The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-11-03

AN AUSTRIAN cueuulst udS uiSSoNCiCu O
way of making a rifle bullet out of
electricity-to kill people with light
ming.
A SICK student Of Chicago lately took
nitric acid in mistake for blackberry
cordial. 1t cured him, but not in the
way he expected.
AMAN under the influence of delerium
tremens leaped out of a window in New
York and killed himself.
THE Knights, Barons, Earls and Dukes
of England loaned hundreds of millions
of dollars to the rebels-and lost.
THIRTY persons are in the State Pris-
on atNevada, and as a proof Of their in
telligence it is stated that every one Of
them can play draw poker.
In Eaton, New York, there is cornet
band composed of twelve men named
Lockwood-brothers and their sons.
WAR prices prevail in Buenos Ayres.
Coal is selling in that city for $50, and
at Corriennes for $40 per ton.
DR.. MARY WALKER says woman are
overworked and their vitality ex-
hausted by carrying around dry goods
stores.
A YoUNG LADY in Maine, after suffer
ing two years from severe lung dis
order, coughed up a needle and is re-
covering.
An Englishman, in Albany, on Tbnrs-
day ate 557 oysters, measuring more
than six quarts of solid meats, at one
sitting They cost s11.54.
A MERCHANT of New York, and a
merchant of St. Louis, fought duel at
Hoboken on Thursday. They differed
in politics. Nobody hurt.
A BOY of fourteen years of age nearly
murdered an old man of ninety, at St.
Sophie, Canada, the other day, because
the sheep of the latter trespassed on the
lands of the boys parents.
THE grand jury in Henry county,
Georgia, made their presentmentst to the
Superior Court last week, in which they
ascribe all the troubles in their COM
munity to unfaithful and mischief
making agents of the Freedmen's Blu
reau.
MARTIN COUNTY, Kentucky, is in
tested with numerous petty thieves
and robbers, who, in companies of three
to ten, disguised as negroes, break into
houses and steal the money and other
valuables of the occupants, rob toll
gates, &c.
ANEGRo woman and child were found
in pond of water in the suburbs of At
lanta a few days ago. They had been
dead several days. No indications OF
violence were discernable on the bodies;
hence the presumption is that it was a
case of suicide.
REV. THOMAS TATE, one of the Oldest
Presbyterian preachers in Nerth Caro-.
lima, died recently at the residence Of
his son in New Hanaver County. He
was ninety-four years of age.
4 THE Commission appointed to pay
loyal men of Kentucky, for their slaves
who enlisted in the United States army
will meet in Lexington on the LIST day
of November, and commence opera
tions.
DIR. JAMES p. HAMBLETON, formerly
of Virginia, and author Of the "Life OF
Governor Wise,n is candidate fol-
Congress from the Atlanta District in
Georgia, to succeed General Wofford, re-
signed.
jim JoUNGER, freedman in Milton,
n. c., was killed few days ago, while
cleaning out we'll, by the falling in OF
the wall, which buried the poor fellow
alive.
THE tunnel under the Alps has
reached 7615 feet in length on the
French side, and IL ,2s5 feet on the Ital-
| ian side. At the present rate Of progress
FIVE years will be required to complete
the work.
THE apple crop this year in Maine
and New Hampshire proves to be very
heavy, but in Massachusetts, and other
Eastern States the failure is complete.
THE spirit of enterprise exhibited in
New Orleans this year exceeds anything
4 before known. All sorts Of mechanics
are profitably employed. Many stately
buildings are going up, and antiquated
structures are either torn away or i'm
lproved.
DUTCH GAP CANAL.-The Richmond
Wing says: General Butler little
dreamed when he was digging Dutch
Gap that he was comforting benefit on
the commerce of Richmond. The canal
that is, Dutch iGap-is now much
navigated by sail vessels and steam
tugs.
DIR. n. DYES, Chief Medical Officer at
yerdowa, has been experimenting with
feeding pigs on anthracite coal. The
animals seemed to thrive 50 well under
the treatment. that he has adopted this
as an internal remedy, to be used in all
that class Of diseases usually treated
with coal tar externally.
PosTOFFIcE clerks occasionally get
off o funny thing. A clerk in our post
Office heard tap at the window of the
ladies' department, when who should
he find there but . man by the name Of
Drake. Mr.. Drake" said the clerk,
awill you please TO 30 to the other
hide; this department. q for the ducks.'
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