The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-10-12
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"a ShhASh Oplih6Si
days ago, a bevy of girla from New Eng
land thought they would honor hop at
the Eldridge House with their serene
presence. A correspondent says: Their
polkas were rushes, their quadrilies
romps and their gallops avalanches oil
muslin and vulgaTity. Instead OF as
founding the Eldridge people they alb
solutely disguised them, and without
proving that New England stupidity
was diminished by a visit to Sharon
they fully demonstrated that its sense
of propriety was left behind in the
classic wales of Connecticut.
A FISH was caught in the Ohio river
near Cincinnati last week, the stomach
of which, being opened, was found to
contain small morocco wallet, holding
a two dollar bill and valuable diamond
ring.
HON. ELISHA HisE, Democrat. has been
elected to Congress from the Third Dis
trict of Kentucky, to ell the vacancy
occasioned by the death OF Mr. Grider.
CAPTAIN ALoNzo GREENLAw, who
killed young Taylor in recent duel at
Memphis, attempted to commit Enicide
Saturday m rning by shooting himself.
THE Atlanta, Gnlick and Columbia
boat clubs at New York, had race at
Yonkels on Saturday, which was won by
tie Culick. Distance, five miles. Time,
thirty-fve minutes.
A CURIOUS man in Taunton, Mass, in
serted on Sunday red hot poker into
the fuse hole of an old shell to see
whether it was loaded. He ascertained
that it was, but miraculously escaped
injury by the explosion.
A QUAINT writer says: / have seen
women so delicate that they we're afraid
to ride for fear of the horse running
away; afraid to sail, for fear the boat
might upset; afraid to walk, for fear the
dew might fall; but | never saw one
afraid to be married, which is far more
riskful than all three put together"
THE second day of the State Fair at
St. Louis was marked by display of
about seventy-fve thorough. bred race
horses-the most magnificent turnout Of
horseheeh ever witnessed in this country.
A PROJECT is on foot for supplying the
city of New York with gas manufacture
ed at the coal mines in Pennsylvania,
and then conveying it through iron pipes
distance of Que hundred and fifty miles,
to the city. 1t is asserted that it can be
furnished at much cheaper rate than
is now paid.
The wife of a we'll known lawyer in
New York city elOpcd recently with a
physician, and carried with her $4,000
in United States bonds, belonging to her
husband. They are supposed to have
gone to Europe.
ALADY recently died in Portland, Who
made VOW at the age Of thirty that
she would never speak another word IN
her life, aud kept it for the remaining
thirty five years that she lived.
That woman must have been dumb
and unable to speak.
CALIFORNIA exports an average 81 i. enc
" for each inhabitaut of the State, aud
imports nearly as much England eX'
ports only forty dollars per person.
REV PETER CARTWRIGHT writes that
he has spent sixty-two years a regular
itirerant preacher, and during that
period received but two years salary.
THE Augusta (Ga.) Sentjne! states that
Alexander Fl Stephens does not contem-
plate any lecturiDg tour, rs has been an
Bounced by some papers, but designs re-
naming at home during the autumn and
winter, aud devoting himself to his pro.
fessiou. he is in unusually good health,