The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1864-12-30
An Sorts Of Parasraphs.

/. JAMES C.. AVER 1.-THE Sarsaparilla man,
pays an income tax of S45 -95S; Mr.. Ralph
w. Emerson, who lives in the same dis
triet, pays 81 ,662.
IT is reported that the celebrated
steamer Alexandria has arrived at Mas
sau, apparently fitted for blockade run
ming, 1t is suspected, however, that she
is intended for privateer.
Aman named Foster was put in Jail in
Cincinnati for debt of Sl6. He hung
himself, and Sill in greenbacks were
found in his pockets. Perhaps he didn't
consider them money. t'
A PHILADELPHIA paper gives the names
of fourteen new petroleum companies
organized in that city within week,
which, together, have capital OF SILL
100000. f. -t
QUARTERMAsrER GENERAL PTTKIN, of
Vermont, Is at Washington TO procure
fifteen thousand stand of arms and
equipments for the Vermont militia
THE population of San Francisco isOne
hundred and twenty thousand. Ia Sep
tember. lS45, the number of inhabitants
was four hundred and fifty.
SPAIN has navy comprised of twenty
seven steam vessels Of not more than
500 horse power in the aggregate, most
of these being of small tonnage. 1t costs
upwards of $11 100000 per annnm.
Gross receipts at the leading New
York theatres for one week: Wallacks,
| $500; Winter Garden, $4,000; Museum,
| $4,000; Olympic, S3.40O; Broadway, 81 900;
New Bowery, $500; Old Bowery, $3.50.
On the 2lst ult., Mr.. Marie introduced
into the Legislature of Louisiana IAN
act permitting the marriage of white and
colored persons"
THE Masonic Commission for the sup
ply of -four and fuel to the poor of New
York city at cost price, went into opera
tion last week,
Judge Taney was born twelve years
before the American Constitution was
adopted He could have said of it as
Grattan once said of the Irish nation
that he had leaned over its cradle, and
followed its hearse.
A WRITER OH natural history gives the
following definition of ram: "A ram
is an animal whose butt is on the wreng
end of him."
IT is reported that documents captured
on board the Florida implicate some for
eign officials of high rank.
Josh BILLINGS" is Henry B. Shaw, OF
Poughkeepsie, n. I.
MEXICO is represented as in deplOr
able condition from the effects of the wal
l. hot IN,
that country for two years past. The
people are in danger of actual starvation
THE mechanics and laboring men Of
Providence, R. l., have opened q cooper
ative grocery store. The store wa.
started on q capital of 5000, and the re
ceipts for the first week amounted tC
81 200, and 81 $40 on the second
VICTORIA, Vancouvers island, has hat
three shocks of earthquake. A thou
sand feet of a mountain went over with {
crash.
WHO is the shortest man mentioned il
the Biblel Knee-high-miah. A frient
suggests that there Is one shorter Bildad
the Shoe-hight.
THE surest way of gaining mems re-
spect is to prefer your own appreciation t.
| theirs.
IT is said that Lord Palmerston cher
| ishes a wish to retain the Primiership
until the completion of his eightietl
year, and that, having accomplished thil
object of his desire, he will, at the ter
mination of the present Parliament, re
tire from active offices, retaining sea
| in the cabinet without office, as the lat'
Marquis of Lansdowne did for some time
Mrs. DUMP, wife of Frederick Dump
who keeps tavern eight miles from AL
bany, on the Schenectady turnpike, wa,
murdered by her step-son and anothe
man, on Friday night last. They as
saulted her with spade and other in
struments, and finally threw her out o
doors in the snow in an unconscioul
state, where she perished. The husband
YVES an approving spectator Of the re
voting deed All three were intoxicated
New YORK CITY pays 81 900 per annun
salary to policemen; st. Louis $780, Gin
cinnati $3.50; New Orleans 1000, ant
Buffalo $3.50 per annum. In each Of tn,
cities named, the police are uniformed
the uniform being furnished them a
public cost in addition to their pay. Ii
Chicago the Common Council has JUS
increased the pay Of policemen from
5000 to $500 per annum.