Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-26
TIMELY TOPICS.

The West Virginia Conference OF the
United Bre,hreu's Church is in session
at Buckhanuon.
SENATOR VOORHEES, is too i'll to attend
the funeral Of his father, who has just
died at the age Of eighty seven years.
TuE Springfield Republican thinks lit
is satisfactory to learn that Edison has
Just sold something besides the public.
Nsw YoRG ice dealers have doubled
last year prices for the coming season.
The stock there is very small, and large
amounts OF artificial ice will be made
this summer
TuE Atlantic and Great Western Rail
way will change from the broad to the
standard gauge in June next. Arrange
ment, 10 this end will be made 50 that
tue work Of changing the gauge all along
the line of the road will be done in about
six hours. The general offices Of the
company have all been removed TO
Cleveland.
NEWARK. Ohio, has girl who is max
iuy reputation as whistler. She
took part in q concert at Columbus
Tuesday night, and the audience was
delighted The gushing critic OF the
Dispatch says NO public hiStler since
the DAYS OF Mr. Green, the minstrel, OF
puprez K Green, produced better re-
suits than Miss Guy. Mr.. Green's
whis,ling OF the "Mocking Bird was
loud. at times somewhat shrliL Miss
GUYS whistling is feminine, yelling up
tones not characteristics Of the male
voice. and known only to the voice Of
the girl or woman whose life is touched
with Sw, rtcSt tenderness" Miss Guy
Is a mere school girl, in her teens, and
has whiStled from infancy, being able TO
whistle before she could talk. Mrs,
Guy. 1t is said, made every reasonable
effort to get her daughter on: Of the
habit 1t was simply impossible to re-
press what was irrepresSible.
MARK this prophecy. General Grant
will not be the Republican candidate
FOR President, and Governor Tilden will
be the nominee of the Democratic party.
-C,lum5,.s Dispatch.
4 BoONLEr-cheap for 4 cent-haS
been started by the friends OF Attorney
General DevenS. There is a sherman
boom still family stirring out West and
there was all EvartS boom about two
wears ago. Secretary Schurz alone, Sc
cure in the accident OF his foreign birth,
can, as l.ucretius says, from the tOwpath
OF safety watch his brethren Splashing
round IN the canal OF hopeless PreSl-
dental sSpirationS-Noc York World,
TIE Republican party will certainly
have no easy visiOry this year. Ii must
practically be prepared TO carry the en-
tire North in Ouier 10 assure success. Ii
cannot lose = per cent. OF the Republican
vote in New York or Ohio without max
IN defeat certain. Ii there Is any NOM
iuation or any issue which threatens 10
ALLEVIATE any part OF the Republican vote
anywhere, that nomination or that issue
ought certainly 10 be avoided Ch,cago
Tribune.
CoxGRESS has now before it q bill 10
indemnity the Poncas for their expul-
sion from their northern homes IN 1871,
made theirs BY solemn treaty. The bill
appropriates $4,000 for the purpose,
part to be paid down for immediate re
lief and part to be paid in annuities.
But II has never vet been shown im-
possible to restore the Poncas 10 their
Old reservation, since, though Il vas
taken away from them to be given to
the Sioux. the latter do not occupy 1t.
Ii is their healthy homes that the Pom
cas- want, yet 4 money appropriation
should also be made, TO restore their
houses. farms and fixtures, and TO sup
PLY them with cattle, As when they were
driven ont. Even then there be no CONF
penSation for the lives lost by disease in
in the wanton removal. The bill is well
intended, but still more adequate REM
edy for their wrongs is demanded
NciC York S'Ul.