The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-01-04
CURRENT ITEMS.

The Idahoans want Congress to split
their territory.
Horse meat finds great favor in Ber-
lin.
The orthodox Jews in New York pro-
pose to erect college.
Ten horse-cars were wrecked and lost
in snow-bank in Troy.
Rev. Mason Gallagher asserts there
are 10000 inebriate women IN brooklyn.
Charred elephants foot is one of the
"rare dishes" indigenous to India.
Italians are enjoying the luxury OF a
free newspaper press.
The head of q murdered man, which
had been buried 13 years, was brought
into a French Court.
A Buffalo revenue collector sues for
$500 900, as his share Of coniiscatcd
goods.
Mrs. Siddon's granddaughter has
made a successful debut at n London
theatre.
The 'Perfumed Russian Bath Socie-
ty" has just been formed by some of
thelnabobs of New York.
Mrs. General Williams, formerly
Mrs. S. A. Douglas is among the Job
served of all observers" i'll Washington
society this winter.
Punch offers as a sentiment: May the
tear of sensibility be wiped by the
pocket-handkerchief of common sense.
Two-thirds of the thirty thousand wo-
men in New York who are dependent
on daily labor for support are now out
of employment.
The only person now alive who wit
messed the surrender Of CORVALLIS is a
genuine Guinea negro, named Tom, now
living at Hamilton, Ohio. His age Is
probably one hundred.
A prepossessing young man in New
York, who claims to be a son of Lord
Byron, has to have a guard of police
men with him to prevent the women
from eating him up.
There are forty firms in the lumber
trade in Chicago, Illinois, employing
1000 hands, making up 2l,OOO,OOO feet
per month into doors, surfacing, floor
ing, siding, blinds and boxes.
Susan Fisher, of Portsmouth, n. H.,
lately choked and pounded her illegiti,
mate child to death. She is quite sick
and likely to get justice in the other
world before she does i'll this.
The Committee on schools of tho
Philadelphia City Council, by Il unanim'
Gus vote have decided to report an ordi-
nance to the Council, giving an in
crease of twenty-five per cent. to the
salaries of public school teachers.
ThoNrgest piece of plate glass in the
country has been placed in the window
of one of the alcoves in the State house
at Boston, Mass, containing the State
battle flags. 1t measures twelve feet
and four inches by seven feet seven.
The London Court Journal announces
that her Royal Highness, the Princess
of Wales, is -; and that the Princess
Helena also is -. In the first case,
"early in the ensuing year." and in the
latter, "in April are the specified occa-
siOns.
An enormous steam engine, of over
1000 horse power, is to be placed i'll po-
sition at the building of the Paris EN-
position. This engine, which is now
being transported from Havrc to Paris,
is intended to work the pumps supply
ing water to the building.
A Russian paper gives curious item
of news from wilma. The Russian au-
tlorities have recently seized, confiscat-
ed and mutilatcd bronze statue of the
goddess Flora, which stood in the park
of Polish gentleman, near the city
Just named. They were under the i'm
preston that it was the image Of some
Roman Catholic saint.
The youth of London light their ci-
rars with a new invention, called pOu-
drc de feu. 1t consists of PHOSPHORUS.
which is preserved in small tin case
with narrow orificc. When small
quantity of the dark powder is poured
ont on the end of the cigar, and
breathed on gently, it becomes incan-
descent, and lights the pipe or cigar.
A young man in st. Louis recently
wrote to Horace Greeley to use his in
fluence in procuring him a situation.
He received the following reply: "New
York is just entering upon the interes-
ing process of starving out 200, 900 peo-
pie whom war and irredeemable paper
have driven hither. 1t is impossible
to receive and employ more until these
are gone."
An ingenious artificer at Geneva, in
the mountains of Switzerland, has re-
Gently written his name high on the
roll of great mechanics. He did so by
constructing jewel called the "Magic
Bird" 1t is not larger than common
tobacco box. By touching spring the
lid flies open, and tiny little'bird darts
forth, sings beautiful song, and flies
back again into its golden nest. This
wonderful jewel, which man can car
~ in his vest pocket, costs the neat
sum of 81 900. Only two of them have
ever been made.
The Hartford Post states that at 7:24
o'clock on Saturday evening, very
brilliant and beautiful meteor passed
over that city from south to north. 1t
was visible for several seconds, appar-
emily stopping two or three times, and
each time dropping a smaller sized star.
Finally it exploded, seemingly over
Asylum street, bursting into several
bright stars. 1t was observed by quite
a number of people, all of whom were
amazed at its sudden appearance and
disappearance.