Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-03-20
RANDOM NOTES.
Promiscuous Psncillngs In a Re-
porIsr's note Book.
Matters of Poiitica, Social and General
Moment Ethics Ct the Curb.
stone and Talk Of the
Town.

The D,mocrais are determined to have
club room for this campaign and every
thing is working smoothly and harmon
iously to that end. A meeting will De
held tonight at which matters will De
brought to focus. One of the gentlemen
prominent in the affair said yesterday:
Some shyster Republican is endeavor'
ing to make out that this club move Is an
exclusive affair. But that's not the klho
of a party the Democratic party is. AS the
room was not large only as many were al
first invited as would not overcroWd, ou'
"a soon as arrangements are completed
oyery Democrat and repentant Republican
in the county is expected to become
member. We expect to organize cluo
and have rooms IN which Democrats Can
meet, discuss the campaign in soclao,e
Wv: read papers and magazines and enjoy
themselves ia rational, Democratic way.
80
A Harrisburg, Pa, paper says the South
Pennsylvania road has been put under cIh-
,rsct and that the names OF the ten con-
FACTORS cannot possibly be sscertained. A
psper, with this information marked, W"
,ent TO this office. But why? The route
laid out shows it does not come to Wheel
ing and that it i, Vsnderbilts road. l.
this road identical with, inimical to, or ID
any way connected with the Wheellns
| and Harrisburg? There has always been z
| mystery about this road, and wheeling
people, wanting it here with as many
more as will come, would like to know
something about 1t.
Taking of railroads, that was an anus.
irg letter sent to Council by the Ctunon
ball line. ItIea'ly called attention to tn :
fact that Wheeling was merely switch
station on tne or two roads and never
Sould be on q through line unless she
| .oussd herself and shook up the dry bones
The raj .r0ad committee instructed CLERK
| Galligan 10 write a reply, offering such in
| ,:ucements, etc, as the city could give.
Barney's document was a diplomatic 81
air that would have done credit 10 ?
| Beaconsheld.
The campaign is much m ore to- Icy, in
local sense, than it was four years ago. By
the first OF April, in 80 ten men were in
the field for Legislature, and now not q
single full-hedged candidate is out. We
are how enjoying the lull that preC9de7
The storm, and when the storm break II
will be lively enough for the most fasuil'
Gus taste.
This matter Of water marks on the wharf
toe serious q matter for a joke. River
men are much worked up over the failure
# the authorities to take action in the
matter, or even to notice their desires q
| q premises. 1t is the duty Of the Bard
| OF Public Works to attend to the wDari
ar d to see that these marksare overhauled,
ard in all seriousness they should do it.
So
1t will be very generally regretted that
be Shakespeare Club is about to wind up
md disband. Such an organization, be
! ing source OF interest and instruction to
| It's members, is a credit to the community.
Il is a melancholy fact that while the taste
and disposition exist to large extent,
| Wheeling will not support literary Or
| gsnization OF any kind. Many good ones
nave been put under way to flourish for a
season and then fall into decay. l lless
connected with an institution of lear ing
and infused constantly with new blO)d,
| literary societies a. short lived.
*.E
A member OF the Council Ordinance
Committee wants to raise the liquor lice use
$3.50. He tried it in the committee, bat
as it had no authority, he will probably
bring it up in Council. But it will never
run through. Conservative members think
| 500 is sufficient and there is little doubt
the present Council will object to any
change at this time. Many persons do not
| Understand the intent of the permanent
LIQUOR license ordinance" to be introduced at
| the next meeting, and an explanation
| might not be amiss. 1t does not propose
to fix any price, for that would be impossi
| Die. It's intent is simply to have an IN
Outstanding that the license will be such q
figure unless otherwise ordered by Council.
| The idea of salOonlsts is to have such a
iefirite understanding, early in the yesr,
Of their license tax, so as to take 1t into
consideration in making their renting con-
tract,
Cows have not yet been muzl' ID on the
Island, but they probably will at the EeIt
meeting of Council. The situation is sim
ply this: The Second Branch passed the
ordinance, to take effect from its passage.
| The Conservative Branch changed the time
If taking effect, postponing it to April l,
and necessitsting the adoption Of the
Second Branch. As both branches favored
the spirit Of the ordinance the letter will