somewhat han dicap police business for a week or sr. About that time those who turned over new leaves will commence liack at the tirst of the book again and wait for next New Year's. CnTEy of Pulk e Smith received a let ter yesterday fron» Thomas Cutler, of New York, which stated that his wife bad left Montreal, Canada, on the 23d of Jnly last, where he had left hei while he went to New York. He suspected that she had ruu away with a Wheeling man, bnt his suspicions are incoriect. He sent two photographs of his his wife, whose maiden uame was Annie launder. Evidently An nie is not in Wheeling. Th k Secretary of SLite has issued a chart er to the Wheeling Mining and Mauttfac turing Company. The incorporators are S. H. Kasley, I>. ItolterLs, 11. C. Richards, W. C. Jacobs, J. W. Brooks, one share each. The new coiupaiiy succeeds the tirui of Kasley & Brooks, and proposes to nianufactme a paving block for street paving. They have ordered the latest inij proved machinery for tluit branch ot then business, aud will commence operations at once. AMUSEMENTS. Two Kuuny Play» at the Opera tlouoe For This Week. / will be presented at the Opera House on Tueaday and Wednesday next with the us ual Wednesday matinee, and the fun-loving citizens of Wheeliug will have another chance to shake their sides over its exquis ite humor. His plays have achieved a tremendous reputation for their refine ment and wildly jolly fun, and what is rather uunsual in the plays of te-day, while you cannot help roar ing with laughter at the dialogue and situations, there is uothing in any of his plays which could offend the most fastidi ous. ''The Tin Soldier" is recognized as Mr. Hoyt's best effort and none should neglect the chance of enjoying his budget ottrue American humor. Reserved seats are now ou *de at Bauraer's and are being rap idly taken. Skipped By the Light of the Moon. Ou Friday and Saturday evenings of t!i* present week, Fowler and Wanniugton's com puny of comedians are to appear at the Opera House in that funniest of farci cal cousenies, "Skipped by the Light of the Moon," a play that for the last three sea sons has filled the largest theaters in all the principal cities of America, from New York to Sau Francisco, creating a perfect furore wherever it liasjbeen presented. Of this famous comedy the New York Journal says: " Skipped by the Light of the Moon' made an enormous success at the Fifth Av enue Theater. We have never had any thing so out of'thc cqmiuon rut of com edy; the laughter begins two minutes after the curtain rises and doe* not stop until it falls npon the thin! and last act. It is the sort of production that all New York will rnsh toi»ee." , The Grand Opern Hoime. Commencing to-morrow evening, the popular young actor, Mr. Walter S. Bald win wUl play a week's engagement at this theatre, being supitorteil by Miss .lessie Cracker aud the Baldwii^ Theatre Com pany. A strong repertoire of plays will be presenter!, including "The Galley Slave," "Danites," "list Lynne," "Hazel Kirke," "Two Orphans," "Under the Gaslight," "Esmeralda," and "Queen'« Evjdeupc." ÜAVS you tried McMechen's Poaches for cream, at Levi Bros., McMeehen's old stand. A QUESTION ABOUT Browns Iron 'Bitters answered, Tb» Qnaaevxi has jpotoabtr bean asked towusd* of tta«L"How c*n Brown's Iron Bitteracujverwy thin*?" Well, it doaanl. Bui it doee oor» an* itan* for which a reputable pbjrstcian woald preecrjba 1*01 Physicians recognise Iron u the beat restorative KMX known to tb<> profession. *nJ inaauy of ftikT Imllni obenucftl Ann»1U sabetantiata ta«*« Um* Uaare ara mac* nreparaUona at iron than of anj other snbstanc* used in medicine. Thja ahowi oon elaaiTelj th\t iron M aoknowlednd to b« the moat important factor in saooecaful medical practice. It vi, hcWwf ar—arkaMe feet-that prior to tha disoo* ■itOWk'il IKON BI-ffgES do perfect. 1 found. BROWN'S IRON BrTTERSföÄSßa PITTBK* tut» miiwiMi wwggg "•**** CWIta «4 FW«, ItWi Fwttn.Otatial I—MÉI *■* —' SflOWN-SIRONBlTTEIK^t: I K? ÄWWätSfitt b-a.