Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-10
TwIes FROM THE BRANCH.

Scenes ct the Sea shore-ConVersstion =
The Cabines-The Presidents Cheerful
ness.
LONG BRANCH, September This
fashionable resort is now passing
through a strange experience. There Is
a new and uppermost topic all at once,
and that is the condition OF the Presl-
dent. 1t forms a reliable introduction
to every group and is a conversational
staple. You hear it on the sands, IN the
great drawing rooms, among the bath
houses and even amid the waves. The
bulletins are posted in the central corIi-
dor Of the West End and everybody
reads them twenty times over during
the day. They carry them in their
heads and FIRE them at you across
the table. The children get it,
Ma, what is gastric disturbance !" in
quired q nine-year-old at dinner this
evening. Newer mind, child" said
the mother, as the fashionsbly dressed
party laughed over their champagne; ;
'you eat another dish of that cream and
you'll know what it is" The ticker
down in the corner is deserted and tae
question is whether you are "long on
the President" or "selling short" They
even carry it into the cool waves, where
a Young lady denominated a small
breaker . "febrile rise" When a car
riage goes for drive it is to Elberon to
hear the latest, though that --latest" is a
stale repetition OF the fact that some
body told ma that a friend OF his had
| overheard one OF the doctors say there
was nothing new" There is new
drink at the West End called the "par-
otid swelling"
The members OF the Cabinet, sitting
over on the opposite corner, in the
shade OF the political cottages, attract a
good deal of attention. The broad face
OF Window, the strong profile OF Blaine,
the Galway sluggers of Kirkwood, the
moustache of James are the distinguish
ing marks by which they are pointed
out from the West End yerandas.
Every movement among these distin-
glished gentlemen is noted. Their 20.
ings and comings are scarcely less inter.
esting than an hour old bulletin about
The President. There WAS one little ep'
ode this afternoon, in which Post
master General James figured, that
was interesting to the little coteris ni
Washington journalists. 1t was a seIi =
OF mysterious conferences between the
Postmaster General and Colonel W. A.
Cox the Star route prosecutor. The
latter had Just arrived with Jamison, oi
the railway mail service. and these three
held big talk, which alternsted with q
liberal use OF the telegraph. The pro.
eeedings were meaningless enough to
the general crowd, but to the band a
correspondents they were frsught with
great significance. Some prominent and
startling arrests have been promised
soon, and this was considered q har. iu
ger OF grief to some stalwsrt Star router
The status OF the President CORE
spends to-day with that of last Monday
save in his extraordinary cheerfulness
Warren s. Young, bright young man
and very much liked by the President
was admitted to see him to-day, and ths
, latter extolled the beauty of thia plac.
and the delightful air. Suddenly stop
ping he said, in hisie<ble voice: "War
rem, don't You think Z am looking bet
ter, a good deal better? Pun gettin,
aieog rapidly; don't you think so?'
u There is something pathetic in thi