The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-12-23
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.
The final state of the poll-baldness

The final state of the poll-baldness.-
Judy. -
After Chandler, whati The Chicago
Tribune and "snaiks.n
The greatest marriage settlement
in the world-Utah.
Thad. Stevens once said that Butler
was destined for immortal flame.
Telegraphic reports for the Western
Associated Press, last year, cost $780,.
600.
At public sale in Boyle county, Ken
lucky, last week, grade Alderney cows
sold as high as $l35.
Alex. Gamble, miser in Limerick,
Maine, died last week, leaving $4,000
to his "poor relations"
Rothschild left 25O0 francs annually
to every clerk who had been ten years
in his service.
A delicate and almost imperceptible
cough is said to be the fashionable af-
fcction this season.
Mrs. Bowles has obtained divorce
and sos, 900 from her husband, the " Son
of Liberty" man.
The first sewing machine was made
by a German named Madersberger, of
Vienna, in the year 1915.
The teetotallers of Massachusetts, are
laying in large stocks of whisky, in
anticipation of the prohibitory revival.
A New York cup town" lady, opposed
to euchre playing, appended "no cards"
to her invitations for social party.
Lady Thorn and George Wilkes are
matched to trot, in June next, for tho
largest stake ever contested for in this
country-SlO,OOO.
1t is limited that the writers in the
Pail Mall Gazette are all peers, and that
even the printers devil is baron's
son.
Charles O'Conor, of New York, it is
reported, has been engaged to aid in the
prosecution of Grant for the murder of
Rives Pollard, in Richmond.
The Buffalo Courier charges that
Chandler has an excessive regard for
the "wine cup" He hasn't any thing
of the kind. He prefers whisky in it's
natural state.-Free Press.
The Temperance men of Illinois have
held a State Convention, and resolved
to organize political party opposed to
the manufacture and sale of intoxicat-
ing drinks.
Queen Isabella's boy, the yonng
Prince of the Asturias, is heavy set
dull looking, scrofulous boy. Rochefort
ungallantly called him "the Prince
who will never know who his father
was"
The grave of John Harris, the founder
of Harrisburg, is at the foot of the tree
to which he was once tied by Indians,
and a fire kindled about him to burn
him alive. A simple iron fence sur
rounds the grave.
Sixty seven female teachers in Cincin-
natl have petitioned for the same salary
as is paid men in like positions. They
say that they have found in paying
board bills that no deduction is made
on account of their sex.
The Sheriff of Cumberland county,
Kentucky, becoming wearied of fdunning
q taxpayer for his dues, seized upon his
splendid set Of false teeth. The delin-
quent had to gum it on milk and
mush" until he settled the reckoning.
At the banquet on Wednesday night,
Mr.. John A. Logan remarked that, "As
is we'll known, l never write my
speeches" This is true; but he omitted
to state the equally well known fact
that his speeches are always written Tor
him by somebody else.-Chicago Times.
The immaculate Forney refused to
accept the $4,000 in gold, offered him for
services rendered by publishing arti-
cles i'll the Chronicle favoring the pur-
chase of Alaska, but permitted his son,
who is interested in the paper, to re-
ceive it. The money of course went
into the concern. In this instan nee
" virtue is its own reward"
Although but one Revolutionary SOL
dier survives to draw a pension, the
names of eight hundred and eighty
eight widows appear on the rolls. The
old fellows "went for" the pretty young
girls, after their hard campaigning, and,
of course, when the last tattoo" sounded
for most of them, there were young
widows left behind.