>nt le renewed mnj. TbeamaelaatheoMeaBM firmer, the dJceattoo improves, the bowels are acme. In wonwa the affect is oaoaUy more rapid and marked. The tymbegin at onoe to brighten; the akin dears I»; h*aJHtf coJor ooniaeto the cheeks, nm i msnssa IfaHH i l MI (naetfcmal dsrmqfements become rago ESOTMr^Shssr« Bitters iatha OXLY traa mediate* that k no» te» 1 I jmfaoa. f>|iiasiiaU Dragfuti neia— w*«C Ths Omniiii baa Trade Mark and crtaaed red bM* ^^^■TAMNOWBK». interesting Facts Regarding the Bitension t Pt. Pleasant. PRESENT AMD FUTURE OF THE LIME The First Train Everywhere Accorded 1 Regal Reception. COUNTRY TRAVERSED, AMD PEOPLE The extension of the Ohio River railroac from Parkershurg south to Pt. Pleasant, t distance of 79 miles, is now in complet« working order and yesterday morning th< first through passenger train left this citj for the lower end of the line. The new road cannot bnt become a prime favoriti with the traveling public, for several rea sons. One of the chief grounds upon which this belief is based is the fact thai the road is one of the best constructed line« ever laid down in the United States, and another is because the officials am' attaches of the Company, from Presi dent to section ■ boss, are uni' formly courteous, obliging, ever careful ol the Interest« of the public and quick fc anticipate and gratify every reasonable wish. The road ia especially unique in the courtesy and gentlemanlinei>s of it* conductors. In charming contrast with tho haughty mien and forbidding aspect of the average railroad conductor, the gentlemen in charge of the Ohio Kiver trains are a happy combination of all the good traits which should enter into the make-up of the executive officer having supervision over the rolling stock set aside for the transportation of the public, and ttye average traveler will be surprised and gratified at the attention which is con ferred upon him aud the civility accorded him. Although the road was first thrown open to the public yester lay, a represeseutativa of tho Kboisteu was allowed to make the trip from l'arkersburg to Point Pleasant Friday, on the occasion of the tour of in spection made by the officers of the Com pany prior to the inauguration of business, and the writer propewe^s, in a hurried and necessarily somewhat abbreviate«! manner, to set torth the sights he saw. and the im pressions he received while on the jour ne/. THK STAKT. At 7:10 o'clock Friday morning, engine No. P2, a bran new piece of machinery, drew up at the platform in front of the Company's depot ia Parkershurg. At tached to the engine were a combination baggage and smoking car, a handsome new l —.1 _ 1 l„.l boxes fur tho section basses. Notwith standing the early hour, it being liardlj daylight, there was quite a crowd iu wait ing at the depot, made up of officers of tin road, invited guests, and a number of pas sengers who hoped to be allowed to react their homes down th« river without the delay of laying over until Saturday. The train was in charge ol Conductor Patrick, with Conductoi Bradford on the engine in the capacity ol pilot, Engineer Charles E. Bycra at the throttle, and Fireman Ingram in the cat with him. The ollicers of the road willinglv extended permission to the waiting passen gers to go aboard, and while they dis posed of themselves iu the smoker, forward, the private car was entered by Presidcnl George W. Thompson, Chief Engineer J. A. Fickenger, Assistant Superintendent C. L. Williams; W. L. Kobinson, General Freightand Passenger Agent; W. C. Ault, Master of Iioad; W. L. Daily, Mastei Mechanic; W. II. Faye, representing the Adams Express Company; J. LeDuc, a prominent railroad contractor, of Cleve land, the Kkgistku scribe, and one or two personal friends of the officers, making up a very pleasant party. At7:45 the signal tostart was given, and the train left the foot of Third street and backed up the river to a poiut a hundred yards uorth of the B. & (). bridge which spans theOhio, when the train was switched to the new track aud began to climb the long grade of 82 feet to the mile leading to the bridge viaduct. Third street was again crossed at an elevation of 25 feet above the depot platform, and still the ascent was continued, the track bending to the cast in a graceful curve until the level of the bridge was reached at Second and Ann streets, aud the train ran upon the magnifi cently constructed viaduct,forty feet above the sidewalk. At the corner of Second and Ann streets the site of the new elevated passenger station was parsed,and alter run ning about the distance ofa city block the train ran out upon the bridge which spans the Little Kanawha, its height