The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-06-04

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vested in untaxable bonds to make the
city hum with enterprise and, thrift.77
\ And the city is overtaked, trade is
stagnant, capital is wanted, &c, &c.
In New York an ingenious mechanic
has made a novel invention, designed
for the comfort of horses during the hot
| weather. 1t consists of q small reser-
! voir, filled with water, placed upon the
\ animals head, keeping the brain cool,
and thus warding off the effects OF the
heat and sunstroke.
The st. Paul Press promises fifteen
million bushels of wheat from MINES
sofa this season. 1t says the area of
land put in wheat this year is much
greater than ever before, and even in
frontier settlements where the scarcity
of seed prevails, four times more land
|, is sown in wheat than last year. NM yr
: Mr.. Daniel Garner, residing in Lam
caster, Illinois, having lost several head
of sheep, went wolf hunting, and soon
found a burrowing place, wherein were
seven as fat and sleek wolf pups as ever
eyes beheld. These he slew on the spot,
and taking the cars to Lancaster and
duly filing the sworn proof, was ha&ds
ed bounty vouchers amounting to 1925.
Railroad men in, California have de-
cided to cover the cuts in the noun
tains to prevent their being filed up
with snow in winter. According to the
design adopted the roofing will have a
double support Of stout timbers ut the
caves and halfway between the caves
! and peaked top, so as to be strong
enough to sustain the. weight OF many
tons Of snow. 8k 4 k q E1
The Springfield (Massachusctts) Re
publican says there is "a very rapid
change Of population going on in our
manufacturing towns. Foreign work
ing people have come in to such an ex-
tent as in many.villages to constitute
the controlling element, and the -natiyes|
} de not find it pleasant to live among
those whose religion and social and do |
mestic life are so unlike the NewEngland
style.
A late letter from the exhibition says:l
"Paris has an additional sensation this
week in the arrival of an Egyptian reg
iment from Mexico. They are very tail
and very black, dressed in white, ma
tives of the south of Egypt, near Abys- |
sinia, and went to Mexico to serve in
the yellow fever regions. They have
lost over q hundred of their number,
and after resting a while in Paris and
visiting the Exposition, will return to
the hanks of the Nile"
Advices from Hayti up to May 10,
state that the country is tranquil.
Salnave continued the provisiouiSl2Ses-
ident, and it is believed would accept
tho Presidency. He IS said to be q man
of progress, and Of great energy and
decision. 1t is supposed souloque will
return to Hayti to spend the remainder
of his days, but there is no thought Of
his taking part in public affairs. He is
over eighty years of age, and one side1
of his body is quite paralyzed. - ~
A correspondent writing from Gettys-
burg says: Three Thousand five hun
dred Union soldiers lie buried in this
cemetery. The rebel dead were buried
in different localities outside of the bat
tie field, / saw one grave containing
forty five rebel dead in enc heap. The
breast works and rife pits extend more
than a mile in one direction, and are
all standing as left in the battle. The
effect of the musket balls upon the for
est trees is truly wonderful. At the
point where the battle was the hottest
the trees are nearly all killed, and the
I forest looks like one vast "deadening;"'
, scores and hundreds of balls are found
in single trees, rocks, and brick walls-l
all sho v the marks Of the ,leaden balls
The Prince of Wales arrived at the
French capital just in time to be present
at Lord Cowley's third soiree Of the sea-
son. Of course the future King hon
sred it with his presence. which attract |
ed numerous yet brilliant assemblage:
The Prince mixed with the company
without any formality, chattedr with
everybody he recognized, and while
talking to Lord Hauphtop the usher
announced "the Taicoon of Japan. Lord
Cowley, the British Ambassador, took |
by the hand the little pug -nOsed, dusky-
skinned child, who, followed by.a long
file of yellow faced Asiatics, marched
up to the Prince and made low obeis-
ance. The Prince was much amused
with the figure before him, and talked
with. the Taicoon through az interpre-
ter. At the CLOSE of the presentation,
the Japanese party sat down, when they
were stared at and closely scrutinized
by the British beauties.
! An old lady living in one ofthe small
streets of London, became q regular
customer of poulterer and her orders
were always promptly attended to.
One evening she visited the shop and
said she wished to speak 10 the trades
man. Being very busy he asked her in
to his parlor where she met the daugh-
ter of the poulterer and after waiting
some time she produced q parcel and
told the young lady 70 giyeft her faith
er, and at the same time remarked that
the daughter looked i'll and that some
thing in the parcel would enable him
to change her position in life. After
the old lady left the house, the poulterer
laughed as he united the strange pack
age and to his astonishment found it to
consist of banknotes and gold to the
amount of $4,000 and gold watch and
chain. The next day he met his Gus
toner when she desired him to take bis
daughter out of town for few days
which was agreed to. After their re-
turn the old lady again called upon the
poulterer and pressed him to- visit her /
house with his daughter. yJustas they |
were about to leave after partaking of
the hospitality she said to him, 81 wish |
! Iyou particularly to cali upon me to,
morrow morning and bring with you
two respectable persons upon whom
you can rely" The next day he re-
sponded as requested. The old lady |