Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-18
TIMELY TOPICS.

notoriety during the prevalence OF
the walking match mania, has been
adopted by wealthy Boston couple
and will he educated in art.
ASSOCIATED press dispatches from
Maine state that there are gold mines in
that State which pay better than those
OF Nevada But We have not so muchcon-
iiIcncc in associated press dispatches
from Maine as we once had.
Tus is the way We find an humble |
item oi ours transferred to the Newport
N.irs: James q. Blaine was once Il
teacher Of the blind in Philadelphia.
Now he is a leader OF the blind at large.
-Bastoa Post" The credit ilatters us.
TluoruY MoRRIS, member OF the
first negro minstrel troupe that ever
made a tour of the country, died on sat
urday in Providence, Il. I.-ErchGng',
Then they do die! But their jokes 20
maching on.
TUE Columbus Democrat has changed
its name to the Times. and is to he pub
lishcd 10y company ol journalists and
politicians, with capitalists to back them.
]. IL. Putnam, ESD, will be manager,
with Carson Lake, Esq, rs associate
editor. II is opposed to Tildcn's nom
nation and Enthusiastically for the nom
nation Of Judge Thurman.
TuE grand jury Of Union county, New
Jersey, on Monday brought ina true bill
OF indictment against Charles A. Middle
ton, secretary OF the Continental Tcle-
graph Company, an organization owned
hy the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, Tor wautonly and criminally cut
ting down the poles and wires OF the
American Union Telegraph Company.
TuE sentence OF Denis kearncy to
spend SIX months in the House OF Cor.
rcctiou aud to pay Il fine OF one thou
sand dollars, is fact which derives con
siderable interest from circumstances.
Better evidence could scarcely he fur
nished that the Citizens Protective So
cicty means business, and that the
property holders OF san Francisco do
not intend any longer quietly to toler-
ate an agitation which has already
greatly damaged the prosperity OF the
city.
TUE increase of crime in South Caro-
lima is attributed by the NrVS and
Courier. OF Charleston, to whisky aud the
habit of carrying concealed weapons.
When he who has a weapon in his peck
ct is excited by whisky, u brother man
is hurled into eternity with rs little con
Germ rs u lily is crushed ON the wall. The
remedies are (D the abolition OF the
practice uf carrying concealed weapons,
and ~ the encouragement OF intempcr-
ancr. The Legislature can effect the
first reform, but the women alone,
according tothis moralist, can save the
State from the curse OF iutemperauce,
Tie cntrrats them to Danish from their
society every man who darcs to APP
pruach them with the flush OF liquor
on his cheek to strike from the list OF
their acIuaintances every one who Is
known To be a tippler, and to draw the
line sharply between the man who is
his own master and whisky's slave.
tux Methodist itinerancy is being as
sailed by many influential Methodist
cergymen, and the movement for
abandoning it has strong advocacy,
butthc Rev. Dr Summers comes out
cmphaiically in It's defence. A great adj
vantage oi the system, he says, is that
it secures to every preacher a parish
and to every parish preacher. "Some
OF the charges are not very desirable;
but they all furnish minister with
work, and they all pay him something
Tor the work he performs, Some Of the
ministers are not accomplished men,
but they are all approved by lay and
clerical courts, and the poorest Of them
are better than none DR.. Summers
points out too, that ltineraRt preachers,
by using their sermons eyoT and over,
save themselvcs.a great amount OF la
Dor. He states a thirl argument a. fol.
lows: What difficulties and annoy
anccs aud animOsitles are frequently
connected with designations and calls
among our hrethrea who have settled
ministry, One OF the most revolving
thing know is a minister going around
from church to church preaching trial
sermons, acting as a supply : criticised
10y incompetent persons, subjected 10
impcrtinent questions, black-balled, or,
ii called, responding with the knoWl-
edge that a respectable minority opposed
,hc call
InE administration has finally CON
ciadel that Il would write to Minister
SeWarl IN China, and ask him II be
Won't please reign and take great load
Od It's mind.-ihIl, TRa.
TnEKE are many men in the Demo
cratic party any Of whom. it is uniyer-
sally concedei, ooull bca; Grant in the
race. Who Is that Republican who can
defeat Seymour HaSAiscioa PoSi.
UScIk BgsHoP is convinced that there
Is no hope ioT the Democratic national
ticket unless he is given the second
place. Thus lar. however, suck reckless
eonvicilons seem TO find loigment no