Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-13
TIMELY TOPICS.

REPORT says the T., p. * st. Louis
Railroad Company has contracted for a
double track between Steubenville and
Pittsburgh.
GENERAL SHERMAN seems to be getting
into hot water all around. For several
wears intimate associates of the Gen.
erals have declared that he was slightly
-unsound mentally, and he seems to be
fast confirming that opinion.
The latest outrage by the post office
department is decision that valentines
must have a two cent stamp III towns
without free delivery, as we'll as in cities
where they have that convenience.
This direct attack on the matchmaking
deity should be resisted Il ct arms an
liainS.
THE Wheeling REGISTER says: Some
how, when modern Democracy strikes
a Supreme Court in these latter days it's
bad Tor the party" Which is not very
complimentary to DemOcracy.-NartR'S
Ferry .N,us. -
No such sentence as that quoted by
the Neus ever appeared in the REGISTER
The Nsus should he more careful OF its
quotations.
A NEW religious paper called the
Early Ddwn describes the sort OF
church that it thinks will be established
in the near future. First, there will be
no choir; second, there will be no col
lections; third, there will be no back
seats or preferred seats; fourth, there will
be no revival sermons. Probably If the
editor had kept on he would have add
ell: Fifth, there will be no preacher
and no audience"
The latest and most audacious pro-
ject is that of ernest Dalrymple,'
who proclaims himself Commander
in.chiei of the Grand Army OF Occu-
patton" and proposes to organize an
army of 5000 citizens of the Unfted
States to invade and take possession OF
Mexico, divide the property among his
followers, and run new Republic on
modern principles, with all the late i'm
proyements. Ernest is probably in fur.
The authorities of Gotha have made
their report for the year 1879 on the sub
iect OF cremation. The first body was
treated on the 10th OF December, 1878,
since which fifteen others have been
similarly disposed OF. The average time
required for the complete incarceration
OF the bodies was about two hours, and
il is regarded a. most satisfactory that
not only has no complaint as to the re-
suit been made at Gotha, but that a
number OF other German towns are pre-
pairing to follow its example and build
crematories.
The Washington house at Mount
Vernon has been repaired and refur-
nished, and in way that does not suit
a woman correspondent OF the Spring
field Republican. She says: at is such
a pity-such a sad and woeiul pity
that the women who have this place in
charge have SO little common sense, So
little taste and real yeneration for the
home OF Washington. The different
rooms belong to different States that
have appropriated them, and a vandal
committee have undertaken to restore
and furnish them. The east parlOr or
music room, treated by Ohio, leads the
ignominious procession. 1t has at the
first glance an Ohio look; it is so new,
so fresh, so shOddy. They have painted
the walls and ceiling, they have laid
Turkish rugs on the floor, they have
made new furniture that has the pat
tern hut not the look of anything old,
they have hung in it an abomiuable
mirror with beveled glass border orna-
mented with cut flower designs, and the
only thing in it is the harpsichord Of
Nelly GUSTS" New York does not
come in for share of the Censure, how
ever, for the drawing room, in charge Of
this State, has been but slightly altered,
most 0i the original furniture remaining.
Tue body of Miss Dolly Hartman
weighed eighty pounds when 1t was
placed IN the crematory last week. The
ashes weigh Jour pounds and fourteen
ounces. and are fine and white. WASH
iHgtgE Reporter.
THE Wheeling REGISTER sees nothing
hut victory for Grant in the action Of
the Pennsylvania State Convention, in
which Grant delegates were selected
bv a vote OF 1873 10 ll3. The REGISTER
is for Grant. and is doing all it can to
help the third termers, because it be-
licyrs there would be better chance
for the success OF a Democratic Candl-
date ii Grant should be the Republican
nominee.-Bclldire Tribune.
GES. SHERMAN is likely to get into hot
water in consequence OF his having
written threatening letter TO Represen-
tative Spear, of Georgia. The General
is opposed To Spear's bill prohibiting the
bands in the army from playing music
on sunday, and il is charged that he
addressed note to Spear warning him
that il his bill was passed the garrison
at Atlanta would be removed. The
army regulations prohibit such inter
ference as this with Congressman, and
Mr.. Spear proposes to lay the facts be-
fore the House. The General is clearly
in the wrong, il the facts be as stated,
and he deserves to he severely rebuked.
His conduct towards General Boynton
has not done him any credit, and il he
keeps on in this bull-dozing way he will
damage his reputation very much
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