The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-18
NOTES OF THE DA Y.

HAMMoSD, the Revivslist, is at work
at Psrkersburg.
OUR city schools, public and private,
will adjourn on Friday until aiter'the
holidays.
0. 5. LoNa, Esq, Of this city, will
shortly give the people of Morgantown
pleasant evening with the Poets.
THE banks are breaking so fast IN
Chicago that it is almost impossible even
for the telegraph to keep up with the
record of tie failures.
THg St. Louis Globe. Democrat Re-
publican organ mas gone into the Proph-
esyIng business: at will come to pass
IS was spoken by the prophet Ulysses
that Rutherford, the Renegade, will
have no decent following by the first OF
February"
The Frsenans JoprmaL, a Catholic
paper in New York, which clsims to
have the most trustworthy information
from Rome, declares that there is no
truth in the stories that the Pope Is
diving, and says that there Is no reason
why he may not live Tor years.
The New York Tribune wants to
know "if Stanley Matthews, who Is chair
man of the Texas Pacific ub.committee'
Is not AL CID attorney of the road" Very
likely. That is the way the Republican
Senate has been. in the habit OF dong
these things.
THE Springfield Republican proudly
points to the fact that 1.-THE Presidents
efforts ut .ciyil-service reform have &C
conplisned one result at least, and one
which would have been pronounced the
most unlikely they have brought about
- reconciliation between Conkling and
Blaine"
a HEAVY oil combination has just
been formed IN Baltimore by the Camden
consolidated oil company and a number
of Baltimore refuers, with Mr.. j. n
Camden, of PaIkersburg, as president
The Standard oil company, an immense
monopoly, is interested in the Camden
company, though the lstter's officers say
in "remote" way. 1t is stated by OF!
men that the present wholesale price OF
kerosene, thirteen cents gallon, Is I'M
remunerative, and that it will shortly
run up to twenty cents.
DUET by Blaine and Conkling; birds
in their little nests agree. '-SDringfcia
RePu5ljcd".
THIS may be victory over the Pres-
dent. but at this distance II looks moro
like victory OF sordld politics over the
Republican party Hereford Post.
The Hayes wing" OF tue Republican
party will be sble TO travel IA sulky
cetore the expiration of smother month.
1t wouldn't take very large family car
risge to hold it ow.-- Globe Democrat.
IT is really mistake to call That little
altar in the Senate victory OF Conkh"g
over Hayes. 1t is only u victory Of the
proclaimed principles of the President
over himself-B Boston Trdretier.
SENATOR CoNKLING will hold the
rcins until some one equsily resoiut"
sezes them from his hands. If Hayes is
too craven for the task. the people viii
call some one 70 the work who is not
albany Argus.
PEACE between President Hayes and
mis- party presupposes reconstruction OF
the cabinet, and the senators are acting
shrewdly III giving him space Tor re-
lection before INJECTING further humilia-
tions.-N. \. Herald.
THIS condition of things cannot be
prolonged throuA h four years. The Pres
ident cannot surrender unquslitiediy to
To his Senatorial sssailants without sub.
iecting himself to bondage more NOR
tItyIng than anything he has yet eu-
dured. But it is not possible for him 10
remain where he Is, and rs be is. Will
he retreat or advance? Will he fight or
negotiate termsl These are the ques-
tions to be answered, and that must be
answered soon.-Net0 York Times.
The president Is in the ridiculous po-