The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-12-13
CURRENT ITEMS.

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Ex-President Buchanan is now or 4
visit to Philadelphia, stopping at the
Merchants Hotel.
J. p. Corbly's house in Mount Wash
ington, Ohio, was robbed of $4,000 in
bonds on Tuesday.
The expenses Ofthe Government Print
ing Office last year were 81, 1,S93,712, of
which 5000, l22 was for paper.
1t is stated that the ex-King of Han
over, under advices from England, has
relieved his officials of allegiance to his
throne. ~ - lt1 ~
The Northeastern Methodist gives ac-
counts of six new NJ. E. churches in
process of erection, worth in the aggre-
gate Si73, ,000and seating seven thousand
three hundred persons.
The festival of the Immaculate Con
ception was celebrated with imposing
public ceremonies in the various Cath
olic churches in New York, on Sunday
last. -..-g ...- LII
Don't put ont kerosene lamps by
blowing down the chimney. A doctor
in Peoria tried it the other night; the
lamp exploded, and the doctor narrowly
escaped losing his eyes. .sgFEg
A scientific writer in the New York
JoWrnGI Of Commerce states that the diff
ference OF time between London and
New York is four hours and fifty-livc
minutes, eighteen and ninety-iiyo hun
dredth seconds.
Since the year of 1756, when Mont
Blanc was first ascended by Saussure,
there have been twelve fatal accidents
during the asccnSions of the mountain.
Six of these occurred in the present
year.
At Cedar Falls, Iowa, last Monday, n
young man named McLain stole two
hundred dollars, and when detected,
cut his THROAT with q pen knife. He
was likely to survive at last accounts.
Lieutenant Bazaine, nephew Of Gen
cral Bazaine arrived in New York on
Saturday from Mexico, and is stopping
ut the Brcvoort House. He leaves for
Paris in a few days as bearer Of dis
patches from General Bazaine TO the
Emperor of Napoleon.
Henry Gideon. u noted Philadelphia
rough, died suddenly in that city on
Sunday. Nine persons were arrested OH
q charge of having murdered him, but
on examination it appeared that death
cnsued from natural causc.
The Evansville Qnd.) Journal chron-
icles the death OF Mr.. David Aiken, ut
the age Of eighty years, who walked
from New Orleans on race with the
first steamboat that ever came up the
river to his place, in Warrick county,
beating the boat two days. r-,....-
On Wednesday, as some workmen
were digging well at Edward p. Allis
u Co.'S new foundry, in Milwaukee,
they struck u large pine log in 4 good
state of preservation, at the depth OF -
feet below the surface.
a lady in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at
tempted to commit snicidc on December
&, by swallowing laudanum. hcPoison
was removed 10y stomach pump, and
she was saved. Domestic difficulty was
the cause of the trouble.
\ young man named named David L..
Lane was sutiocatcd by gas escaping
in his room, ut the Revere House.
Chicago, on December 6. 1t appeaTs
that on going to his room he allowed
thc window 10 remain down, the ven
tilator closed, and had blown ont the
gas.
A married lady, who eloped with a
young man from Chicago some time
since, returned to her husband in Mil
waukcc on December 1st. Like the
prodigal of old, she craved forgiveness,
and tho husband, ovcrioyed at her re-
turn, received her with open arms and
freely forgave her all. May they live
together long to prove her sincere re-
pentance. .r.r ..,-
1t is aunounccdin letter from Jrpan
that upon the death of the late Tycoon
"tcn high dignitaries demanded the un-
speakable favor of being allowed TO rip
themselves up in honor Of the deceased
ruler. Five only were deemed worthy,
the others not being sufficiently noble
To receive it,
The Louisville street cars are to be
provided with stoves during the winter.
They are made of heavy sheet iron, and
not more than twenty inches high, and
about as large around as plug hat;
will be protected by wire guard to-
prevent clothing from being injured,
and will have small pipe of Russia
iron passing through the top of the car.
A case of prolonged lcthargy has oc-
CURED near Yvclot, in France. "A young
man aged twenty has now been sleep
ing for about three weeks. Cruel and
n snnll nr.~t;sy of riuv, nro pacvvd
down MS throat every day. His respi-
ration and pulse are regular. He is
said to have lain in similar state for
fortnight, three years ago.
A girl named Amelia 2. Winfield has
been arrested at Taunton, Massachu-
setts, for stealing letters from the post
Office. She had been in the habit for
some time of fregularly calling for the
letters in the County Treasurer's box,
and on searching her room, several were
found addressed to that official. Her
operations were discovered by the loss
of a check for $4,000, which she adj
mitted having taken. but said that she
had afterward burned it.
One of the prominent features Of the
new Tariff bill is to reduce the duty on
wool imported, to compete with Ameri-
can fleece, to six cents per pound. The
House bill now pending in the Senate
makes it ten cents per pound; ten cents