being 65 feet above the water. TUE BRIDGE. This bridge is a Pratt truss, in three spans, the north oue of 85 feet, the channel span of 300 feet and the south span of 65 feet. It was constructed by the Phœnix Bridge Company, of Pittsburgh, and, together with the viaduct and approach, is a handsome aud costly piece of work. The bridge approach is 1,260 feet long, and contains 191,000 feet qf stuf]*, hoard measure. The iron of the vjaduct weighs 421,400 pounds, whilu the bridge proper weighs 800,300 pounds. Besides this enormous weight of metal, the bridge contains 10,855 feet of piliug, 71,000 feet of foundation timber, 3,100 cubic yards of masonry, and .'!04 cubic yards of concrete. The work on the bridge began about the first of last May, aud the last bolts were put in place Thursday afternoon, when the structure was trie«! by ruuuing two cugines, weighing together 140 tous, and seventeen loaded freight cars upon it, making a load, exclusive of the enyines, ol one ton per Uueai foot. With tu is i'U rneniie weight the bridge showed a deflee tiou of but one and one-third inches. The special train ran safely over the ing the fine view ol l'arkersburg ami the Ohio shore, spread out before them, nud then, while the eugine ran smoothly to ward the grade to Washington Bottom, President Thompson narrated the follow ing facts concerning thp construction yi th« extension,aud the future plans of the Com' pauy: THE ROAD. The contracts for the construction of the Pt. Pleasaut division were let on the 10th of last March, and work upon the road gan about tl)e 1st of April. Tip road led was rapidly prepared,'and early in August track-laying began at the Poiut Pleasant end of the line. The rails were from the mills of Carnegie, Ph»pps Co., at Ifome stead, l'a., aud the last spike %as driveti about the first of the new year. TheComi>any had previously made eon tracts for new rolling stock, and is now receiving six new engines from »he Brook« Locomotive Works, Dunkirk. X. Y. ; three new liaggage cars. 150 "o»>(!p!^, "4tfu boj cat$ aud Àl» aotfc çaft, iroti} Pennicli Bros.. Miner va'lY, and ten new' paasengej coaches from t|jc Wa»ou Manufacturing Company, Rpringftele), Mass. The Com pany's telegraph Hue in lOQiplwted tc within eight miles of Parkersburg, aud will be iu operation within the next week. A force of two hundred men a« finishing np the ballasting, while a large corps of depot builders and painters are putting up and preparing the depots fa» occupancy. In constructing the I,neChiei Engineer Fickenger was aaaisted by J. P. Illsley, of Philadelphia, consulting engi neer, while J. F. Speyer had dwg; of the iraCMir^g The Company wijl wlt^o^ a flQuty be gin wotk early'in the spring upon the line from Pt. Pleasant to Huntington. Thi< division will be about forty miles it length. A meeting of the »toekholden has been called for February 5th, at Park ersburg. when the plans will be formally approved, and the capital stock of tb< company increased from (5,000,000 to fti, 000,000. Negotiations for the right o way are now being actively conducted and the coming autumn will undoubtedly see the line complete with a total length, firom this city of 213 miles. This exten sion involve« the expense of a bridge oyer the Great Kanawha, at Pt Pleasant, with a channel span of 500 feet. This bridge will cost a good round sum, bat it will go ap,and likealltheCompany'sproperty, will be of the very best design, material and workmanship. About the middle ol February a corps of engineers will also be put upon the line of a projected and im portant feeder, running from Ravenswood, Jackson county, to Spencer, Roane county, a distance of thirty-six miles. Some f65, 000 has already been appropriated for this work. The extension to Pt. Pleasant was built with wonderful rapidity, con sidering the difficulties encountered. Everything in the way of metal had to be shipped from Pittsburg around by way of Columbus and down the Kanawha and Ohio road, exposing the contractors to in numarable delays and the Company to heavy expense; gravel could only be ob tained at two places on the line, while the difficulties of making a road bed at some points were very great. For instance, at Letart Narrows, about 27 miles above Pt. Pleasant, eighty men were engaged for three months in trying to make a road-bed on the face of