The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-04-03
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rr One wife Mormous are Minnesota
institution.
{. Emigrant parties are forming in Min
nesOta-going out West.
House rents are on the decline in New
Orleans. .,.s .sas-.7 SO
Hartford's book business last year
was three millions.
Elastic boot heels are a new inven-
ton, and said to be good. -
E. Paris is fasting on eggs cookediD 227
different ways.
The wLoat crops in Georgia are re-
ported in splendid condition.
Slade, the colorcd steward Of the
White House, has left a fortune ofSl0O,-
0OO.
A Boston manufactures paid the Gov
eminent last year 100000 for one cent
stamps.
''Scallawagerie" is the latest South
ern term for reconstruction cOnven-
ton.
The recent heavy snow storm ssr-
prised the Strawberries in some parts of
Delaware in full blossom.
The Madison Qnd.) Courier takes
great pleasure" in recommending
grave stone cutter to it's readers.
Cincr natl is said to have more
houses in proportion TO the number of
inhabitants than any other city of its
sizs in the world.
The Chicago Times places cock. fight
ing under the head of "0rnithOlogical,"
and terms the matches ga series of
chicken Disputes
Elijah Bntterfeld, of Marysville,
Iowa, had his leg amputated, few days
since, in consequence of severe attack
of ihfammatosy rheumatism.
Garrotcrs in Marseilles now use the
Mexican lasso to seize their victims, but
those who are afraid of fOOtpads carry an
umbrella open during all weathers TO
checkmate the little trick.
General Noble, of Bridgeport, Connec-
ticut, has invented trce-tapper, work
ing by clock work. which is to keep
trees to which it is attached constantly
free from insects 10y regulated blows up
on the trunk.
One of the newest inventions for sale
in New York is "the smokers tongue
protector" The prospectus does not
say whether the article in question will
protect" the wearer against teminlse
tongues.
An indignant citizen of Frankfort on
the-Main has commenced proceedings
against the Prince of Wales for the Sc
cuction of his daughter. The Prince ru-
ined the young girl last fall, during his
presence in Germany.
A patient woman writes, care we not
a ong.snffering, mOre-endRring pa
tient, democratic peoplei We breathe
second hand dust, second hand smoke,
as each man chooses to puff it into our
face, and we pass on smiling patient"
The people of Worcester, Massachu-
sets, are very anxious to promote the
growth Of shade trees in their city, and
TO encourage it, the Commissioners
of Shade Treesp offer dollar for each
tree that shall be set out in the high
ways in that city by persons owning
land thereon,
In India, it is announced, rs an evil
dence of human ability to produce fine
work, that native has woven piece
oflsce ten yards loug and one wide,
, which weighs but trihe moro than
two ounces, and can easily be passed
through small finger ring.
Mr.. Putnam, the New York publisher,
says the school books used by the $780,
900 of children in the schools of this
oeGntry would make road two feet
4 wide, leading from the earth TO the
moon. Aud he might have added that
many of them could be put to 10 more
appropriate use, their authors being evil
IDENTIFY Luna struck.
Ladies' rubber forms are now manu-
featured in Springfield, Mass Ihey (tAe
forms, not the ladies,) are 50 fearfully
and wonderfully made that they can be
blown up to desired fullness, orby mn
loosing the air, they may return to Ill
minished professions.
The Chicago harbor, from its last
summers width of six hundred feet, has
contracted by sand-bars to q width OF
two hundred feet, rendering it impOssi-
BILE for vessels to enter with @ strong
northwest wind. 1t is to- be dred9ed
cut forthwith.
According to Bancroft, the sum tstal
of the Puritan element in our pOpula-
tion does not exceed four millions all
told. The Irish equals this, the Ger
man approaches it, and both will soon
exceed it,