The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-10-17
CURRENT ITEMS.

The Boston Transcript says: "Th'
great need of the Republican party
Leaders who are statesmen"
1t is reported that Eliza Logan vii
soon reapne:1 upon the stage.
The New York Herald is taking 81 ant
So subscriptions in aid of Mrs. Lincoln
1t is said that Mr.. P. T. Barnum in
tends next year to erect large anC
handsome museum on Bradway, HOus
ton, and Crosby streets.
Hon. DavidL. Seymour, of Troy, New
York, delegate at large to the STATE
Constitutional Convention, died a
Lansboro, Massachusetts, on Friday
aged about sixty-tive years.
The Springfield Republican tells th'
simple truth when it says the verdic
OF the people is against the Congress
sional plan of freconstruc ton.
A duel was fought near Augusta, Ga.
on Saturday morning, between Colone
II. p. Farrow, of Atlanta, and Maize
UCOunor, of Rome. After an inter
change of shots the affair was settled
Tue difficulty grew outof a newspaper
article.
VIM. W. Parker, whose trial has beer
progressing at Wilmington, Delaware
tor the last two days, has been convict
ed of murder in the first degree. HI
killed his own children in lo03. Th'
evidence was circumstantial.
Allen, the English pugilist, who re
Gently sent out a challenge to fight any
man in this country, arrived in New
York on Saturday, with u view, it is un
derstood, to except the offer of Bill
Ryali, who deposited the sum of $3.50 Il
tight Allen, for from one to two thous
and dollars.
A despatch from st. Louis states that &
difficulty recently occurred at the Cam
eron crossing of the Santa Fe road, be
tween the escort and the passengers o.
the stage coach, i'll which three mel
were killed, and the sergeant in com
mand of the escort wounded. The
trouble grew out of the drunkenness anC
quarrelsome conduct of the sergeant.
The Colorado Legislature is made "
as follows: In the Council-Republi
cans, 8; Democrats, 4; anti-Radical, l
In the House-the Republicans Ii; the
Democrats 10, and the a. ti-Radicals 2
giving the Republicans majority il
both branches. The question as t,
whether the anti-State men have a ma
iority remains to be seen.
Weston, the Portland (Me. } pedestrian
has found the distance from that city tt
Chicago twenty-six miles greater thar
be thought when he made his match t6
walk for $1,000 wager, but agrees tc
undertake il if he can start two day,
earlier.
Alittle girl in Cairo, H., afflicted with
cataract over her eyes, conscious thai
she must yet lose her sight, is studying
all day and far into the night, to store
her mind with knowledge which shall
be valuable to her when the world shall
be closed to her material senses.
Miss Rachel Langford, of Moultri,
County, ILL.,, aged eighteen, tired of life
early sought oblivion from its cares ant
apprehended shame in death, which
she accomplished en- the 25th ult., b,
jumping into a well with six feet o
water.
Benjamin Grenenthal, a 30 year olt
German, has been preaching as Meth
odist, but practicing as a scound.el a,
Waukesha, Wis. After finishing his ser
mon at an evening meeting, Wednesday
he stole horse and wagon and was ar
rested day or two afterwards with tn,
property in his possession.
Admiral Farragut reports to the Ma
w Department the particulars of his re
ception by the King of Denmark anf
his state officers. Tue Admiral arrived
with his fleet at Copenhagen on Sep
tember, 13, and Immediately called up
on the Ministers of War and Marine
He was subsequently, presented at Court
and, by invitation, dincd with the Kinf
and his two sons, the Crown Prince anc
the King of Greece. The royal person
ages paid high compliment to tL,
United States, and also to the Admira
personally.