a slippy hill, aud 15,000 cubic yards of earth had to be moved and retaining walls built before the job was completed. Just below New Haren the road-bed is carved out of the face of a solid rock, the perpen dicular crop of which afforded no foothold for the surveyors, and men had to be low ered down with ropes from the summit to run the levels. In some places the face of the rock is forty feet above the track, solid as the front of a steel vault, and enough powder was burned in blanting to carry an army through a liercely-contested wâr. Even yet gangs are plying the drill at some points, and tons of rock are being blown into the river to afford more room for the rolling stock. These difficulties were great, but once the road-bed was prepared, the track-layers made things bum. Mr. Speyer and his men pnt down the entire 79 miles of track iu 41 days and 9 hours actual working time—an average of nearly two miles per day! A mile a day, out on the prairies, when the Union Pacific was young, used to lie considered good speed. The improvements being put up by the Company are of the most substantial char acter. The new passenger station at Sec oudaud A un streets, Parkereburg, has been alluded to. All along the line the station building» are large, neat in appearance, and calculated to last for a generation. The water statious are provided with 1,200-1 barrel tanks, elevated 25 feet above the track, and tilled by pumping stations on the river bank. At Ravenswood the Com pany has six acres of laud, uj»on which is being erected a freight depot 130 by 40 feet, a tine turn-table, handsome passen ger station and large stock pens. At Pt. Pleasant §32,000 has l»een expended in land, '200 acres lying iu one piece, on which is located a passenger depot, round house with accommodation /or four engines, cat tle pens, etc., with extensive side tracks. Inclines leading to the river are also under way at Point Pleasant, Ripley I,andiug aud at two other points. The bridges over the streams are uniformly strong. At Rig Mill creek there is an iron truss bridge of 150 feet span, one of 100 feet span at Lee creek, one of 100 feet span at Sand creek aud a number of smaller structures of a similar kind, all uni11. uv tue ruiriiiA üiui^c vuiu|iauj, while the trestles are massive in character. The track is ballasted with brokeu stone or gravel in the best manner. With this brief summary of the past, present and future of the road, we will return to the narration of the events ot the trip. THE TKIP. At 6 o'clock the train ran opposite the the head of historic Blannerlussett, and a splendid view of the Island and the neighboring shores on both sides of the river was had. The train ran remarkably steady, and the solidity of the road bed surprised and delighted the officers of the Company. The ascent ot the long grade to Washington Bottom, at the foot of Blannerhassett, began at 8:10, and a few minutes later our way lay across the rich, rolling and high stretch of land once the property of the Father of his Country. This piece of country is the ideal farm ing land. Holling gently, it is topjted with an alluvial soil of the highest fertility, and when but tickled with a hoe responds in the most abundaut harvest«. The railroad runs almost half a mile from the river, and the track is nearly straight for several miles. At 8;i0 the train came upon the tele graph gang, about eight miles out of Tark erfeburg, and a short stop was made. Again getting under headway, the train ran down the grade at the lower end of Wash ington Bottom, and turning close to the river passe*! Scott postoffice, nine miles out. Close to the pestoffiee is Meldahl's station, snrrounded by a great grape growing country. Most of the product of the vines is shipped by the German grow ers to Kellcy Island, whence it is trans form«! into that justly celebrated bever age—Kelley Island wine. Along here the hills are low and are quite a distance back from the river, the intervening bot toms making a fine farming land. Opposite Newberry bar, that spot de tested by river men, we came to some very heavy rock cutting, and there, too, met a gravel train, and agaug of 150 ball asters— a mixed assemblage ot Italians, Americans, Irish and negroes. Here the train lay for half au hour, while ■» piece of track was put in shape, and at 9:15 we sped away