The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-11-15

and sets fire to the tobacco.
A man in Richmond, Virginia, has
pet rattlesnake. The reptile is doclle
in it's bearing toward its master, though
on the approach of stranger it in
stantly rears its crest and spring rattle
which means mischief. It's eleven
years old, as indicated by the number
of its rattlcs, and keeps in good health
and spirits without food or drink.
Count MoNTHoLoN was at dinner
party in Washington, where was also
Senator's wife who was preachers
daughter. The Count was introduced
as Mr.. Montholon, Minister, and the la
DIV proceeded to make herself agreeable
by asking, ''Pray, sir, what circuit do
yOu travel in"
THE British Secretary Of State for
War has invited proposals for hreech-
loading rifles, to replace the present
service rifles. Rewards Of f1 900, f6OO,
$500 and GiG0 are offered for the best
cartridge. If the rifle to which the first
is awarded is adopted into the service,
il will bear the inventors name. There
will he a trial Of the arms accepted
for competition. and E300 will he paid
to each accepted competitor.
The Leavcnworth Times says that new
gold and silver discoveries are making
daily in Colorado, and old mines are re-
opened and worked in manner that
must shortly be productive of good re-
suits for that territory. The Denver
| Ncrs SAYS that there is an excitement
over recent discoveries in James Creek
mining district, situated i'll Boulder
comfy. About two hundred and fifty
men are working there. A great num-
ber of lodes of the finest appearance
have been discovered.
4 horrible occurrence took place near
Quincy, Illinois. Mrs. Mcclure, the
wife of farmer, supposed to have died
on Sunday last, was buried on Monday,
in vault belonging to the family. On
Wednesday, groans were heard from the
vault by the children of the buried
woman and an old lady who was with
them. Word being sent to the husband
and ncighbors, they opened the coffin,
and found the woman alive. She had
torn her hair and bruised herself in vain
efforts to escape from narrow prison.
She was taken home, and is now recoV-
erinG.
LYONS, France, is in distress because
the world no longer buys her figured
silks. In 1555 she exported SO ,OOOOOU
worth. but in 1865 she exported but 81
600 600. and this year but S1,OOO,G0O.
Her people, thrown out of employment
on account of the caprice of fashion,
are in q condition of extreme suffering
Having exhausted all the charity Other
Iown..pcople. Lyons begs the world to
rrturn to its former tastes, and wear
srain the figured silks. This is echoed
in Paris, and that the ladies there can
resist the tale of suffering and woe, is
scarcely to be supposed. Their Journals
urre a return to the figured silks, and
Euacnie's lrcssmakcr will probably set
tie the question by going back to the
STYLES of the last decade.
1t seems that an ensign i'll the Navy
has been called to Washington to eX'
plain to the Secretary of State, as well
I.. to- tf. head .,r hts own Department.
some charges made against him by ouI
Minister to Hayti. 1t appears that this
young officer had something to do with
frustrating plot or suspected plot to
assassinate Geffrard, the President OF
IIayti, and his Cabinet. He had become
the custodian of certain letters cntrust-
ed to him by one of the rebels against
the Haytian government, and these let
ters contained the particulars Of the
above plain of operations. Having, as
the story goes, delivered these letters to
the government against whom the plot
was lcvcllcd, he was compensated for
his services by a reward from President
Gciirard of $4,000 in gold. This is
spoken of by some of the writer's on the
subject rs ''dishonorablc conduct" but
rs an oflensc it takes rather higher
rank than that The constitution of the
United States expressly prohibits any
person holding an Office of trust or pro-
fit under it from taking any present,
cmolnmcnt, &c, from any foreign prince
or State, without the consent of Con-
grcSS.