Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-27
TIMELY TOPICS.

Two representatives of the French
telegraph and postal system have been
presented to Postmaster General Key,
and have received permission with full
facilities, to inspect the operations OF the
United States postal service.
PROF. TICE, Prof. Proctor, and the
other "Proi. s" who have predicted me-
teoric showers about this time, have an
awful responsibility Oh their shoulders.
Hundreds OF young ladies-and young
gentlemen-will ruin their health sitting
up to see the phenomenon. They are
determined to see it il they have to sit
up every night this winter.
II the accounts of the warlike concen-
tration Of Russian troops in Poland be
correct, the Austro-Germanic league
was not formed a moment too soon, and
although GortschakoT has retired, the
war party in Russia may still drive the
empire headlong into war with the
league.
IT turns out that General Joe john
ston, who is n member of Congress, is
the handspring of the proposition to
make Grant Captain General, with n
salary of fifty thousand dollars. john
ston will himself offer the bill when
Congress meets. Such display
loyalty Us this are calculated TO disgust
the organs and put them out of joint.
PERSONS i'm attendance at several
Philadelphia churches last Sunday were
entertained with a sermon on the Grant
boom. "The careless reader" says the
Times, twill be inclined to treat this in
iiippant way, no doubt, but that will
not do. The Presidential boom in the
midst of life is in death as much as any
thing, and is entitled to a little prayerful
consideration.
A POSTAL regulation has been in force
now for three months, which is not we'll
known among business men, or it would
be more generally availed. We refer to
the fact that statements, bills, etc, can
now be mailed in an unsealed envelope
with cent stamp. Thus the many
monthly statements which are made out
by wholesale and retail dealers each
month can be mailed for one cent, but
no writing other than the legitimate bill
can be placed upon the statement. No
such words as "please. remit" can be;
neither can a receipted bill be sent.
THE Virginia law which declares void
a marriage between a negro man and
white woman, and provides for the
prosecution and punishment OF those
who contract such alliances, is to be
taken before the United States Supreme
Court for review. 1t is contended that
the Virginia law is contrary to the
Constitution OF the United States, and
therefore useless. II white women are
not to be allowed TO marry colored men
in Virginia or anywhere else in this
glorious country We shall probably have
to return to the scandalous old practice
of spelling nation with little n.
Mr.. VANDERBILT, the Railroad CrG-
sus, had a very narrow escape the other
night from a sudden plunge into the
world OF shadows, leaving his fathers
millions behind him. He is as fond of
fast railroad travel as he is OF fast trot-
ting horses, and the speed of his special
lightning cars is often for short distances
fully one hundred miles an hour. A
car on a siding was switched off so care
lessly on siding, that the train bearing
Vanderbilt and his fortunes collided
with it with a severe shock. A few
inches might have made a wonderful