southward, soon passing Section Doss Man ning and a gang of men blasting out rock to admit of the track l»eing removed a few feet farther in toward the hill. At 9:H5 Harris' Perry, opposite Hockingport, O., was passed, and at 9-50 the train entered upon Ikdleville Bottom, ran over the fine iron bridge at Lee creek, and halted at Belleville Station at 10:05. Helleviiie is opposite Rcedville, and is reputed the muddiest town in the United States. The road rnns about a half mile hack from the town, which faces right along the river hank, and how the in habitants will get from their home« to the cars, or rice reran,on mornings when a heavy dew falls, is past n^y comprehension. Jn despair J suggest stilus—jong ones. The train lay at JkTlevillehalfanhourto allow »gravel train to pass, and the inhabitants swarmed out to the cars and took a lively interest? in the engine, the teuder, the coach, and the inmates thereof. Many en quiries were made regarding the mails and freight trains, and the people were much disappointed at the information that I'ncle Sam had as yet done nothing in regard to the former, while tl^e Company could not promise freight trajns lieforc February lut. \Ve left Belleville at 10:10, and reached the next station, I/Hie Cedar, at 11:25. Here, Pond creek, the dividing line be tween Wood and Jackson counties, empties into the Ohio, the stream being spanned by a 75-foot iron bridge. A fine yisw of the river is to be hid bore. The uext sta tion r.w3 Murray y ill e, 'opposite Long Bot tom, 0., wliicn was reached at ll:-$0. Jn days that are gone thej-? -(r<^ s\ boat yard here, co^d'tctfil by that veteran river mao, A. 4. Flasher. Here the Ultfl of tb* ** St. Lawreuoewai built, and - re onc can »» * P?rt °JtUo °*.a of the old Rebec*, çercbod far above the water and uoing duty as part of a handsome dwelling house. The bottom* just below I Murn^Y~,i!c vej-y rich, und one neca I many line farms. A mile below the towu : thf liailroud Company ha» opened a gravel ' pit. the oui y one for fifty miles along the ! river, and has built a switch 2,000 feet long out to it. At the junction of the gravel pit track with the main line wc ' strike the first telegraph office. The coun try in the vicinity is a perfect sportsman's paradise, abounding in birds, rabbits and I squirrels. Live stock is a leading item with the farmers aJong here and bock in fyxxae poi^nty, and the Company is making arrangements to transact a heavy business ! in that line. The train left the gravel switch at 12:15 p. m, after a telegram had been forwarded to Rayepswood, ordering dinner, and at ^2:22 wc were at Muses Bottom, passing m rouie some peculiarly marked rocks. I There is a saw mill at the bottom, and a good lumber trade is done. At 12:40,Portr > land, O., was passed, and a little later we cross Little Sand Creek on an iron bridge and pass Bnffington Island. Justabeve s Ravenswood the princely estate of Judge • R. 8. Brown, containing 3,000 acres, is f passed, his handsome residence command ing an extended view, and at 12:55 we roll into Ravenswood, and disembark for din ner, while a hundred people gather rouuc the train. At the Ravenswood House 1 □umber of prominent people are congre gated, among tbem Senator Brown ant Senator William Woodyard, and a pleas ant half hour is passed in discussing a goot dinner and political topics of interest. Ravenswood is a lively littlecity of 1,50( inhabitants and seems to have many ol the elements of future greatness. Th< town lies well, has a rich and productive country behind it, and with thé railroad in active operation, must soon make a de cided increase in its population. We left at 1:50 p. m., and twenty minutes later, near Pleasant View, passed the cozy resi dence of Captain Williamson, who achiev ed both fame and fortune by drawing $15,000 out of the Louisiana State Lottery on a cash investment of $3. Below Pleas ant View the road runs half a mile back from the river, skirting some low, {piling hills in graceful curves with rich farming lands lying out toward the stream, form ing what is called Worth Bottom. A little farther and. the train passed the largest tract of timber now standing along the Ohio—a block of 1,300 acie < belonging to a Baltimore millionaire. He will neither sell it nor allow a stick of timber to be cut from it, and it lies there