The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-17
A Spring Time "TRIP Down the River
Fond RecollectiOns-The Andes
Political Gossip, DC.

POI1ttCol 0Oeblp, &C
Editors Of the Register.
| hardly know how l ought to dat
this note. "On the wing" is pretty sty
lish and stale, Ton the fly" is suggestive
of base ball, headquarters in the sad
de reminds of of Gen. Pope, and being
! wrongside up, as it were; SO guess
| won't date it at all, but just pitch in and
tell you what have seen and am seeing
without any further palaver about it.
II was my great good fortune 70 be @
passenger on the Andes on her late trip
down, and rs had not been on the
rolling pillows of the "beautiful river
for about two years, you may judge that
l was prepared TO enjoy the voyage. The
great hills that grandly hold up their
towering heads oh either side of the river
remind one of the heaving pillows Of old
Ocean. / say "heaving" pillows ADVISED
ly. for was fool enough once to trust
myself ON them, and they heaved me.
May be I heaved them. There was q
good deal of it going on, anyhow.
There is most delightful season to
make river voyage. The treos are just
p"stibS oh thoh g 0ou 6oA hohsS, ohu euO
pink and white blossoms of the fruit trees
show superbly in contrast to the emerald
OF tiny leaf and velvety grass. The air,
too, Is invigorating, and one feels like be-
ing outside seeing all that there is to see,
and more to. On the one side
the busy town or village, the ring of
the hammer, the clink of trowel, the
music of industry. On the other the farm
er chirrips to his team or gayly whistles
rs he turns the brown furrow, the low of
the distant kline, the bleating of sheep,
the tibkle of the bell, and the song of the
bird make the music of nature. You pays
your money and you takes your choice
AID then how consoling it is after you
have Toasted your eye with the beauties
of nature and art around you to be able,
in the company Of Captain Charlie
Muhleman, who commands the Andes,
and Captain Ed. Muhleman, her clerk,
to cit down to such meal as is provided
for you by Henry Alfreds, her accom-
plished and successful steward and his
assistants, don't known whether it is
that get hungrier on the river than at
other times, but do know that meal
never tastes to me as we'll as when sit
down at the bountiful tables of this fine
steamer The way Mr.. Alfreds gets up
things, and their great abundance, puts
me In mind of the pslmy days of st cam
boating ON the Mississippi river, when
person could travel cheaper and live
better than at home, and doubt fit
took MS long to do it, either.
The boat is having an elegant trip of
freight and passengers. Among the
passengers are Secretary Hendrick, Gen
eral McCausland and Colonel Norton,
and it is Jolly fun to sit on the rail, and,
while you watch them spit, hear q crowd
of men talking politics. All the Ohio
Republicans you hear are for Hayes as
first choice, and then divide on Brlstow
or Blaine, as they read the Cincinnati
Commercial or Gazette. The Democrats
of that State are tor Thurman first and
Hendricks afterward. Even those VINO
till lately swore by George II. Pendle-
ton, now say he won't do. The Demo-
cratic candidate must be above the least
faint of suspicion. West Virginia Dem
ocrats are for Thurman generally, with
now and then one for Senator Bayard.
The State ticket and the Congressional
row in the Thi:d District seem to occupy
all the attention of your people. They
don't seem to take much stock
in Presidential matters. In
connection, must tell you that met j.
III. Carter, whose manly and sensible
letter you published on Tuesday His
views are enlarged and liberal, and who
rebound to the benefit of his brethren
of the colored race, should they adopt
them. l find him to be q most intelli.
gent young man Of fine education, and
who has seen the workings OF carpet
bagism in Louisiana and other Southern
States. :,
But am tired, suppose you are, and
know your readers must be, so good bye.
If go to the Black Hills, or to the Mex
lean war, you'll hear again from
Yours, ..