Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-24
PHILADELPHIA LETTER.
Political Chat-The Grant Boom
Big Crop of Lunatics-HOli-
days and other Days-Amuse-
ments, &c.

mentS, &c.
PHILADELPHIA, December -.
Correspondence of the Register
"The die is cast, and the Rubicon OF
nomination will be passed at Chicago in
June next, and U. s. Grant will head
the Republican ticket for the seat he
filled for eight years, Immediately be-
fore the vacuous and vacillsting Il. B.
HAYES, creased by the Electoral Tribu-
nal, slipped into 6. j. Tilden's rightiul
place.
The game has been played
in a careful and well-prepared man.
ner. j. Donald Cameron, son
worthy of his sire, at whose nod or beck
every PENNSYLVANIA Republican humbly
prostrates himself, and bows in quiet
submission to the will of the primoge-
NAL heir of the clan Cameron, has been
exalted to the craftsmanship OF the Re
publican National Executive Committee.
A few days after he was inducted into
the honorable position, he hied away
from the City OF Magnificent Distances to
the metropolis of his own State, and
was clOseted for hours with the Spinx,
Grant, at Col. Kinsley's hostelrie, the
Continental. The result of the coniab
was not given publicity, but enough
was known by those in the golden
circle, TO give color 10 the
fact that the Interview pertained to
Grant and the Presidency, and that the
ropes are all laid for his nomination
which il is alleged, will be by acclama-
ton, as ne was nominated at Phlladel-
phia for his second term. Pennsylvania
will swing into line at the head OF the
Grant procession on February 18th, in
convention at Harrisburg. Don will see
that the delegates are instructed all
right. He is an enthusiastic Grant man,
and is anxious for his nomination, not
withstanding his uncle-in-law John
Sherman has a hankering after the
nomination. There seems to be an I'M
piled, if not an expressed, agreement
between Blaine, Sherman and Conkiing,
entered into lately, to step down and
out in favor of the Sphinx. The trio oil
presidential aspirants have been crys-
tallized, and Grant stands out IN bold
relief as the only available man. In
other words the great Republican party
is driven 10 the dire extremity OF having
only one man in whom exists the quall-
fications of craftsmanship necessary to
fiji the highest office in the gilt OF the
people. The Grant boom Is at fever
heat in this city, and ministerial
fanatic, on Green street, IN his
sermon on Sunday, deihed Grant,
and compared his reception here with
Christ's coming to his people. The crop
of lunatics this season is immense. The
asylums will have TO be enlarged. Talk
about hero-worship, Grant is god who
is being idolized with more devOutnesS
than the Egyptians worshippeed OSIRIS.
IL seems so, at any rate, to a lO0Ser-on
in Venice. TdLS, for awhile, U. ). ".
HOLIDAYS.
The prospect for q green Christmas
was dispelled by the polar wave which
reached ms on Sunday, and was followed
by snow and Sleet, giving things
a decidedly winteriSh appearance.
The preparations by the stores Tor
the holiday trade were very great and
they exceed in quantity and attractive
ness the displays OF several years pre-
ceding, which can be attributed to the
boom.
A ramble down Eighth street, the
prominent fashionable retail thorough
iare. would convince the most skeptical
that business was in 4 prosperous cOndl-
ton. And not only on this thorough
are does business seem to be brisk, but
i'm all parts Of the city the same state OF
affairs exist. Ii may be on account oil
the near approach of the holidays,
which imagine has something to do
with the pressure. At all events 1t Is
booming.
BUILDINGS.
An innovation in building is notice
able i'm this citv, apd instead of the
large square plain buildings Tor which
the Quaker City is noted, those erected
within the past lew years, are OF the
finest style of architecture, and they
present an unique and handsome ap-
pearance. This Is particularly the case
i'm the northern and western sections oil
the city.
AMUSEHENTs.
The attractions at the theatres for the
HOLIDAYS are numerous: La File de
Madame Angot," by Grau's French
Opera Company. is at the Aca-
denny OF Music, The Octo-
room. at the South Broad. Emerson'S
Ministries at the Walnut; wives, de
lshttul comedy, at the Chestnut; The
DaniteS" at the Arch; 'TrOdden Down
at the New National; ~. l.. c., comic
opera, at the North Broad; "Humpty
Dumpty' at the Standard, and numer-
Gus other places OF amusement have more
or less attractions.
In many portions OF the city We have
noticed signs hanging out bearing the
legend. Wheeling Siogies, II Tor twenty
five cents Cheap.
G.. W. Atkinson, of Wheeling, was at
the Girard House this week. He arrived
here i'm time % witness the tail end OF