year after year, the home of innumerable squirrels and the resort of hunters for miles up and down the Ohio. Locally it is known as "the big woods," and as the train ran along its edge for a mile aud a half it seemed to deserve the appellation. The next station passed was Ripley Landing at 3:47. A fine depot building is going up here. Just below we cross Big Mill Creek, and then comes 1/etart. Just abo\e Letart au amusing incident occnred. A school house adorned the hill a short distance above the track, and as the ♦rain came abreast of the temple oi learning the pupils cast their books to the merry winds, figeratively speaking, and made a wild rush lor the windows. This lor a moment, and then sashes were thrown up with a hang, and from every opening an assortment of big and little boys and girls fairly boiled out upon the suow-covered ground and started in a mad gallop for the cars, which had come to a stand a quarter of a mile away. By the time the teacher had reached the door the young ideas committed to his carc were distributed iu a long procession down the track, and even the smallest kid ol them all never drew up till the goal was reached. The train arrived at Letart at 3:25. There are two to.vus of thy same name, one on either side of the river, aud both are attractive places. Here the scenes narrated as occurring at the school house, were re peated, while the entire population crowd ed about the cars. It was at Letart that the steamer Sidney exploded her steam pipe«, with such dssastrous consequences, soin« four years ago. At the narrows, just below thejtowu, the Company had some of its hardest work to obtain a stable bed for the rails, but the undertaking was at last accomplished. The country from here down to Graham Station is very line. Tbe tottoms are often a mile wide, with the railroad running right down the centre ol ♦ Iwm nnd tli« view from the ears will li»> worth going to see in summer. This is said, also, to be a fiue country for partridge and pheasant shooting, and it looks as ii the reputation was deserve«!. tiraham is opposite ltaciue, (). When the train drew up at the station the inhabit ants had swung the bright folds of a large American ilag to the breeze from the top ol a forty-foot pole, and were jubilating over the arrival of the cars iu a rather boisterous way. Anxious enquiries were made about the mails here, as well as at points above. The people are completely cut oil' from the outside world, and know little ot what is transpiring. After leaving the station we struck the prettiest piece of track In ten State*. There are many stretches on the extension as straight as an arrow for a mile, but hero we hit upon a solid two miles of track as straight as a broomstick. We passed a man walking along, after running a quar ter of a mile or so on it, and it was pleas ant to sot and smoke and watch that plod ding unfortunate grow small by decree* and beautifully less until the rails seemed to meet in a point and he was blotted out by the inability ot the eye to longer dis tinguish him. It is a fine stretch ot track, but it must be awfully discouraging to a pedestrian to rouud a curve and look down that long avenue of parallel rails; he can see too far. At New Haven, tweuty miles ffom Pt. Pleasant, we strike the first coal seam since leaving Crcsape'« Crove, and the country at once looses its (tastoral feature and takes on a distinctive manufacturing air. The valley is fairlf dotted with salt wells and half covered with salt ware houses, and the very atmosphere seemed to be impregnated with the briny fluid, which is pumped from a depth of 1,200 feet. At Hartford, aud at Mason City opposite Pomero£, the whole population came out to greet the train, aud tb*re was general rejoicing over the completion of the road, some of the young men getting out an anvil and tiring a salute as the train Came to a stand. Pomerov is the terminus of the Hocking Valley Hailroad, and from there down to Middleport, to which place the Clifton mill was removed, there is one continuous town. On the West Virginiaside the population is quite hravy also, the coal works and salt concerns giv inn employment to many people. At Clifton a big brick smoke stack alone re mains jto mark the location of the nail mill, looming up like a monument iu the erening twilight. The train next