The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-01
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

The Metternich rose, a violent pur-
pie, is the new color in Paris.
Queen Isabella is going to start q
newspaper.
The New York Express calls Garibaldi
:" one of the bores and humbugs of the
present age"
A Chicagosn locked his wife up when
she wanted to 90 to church, and now
she asks divorce.
Anumber of steamers are reported to
be frozen in on the Upper Missouri
river.
The Ohio Legislature on Wednesday
adjourned until January 5.
The first intelligence of the result Of
the Presidential election received in
Europe was Especial to the London
| Times"
A civil marriage has just taken place
in Spain-before the revolution such a
thing was both illegal and rebellious
against the church.
An old river man on the Mississippi,
who carefully observes the signs; pre-
diets that navigation on the Upper
Mississippi will be open nearly all
winter.
The New York Mail is informed that
there is in that city young ladywho will
whistle the music of the Grand Duchess
from beginning to end, for small con.
sideration.
Out of the twelve couples divorced at
the recent term of the Supreme Court of
Connecticut, eight have been married
since 1860.
The latest thing mentioned in the
news from Boston is wedding at which
the bride was attended by eight fairy
bridesmaids, mostly under the age of
ten years.
1t has been decided in Baltimore that
the city is not responsible in damages
for injuries caused by ice on the foot
pavements.
The st. Louis street railroad COM
panies have taken the rear platform
from their cars, and dispensed with
conductors. The passengers get on the
front platforms and pay the drivers.
The King of Sweden has announced
that hereafter no capital execution
shall take place in his kingdom, aud if
the death penalty be not abolished by
law it shall not be enforced by him.
very enterprising advertising agent
lately called on the Superintendent of
the United States Armory at Springfield
to inquire if he did not want to adver-
tise his establishment.
A Paris journal states that the En-
peror Napoleon is much annoyed at the
King of Prussia being selected as arbi-
traitor in the Alabama dispute, instead
of himself or the Car of Russia.
A new skirt has been patented and
VIII seon be largely worn, called lie
Grande Victoire;" and combining by a
neat arrangement of springs the Quaker
and psHnier forms.
The Rochester Union describes an EN-
balming process, which simply consists
in washing dead body with a certain
fluid-the whole work not occupying
fifteen minutes, aud iusuring absolute
preservation for an indefinite time.
The Suez Canal isso nearly completed
that arrangements have been made for
a formal opening. Steam vessels will
be able to pass through from sea to sea
in sixteen hours. Sailing vessels towed
by steamers will make the trip in about
twenty-four heurs.
DR.. Young, one of the robbers of the
Norway (Me.) Savings Bank, now serv-
ing out n term of nine years at the
Thomaston State Prison, desires to com.
promise the matter. 1t is said he offers,
if pardoned, to restore the money and
help secure the accomplices in the busi
! ness.
Bismarck has made enemies. of the
whole race of office-hOlders by decis-
ion that so far as possible Throughout
the whole Prussian kingdom, the pres.
ent officers shall be replaced by the in.
yalids of the war oflS66.
1t is asserted that q very "loyal' and
very pious editor in Troy, New York,
whose sympathies have always been
deeply moved in behalf of the suffering
negro, has suffered his own father to die
in an Iowa poor house, without sending
him the aid he was amply able 10 fur
nish. The poor old man had the mis-
| fortune TO be white.
San Francisco, according TO its direc.
tory, contained in July, 1868, an esti-
mated population of l47,9 $50 souls, of
whom 45,0O0 were white minor chill
dren, the males being under II and the
females under Is. The number of fe-
males over Is is estimated at 10000.
A letter from Naples speaks of Gu
rious duel fought there. Two sailors
threw themselves into the sea and then
commenced their mortal combat.
Swimming about. they fought with des
perstiou until one WAS quite overcsme
| aud sank, when four of his companions
rushed TO the rescue, but his life Is de-
| SPARED Of
A singular accident occurred near
Bronson, Michigan, few days ago. A
man was standing between the train
and the woodpile, and was sucked uu-
der by the wind Of the train, tumbled
along, breaking all the ribs on one side,
breaking Que leg in three places, one
arm, and fractnring his skull. Not.
withstanding all his injuries, be is re-
covering.
Two prisoners who recently escaped
from an Illirois Jail, afford remarka-
BILE instance of thoughtful consideration
/ in a moment of success. After having