Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-11-22
CURRENT CHATTER ;.,
On Topics Of General interest ana
Importance.
Rumors and Gossip Il City Affairs Premis.
! cuousIy Picked Up-varicss
- 0piaions on huItfar-
Z ~ ious Subjects. a

tain citizens in relation to steam on TIE
Elm Grove road, what shall We do fer
something to interest the puhltcf IL
would make great deal bets..r reading,
however. II these eontFoys rsies were car.
He'd over the real and not ths fictidous
names of the writers. When one speaks Of
nebobs and yele other OF beer kings, 1t
would gres,iy add TO the interest II . lew
names appeared. -.
In quiet kind Of way, city politics are
beginning to loom up. 1t is now two
months from election day, and while neitb-
er Of the regular parties or any OF the Incl.
den,ais have made move toward nomina-
t;ons things are gradually taking shape.
n is predicted the comiEg election will DO
very warmly contested, at points, but there
is no indication of it. as yet Strenuous
exertions will be made, in places, to carry
in certain councilmen, but interest In
other matters seems decidedly slack.
There has been some little talk OF the
case of Steve Wilcox, the patrolman who
"sobered up" Walter Lloyd, on Sunday
morning, by making him run for his
money. While Steve's plan was not wise
one and laid him open to censure, there is
no reason in the world TO suspect him OF
dishonesty. For many years he has been
resident of Wheeling, and was never &C
cused of dishonorable act and this was
certainly nothing more than an indiscre'
ton. No one would be such a buugler as
to attempt to steal money in that way.
The large heart OF Judge schultze Is in.
dignant against those who question the
motive for his vote in Council on the Elm
Grove steam motor ordinance. He says he
voted against the steam, not at the request
of Joe Speidel, but from conviction.
There was quite little scene in the Cur.
cult Court, Part 2, yesterday morning over
the fact that the REGIsrER contained, in ad-
vance most OF the findings Of the grand
Jury. There was disposition to overhaul
the Jurors and find who had divulged, but
nothing was done. The REGISTERS news
was not obtained from any Of the jury, or
from any official connected with it.
At the last meeting Of the Board of Com
missioners, there was a discussion over q
certain road and its repairs, which brought
I'D the question Of the b. & o. through
line. Mr.. Atkinson said Mr.. Garrett was
too slow q coach for this county. Mr..
Hoffman said the hair Of the youngest
member would be silver gray with age be-
fore that through line would be com.
pleted.
Councilman Walter. who is a good
patured member and good fellow withal,
objects to having Council reports written
up for the press in other than solemn and
dignifed style. He has a plan which he
proposes, upon the next proyocation, to fire
into Council. 1t is no less than reso'
luton requiring reporters to remain
outside of the railing, during meetings.
The plan does credit to Mr.. Walters
genius, but would scarcely work. In fact,
il would be self destructive. Mr.. Walter
knows the reporters are the only attentive
listeners to half the speeches made, and
should they be removed, the eloquence OF
the Branch would become a thing OF the
past.
Mr.. Kimberly thinks the First Branch
will change its mind about the steam motor
bill. He does not give any reasons TO back
this belief, but is quite confident, all the
same.
Mr.. Bedillion, uncle Of George Hays,
who is now in Jail charged with robbery,
thinks the boy was not so much to blame,
perhaps, and was as much sinned against
as SHINING. There is, Ii seems, gang OF
men in Pittsburgh who make rich living
by inducing young men and clerks, whom
they get in their power, to steel for them.
He thinks George fell into their clutches
and was helpless
The cooking clubs of Wheeling seem to
have died natural deaths. Where are
LIES Epecuriens" and 1.-THE Cooksr
Properly conducted, the clubs were not
only immensely entertaining, both socially
and gastfonomically, but also very i'm
proving 10 the young ladies. In the
attended these foItnightly suppers and
now sadly miss them, we ask, why do not
the cooking clubs resumeP
The comet, though distant, was plainly
perceptible at o'clock yesterday morn
ing. The nights are entirely TOO cool, at
present, to permit the comet to be useful,
in a social sense, and the young people
have nothing for 1t but to wait for New
Years eve.
West Virginia has relapsed. She has
gene back to the state, speaking in mill.
tary sense, in which she found herself ten
years ago. The martial spirit evidently
.bbs and flows. and the ebbing is much
stronger than the flowing.