The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-05-08

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lish government for every authentica,
ted case of triple birth. The Conr,
Journal complains that they are becom'
ing too frequent, and calls for an inyes'
tigatiop.
The Prussian, Bossemer, who only a
few years since advanced his simple,
cheap and short method of converting
pig iron directly into malleable steel, is
already enjoying from it an income oi
$500, 900 per annuin.I q Oh
A prominent Norwichian distinguish
ed himself ut church fair, the other
evening, by purchasing a certain article
of feminine apparel under the impress
sion that they were white pantaloons
for boys.-Pror. Bulletin.
The price of cats is said to be advan-
cling in Paris on account of the excel
lent soup which they make when killed
and cooked. Many visitors to the great
Exposition will be treated to cat soup
under some Frenchified name and think
it is delicious.
The king of Sweden and Norway has
conferred upon Captain John Ericsson,
the we'll known inventor of the iron
monitors, the Grand Cross of the Swed-
ish Order of the Polar Star; Mr.. Erics-
son is Swede by birth, but an Amerl-
can by adoption.
The first trotting match between
Dexter and Lady Thorn takes place on
May 2sth for $1,000. The owner of
Lady Thorn has offered to match her
against the stallion George NJ. Patchen.
IT,, two races for $500 side, mile
heats, the first to harness and the sec
ond to wagon.
Alexander Dumas has had himself
photographed on the same card with
Adah Isaacs Menken Heenan, and ex-
hibited in the Paris shop windows.
There are several different poses of this
strange couple, Alexander sitting with
the Menken on his knee, he in his shirt
sleeves, and Adah with her arm about
his neck, and ether pOstures. Awful
old rat, Aleck.
Iu Evansville, Ind, recently, a man
lost the button off his short collar, and
crossed the street to ask woman if
she would give him pin to fasten his
collar. She, thinking he meant to in
suit her, alarmed her husband, who
rushed out with loaded pistol, hot for
vengeance. 1t was with some difficulty
an explanation was made.
The Boston correspondent of the
New York Eceaiag Post says that the
sentiment in favor of abolishing the
practice of whipping children in the
public schools has received new i'm
pulse from case of cruel punishment
which just occurred in the Dwight
School. A young boy was whipped
nearly half an hour, until his clothes
were cut as if by knife, and until his
strength was exhausted. The teacher
resigned and fed, but a constable is af-
ter him.
During Saturday the rioters at Chica-
go desisted from offensive operations,
although whether because they have
given up their purpose, or because of a
second and more decided proclamation
by the Mayor, or on account of the rain,
is not yet apparent. Within forty-eight
hours four very destructive fires took
place in the city, involving loss of
half million dollars and three lives.
Two Of these fires We're doubtless set by
incendiaries, and it is suspected that
the incendiaries were of the party Of ri
oters. One Of the establishments burned
was planning mill, the workmen at
which refused to join the eight hour
party. The loss to the city directly
traceable to the proceedings of the riot
ers is estimated at one million dollars.