Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-08-24
AT THE COURT HOUSE.
W0MAk'S RIGHTS VS.. 6ReENBACK
POLITICS.
Miss Helyer on Temperance and J. n.
Randall on Rag Money-A Drawn
Battle-Scenes and incidents.

During the hot summer days and
nights it is awful hard work to pin one
self down to one thing; it makes one
fret and worry and that is not good for
the general health. What is needed is
variety, and that is where the most OF
our politicians make q. big mistake; they
don't have side shows and minor amnse-
ments enough to form a pleasant break
in their loud speeches, and thereby al.
ford their listeners a short rest every
once in a while. Especially is this true
during the present weather that is be-
ing visited upon this city, and il speakers
could only liz it so that man would DC.
casionally call him a liar, and little
fight come in, the shows would draw
much better.
Last nights circus at the Court
House was grand exception. During
the day one of the REGISTER reporters
was informed that he was to make the
Court House his field OF action for that
evening, and he must diligently gather
up whatever might be floating around.
Later in the day he learned that al
though the Greenbackers had announc-
ell the court house as the place where
they intended 10 show OFF Randall and
Lurton, the Greenback evangelists,
strong minded woman by the name OF
Miss Ca!lle Hellyer, OF Hartford City,
Ind. also intended TO say few words
to the citizens OF Wheeling. Having
read o! Hellyer and knowing that she
was lightning was well under way, the
rhpOrtlr strapped on his two navies,
gathered up his Fahe:s and note book
and sailed forth.
He reached the court house and
found about one hundred people loung.
ing around. On the north abutment
stood table with pitcher of ice water
and a glass on it. Presently a woman
about five feet three inches in height,
rather thin, with sharp features, and
covered with big linen buster, stepped
out on the abutment and commenced.
She has voice that Dickens would
dearly have loved TO run across for one
Ol his characters, OF she could be used
10 good advantage as an insur-
ance agent. Hertopic was Temperance,
and was quite a new departure. The
speaker ratified Off at about the rate Of
two hundred and fifty words minute,
and the shorthand business had to be
given up. The reporter, like the rest of
the multitude, leaned back and gazed
and listened in establishment. The
drug stores were the main spot at which
she fired away, she showed how the
poor saloon Keepers were obliged &c pay
license while the drug stores paid no
license, but tn" toney young men went
into the little back room. got their nip
and then went out the little back door.
About this time Bob Marshall ap-
peared as an advance guard, to see ii all
things were in readiness foi the Green
back hoodOo. He tried to get off play
on words by saying, "Who the his
'rre?' hut remorse seized him and he
He'd. Miss Caliie then got up some Bib.
lical history in relation 10 wine drink
ing and hurled it down at her
hearers with a vehemence that was sim
ply wonderful. Without stop or break
in her voice, on she went, at 2:ll gait;
but the longest lane has its turning and
the strongest speech will end some time,
even ii It's chnkcd oil Ii Vas ch0kcd
last night and in this manner:
\ sound OF distant drums was heard
and in few moments il became appar-
ent that the Greenbackers were coming.
Miss Caliie wanted to know what or who
WAS going 10 disturb her. Some one
told her to wait minute or so and the
drum corps would soon be by. On it
came up Twelfth street and all jntciiiyen.
c,rreporter who had been paralyzed early
in the beginning, now slowly res,Isci:a;cl
and with iicnhi5h CLEAN in his eyeand
looking like Il heavy villain in play he
Sill away from the madlening crowd
for few moments.
The fact that the drum corps imme.
diately afterwards commenced to play
louder, and took up position IN the
rear OF Miss Callie, when they pounded
away with might and main, OF course
hal nothing to do with the disappear.
ance OF the aforementioned reporter
Oh, no.
Those who revel in variety, had i, now
with a vengeance. One could listen to
the wild, wierl music chats not orig.
nall OF the drum corps, or could look at
the smile OF COntentment and satisiac.
ton that played over Howell's face as
he watched the discounted Miss Callie;
or one could look at the pantomime go
ING on between j. II. Burt, Bob Mar
shall and Miss Hellyer. that was i'm
meLse, and the crowd OF about two hun
bred and fifty looked on the scene
and wished they had brought
their families along. 1t was at the
same time novel and rich. At last the
drum corp played itself out and stopped,
then was heard the voice of General
Crumbacker, "Iemperancc-whv, who
wants any temperance beer? Let her
20 10 the saloons -Selah,"
Then the reporter got near enough to
hear Bob Marshall say that the place
was by rights theirs, they had made ar
rangements-and he displayed a hand
bill and pointed with pride to an engine
headlight on the south abutment.
Miss Callie finally agreed to with.
draw provided she could make an an.
nouncement. This was agreed to, and
she said she won, Il lecture tonight at
the Court House on the subject, "The
Conspiracy against the Marriage Insti-
tuition"
Now, readers oi The REGISTER, life is
short and you may never again
have an opportunity of hearing the like.
Therefore 60 early snd secure front seats.
Miss Callie stated to the reporter that
she did not object to the marriage insti.
tuition but to the conspiracy, and then
she disappeared in the darkness.
Then Bob Marshall introduced j. II.
Randall, the Evangelist, and said that
Mr.. Lurton, the sweet singer OF Isreal,
was unwell ard would not be able to ap.
pear as per announcement. Mr.. RAN
dali had careworn and weary look and
did not seem 20 come up to the scratch
very lively; however the crowd had had
lots OF variety and they let that work off
and by that time Randall had warmed
up and Was going very fair speed. lie
commenced by saying 81 do not propose
using any abuse in nv speech OF TO.
night" Now the reporter stopped tax
ing notes there, but it was subsequently
found out that he was trying to think
where he had heard that remark before.
Poor fellow, lie thought Alright