Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-12-09
srEUBENvILLE GOSSIP.

Special Correspondence of Gs Sunday REGISTER.
STEUBENTILLB, December 8.-The mum
Der of patriots who have loomed up in this
city since the election, who are willing to
se;vs Uncle Sam in some fat Office, enc
bracsd q goudly portion Of the Republican
party. When you want 10 find would.
be-ofics.holdar, the thing to do is 10 hunt
up Republican, and nine times out of ten
you have found your man. The position
Of postmaster being one Of tie bsst offices
to be given ont, large number of eyes are
resting lopgingly on 1t, but only four per-
sons are believed to have any chance CT
getting there. Sperce WsllEcs vas elected
N 1880 at an election held by the Re2ub-
licans of the city, but Frank O'Neal got
the appointment all tie fame. 1t was
claimed that President Garfield sent Wal
lscs's appointment to the Senate, but
it mysteriously disappeared fIon the
pigeon-hole, and Frank 0'Nesl's
was substituted. The result was that the
Senate confirmed O'Neal without bling
aware that q job had been put up on them.
Senator Sherman has always had to bear
the blame for executing this little piece of
Juggling, and the result was that Msjor
Surratt and other Wallace hackers were
forninst him, and in 1884 Blaine got the
delegates from this county for President in
his stead. As Jefferson county was the
fist ore in the State 70 elect delegates, the
MI tier had good deal of significance, and
went long ways toward dividing the
delegation to the nat onal convention. It
is now the general opinion that Wallace
has the best STOW for succeeding Pest
M lster Moore bec,uss he will have
the backing OF Congressman Taylor
through the interest of Major SUI.
RAFT, who also has tie ear of Me-.
Blaine. However, Sam Campbell is
also after the position, and he is a politi-
clan of the go-ir-to-win sort, and msy
prove to be e formidable opponent. Frank
O'Nsal and Orlin Mso1 Sanford are also
after the position. David Myers, Frank
Dougherty and Jack Carroll express q
preference for Deputy Revenue Collector,
while Sam Mcdonald and Jack Irwin
wonld prefer good, comfortable berth at
Washington. There are already abSu'
four hundred applicants for mail carrier,
with six positions to fill, and the fellow
who gets the postofica will have to double
bar bis door to keep ont the hungry c;oWd.
The tenth anniversary ball given Friday
evening at Turner Hall by Iyanhoe Divi.
sion, No. 7, U. R. K. Of p, was very
successful affair, ard tie Sir Knights are
congratulating themselves over it.
George Roth en!e:t lined number OF
friends at his residence on Washington
street last Wednesday evening.
The childran ara beginning to talk
about Chris Kiugle and send him notes
containing list of the things they want
him to bring them. Tue notes all 60 via
the chimney route. This stores haven't
frightened up very much, however.
The street cars made three or fonr at
tempts at starring this week, and finally
on Friday at about neon, two dynsmoes
were gotten in working order, the trsck at
the corner of franklin avenue and Sixth
stleets was arranged 60 that the wheels
would pass over in safety and people on
Fourth street were surprised by seeing .
car moving along at good rate CT speed.
1t was trial trip, aud az it was succt ssful
our people can now ride when they desire
to 90 from one end of the city to the other.
w. r. Miller. of Miller Bros. is row a
travelling salesman for New Orleans es,
! Enlistment.