The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-20

! every OLnef III llterdLufe OF Time sn0ulC
sit beside him OF the iron mace and from
whose loins sprang a race of kings, tn,
mightiest the earth has ever seen. Confu
cius and Mohamed speak for ASIA
Rameses and Sesosteres for Africa. Fac
ing the visitor as you enter from the
western door, are the two representative
men of America, the warrior and the
sage, Washington and Franklin. Along
the streets of this great city, hundred
years ago, the one walked an honored cit
zen; and here, too, few years later. the
other entered triumphant warrior, to
receive the blessings of q free and CRATE
full people. Many there are whose serv-
ices in our hour of trial have the deepest
claim on our gratitude and love, but none
greater than the representatives we have
chosen at the Washington
and Franklin.
Mr.. CHILDs' RECEPTION.
The principal events of the past week
have been the Presidents reception at
the splendid mansion of George w.
Childs, ESQ, and the reception of the
British Minister to the foreign commits.
sioners, and the members of the diplo-
matte corps. This, with the departure
of Dom Pedro and suite for trip to New
Orleans, and the great convocation of
Good TemplArs from all parts of the
United States and Europe, made up the
principal on dts of the week
The Centennial Commission and the
Board of Finance are still at loggerneads
with no probability of settlement.
Apropos of the reception of the President
at the mausion of Mr.. Childs, 1t was a
very splendid affair, and certainly did
honor to that gentlensn's well known
hospitality. 1t is we'll understood in
Philadelphia, that Mr.. Childs is a
poet of no ordinary ability, for evidence
of which l refer you to the obituary col
umn Of the Philadelphia Ledger. Of
course Mr.. Childs felt elatod at the dis.
tinguished honor he had enjoyed on the
opening of the Great Centennial. He
rode up in the same carriage with the
President Of the United States in fact,
the carriage was his own-aAd he sat in
the same box with him, surrounded with
distinguished scholars, statesmen and
poets like himself, and at night he had
rs his guests, number of the most emf
nent people in the land, among
whom / would mention-the
President, the British minister, Score.
tary Bristow, myself and a number OF
Others. No wonder he felt elated; any
man would under the circumstances, and
what more natural than that he should
seek the inspiration of his muse where
with to celebrate the joyful occasion.
lie retired for few moments when the
party was at its height, but in short
time he returned, having produced in
the brief interval the following elegant
Drochnre-which the next day was
printed on white satin and presented
with his compliments to the invited
guests:
The President he came to see me,
And we had bully time;
No liner was ever seen in country or cline.
He rode up in my own carriage for Ia see
the great Centennial show,
And at night, at my house, Wa had plea
SAINT blowout.
Gone to meet his mother
With omplimcnts OF q. VIC.
Philadelphia Is wild with delight at
this great effort, and already it is whis.
pered that the Centennial Commission
have requested him to produce something
for the Fourth OF July.
The theatres have not, as yet felt the
great Centennial press. The attractions
have been SO great on the outside, that
their business has not been rs good rs
ordinary, and even with such actors as
John Owens at the Walnut, George Reg
mold at the Academy, and host of lesser
lights at Woods Museum, the Chestnut,
Fox's. and other places of amusement,
the season has so far not been n success,
but they all live in hopes of the coming
time when q placsrd will hang in front
of the box office, standing room only"
In conclusion, here and now enter
my solemn protest against the robbery
practiced by keepers of restaurants in and
out of the grounds on strangers coming
to this city. There are two places on
the inside of the grounds that are a
fatal delusion and snare. The one is
the so-called American restaurant and
the other Is the French restaurant, on
Belmont Avenue. ! here append bill
of charges for lunch for one gentlemen
at the French restaurant last week:
Half pint St. Julien (claret, half bottle),
50; corkage, l6; roast beef, less than
quarter pound, 80; asparagus (quarter OF
bunch), 81; potatoes (two msshed), 90;
salad zone third of u head, %; g lass ice
cream, less than usually given for ten
cents), 30; service 20. Total S4.6l.
BRoADBRIM.