The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-02-11

dentelect IN New YORK. Repubs
lican politicians without a leader
or cause are doing nothing.
Society dear, simpering, mealy
mouthed society continues to smile,
and smile and be a william. In.
deed il must be chronicled that
society has smiled TOO inaele and
too often this winter. The punch
has bees too beady, and there have
been some rows and orgies in high
life. These things do not get into
the papers, they are personal mat.
ters, and not Of sufficient impor'
lance to be spread before the world,
but the result Of certain disgrace.
fulepisodes at dancing parties and
receptions is that the punch will
be brewed milder in certain West
End housesin the future.
Mr.. Beecher was herd during the
week as a lecturer and there Is no
doubt that he vas cut by his old
Republican admirers. II is true
that the Democrats helped to gil
the breach, but the Democrats are
not numerous or rich yet. The
hall was not much more than half
full, and forthe first time in y.ars
the great orator saw many vacant
seats before him. 1.-The will come
again next year he will have bet.
ter house; he is an entertaining
lecturer, and, as a prophet is super.
ior to the Editor Of the New York
Sun.
Mr.. Cleveland has sent invita-.
tions to a large number of prOmi-
nent Democrats TO meet him in
New York, and SO far as heard
from none have sent their regrets.
There was almost a quorum of
Congress in New York on Friday.
A Virginia delegation has gone to
urge the appointment Of Mr.. Bar.
hour as Postmaster General. Mr..
Barbour IS we'll fitted for the place,
and his appointment would mean
the utter extinction ofthep estilent
little Malone.
The Democratic statesmen who
have returned from New York
seem to be one and all impressed
with the honesty of purpose, and
good common sense of Mr.. Cleve.
hand. It's ob'erved also that they
have caught from Mr.. Cleveland
the contagion Of holding their
tongues. They persislently refuse
to disclose any private conversa
tons held between President.elect
Cleveland, aud his party associates.
The Republicans are looking and
praying for faotional fights and pc
litical plumbers in the new admin.
isIraLion. Many Democratic lead.
ers have been TO see Mr.. Cleveland
in the last six weeks, and they
have all come away pleased with
the coming president and delerm.
ined to do all in their power to
make hisadIninistration successful.
There is prospect of a still further
reduction Of postage, by increasing
the weight Of FIRST class matter that
may be carried for two cents, from
half ounce to two ounces. The
Committee appointed by the pub.
fishers Of the West, and Northwest
to urgeu Congress the propriety
and justice Of reducing the postage
on newspapers, report progress
which isencOuruging, The House
committee on PosLofIices is in ia.
vor Of reducing postage from two
cents n pound to one cent. The
present tax Of postage on newspap.
ers is a very heavy one, amounting,
to little less than two million
dollars per annum. The postage
was put on abont ten years ago BY
certain men in Congress who took
this method Of revenge for harsh
criticism received from the press.
One Of them was Mr.. Hamlin Of
Maine who thought that the large
city papers would be the chief sui.
fsrers, but the result was that tho
tax was felt most heavily by the
weekly papers. The large daily
papers avoided some Of the expense
by employing Express companies
at cheaper rates, 1t is thought
that a uniform postage Of one cent
per pound will result ir giving the
governmet all the business, with
only a slight decrease in the pres.
emit revenue.
General Grant is said to be in
bad health He has undoubtedly
broken down greatly in the past
two years.