The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-18
NEWS PARAGRAPHS

There are now S77,OOO,OVo IN coin III
the Treasury. -,
Two printers represent Lynn, Mass,
in the Legislature.
Canada is garrisoned by 1850 Brit.
ish regulars. 81,
Louis Napoleon has got a new con-
spiracy.
A commercial exchange quotes sausa.
ges as "ehain goods"
A Hindoo gentleman, just deceased
has left 5000 rupees to his family idol
White county, Arkansas, gives Sey'
mour 1407 votes in poll Of l446.
The total assessed value of personal
property in Iowa is s67, ,359, ,39a. There
are twenty-six counties which have
over 81 100000 each.
Mr.. Lancaster of Texas was unpleas.
antly surprised on recent evening by
o party of his ueighbors, who took him
out anu hanged him.
A wooden-headed donkey named
Woodman, in Aubsrn, Maine, declines
| to serve as Representative because he
thinks Democratic votes elected him.
Alphonse Kerr wittily said, touching
the abolition of capital punishment for
murder: "By all means; only let mes
sieurs the murderers give the example,
and cease to execute u.s."
The Harrodsburg (Ky.) Signal tells us
that DR.. Gather, of that town, has q
COW that has carefully nursed litter of
pigs several months past.
Indian Commissioner Taylor says that
the buffalo as reliable article of sub
sistence for the Indians no longer exists,
and that in few years not herd will
anywhere be seen.
A Providence merchant, o few days
since, purchased what he supposed TO
be a five pound ball of butter. On
cutting it, it was found to be mashed
potato with a covering of butter.
Professor Brooks went up in balloon
from Memphis, and at the height of
5000 feet accidentally dropped a dog.
The animal is supposed to have sus-
tanned internal injuries, as no external
marks were found, of injuries or of the
dog.
1t is proposed, in Boston, to gather
together all the flags, canvas, bunting,
timber, scantling and whatever else of
the paraphernalia of the late campaign
that remains, and to dispose of them
for the benefit of the poor the coming
winter.
The value of the liquors drank by
the people in one year in the United
States is nearly fifteen hundred mil
lions of dollars, or three-fifths of the
national debt. The amount is ascer-
tained from the official and sworn re-
turns of Revenue Commissioner Wells.
George Alfred Townsend has with
drawn from all looturos West, except at
Rochester, Pittsburgh, Wheeling and
Louisville, and will not speak after De-
cember 4th, being engaged with cor
respondence at Washington. His only
subject is the "Pennsylvania Dutch"
The Detroit police attempted, last
week, to arrest lunatic who was at
large in the streets, proclaiming that
he had break tasted on his wife, and
hoped to finish his daughter for supper.
He Immediately unsCrewed wooden
leg, and hopping after them on one foot
put them to fight.
The Fauquier virginia. Land Journal
makes a most encouraging exhibit in
regard to the sales of Virginia lands
and the accession of new settlers within
the past twelve months. 1t says that
more than $5O0O0O worth of property
has been sold to actual settlers within
the radius of ten miles around Warren
ton since the close Of the war.
The sophomore class of the Agricul-
tural College at Amherst, Massachu-
setts, recently put in practice 4 degree
of agricultural science, by husking 450
bushels of corn in one afternoon. The
estimated products of the college farm
this year are: Hay, 200 tons; oats, 300
bushels; rye, 100 bushels; potatoes, 500
bushels; shelled corn, ZOO bushels; be-
sides q good supply of garden vegeta-
bles.
Du Chaillu describes the costumes Of
the Court of King Diops in the follow
ing manner; ''The King wore a dress
coat--and nothing else; his first Minis
ter wore shirt, without sleeves-and
nothing else; the second Minister wore
necktie-and nothing else; the third
was adorned with hat-and nothing
else; but the Queen varied the fashion
by wearing an umbrella nothing
else" A glorious field for an author in
search of new ballet sensation.
The Memphis Appeal relates number
of instances in that city where the su-
perstitious rites of the native Africans
were performed, and adds, at may not
be generally known to the public, but
it is nevertheless fact. that these bar
Iaric African superstitions and prac-
tices prevail, and are increasing among
the freedmen not only of Memphis
and Tennessee, but of all the Southern
States. 1t is the clearest proof of the
inevitable tendency of the negro to re-
lapse into barbarism when left TO con-
troll himself.
1t is impolite to ask lady her age.
As matter of courtesy, if she is forty
you are to say you thiuk her about
twenty; if from forty to fifty-five, say
about thirty-fve. Ladies regard them
selves complimeuted when they are
thought to he much younger than is
the case. Miss Gamboge," says Blk
EN- to that interesting but rapidly ad-
vancing lady of forty four, Il declare
you are locking quite charming-a reg
ular twenty-one bloom aud spirits.
You can't be day over that figure, if
I'm judge" Miss Gamboge lets off a
shower of smiles and says, "Now, Mr..
/ Bli1em, you do say such insinuatiug