The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-12-11
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An African eonjuror, who eats wine
glasses, is exhibiting in London.
One thousand cars for the Pacific
Railway are to be built at Marshall,
Michigan. ...,.. -..-r r5..a
Water is selling at Moniteau county,
Missouri, at fifty cents a barrel, and
scarce at that.
The site for the proposed new post
Office at Boston has been selected, and
will cost S450,OOO.
The new Commissioner of Agriculture
has given out that no persons need ap-
ply for appointments in his bureau, as
he is reducing the force. ft
Fossil footprints have been discovered
in rocks twenty feet from the surface Of
the earth OH the banks of the Connecti-
cut near East Jaffrey, N. H.
A Virginia Court has refused law
license to Edgar Allen, Radical men,
ber-elect of the State Convention, on
the ground that he is not an honest
man.
The grandfather of George H. Pendle-
ton was the second of Alexander HAM
ilton in his duel with Aaron Burr.
The Boston papers poke all sorts Of
fun at the new statue of Edward Ever
ett, on the "Common." The Post says
that it is "taken for almost everybody
and anybody" ......
The entire cranberry crop of the
country will amount to 100000 bush
els, worth s1,2OO,OoO, and of this
amount New Jersey produces one-half'
Massachusetts, coming next.
Cotton socks next the skin, and wool
en- socks outside of them, are represent
ed as sure to cure cold feet. At night
the cotton socks will be quite dry, and
the outside ones damp.
A newly married man who went from
Bristol to Providence, last Monday,
with his bride, lost her somewhere in
that city, and the police are engaged in
hunting her up.
Anne Dougherty, fifteen years old,
was fatally shot, at Rutland, Mass, ON
Tuesday, by William Long, from no
other provocation than her resenting in
suits he had previously offered. The
murderer is now in jail
The Partridge colliery, near Wilkes
barre, Pa, is on fire from an explosion
of damp" An incautious examination
ofits condition on Wednesday, resulted
in an explosion fatal to three men.
Nothing but flooding the mine will now
extinguish the fire.
General Grant and large number of
prominent army officers have asked the
Military committee of Congress to en-
large the Subsistence Department of
the army. The House Military COM
mittee are considering the matter and
will report on it shortly.
In Bangor, Me-, lady was attempt
ing to throw upon a shelf which, she
could not reach, q box of chemical
powder for the manufacture of matches.
Missing the shelf the box fell upon the
floor, and exploded, breaking several
bones of the lady's hand and lacerating
the palm.
An advent preacher at Lynn, Mass,
who lately went on missionary work to
Nova Scotia, left his family at home
destitute and starving. One child has
Just died from want, the others are sick,
while the mother has young infant
and is unable to provide for them. They
are now beisg attended to by the neigh
bors.
The Ways ard Means Committee
have concluded to examine the reports
from the Treasurg Department regard
ing the collection of the whisky tax,
1t is probable that they will approve of
Commissioner Wells recommendation
to abolish the present system and tax
the capacity of stills.
A man in Kensington, n. H., some days
ago, worked out his highway tax in the
night. The surveyor had notified him
to come on certain day at 9 o'clock,
without adding A. NJ. or p. NJ. This
man chose the latter, and came with
team and men at 9 in the evening, and
worked till S in the mornings hours.
Commissioner Theaker of the Patent
Office has notification from the Presi-
dent that his resignation wOuld be ac-
cepted if rendered. 1t is understood
the difference of opinion between him
and Secretary Browning, regarding dis
tribution of patronage Of the Office, was
the occasion of the notification, which
was written by the President himself
A young lady in Winona, Wis, at
tempted suicide because q young man
refused to marry her. She jumped
from the top of a cow stable and stuck
fast in q manure heap. passing neigh
Dor helped her out, washed her stockings,
and scraped her shoes. Her father saw
the swain and had talk with him, and
on Sunday the two jumped into the sea
of matrimony.
A singular accident befel girl in
Derby, Ct, one day last week. In de-
scending a flight of stairs she caught
her foot in one of her hoops and fell
headlong. She cut her knee upon one
of the springs, which cut clean through
the cords and ligaments, above the
kneepan and opened the joint. 1t is
thought the wound will cripple her for
life.
In Poughkeepsie, the other evening,
a young lady was walking along the
slippery pavement of Market street,
when her feet went from under her like
flash of lightning, and the back part
Of her head came down upon the stones
with tremendous force. Fortunately
she wore a huge waterfall, which un-
doubtedly saved her life By acting as a
pillow. The force with which she came
down was sufficient 10 have crushed any
unprotected skull. La.- tlsrs,Et