The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-11-07
CURRENT ITEMS.

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petition for a divorce in Maine.
MrSNEsoT9s population increased 40
Iper cent. last year. 81, - m
Four hundred and nine deaths occur
red in New York last week. -,
NEW YORK miikman has been fined
$40 for watering his milk.
SILVER hemp is one of the products
of California-the fibre is of very su-
perior quality.
ARKANSAS negroes are constantly be-
| ing arrested for outrages of most
bloody character.
A MINISTERIAL delegation from Cana
da is to visit England to confer with
the Imperial authorities concerning con-
| federation. -
The Emperor Napoleon is an exhibit
tor Mt the great Exhibition of the 10Th
class. He has model for work
mans house.
THE commerce of France for the last
seven months shows an increase OF 6V2-
OO0, 900 frances over the same period
last year. -
THE ton Of New York demand that
hack drivers shall be clad in genteel at
TREAT least look as we'll as their we'll
groomed horses.
A COMPANY has been organized in
Jefferson, Texas, with large capital,
to commence the cotton manufacturing
business in that city. 1t is composed
of the most influential citizens OF the
city.
IT is said that the King of Prussia is
so pleased with the letters from his
army written by Captain Hozier the
correspondent of the Tendon Times, that
he proposes to confer upon the journal
list an honorary decoration. -. 1,a4
Miss CEcILz RUSH, the actress, has
been lying seriously illfin Philadelphia
from the effects of injuries received at
.Johnstown, Pa, Miss r. being one of
the thousands who were standing on the
fatal bridge when it gave way. She Is
now recorcrins-
A LETTER from Buenos Ayres says the
wool clip in that country will probably
exceed that of last year. 1t is estimat-
ed at four millions arrobas, 100000
pounds, and will be worth twelve mil
lions of silver dollars.
GOVERNOR CoNY, of Maine, has ap-
pointed Thursday, the Goth inst, as q
day of Thanksgiving in that State.
A DISPATCH to the Tribune says that
the Supreme Court of Indiana has de-
cided that the clause in the Constitution
of that State which forbids negroes
coming into that State, is void.
LEGGETT, the conservative candidate
for the Legislature from Nashville,
Tenn, has been reelected.
MICHAEL DUFFY, Charles Anderson
and Geo. Wells, who robbed the depot
room of the Adams Express Company
at Newark, o., in August last, plead
guilty yesterday and were sentenced to
the Penitentiary for number of years.
MARY KNIGHTS, of Topsham, Maine,
thirteen years of age, died last Saturday
of a peculiar disease. She would drink
large pail of water during the night.
Sometimes she would drop down going
from school entirely helpless. Her
blood changed to sugar. She was sick
six months.
THE members of the Seventh Regi-
ment have decided not to visit Paris.
At meeting held on Thursday, out of
1000 members only 800 expressed them
selves in favor of the trip.
A YOUNG "lion" in Paris is amusing
himself by driving about four-in-hand
in smart barouche. -Four immense
Pyrenees dogs take the place of horses,
and gallop nearly as fast-quite as fast
as Paris police rules permit.
| THE "Spirits" have broken loose in
Philadelphia. One of the journals there
comes to us with three columns of the
sayings and doings of the Sisterhood, of
character to indicate that somebody
has escaped from the Lunatic Asylum.
However, nonsensical as were the
| things she said, q Numerous audience,
we are told, listened to her with great
atten ton.
SIXTY years ago there was hardly
craft larger than an Indian canoe on
the great western lakes. In 154l the
lake trade amounted to sixty-fve thou-
sand dollars. In 1851 to three hundred
thousand dollars, in 1861 to five humid
red and fifty thousand dollars, and it
bids fair in 1871 to reach the enormous
sum of one billion dollars.
ADMIRAL FARRAGUr has decided upon
the star which he will wear by virtue
of his rank. 1t is of gold, has five rays,
and is two inches in diameter Its CEN
ter is of silver, about the size of quar-
ter of dollar, and bears an effigy Of
the Hartford with an AdmiraPs flag ut
the fore.
On Saturday morning two brothers
named Baker were out shooting in Col
chester, Conn. One Of them raised his
gun to fire at bird, when his brother
stepped in front of him and received the
whole charge, causing almost instant
death, but not before he had time to
exonerate his brother from any blame.
A NAN named Dudley was recently
the victim of singular accident at
Dixfeld, Maine. He was pulling up
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stumps in a field with the aid of a pat
ent machine, when n hook gave way,
and flying, struck him in the breast and
passed clear through him, killing him
instantly. ~ ~. 49,, ,.t,..l,..,.-
EvEnrh ouro but ono in sthe village
of Larkinsburg, Clay county, Illinois,
was blown down by the late tornado,
together with FIVE or six houses in the
neighborhood. One girl was killed.
FRANK FERRIS, otherwise Francisco
Fcrrero, the wife-murdcrer, was execu-
ted in the Jail yard, in New York, on
Friday. the 10Th ultimo. He made a few