The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-12-04
CURRENT ITEMS.

The Havana slave trade is not dead
yet.
In the last war the Prussians used 900
cannon.
The famine in India destroyed 1900
900 people.
A New Orleans lecturer says that a
submarine passage connecting Europe
and America can be made.
No less than 1905 treaties Of peace
have been signed within the last 200
years.
The Hungarian Parliament, the Oldest
constitutional body in existence, is now
in session.
A large company of emigrants is or
ganizing at St. Louis, Missouri, for Ven
ezuela.
In Texas, where farmers own 10000
cattle, Goshen butter is used upon their
tables.
A Chicago oculist has been sued for
malpractice, the patient fixing his dam
ages at $4,000.
There were 600 vessels in the navy at
the close of the war-now only 1874.
London steam railways carry passen-
gers six miles out of town and return
for "a cents per week.
The mild season has given Vegetation
new start in some of the Eastern
States.
Philadelphia and Chicago papers all
speak of reduced charges in the express
business, resulting from competition.
A London newspaper recently con
tanned the following:-"FOr President
of England-John Bright" Straws, &c.
Buffalo are said to be all around
Kearney, Nebraska, travelling South,
and crossing the Platte river near that
place.
A whale, thirty-fve feet in length,
which had been run into by steam
ship, drifted ashore OH the New Jersey
beach last Wednesday.
The Chicago tunnel runs two miles
into the lake and is capable of furnish
| ing two-thirds Of million Of people
with 81 gallons of water each per day.
Since last January 1868, 39S quarts
of milk have been sent to New York
over the Erie, the Hudson and the Hud-
son River Railroads.
The Bridgeport Standard tells story
of the keeper of a toll-bridge, who re-
fused silver quarter in payment for
toll, and insisted upon having good
money.
The London Times says that when the
English people are as intelligent and
rs well conditioned to self-government
rs the Americans, there will be no dam
ger in universal suffrage.
1t is stated that Walter Brown, of
Portland. being unable to make any ar
rangement with Hamilton great scull-
ing contest, has therefore challenged
the champion of England to row i'll Ire
land.
George Daman, of Chicago, is bright
and smart lad of only twelve years, and
he is already the Chief Engineer of
large steam mill i'll that city.
A Salt Lake City dispatch reports
that Brigham Young intends to retire
temporarily to distant plantation in
Utah, and leave the management of
Mormonisnl to his son.
A rumor is in circulation in Europe
that Napoleon will announce his abdi-
cation on the successful closing of the
great exhibition.
Professor Benjamin Pierce, of Harvard
University, who has acquired a national
reputation as mathematician, has re-
Gently shown that the sun will continue
to enlvcn the earth and sustain the hui
man existence 100000 years. Our de-
sceEdants will enjoy themselves for
ages vet to come. What is technically
known rs the meteoric theory of solar
heat has been cast aside. The end of
the world, regarding which some reli-
gious sects have founded creed, is post
poncd indefinitely.
A quiet family in the country were
electrified the other day by the receipt
of telegram from daughter who was
teaching in n neishboring city. The
dispatch was passed round and greatly
admired. The dashing boldness Of the
chirography came in for its share of the
praise. The old lady shook her head
with an air Of gratified pride rs she
calculated slowly: Gam Maria always
did write like man; guess she's been
takin' writin' lessons; this beats her
last letter all holler." 'r. 80. .
The Nashville, Tenn, Gazette gives
the following account Of an accident at
Jacksonville In constructing the piers
for the Tennessee river bridge, capstan
with fixed levers, worked by few la.
borers, is used for the purpose of retard-
ing the velocity of material being low
cred for the pier. A stone Of unusual
weight was being let down, and some
of the men becoming scared, abandoned
the capstan. A stout negro held on
manfully, but he being unable alone to
support the immense weight, the cap
stan began whirling with velocity
that rendered the levers invisible, and
hurled him OIL at tangent several
yards, killing him instantly. Two 9th
ers were also severely injured. The
| great stone descended nj n fearful spced
but fortunately the man below got be-
yond its reach before it struck. Strange
to say, the stone lodged itself exactly in
the place prepared for 1t.