The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-02-19
CURRENT ITEMS.

The Postmaster-ieneral Is engaged IN
preparing new directory of the post
offices in the United States, which will
be completed and issued in q short
time.
The Norwich (Ct.) 4drerfiStr estimates
the loss by the destruction of the King
Wooden Co.'S Mill on Little River as
fully 100000. The dam and main build
ings were swept away by the flood.
A letter fiom Cordova, Mexico, Jaa.
22d, to the New Orleans PicdyHRe, an
nounces the breaking mp of the band of
ex-rebels at that place. The land of
Washington is better than the thickcts
and greasers of Mexico.
The cultivation of flowers and rare
plants in Paris has largely increased.
Speaking of real estate, the Newark
(N. J.) .idrertiser says large amount of
desirable property is offered for sale,
and very little 10 rent. Most of the
leases of last year haze been renewed ut
an advance.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
have issued series of proposals Offering
subsidy for the establishment of
fortnightly line Of steamers to run di-
rect between Philadelphia and Liver
pool.
The Lowell Courier learns that there
is to be a reduction of wages on several
of the corporations in that city, the
last of the present month. Notice to
that effect has been given.
Wendell Phillips writes to the Anti
Slavery Standard, closing his epistle as
follows:
The first step, therefore, Indispensable
and preliminary to all others, is to re-
move the rebel who is now cncamped in
the White Housewife, aided by
soured and reyengefnl politicians i'll his
Cabinet and by q fossil and seryile
Bench. baulks Congress aud resuscitates
half dead rebellion. Compared with
such colossal sin and evil rs his Forrest,
Mayor Munroe, and Surratt are mean
game for nation t0 follow.
The Chicago paper mill, Steele \
Harrington, proprietors, located at New
Berlin, was destroyed by fire on Friday
morning last. There was total loss OF
$4,000 to s20,009, OH which there was
an insurance of $4,000.
A man named Nichols murdered his
wife and two children in Brookheld,
Mo-, on Sunday night, and then killed
/ himself.
Flattery is the oil of the machinery
of society. All are susceptible to it;
and he that thinks he is not, flatters
himself in the outset.
4 dissipated son left his fathers house
and straycd some days; but he returned,
and sire to dame thus spoke: "Wife,
kill the prodigal, the calfs retnrncd"
A Scotchman asked an Irishman "Why
were half farthings coined in EnglaDdf"
Pats answer was: "To give Scotchmen
an opportunity Of subscribing to char
liable Institutions
The surest way to lose your health is
to keS2 drinking other peoples.
Subjects for conundrums. being nearly
exhausted, one desperate joker has gone
back to our first parents, ana inquiries,
"Why was Eve not afraid of taking the
measles when she went out of Paradise"
"Because she'd Adam
Rev. Samuel Brown, ID. d., Professor
of Rhetoric and Belle-Lettres in Dart
mouth College, has accepted n call to
the Presidency of Hamilton College,
New York.
The Chicago journal, in an article on
the decline of rents in that city, says in
every direction can be seen houses tick
etcd "For Rent" the high figures de-
manded having driven the late Occu-
pants into ''roOms," or smaller houses.
There are now about 1900, ,00Jeacres
of land inclosed in California, and about
l,7O0, 900 under cultivation. There are
far larger areas of occupied and i'm
proved land than We ever before report
ed. Three years ago t', amount of
land under cultivation was only l,lG,-
9c4 acres.
The New Orleans papers say the
freedmen throughout Louisiana, having
spent their money during the holidays,
are returning TO work with more good
will than was anticipated.
The Pennsylvania ratification Of the
constitutional amendment has been
signed by Governor Geary.
A Portland boarding-house runner,
named Charles johnson, killed seaman
on bark Mary Z. Libby. named Henry
Kernon, recently.
Three men were arrested in Chicago,
charged with forging $4,000 Bnena
Vista (Iowa) County bonds.
A very destructive fire occurred at
0swogo, H., on Saturday night, by
which several business holises were de-
stroyed.
The Philadelphia City Council re-
ceived the news of the League Island
naval depot bill with great enthusiasm.
A portion of the Illinois Central
bridge at Galena has been swept away.
TSSo steamboats, and barges have also
been carried of. The Breakwater is al
>, injured at Aurora, Ill. The island
was overflowed, covering the first floor
| of business houses, and compelling fam
lilies to leave their dwellings.
The carriers Of daily papers in lndi-
annapolis propose TO publish ''blaek
list" periodically, embracing those who
! refuse to pay for papers delivered to
them.
The first registry taken by the Judges
appointed By the Supreme Court Of the
District, of the legal voters OF George
town, was completed yesterday, and
fnots nm liz whites and ~ cOlDred-