Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-07
TIMELY TOPICS.

PulLlPPi, Barbour county, has an
other newspaper, wee sheet called the
Times, and published every Sunday
Joan BoYLR o. RSrIIr unkindly sug-
4ests that II Mr.. Blaine's grandfather
was at Valley Forge, he was there look
ing after contract.
How the women improve their OPP
portunities tor voting when they have
a chance is illustrated in a recent
election at Concord, Mass, where out
Of four members Of the School Com
mittee three men were chosen for three
wears and one woman for only one year.
II was by just the narrowest sort oil
chance that the female candidate got IN
at all.
joan BEsr, the Oldest Mason in tho
United States, died at his home In
Guernsey county, Ohio, Saturday, at
the aye Of one hundred years. lie had
been a Mason for seventy-seven years,
and was member Of the Washington,
Pa, Commandery Of Knights, having
lived at that place many years. he had
passed the Circle Of Perfection by taking
all the degrees Of Cryptic Masonry,
most OF them before emigrating to this
country from ireland, Of which land he
was native.
HuGm J. JEwErT, who is looming mp
a. a possible Presidential candidate,
has the qualification for that office oil
being an Ohio man. At one time he
lived at st. Clairsyille, studied law
there, and practiced several years
From there he went to GAINESVILLE, and
there pravitated into railroading. His
home is still in that city, though since
his connection with the Erie Railroad
he has spent most Of his time in the
East, and is now temporily residing III
Gramercy Park, New York City. Be
fore his Identification with the railroad
interest he had been in the Legislature
and in Congress, and in 1861 he was the
unsuccessful Democratic candi late Tor
Governor against David Tod.
" printing paper continues to adj
vance, newspapers will be forced TO use
common white satin with plain gilt
border instead Bristol, P0., Obserror.
Tux South is in the Union to stay,
We are one people. This conviction is
being rapidly spread throughout the
North, aud the party OF the future must
not stand on sectional issues, but on
those that involve the highest good oil
the whole country. Grange, Mss,
Reporter.
FIFTEEN Scotch Presbyterian minis
tiers announce that the Deity whom they
worship hurled some scores OF Scotch
men, women AMI children to sudden
death in the cold waters Of the Tay 10y
way of intimating His disapproval ol
the running Of railroad trains on sun
day. Even in Scotland the ministers
have great deal to learn yet, and per
haps even more to unleaTn.-NsT lOrk
SIui.
Tux last phpse Of the PonCa investl-
CATION asCrIbes the removal OF the
wretchcd tribe to u contest between two
rival Rings Ol railroad trarspOrtators.
BY getting the Sioux upon the POnca
reservation, one OF those Kings would
secure the valuable annual contracts
Tor carrying the Sioux supplies. So the
Poncas were driven without mercy to u
icverstricken place in the Indian Terri.
tory. And such was the ignorance and
incompetency OF Indian management,
il nothing worse, that this trick was
successfully carried out Fresh light on
this Ponca business only makes 1t the
more outrageous. York Sun.
THE opinion OF the leaders OF the party
il that the Southern States should spare
no pains in selecting able, firm aud sa-
gacious representatives, but should leave
them entirely free 10 act and vote as they
deem best when they reach Cincinnati,
and comprehend the whole situation.
Ii is To be hoped that the Southern del
egates will harmonic their views and
act together. Certainly this IL no time
for irittering away strength, or Tor con-
sulting personal preferences. The South
ern delegates, il they be carefully select
ell and represent the people, can he
trusted to concentrate upon the candi-
date who is likeliest To win because
worthiest OF success. But in order that
they shall do this they must be at lib
erty To act as their judgment dictates
from the iirst.-MObile Reglstsr.