The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-07-02

| Joe that f0lkS are eOmpelieu to VS.
shovels and wheel-barrows to get then
ont of their path; the choppers" thai
have not, as yet, began to hop, in somt
instances actually obstructing the door
of private residences and number OF
the sidewalks.
Rev. S. NJ. Marshall, formerly Of
North Adams, Mass, about whom a
newspaper paragraph was recently pub.
lished, charging him with eloping with
young lady, fell out of a fishing beat
in the Saranac river, at Plattsburg, on
Wednesday, and was drowned.
The Acting Secretary of the interior
has decided that the term Legitimate
child" used in the pension laws, is to
be construed to include children born
before the marriage of the parents, but
afterwards recognized by them, IN
States where the statutes legitimatize
children so acknowledged.
Five hundred dollars reward is offer
ed by Cuyahoga county for the arrest OF
Thomas Tuft, charged with the murder
of Charles A. Sedley, in Cleveland, on
the 2lst. Tuft is about twenty years
old, five feet eight or nine inches high,
stoutly built, dark complexion, iconsid-
erably freckled in the face, gray eyes,
dark hair, teeth irregular; blacksmith
by trade, and Canadian by birth.
The indianapolis State Journal esti-
mates that there are nOw in that State
about 3,7OO, 900 head of sheep, and 1885,
600 dogs. The dog tax, of one dollar a
head, is set apart as fund to reim-
burse damages arising from the killing
or manning of sheep By dogs. The
vBlue of the wool annually produced in
Indiana is estimated Mt not less than
six million of dollars.
A suit for libel, brought by Rev. H.
X. Revels, pastor o: the colored Baptist
Church of Leaveuworth, Kansas, against
Mr.. Jshn H. Morris, was determined af-
ter a two days trial in the Criminal
Court of that city, on the 22d, by ver-
dict of acquittal, the jury being ont but
six minutes. The suit was founded on n
statement made in pamphlet pub
lished by the defendant, charging tho
reverned plaintiff with embezzling n
considerable amount of funds belonging
to the cOlored brethren of the church.
The verdict necessarily implies that the
Jury believed the statements true, or
that they were made in good faith and
without malicious intent,
A New Jersey paper thus pleasantly
describes tho rolling stock Of street rail-
roads in a city of that State thus: "The
cars themselves are simply exagger-
ated sardine boxes, placed on what the
spinal column of any passenger must
consider triangular wheels, The win
dows, which are shut, will not open:
while those that are down 4 Sampson
could not raise. There are no springs
to the running gear, and the tracks
have one Thousand bOuuces, or jOltiHg
places to the mile"
1t is reported that three Americans,
supposed to have been lost several years
ago at sea, are still living, prisoners OH
one of the Feejee Islands. They are a
Captain Buchanan and his wife, and a
Mr.. Sweet, of New London, Connecticut,
who sailed from San Francisco in a small
schooner, bOAnd for Australia, about
twelve years ago. The vessel was
never heard from, and was believed to
have gone down at sea. 1t appears,
however, that some persons arrived i'll
New York lately, who said they were in
captivity with these three persons, but
had escaped. The people of New Lon
don are now endeavOring to have a
Government vessel dispatched to the
Feeiee Islands to procure the release OF
the captivcs.
About noon on Tuesday last, in the
village of onconta, Otsego county, N.
Y, Victor Beach, son of the late Sam
uel B. Beach, murdered his mother by
shooting her first in the head and then
in the pelvis. ,r.s.. .rel.
He next shot himself, the ball enter
ing his right eye and passing ont of the
ear. When the tragedy was discovered
the mother was dead, but Beach was
breathing, and soon revived. He says
he was drunk and mad; that he meant
to kill his mother and destroy his own
life. 1t is thought he will recover.
Beach is u cripple, having been acci-
dentally shot some years ago. He has
no use of his right hand, aud both his
right arm and leg are withered.
EVERYBODY INTERESTED.-The cele-
brated DR.. M'Intire, stopping at the
M'Lure House, Room 62, was arrested,
but on showing his authority, was re-
leased--can be cOnsulted free of charge;
by male and female, young and old.
He asks no questions. He uses the
herbs only. We recommend the afflict-
ed to call, as he makes no charge. All
money refunded if medicines do not
prove satisfactory. je27-lw
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