The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-10-30

by the great arch of the skull. The
cOuntenance is genial as well rs reso-
lutte; the mouth breaks readily into n
smile, and the eyes greet you with hon
est welcome, and have sunlight in
them. Head and face are carried erect,
rather more than six feet from the
ground, on broad, square shoulders;
chest of great depth; rest of the figure
muscular and elastic. The diplomatist Is
n soldier as well, and the military bear
ing is conspicuous. Over all is the air
of good birth and breeding.
FoRD's THEATER-its interior having
been made thoroughly fireproof, and a
new front put in-will now be occupied
for medical and statistical purposes.
The first and second stories will be used
for the Pension Bureau, and the third
story for the Army and Medical Mu-
scum.
EXTRAORDINARY SQUIRREL-sHooT-
ING.-James Sullivan, of Millbury,
Massachusetts,, while hunting squirrels
in the woods Friday, accidentally shot
himself. His gun was on one side of
the wall. while he was on the other,
picking chestnuts. To get his gun
again, he drew it, with the muzzle to-
ward him, over the wall-the result of
this carelessncss being an accidental
shot in the abdomen. At last accounts
no hopes were entertained of his recov-
cry.
THE work of boring the Hoosac
Mountain in Western Massachusetts,, is
going forward at three principal places
on the easterly side, near the Deerfield
river, at the top, and OH the west side.
The shaft on the top is three hundred
and seventeen feet deep, from tho bot
tom of which the bore is extended east
and west. The distance already drilled
is about one thousand feet. Nitro gly-
cerine is used in blasting, and found
more effective than gunpowdcr. The
progress made in the cut is from sixteen
to twenty-four feet per week. The to-
tai distance gained is more than mile.
Three miles of solid rock yet reman to
be tunneled.
THERE has just died, says Vienna
correspondent, very interesting gem
tleman who acted rs cashier of the Sui
phur Baths at Baden, and whose hight
was something under four feet, of our
measure. He was the last dwarf at
tached to the Imperial household, and
such sources of royal amusement being
dc trop in modern days, the little man
some time ago was permitted to retire
on a pension of 1,200 tlorins year.
This diminutive specimen of our race
had none of the ugliness or large head
edness of ordinary dwarfS, but his fig
ure. and limbs, and head, were altogether
made in proportion. His intelligence
was very remarkable, and he looked
like one who had long days of life in
store for him. But fruit has been very
sour this year, and my little acquaint-
ance was very fond of it, both cold and
cooked. He died recently of surfeit
of plum pudding, after few hours i'll
ness.
Mr.. NJ. JONES, of Liberty county, Ga,
has written for the CultiratOr n commu-
nlcatlon on the culture OF tea III the
South. The editor of the Cultirdtor
says:
Our correspondent has favored us with
sample of the tea prepared by him. In
appearance, fragrance and flavor, it pre-
cisely resembles fine article of Chinese
black tea. If our plantations can pro-
duce tea rs finely favored as this. with
as little trouble as Mr.. Jones states is
required in the process, it is the most
profitable crop we can grow. In con-
vcrsation with him, another point was
elected, to-wit: That when tea is raised
in localities near the coast, when the
plants are once established, nearly all
the labor comes in the healthy seasons
of the year, and after gathering, the
planter can retire and spend most of the
summer in more healthy locality.