passed West Columbia, und Camden City, where an immenec coal works, the projicrty ol Senator J. N. Camden, is in operation, and a |large tippe is in process of con struction. Passing Mackers Station, we soon came to the P. S. liCwis farm of 3,00ti acres, adjoining Point l'Imitant, and a few moments later, at 5:45 o'clock, we rolled quietly into the ancient capital of Mason county, and pnlled up at the Kanawha and Ohio jonction, to the great surprise of the entire population, the train not being expected l>efore Saturday. The party on Doaru losi nu lime in ({uarwrmg inem sclvej at the htorta House, where a good sqppcr speedily repaired the fatigue of the extended trip. Here I had the pleasure of meeting many agreeable gentlemen, among them J ndge C. P. T. Moore, Governor 0. W. Murdock, Mr. M. K. Traccy, Mr. A. C. Van (iilder, Mr. Tippett of the lUgixttr^ attorney J. H. Couch, Jr., ex-8eiiat«r I'. C. list ha in, J. L. Ç^rle«, y. Ü. Marshal Schon, an4 u uumbcr Qf other very clever people. THK FITI'KE. The feeling of satisfaction all along the line, at the running of trains, is general. With navigation closed by reason of heavy ice, the people of the region between Par; kereburg and Pt. Pleasaut are complete-, ly cut oil" from th? remainder of the State, and vue uiail service w more a memory 01 the boating season than a prvaeut Some to of drying £« Wg y »f.^' ^r. There Ls a great anxiety, **S>, to have shipments of («al made along the line above New Haven, and al though the Railroad Company is reluctant to engage in freight traffic at present, it ii probable »>me coal will be liauled as a matter of accommodatiou. Having thus pa.s«ed over the extension of the Ohio River road, and critically and carefully examined every foot of the way, J can emphatically attest to the fact thai no better constructed railroad was evei thrown open to travel. Embarking in th< expectation that I wonld receive a live 3 shaking np before Pt Pleasant was reached I found the train to run very smoothly ai all times, and passengers will suffer no in convenience whatever on tlii* score. Tb< many and long stretches of ««traigbt traci are adopted to a high rate of speed, anc with the Huntington extensiou in opera tion and through trains rnnning. very fas time will he made. Thetonntry throng! which the line pas«s is rich in fine seen ery, and the line is fairly entitled to th< appellation of "Picturesque." In summe more enjoyment can be obtained by a tri] south from Parkersburg than over anj other line leading into Wheeling, and ex carrions will surely be largely patronized Those readers who have regarded th< country south of the Little Kanawha as 1 sort of enlarged edition of Wetzel county— i terre incognito made np of dense forests frowning lülla and uncultured "natives,' will experience a most agreeable surpris* in journeying into that hitherto almost in accessible region. The country is rich ii its agricultural featnres, for the most part gently rolling, tbe lirer bottoms ore wide and very productive, while the people are clever, genial aiid pleasaut in their inter course. The counties traversed by the line have only needed this road to become the best und most desirable within the limits of the Ktate, and 1 mistake the signs if the next five years do not show a very decided increase in population and wealth. The people now feel encouraged to go forward J and achieve success in new enterprises of an agricultural or manufacturing nature, and tbe future will demonstrate that tbe line of the Ohio River lioad has been cast in a pleasaut place. Merci'BY. DIED. LETZKUÜ— On Friday, January 7, 1S37, Mr. 0EOK6K Lrrzxvs. Sa. Funeral from tbe Catholic church, at Well» burg, on Sunday. January 9, at 2 o'clock p. m. Friends of the family are invited to attend. FURGESON—At Brilliaat, Ohio, on SalunUv. Januarj- 8, at «o'clock a. m , VltUil T. Fck GBwiN, aged 44 years. Funeral from the residence of J. P. Stanton. ' No. 20S Eoff street this afternoon at 2 o'clock. I Friends of the family are respectfully invited to ' attend. Interment at Greenwood. j CONSUMPTION. I b*ro» p .»lilv. r»m«lr for th* abo»* '{^Tôt îaDm ' um Un,:.' J. of <•*•«. of th« wor.i » | »Landior h»*ê b#€n tu-«d. Indeed, sostionf • J ^ | In tu »S«rT. Oui I «m M.<4 TWO BOTTI;» W ».* th«T«l:h » Y.t! 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