The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-05-21
CURRENT ITEMS.

Fifteen divorces in New Haven last
month.
A cat in Wisconsin is bringing up a
young fox with her kittens.
Another new park is proposed in bos-
ton, TO rival the Common, we believe.
Nothing but corn and cotton is being
planted III Louisiana.
French papers print paragraphs about
Genera, Stanton, Minister of War"
The Radical Senators wanted inn
parchment postponed Oh account of the
whethcr.
Squill, popularity known as squills, is
said to be unusually fatal to the life
of rats.
Fifteen thousand men are employed
in the construction of the railroads to
the Pacific.
The Emperor of Russia has sent five
valuable horses to the Sultan as pres
ent.
A darkcy in the Mississippi Conven-
ton has been indicted for stealing war
rants from another colored member
1t has cost a Chicago bitters manufac-
turer $500 to make his medicine with
out a license as rectjiier of spirits.
John Paul writes to the Springfield
Republican: ~ had a cold in my lum-
Der region, probably owing to having
my head shingIed."
The French Empress has been treated
homGopathically for so:e throat, and
homeopathy bids fair to become fash
ionable in Paris.
The corner stone of the new Catholic
Cathedral, in Brooklyn, New York, will
be laid on the third Sunday in June
The building is to cost Sl,2OO,OOO.
A Connecticut man, who had his arm
neatly cut Oft in a saw mill, picked MP
the member. shat off the water from
the mill, and walked home with his aim
in bis hand.
Bishop James asserts that the Meth
odists of the United States pay $1,000
coo tax on tobacco used by them, while
their missionary treasury is $4,000 in
debt
Bismarck says that if he were Chi
nesc, an iAbyssinian, or an Indian, he
should probably care Il good deal about
England; but being simple European,
he doesn't care at all.
A few days since, Il boat laden with
contraband Canadian whisky, while at
tempting to cross the river above the
Niagara Falls, was carried down the
current aud went over them.
A dandy, ordering pair OF panta-
looms from his tailor, said he wanted
them very tight, according to the latest
fashion. "lf l can get them on" said
he, 81 won't take them.'
A singular freak of nature was seen
in an Arka nsas town recently in the
shape of u man with three ears; one on
each side of his head, and a third, which
belonged TO another fellOw-between
his teeth.
Letters received by the PruSsian Lee
CATION show that the report that Baron
Holstein has recently been killed in a
duel. is Sntrue Holstein is the fellow
connected by rumOr with the matrimo-
NAL infelicities of distinguished New
England Senator.
The cost offs house and lot in Nilsson
ri. as stated by Western paper, is 5000
furnishing kitchen, parlOr, sitting and
dining rooEs, 500 25-total cost, 5000 %.
Missouri must be the paradise OF young
pagried couples with limited means.
A clergyman, who went in Pacific
steamer, aud was sea,sick, writes to the
Independent: "The first hour | felt as
if l wanted to 60 ashore; the second
hour felt as if i should die; the third
hour l didn't care whether | died or
not; the fourth hour | was afraid l
shouldn't die"
A family in East Boston have tame
rat, which will come out when called,
make its appearance regularly for food,
and stands upon its hind legs when it
wants water. Bnt it cannot be per-
suaded to place much confidence in the
proffered friendship of the house-cat.
Two singular, and not very young
maiden ladies of New York city, are now
fattening against each other for wa
ger. One takes sherry aud egg in the
early morning, aud the other trains on
chocolate. Triple is the pabulum Sc
lectrd by the former for dinner, while