The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-17
OUR GREAT MEN.
Where Americas Fav0rite Sons are
and How They are Employed.
New York World.

and How They are Employed.
New York World.
"Where," asked the orator, in phrase
which has become immortal; "Where
was Henry Clay during those dark and
trying hours2" and he went on to pro-
pound the ame,questioD with reference
to Daniel Webster. Andrew jackson
and other political notabilities of the
time. The World proposes to answer the
question as we'll as it may from its ex-
change list.
George Washington is at Stockbridge,
Mass, whore he registered at the station
house. He could not tell lie-he did it
with his little pen. He has also been
brought before the Brooklyn courts for
deserving his wife, whose name Is not
Martha, but Elizabeth.
Andrew JACKSON is not "behind the
cotton bales of New Orleans, up to his
waist in mud and blood" but puts up at
the same establishment. He is also a
policeman at San Jose, Cal, y fact which
renders less surprising the announcement
that he has been arrested at San Fran
cisco tor burglary.
Sam Adams has been pardoned out of
Sing Sing.
Patrick Henry came before Justice
Smith at the Washington Place Court
not long ago, and the justice gave him
liberty instead of giving him death or
five days.
William Writ heads band sf burg.
lars at Philadelphia.
William Penn naturally visited Phila-
delphia TO see the Centennial. His wife
had him arrested for desertion.
Williams present place of residence is ip
New Jersey, where he is a foreman
OF fire company. He does not
shun the flowing bowl 80 much as he
might.
John Rogers was led, martyr, to the
slate of the Stockbridge, Mass, police
lodging. house. He made his bed with
the famous and with the great in his
tramp, to wit:
Andrew johnson who is swinging
round the circle OF New England,
where the Vagrant act Is too rig dly ell
forced,
Stephen A. Douglas, for whom, through
cursed spite, the times are out of Little
Giant, and
John g. Fremont, who is still skill
full Path finder if it is only to tree-unch
counter.
Horace Greeley has gone West and
NJ
where he is manager OF the Arlington
House. He has also gone South, but is
no longer vegetarian, having been ar
rested at Florence ). c., for chicken
stealing.
Sam Tilden received premium at the
Baltimore dog. show and another at the
Hippodrome exhibition last week. de
had large popular majority, and wasn't
cheated out of the prize.
Billy Patterson was last struck at
Evansville, Ind, where during the cleo
ton he headed band of colored Repub-
licsn repeaters.
Napoleon Bonapsrte has been sum.
moued as grand juror in the United
States Circuit Court at New Orleans
He administers justice according to the
Napoleonlc code.
Julius Caesar did not meet US al
Philippi, but IN the advertising columns
oil San Jose (Cal) paper,
where it is announced that he keeps Il
motel.
&. Garibaldi has beaten his sword into
whip and drives an express wagon 4,
Chicago.
Alexander Pope has failed at Boston
for round sum.
Thomas Moore, whom we adore. has
left but his name at the Dayton CO.,
workhousc.
Christine Nilason is filing an engage
ment ut Gslesburg, ILL.,, and ha:
! sued Thomas Peterson for $4,000 dana
ges for breach of contrsct-matrimonia
contract.
Lsllah Rcokh is dead. She died 9
oueen-Queen of Tss mania.
Daniel Deronda is q chicken fsncier al
Springfield, Mass, and spells by eal
rather than by note.
Miss Gwilt is in the educational line
She and her sister keep children
school in Montreal.
All Sin is his name,
Which we need not deny,
On a stone is the same
! In the cemetery
At Frisco; he stepped on horse-cal
And the weeel II went Ger his lei
thigh.