The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-30
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Correspondence of the Register.
PITTsBURGH, May 20.
Yesterday the very excellent aggrega-
ton Of brains which held sway for q
time KS the General Presbyterian Assem-
bly adjourned. While the assembly ere.
ated no specials stir il the city outside of
the religious world, it possessed the Co.
paclty 10 doso on ordinary occasions.
But a Democratic State Convention and
local Republican Convention are
affairs SO huge as TO shove the assembly
to corner Of the newspaper or brush 1t
from the mind for q time. In this light
1t is an unfortunate thing for the assem-
bly,.
PIETY ys. POLITICS.
A liberal friend suggests that the pres
ence of so many holy men in the city
during the sessions of the aforesaid con-
ventions had no effect whstever upon
the proceedings. For seldom were Demo
Gratis SO boisterous and qusrrelsome as at
their Library Hall affair last week, and
never were more disgrsceful scenes en-
acted on such occasions as at the various
Republican county conventions yester-
day. The first was opened with prayer,
too, but as no soothing influence was OBJ
served, the experiment was not repeated
at the latter. y! all the large bodies
when have met here so far, the Assembly
was, of course, the most orderly and dig
nihed
THE NJ. D.'s eoNFAB.
As there was 20 prevention of damage
TO the flesh in the convention OF yester-
dav, on the part of the Assembly, cure
cometh in the meetlRg of the State Medl
cal Society. This institution holds Its
annual meeting in this city, beginning
shortly after O'clock this afternoon AT
Library Hall. The meeting was called
to order by DR.. X. b. Mowry, the retiring
president, prayer by 4. q. L. FELTON,, and
DR.. Cyrus King is, at this writing,
delivering the address Of welcome. Alter
tho society worries with ali tho unprC-
nouncesble combinations Of Greek and
Choctaw cuncocted for medical terms,
relief will be afforded by the County
Medical Society, which gives banquet
al Library Hall tomorrow night IN honor
OF the visitors. The principal attractions
will be the presence OF many ladies and
q gorgeous bill OF fare.
As TO MENU.
Some would naturally suppose that at
a doctors banquet the bill Of fare would
be redolent of such savory dellcscles as
oat meal porridge, beat tea, rice, water
crackers, stale bread and tea. Else why,
forsooth, their constant advice on the
diet question? But alas, the physicians,
too, are iuconsistsnt, and their menu
proves it. Ye gods, how the unemployed
saliva rushes for work when one reads
their menu Enough in one course to
give an ordinary stomach chronic lndl-
geslion. But the physicians patients
must not know it. Inconsistency would
cause lack of confidence and smaller bills
would follow. So the Nj. DIS will make
= feast OF it, and indigestion won't scare
them bit.
WHY NATIONALS AND DEMOCRATS LAUGH'
Said q prominent Republican to me
this morning anent the conventions yes
terday: I'll the Nationals and Demo
Gratis had packed our county conventions
Yesterday, they could not have done bet
ter than tney. did for those parties And
the truth is, this hoDest confession is true.
In all except the Legislative conven-
tious there was trouble and contusloni III
some, fighting and blackeyeing and nose
sdorning. There were three personal
conventions, toe, and ii anything could
be more complicated than the local polItl.
ca, situation, it is hard to imagine. First
there was DR.. McCsndless' convention st
Lavtayette Hall, at which no Errett
men were present. Then Mr.. ii.
Graham. candidate for Recorder,
withdrew from the regular convention
after a hot campaign OF fraud, profanity
and "scrouging," and organized IN La
fsyette Hail, also. So, in the Clerk OF
Courts convention, which wrsngled Tor
hours without avail, chairs, splttoons and
other missiles filing the room oetimes,
some of the delegates got each an eye
shut Up, and finally the chairman an
nounced an adjournment for one week.
Thereuron tho McCIeary-hreps gang
departed, but the Rowland force renamed
and nominated him. In the Commis-
sioners convention, where several hsti-
cuffs occurred, an adjournment for one
week was effected in time to prevent 8
split. On the whole 1t was fetd-dsy
tor the roughs, but the affair stli ks IN the
nostriis OF the people. Therefore the
two opposition parties fgurstively stretch
their breeches with laughter.
THE NOMINATIONS.
The county nominations made are:
Sheriff Thomas II. Hunter, by acclsms-
ton: T-easurer, VIM. McCallini Con-
troller, George Alexander; Register.
Philip Uoew, by two conventionsi D.
rector of the Poor, James W. Bel; ke-
corder, Rslph Richardson, William Il.
Graham; Clerk o Cours, a II. Rowland
The Legislative nominations are all
Don Cameron men, and the rlDglesders
had things fixed up SO nicely that the
several conventions were as quiet as
prayer meetings.
DECORATION DAY.
Tomorrow will be generally Observed
bv the va7ious posts Of the q. a. K. aHd
the relatives OF deceased soldiers The
decoration services will be quiet and i'm.
presslve. while pubic parade Is Oh the
nrorramme for the Afternoon.
DIR. MARSHALL.
To-day counsel made an argument be
fore Judge Ewing in .avor OF glvlrg
new trial to DR.. Marshall, OF Herman
abortion fsme. His attorney contended
tina. tue newspaper clamor at the time
preiudiced the public against him. The
Judge took the papers and reserved his
decision, 1t is not probable that the re-
quest will be granted.
The iron manufacturers here are inter
ested to extent OF learning the Part1cu Isrs
of Kimberly, Carnes y Cos failure.
None of our firms are touched by H. tut
some the paper OF the unfortunate FIRM
Is held IN = few banks. 1t Is learned,
however, that all the establishments in
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