The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-11-16
CURRENT ITEMS.

The sale of girls hair is prohibited in
some portions of France. II.
At $3.50 a bale the South will realize
from her crop of Gotten alone about
$685., 10000.
A movement is on foot in Nottingham
for raising q public monument to Lord
Byron.
The Masons Of Memphis, Tenn, are
preparing to build grand Masonic
temple there.
Wabash Avenue, Chicago, is covered
with u wooden block pavement for a
length of over two miles.
The Indiana colored convention has
adjourned, but the proceedings are not
known, for its members keep dark.
A collection of over three hundred
mortified animals, made in Dakota Ter
ritory. has Just been added to the Smith
sonian Institute.
In New Haven county, CT, G6 unhap-
DIV couples have been divorced since the
first of last January.
legislature. Isn't there danger OF their
closing caste" with their own color
Prentice
Speaking of bevy of lawyers who
were congregating to dedicate new
Court House, young lady said "thcy
had gone to view the ground where they
must shortly lie"
The New York Tribune called upon its
radical friends to "cast their votes
right" They seem to have cast them
right and left.-LouiSrille Journal
The ladies of Milwaukee contribute
100000 TO the Soldiers and Sailors
National Asylum, located in that city.
a Troy hen, belonging to hotel
keeper, recently Matched brood of sew
enty-eight chickens. "She is doing as
well as could be expected"
The Richmond Uhig laments the in
crease of dclerium tremens, and says
it is less from the quantity than the
quality of the liquor drank.
! The violence of the expansion OF
water when freezing is sufficient t.
cleave globe of copper of such thick
ness as to require n force of 2S,5OO tC
produce a like effect.
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and
Missouri pay this year an internal rev
enue tax of $40 ,000,0 900 on Tobacco.
The eight hour system is creating
great dissatisfaction in Indianapolis
Employees are paid by the hour, anG
they cannot earn enough to Suppor'
their families.
The great artesian well ut Chicago
after being bored TO the depth Of / ,O5'
feet has at last struck water. Or
Thursday il gushed from tho Iu0ath q
the we'll at the rate of 10000 gailonas
day.
1t appears from official statistics re
Gently published that during the secont
quarter of the present year, the number
of legitimate children born in Paris Wa
9,0Sl; of illegitimate, 1854. In the same
period there were 4,S77 marriages, ant
l1,lll deaths.
The Czarewitch and the Princess Dag
mar were married at Saint Petersbur,
on the 9th, with great fcstivity ant
rejoicing throughout the city. TIL
Car on this occasion committed the sen
fences of large number or prisoner
and RENTED arrears Of taXas.
The Imperial State Crown of Queer
Victoria was made in 1888. 1t consist
of diamonds, pearls, rubies, sapphires
and emeralds set in silver and gold
and has crimson velvet cap witt
ermins border, and is lined with whit
silk.
The New York Nsrs thinks the cleo
ton Of two blacks to the Massachusetts
Legislature is degradation of the ne
groes, who are to be pitied for thei
connection with white men so lost T.
decency and self respect.
A lady who saw JEFF. Davis at For
: Monroe few days ago, reports that til,
, ex-President of the rebel confederac,
looks pale and haggard, hobbies will
: difficulty with the aid of cain, an,
presents the appearance of man who's
DAYS are already Numbered He is
? feeble, broken down old man.
Mr.. Antipas Thomas, of Leesburg
Ind, is peculiarly unfortunate. He Ia
been three times robbed within tn