The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-07

3a11Ve ttsiEAkf6EE5 Hditors
POINT PLEASANT WEST VA.
lnhis speeeli tosihe students Of
Vanderbilt jeiyersily NJ Randall.
eaida @Ishayebeen d bard case, as
they sayiinhiy time, ard wbilsI,
sd6nos wishto noralize, there Is.
one lesson lido yishtc impress lp
90 you from Che bottom Of NY
heart, and that isto beware ofin.
dulging 10 ahabit d. pfstItse chat
you have not Che willpower.o con-
ttol,g In Mr., I!andallis career
there isewaping and encourage.
ment tootliermeus Since be has
niadsithispublic reference to his
life II viii not seem unkind 10
speak ofitfof a good purpose.
Az one time, and that since he
has been in Congress, Mr.. Randall
was given TO dfink. His friends
thought lio was past recovery.
But be had The goOd fortune to
have some common sense, some
will.powerand a good wife. He
put down The brakes, and from
that time Till now not drop Of
strong drink3has passed his lips.
When he gaye receptions as
Speaker diplomats and Senators
aud Representatives who visited
his modest home on Capitol Hill
knew that the champagne would.
moi flow there yet his invitations
were always gladly accepted and
hisreceptions were always pleas.
ant occasions. Mr.. Rundall's ad,
vice to the young men Of Wander.
bilt University is particularly op.
perfume at the opening Of a new
year. The honorable position
which he has gained shows what
can be done BY a sober, industrious
man.--Er.
All gifts to Prosident.eleo.
Cleyelandnow on hand and all that
arrive in the future will be handed
over to Albany charities. Clarets,
wines or liquors Of any description
will probably be sent to the hospi.
tails, while many rare and pecdliar
articles will decorate the tables at
some church fairs during the win
ter. The cause Of religion and the
wants Of Of the poor and sickly
will thuste ministered unto, while
while the President elect will be
saved good deal Of letter writing
and the frequentr ringing ofexpress
drivers at his door.
--s-------
The Marlinsburg Statesman pays
the following tribute TO our sena.
tors: "NYesI Virginia may well be
proud Of her Senators. One of
them, Mr.. Camden, is recognized
as being one of the best business
men that tho country affords, and
the other, Mr.. Konna, although
comparatively a young man, has
attracted much attention. as pos
sessing a clear, vigorous intellect,
and MElhlegal attainmentS. They
both have acquired, in a marked
degree, the respect and confidence
Of heitconstituents, and have ut.
tanned degree Of political inIln-
ence in'tGh nation that is highly
gratifying ID their State"
Jay Gould says there will soon
he u revival Of bushes. but still he
isorganizing to reduce the pay Of
the men who are working his i'm.
inohse lines of roads in the west.
There win be a revival ola desire
to sliake him up whenever he be.
gins his reduction, and It's to be
hoped he'll hurry up and do it.
Spain has just experienced one
oflhe most terrible earthquakes
that the world has known for many
years. Several cities and towns
are reported almost entirely DIES
troyed, and three thousand people
are said to have persisted in the
ruins. One mountain is said to
have disappeared.
Dr. WI BlandaSuperintondent
Of the Hospital for the insane, is
very i'll, with very little hope for
his recovery, The doctors think
he may get over ii but lie will
never recover entirely, Twelve
physicians held. a consultation the
other day.