Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-16

When Il Republican Congress gets to-
cether look out for grabs and steals.
The present Car is said to be "re-
markably fond of poker But Alex.
certainly plays losing game, and the
other fellows strike him pretty hard, if,
rs reported, he has just negotiated loan
of So, ; 100000.
Civil service reform has been the talk
Of both parties for years, and We are rs
far from it rs ever. The only reform
that politician can grasp is one that
reforms some other fellow out of office
and reforms him in.
The Kansas City Times says that un-
der Republican rule the United States is
gradually losing its distinctive charac-
ter as a representative federal Union
and becoming personal government,
like the monarchies of Europe.
The Boston Star is trying to prove
that when man laughs he follows it
with an oath. Those must be the laughs
man indulgcs in when he sits down on
an ley corner and tries toconvey theidea
hat lac stopped to pick up dime.
Ea,l~ comes up smiling, with another
bill in his pocket. He wants Congress
TO help build the proposed Tehauntepec
Ship Railway. The scheme is TisiOna-
", and Congress should tell Eads to
scratch around outside for his money.
The Chicago Tribune says that Re
publican Congressman, in their eager
greed for offices, manifest about the
same degree of decency that character
ly> pack of hogs rushing, Squealing
and fighting their way TO the trough.
Ten muricrerS have been removed
from earth in various States in the last
month, and the fact that they can't do
any more of ii, and won't BE- asking for
Iarlons or irving To p~,ana "'im -
rrulrntmrnt To ut least ten nclghbOr-
hoods.
Foreign nations laugh at our army
and navy: and why not? They are very
comic affairs, in view of the fact that
the army has all it can do To keep few
Indians from conqucring two or three
Territories. and the rotten vessels callei
navy have all they can do to keep
stloat
II /, estimated that there will soon he
ah,Ut 100000 eases before the Land
Court in Ireland, and it will take about
six Years to get through them. Hence,
under the law, landlords cannot very
well expect tenants to pay any rent
until decision Is reached in their cas- :.
Mr.. Gladstone seems to have overrcach-
al himself
\ Washington correspondent OF the
New York Sor says that Pendleton will
run 1r Governor of Ohio in lSS2, and
that Il me- wins he will run for President,
and that Thurman will take the vacant
Seuator,hip. These Washington report
-, annually fix things up without con-
,u.,"liou even with the supposed candi-
Igt,>.
An American in London met Oscar
and Lady Wilde. The poet was attired
ma bottle green rcCiingntc with pair
OF light gray unmcntionables; tender
aesthetic gaiters i'm yellow cloth, with
patent leather toes, wide, open collar,
andan amiable neck tie. He carried in
his hand spray of delicate ferns. His
hair i long and light, his eyes blue,
complexion extremely blonde. His
jaws are very massive. His whole per-
Sonality is 30 peculiar that he is unlike
any one in the world excepting his own
utterly utter self.
Mr. John G. Whittier, was seventy
five Years old yesterday. In response to
q recent letter asking for poem to be
read for the benefit Of the Soldiers
Home Bazaar of Boston, the venerable
poet said: 81 heartily Sympathize with
the object for which thy letter was writ
ten, but for the last two or three years
The state of my health has compelled
NE to decline all requests of the kind
made by thee of fpoems for public Oeca-
SlonS. The spirit is willing, but the
heSh iSwcak.' Apart from this, at my
age th" poetical machine is likely to be
ou' oi "F'icr, and the sound of the grind
lng j. low"
IN View of the British governments
want OF progress in settling affairs in
-'eiahd, the tories are becoming active,
"nd are said to be brewing plot which
nay upset the governments plans. 1t
l''''ed that resolution may be offer
eH IN the House Of Commons declaring
- r"' lhaSmuch aS the means placed at
te uSp"Sal Of the government have
''eu I" restore order in Ireland, it is
eeuied Necessary for the governmental to
e.'Ne the land and grant compensation.
S''n measure, it is believed, would
large part if not the whole of the
NJ I'Sh vote, and that of liberal landlords
""o are interested in land, and want to
ee' safely out of their troubles. 1t is
P'SSioie = that the advice of the good
e'er Cooper may prove sensible afte,
ana 1t may fairly be questioned
"ue'ner Engi m, y not buy hersel
~ U' Vi tne trouble at . great deal less ex.
teis; than by the present ,loub.fn
aiiESd tfpaeifes.lcn.