The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-11
PASSING EVENTS.

Mr.. BowLEs is quietly doing away
his lite.
WARD LAMoN, of West Virginis1 is q
observation-disclosures.
WHEAT is bringing Sl.2O in Wash
ington, Pa, oats Zoe, and corn In ear 4Oc'
THE Senate will probably confirm few
of Mr.. HAYES appointments before TAX
iag Its holiday recess.
Gov. VANCE is lecturing IN North
Carolina on the Demsgogue." Isn't
this triae personal?
THAT Banker of Mine" has the best
run o. anything out. The edition rarely
stops short of Europe.
The Troy butcher who hung himself
in his Ice-box has furnished the coolest
case OF suicide on record.
WHAT makes the Republicans mad
dest now is that after they have gone
through 50 much to give the stolen goods
to HAYES, he refuses to make fair
divvy.
The message, we are pleased to observe
lis well received by the English press.
With q little effort Mr.. HAYES might
build up very formidable party in
England
TIKI GLo5e- Democrat says the "Sen-
ate is largely filled up with old women,
dummies and absentees." This, we may
explain, is intended as a compliment to
the Republican majority.
SENATOR THURMAN holds in contempt
any Democrat who would accept an
office from the present administration
unless competent Republican could moi
be iound in the community to fill the
place.
CHARLIE RUSSELL, son of the late
CHARLES RUSSELL, Esq, the lawyer OF
this city, who afterwards became mem
Der of the Confederate Congress, is writ,
ing novel. It is about Damascus and
the Richmond Stqte says, "belongs to the
d4mask.colored literature, and its heroes
are Damascus blades, of course"
THE President encourages the false
pretenses OF the gold sharps. The next
President will be man who will sign
the Bland bill.-CWcinnGti Commercial
YOU Republicans are welcome to the
President. He has cost you enough IL
the wav of labor and loss of selt-respect
Keep him. We Don't want him. The
price of your questionable transactions
must be paid by you and not by US
Dan VOORHEES,.
IT is pretty clear that the fence which
formerly divided New England ortho
dow from Uuitagjanlsm and Universal.
ism Is out OF repair, and there are good
many people on the orthodox side who
do not appear to see any necessity for re,
pairing it-N \. Sun.
Tue Presidents suggestions as to civil
service reform are very mild. This is the
only disappointing part OF his message
but be promises u future recommends
ton OF measures to promote the i'm
provemenI OF the civil service. The
spirit of the message is admirable
Christian Union.
The PRESIDENTS message says nothing
about the famous ron-polltiCs order. Ii
discusses civil service reform; it treats
rather vaguely to be sure OF the princi-
pes and methods; but it ignores the order
a, completely rs If it had never existed.
We commend the President for abandon.
in. the mistake. 1t is always wise TO
a knowledge an error and drop it,
4 5any Eve''iag Journal.
The movement in favor of abolishing
rengICss exercises in the public schools
makes progress in the steady fashion,
winch be.okens ultimate success. The
latest, and perhaps most significant illus
t-atiun, comes from New Haven, where
after thorough discussion OF the sub
let. the board OF education resolved .ast
evening, by y vote OF six to three, to
IN Ike the chsnge.-->pringJieLd RepubL,
can.
ONE thing is made apparent by two
events OF Yesterdays murderer's life Is
sate in Massachusetts. Deputy sherltis
with loaded reviewers, prevented the
hanging OF one man before conviction
and Il Governor and council saved the
neck OF another man alter conviction
Il is not strange that there "a demand
for the regime OF Judge Lynch, and
some day We will hear that deputy-sher-
ids are not always to DE relied upon IN
emergencies like that in Berkshire coun-
Is, il the story Of the Essex county
tragedy is often repeated. -Boston IrdU-
eller.
The closing days OF the special session
of Congress demonstrated beyond dis.
pIte one important t~cL--the power OF
Mr.. Thurman as leader in the Senate
To his clear foresight, sagsCity and ear.
post purpose the Democrats of the Sen.
ate are indebted for much BY common
consent, Mr.. Thurman is recognized as
the man to grsppie with the skilled par
ljsmentarians Of the opposition. II 8
close contest ne impales men like Ed
1aunds as T. soldier might trsnsfx bat
upon the point of mis- napier. Earnest
and faithful, never swerving to the right
nor lett, Mr.. Thurman has earned the
light to lead, and the compact body Of
Senators who stood by him in the Gel
contest did not dispsIage themselves in
recognizing his great power and talents.
Washington Post.
CIVIL SERVICE DIT soon began to
look as if the only test OF reformer was
his support of the President, and reform
looked like paying of the Presidents
election debts. 1t allowed hin. 10 over