The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-05-20
to support the Administration Of Az.
JotNsoNa JOHN isl curious fish,
and will support the side that pays best.
His ~antscedents indicate as much, at
least. 49, a
Miscellaneous Items.

SOLD-In Lancaster, on Monday, a
number of the citizens assembled at the
depot to witness the passage through of
jeff. Davis and staff. They soon discov-
cred that they had been badly sold, some
wag having started the report.
THE indianapolis Journal states that
an application for q writ of habeas cor
pms in the case of Milligan, Bowles and
Horsey, has been made in the Cifcuit
Court of the United States, now sitting
in that city. There was a division of
opinion, which wascertitied, and the ap-
p1ication is taken to the Supreme Court
at Washington for its determinations
A NOTABLE FACT.-The late cOpfa-
grafton in Richmond developed a curious
incident and fact, which may be valua-
BILE if remembered. Some week OF ten
days after the fire, the irsn safe of ithe
Enquirer office was opened, when, imame-
diately on the admission of the air, the
books and papers were ignited and con
sumed. And such was the case with all
other safes which were not in brick
vaults. In these the contents were an
injured. The Enquirer safe, at the time
it was reopened, was cold extremely to
the touch.
A COOP ONE.-A letter from Raleigh,
North Carolina, tells a good story of a
gallant brigadier who madea visit to the
asylum for the deaf and dumb, neal that
city, and was so much delighted that he
sent his band Owe the same evening to
sernade the inmates. The fact becoming
known, he was importuned to invite the
inmates of the blind asylum to see his
next parade,
AGROwING TOwN.-Oil City was found
ed in 1860 by the Michigan Rock Oil Com
pany. Previous to that it consisted of
only a tavern and a couple of small
stores: 1t was incorporated in 1862. and
now contains about 1000 inhabit ants.
The present prices for hotel accommoda-
lions are three dollars per day; for horse
hire, four dollors for a moderate drive Ii
quors twenty to forty cents a glass, and
other things in proportion.
KILLED BY HIS OWN TOMBsToNE-The
New York Netcs says that a retired mer-
chant of that city, of eccentric habits,
fearing that he should die suddenly of
apoplexy and being DESTROYS OF always
having in mind that he was mortal, had
his tombstone. constructed and placed
| upright i'm an alcove in his room. Early
on Thursday morning, one of the ser
wants heard a noise, as of the falling OF a
heavy body, aud fearing accident, has
tened below and gave the alarm. Ills
door was reached, and when, after knock
ing, no answer was returned, the bolt
was forced, and the unfortunate man
was found upon the floor, with the tomb
stone fallen upon his head. 1t was IN
stantly removed, and every means were
resorted to to restore him to conscious
ness, but without avail, for i'll less than
an hour he was dead.
MONSTER CARME, the famous French
billardist, now in this country, has made
three challenges: first, for playing a
French carom game of go points for
81, 900 a side; second, for playing IA carom
game of 800 for 81 900 a side, the push
ing strike to be omitted; and third, for
the champion cue Of America. Dudley
Kavanaugh, the billiard champion of
America, has accepted the three chal-
lenges.
The Republican press enlogize Presi-
dent Lincoln for his alleged humanity,
and then urge his successor to he inhu-
mar and cruel. If they really admire
Mr.. Lincoln, why do they advise Presi.
dent johnson to adopt a different policy?
ONE of the standing committees of the
Tennessee Legislature is that "on Tip
plug and Tipping Houses" The ques
ton is, how long will tbs Committee
siandit.