The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-01-01

homestead in the United States.-Ndrs-
on Democrat.
The most offensive party man We
know of is q West Virginia radical.
He can't reason, he won't reason, and
he dare not reason.-Marriettd Times.
The decision of the Supreme Court in
the case of Garland will be rendered in
few days, it having been postponed,
as is understood, at the request of prom
inent politicians here. Judge Grier,
however, is now making up the opinion
of the Court, which will be against the
constitutionality of the oath, as applied
to attorneys.
A late earl of Kelly was relating in
a company that lie had listened to a
sermon in Italy, in which the preacher
described the alleged miracle of st. An
thony preaching to the fishes, which in
order to listen to him, held their heads
out of the water. Il can believe the
miracle" said Erskine, "if your lord
ship was at church" II was certainly
there" said the peer. "Then," rejoined
Henry, "there was at least one fish out
of the water"
The President has directed warrants
of pardon to be issued to Johnson Noble,
Kentucky, and T. N. Halliday, of Vir-
ginia, both ef which were engaged in
the rebellion and are pardoned under
the ;s20,0 900 clause.
A fellow who has seen the Black
Crook in New York, says he is convinc-
ed of the folly of woman spending
money for so much dress, when they can
render themselves so very fascinating
with so little.
'iShall ladies have votes J" asked a
stump speaker. Certainly" replied a
strong-minded w oman in the audience.
as woman only made to sew on but
tons' And, if she is, it is against the
law of nature to turn away the needle
from the poll."-Er.
Thad. Stevens proposes to destroy
the State of Maryland, which never did
secede. The Radicals only hold Penn
sylvania by a hair, and when that
breaks he will probably want to dis
solve the Keystone.
A Pittsburg California widow having
just married, is surprised at receiving an
atlrctionate letter from husband No. l
in California who is coming home load
ed down with money.
A contemporary thinks the millennium
is very near when the Government not
only makes good wholesome laws for the
people, but also manufactures iirst-class
whisky.
A Congressional prayer meeting soci-
ETY. has been organized. May it prove
bcneiicial.-BostOn Post.
When Congressman pray, they prey
upon the Treasury.-LoHisrille Journal.
The New York Herald unites with the
Washington Chronicle in calling upon
Congress to reconstruct the Supreme
Court, so rs to secure more frce-and-easy
interpretations of the Constitution.
What tremendous strides these converts
from pro-slavery hunkeyism make, in
deed! Abolitionists of the old school
cannot begin to keep up with them.
But why stop with TIE Supreme Court J
Let us have all courts abolished, and
then we can 60 ahead just as we please,
and "dcvil take the hindmOst." ."-!Spring-
field Republican.
The President has received from
James Lyons, of Richmond, a cane made
of piece of the frigate Constitution.
The inscription on the head of the
cane comments Andrew johnson as the
rcstorer of the Constitution.
The Springfield Republican thinks that
the reconstruction business is being fast
run into the ground, and asks: "Why
not reconstruct all the States in lump
that do not allow negroes to vote' Or
more to the purpose, abolish State Con-
stitutions and State governments alto
gsther."