Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-28
TOWN TALK.
Brief Chat and Comment on Cur
rent Events.
Men and Matters Touched up in Passing
Curbstone Chat on VARIETY
efPertinent Subjects.

During his stay in the city. which ended
on Saturday evening, Senator Kenna lent
deaf ear to all reportorisl pleadings for
an interview. Though he was loaded to
the muzzle with vi ews on State and ma.
tional topics, he did not wish to express
himself. Just before he went away, q
REGISTER reporter asked him:
"How about Third district politics"
The returns from the recent election
answer that question. The district IS DEM
ocratic, as of course everybody knows"
"But the majority seems small as CON-
pared to that of las: year."
Certainly. This was TO the Third DIS
trict Democracy what our Republican
friends in Ohio world call an of year;
and in many counties small vote was pom
ed. We had late spring. late planting, busy
farmers, a smallpox endemic in Mercer,
Raieign and Wyoming to interfere,
and added to these hindrances a
very full confidence on the part
OF Democra IS that the result was fore
gone conclusion. In kanawha large pro-
proportion of the vote polled last year for
REYNOLDS, this year went for Brown
which accounts for the difference in the
result there. This vote lie not to be count
ed on by the Republicans any more than
by the Democrats. In the election OF
school perintendents, with their regular
candidates in the field. the Democrats car.
ried the county. As far as the county IS
concerned much will depend hereafter on
the tickets in the field and issues which
happen to effect the particular causes. AS
TO the Congressional district, the old-time
Democratic majority will answer to roll
call in 1884,"
Since the publication. on Saturday morn
ing, of the feeling with which auctioneers
view the pending ordinance, the subject
has been still further canvassed. An auc-
tioneer said to REGISTER reporter yester-
day:
"The most important feature OF the pro.
posed ordinance has not been touched upon
yet. Cast your eyes over section five for
moment" He produced a copy OF the
ordinance and pointed out the section,
whice is as follows:
Every auctIoneer who shall make sales
at auction of any article or kind of new
goods or merchandise, except it be sold
under the judgment or decree OF some
Court or magistrate OF the State, or by
a trustee selling under a deed OF trust
given for the security or satisfaction oil
debts, shall, on the first Monday following
the date of any such sale or sales, make
full return, in writing, under oath, to the
Receiver of the city OF Wheeling, OF the
aggregate amount OF all such sales made by
him since the date of his last return, and
shall then pay to the said Receiver for
the said city tax of % per cent. upon the
gross amount of all such sales so required
to be reported by him"
Now them resumed the auctioneer
after this section had been read aloud, you
can see the effect OF that very readily. NO
n,r goods can be sold, except under legal
forced sale, without tax OF % per cent.
gross. Why, it will close out every auc-
lion room in the city. If a man makes an
assignment the assignee will have to pay
this outrageous tax or wait along for pri-
yate sale. II man dies and his estate is to
be wound up, his stock cannot be sold eX-
cept under this provision. It's mon
strous."
What was the object of such an ordi-
nance?'
1T was intended to stop these foreign
auctioneers from dropping in here and in:
terfering with the legitimate business of
the city, but it was unfortunately worded.
All that is necessary is to have council
ance, and it will be defeated. Under the
old ordinance we had to pay one-half OF
one per cent. on all foreign sales-now If
they haG made that % per cent. the object
would have been accomplished and no
harm wrought u.s."
W. H. West one of the clever proprietors
OF the clever minstrel show on Saturday
night is enjoying himself. Though he
danced and was as comic as ever, few OF
his auditors knew how good lie was feeling.
A REGISTER reporter noticed a certain exu-
berance of good feeling about him. and
asked the cause:
"Oh. Haven't you heard?'
Heard WHAT
BLESS my soul, didn't you know was
married."
you don't tell me-"
Married last Sunday, at Nashville, and
to-but you'd never guess. To Fay Tenn
pletOn, of course"
It's solemn fact Miss Fay, one OF the
most bewitching of foOtlight favorites,
has united her fortune with the popular
minstrel man and both are as happy as pos
sums up gum tree.
Tonight the Committee on Police will
meet and it is fair to presume the question
OF the recent multiplicity of robberies will
come up. But what SNAIL De uOne ABOUT
it? Recently Council granted an increase
of three to the police force, and aow per-
haps the committee will recommend a re.
duClion of three. These three receive
$l95 per month and for that sum- wo
good detectives might De obtained. One
z ,od detective might prove a blessing in
disguise, and soon get this burglarious cpl
demic under control. Let the committee
turn this over in their minds.
"Mr. J. J. Jones, cashier of the Exchange
b nix, says the most they ever had against
the city was $50, 900, and the present debt
is only $4,000. The REGISTER this morn
ing to the contrary
This is from city paper of Saturday,
and perhaps Mr.. Jones did say so. City
Clerk Bowers told our reporter the figures
we used. Perhaps the Exchange Bank
does not hold all of this city pie.
SALVATION SOLDIERS.