Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-31
PHIIADELPHIA LETTER.
Christmas and Grant are Gone
Jay Cooke on His Feet Again
The Irish Leader-Grain Ship
ments - Elevated Railroads,

kbftesDondence OF the Register.
PmLADELPHIA, Dec. %.
Christmas and Grant have come and
gone and Philadelphia survives their
departure with an Indifference that il
truly sublime. Christmas day was SOM
bre looking, murky yoverhead and sloppy
under foot, with frequent showers as
eoncomitants, which put quietus on
out loor enjoyment, except to IT," small
boy, who was out in all , glory,
making hideOus noises h tin
horns of all sizes. In RS, how
ever, the usual festivities took
place, and Christmas trees, laden with
knick-knacks, TOYS and candies, were IN
bounteous profusion. And IN speaking
'Oi Christmas trees, upwards OF 10000
were brought TO the city, during the
week preceding the holidays. They sold
from i0c 70 y each, according to size and
beauty. It is astonishing To think OF
what becomes of them all. There was
certainly not one-tenth OF the number
utilized.
l.. :. Grant, about whom the talk had
become as monOtOnOus as PlnalOre
music, after ten days of feasting, sur
passed only by Antony's big spreads
for Clespatra, packed his yallse
and skipped for Washington city,
on Saturday, from which place
he will s.Art on his South America
tramp. This city has had a surfeit OF
Grant, and he was wise in leaving when
he did, as a reaction had set in, which
bOded no good for him. In the Ian
guage of Editor Jacob, of the Wellsburg
Herald, may peace go with him, and
may he 60 a good piece.
jay Cooke, whose failure in '73 pre-
cipitated the severe panic that followed,
is about to purchase "Ogoontz," 4" his
famous country residence up on the
North Penn railroad. As was we'll
known at the time of his failure, the
Cooke assets were estimated TO pay
aboIlt fifty cents or less, on the dollar, OF
EHlndebtedness. Mr.. Lewis, OF this city,
~at appointed assignee, and while he
naa1lnally filled the position, Mr.. Cooke
himself performed all the duties, and
hy his skillful handling Of the estate and
the appreciation OF stocks, he was en-
abled to pay dollar for dollar, with in
terest, and has nearly half million dol
lars TO his credit. Mr.. Cook, although
dubbed the Father of the panic" and
villifed for its severity, deserves
credit for the able and successful man
ner in which epulled through the tinan-
cial difficulties, and placed himself once
more squarely on his feet. Jay Cooke,
however, will never again be the hnan-
cial giant that he once was.
Our Irish-American citizens are max
ing arrangements to give Mr.. Parnell,
the Irish leader in Parliament, an i'm
mense demonstration upon his arrival
here. He is now on the "briny deep
with his face toward the land OF free
dom, and is expected TO arrive IN the
course of a week.
The steamship lines resort often 10 ne
iariOus tricks and devices to encourage
emigration, even sometimes going TO eX-
tremes, aS the following instance Will
show The sft>Eards Of the English So
cfetv Of the SONS OF St George, IN this
city. became alarmed at the number OF
En9lishmeD applying for assistance at
their hantfs ,sAdhpon investigatiOnit was
discovered that the majority OF the ap-
plicants were metal workers, haillng
from the north of England, and that
they were attracted To this country by
inserted in their home
papers, stating that work was plenty
here, and that wages averaged S25 per
week. Upon their arrival here they
found out their mistake. Steps are be-
ing taken 10 check the hegira.
Philadelphia is making gigantic strides
as a grain shipping port. An immense
grain elevator is to he built Immediately
ON Delaware Avenue, below Washing
ton Avenue. A Buffalo firm have the
contract for building. Ii Will
cost S2OOOOO. Three vessels can
be loaded fromit While the grain trade
of our sister city, New York, Is decreas-
ing. il is increasing ten-lold in this city,
which is probably due to the fact that
here the railroads deliver the grain dl-
rectly TO the elevator, aud m New York
IL is hauled i'm wagons from the depot
10 the elevators, thereby making addi-
tIonal costs. In the near future this
city IS destined to be the greatest grain
shipping port in the country.
On Monday next VIM. III. Wright,
Sheriff of Philadelphia county, will
step down and out, and Enoch
TAYLOR will assume the duties OF
the office. There is grand
scramble for subordinate positions, and
the rel nosed ward politician, whose in
huence is unbOunded, becomes a little
god i'm the eyes of the seekers after the
spoilS. While i'm conversation with
prominent politician, the other day, in
regard to city politics, he said, go far
asnUney-issking is concerned, | would
rather be sheriff OF Philadelphia county
tha,, II -.s;1ax1 "A tha limited States