The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-12
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Seyenteen-year locusts abound IN the
region about Columbus, Ohio.
Belle Boyd astonishes New York by
wearing string of gilt bells around her
neck.
Cut nails heated red hot and dipped
into cold water will clinch as well as
wrought nails.
LAST year the daily consumption OF
petroleum was 1900 barrels--2OOO more
than the supply.
The estimated cost of the glazing
alone of the proposed new postotfice in
New York will be nearly $4,000.
Mrs. Welch, i'll her haste to give an
alarm of fire at Salem, H., the other
day, fell and broke hef neck.
At recent concert in London, pl-
anist, Charles Halle, played from mem
cry the whole of Beethoven's sonatas'
The President of colored Union
League at Elyton, Alabama, is in jail for
An English editor, who hasn't heard
of apple jack or Jersey lightning, an
nounces that "tbe Americans are making
wine from apples
A New York paper condemns the con-
duct of q well -dressed woman who had
her boots polished in the streets and
then objected to pay the boy his dime.
The Sarsfeld Guard, of New Haven,
Connecticut, have accepted a challenge
of the Montgomery Guard, of Boston,
10 drill for the championship of the
United States.
There is a life insurance agent in New
York, who has ninety five thousand dol
lars insured on his own life. He surely
must have some little faith in his own
business.
A workman at the Housatonic quarry
i'll Derby, Connecticut, came near being
blown up Il few days ago. A pebble,
weighing - tons, impelled by the force
of 40 kegs of powder, lodged in his!im-
mediate vicinity.
Annie Osgood, of Sebago, Me-, seemed
to die very suddenly at Ferry Village
on Saturday, but as her body was as
warm as life, excepting the forehead,
the friends are awaiting develop
ments.
The British soldiers-o Ulcers and pri-
vates-in Abyssinia, appear to have
stolen everything they could find, not
even excepting the blOod-stained shirt
of the slaughtered King.
A Miss Simpson, who has done good
deal of work for aristocratic families in
Boston, threatens to write book, la
Keckley. She will probably get her
mouth stopped by greenbacks.
General Grant returns to Washington
from West Point, in few days, and
will expose himself to the ordeal of
Western tour next week. 1t is under
stood that the President will not accom-
pany him this time.
When lady sits down upon and
brushes gentleman's hat she isn't ex-
pected to apologize, but rather to won
der why anybody can leave things
round SO carelGssly. The victim can as
suage his feelings by an investment of |
ten dollars in new tile.
In Chicago, in 1864, Hiram W. Wood
bury, aged sixteen, married girl one
year his junior. The wife last week
was granted divorce on the ground of
adultery and brutal treatment, and the
custody of their two children was
awarded the wife.
The Brooklyn (New York; Supervi-
sors have discovered that the Superin-
tendents of the Poor give princely ban
Quets to politicians, at the Alms-bopse
every Wednesday, and have appointed
q committee to find out where the mon.
ey comes from.
Mr.. Beach, so long the proprietor of
he New York San, is writing letters to
that paper from the Southern cities
where he is making tour. He de-. |
natural advantages, and Atlanta con-
luering very serious obstacles u pro-
yress.
The Princess Anna Murat is described
IS a very pretty and very amiable lady,
but her amiability don't extend quite so
ar as to excuse her husband, the Duke
ie Mouchy, for flogging her every few
lays. sne has accordingly dissolved !
? artnership with the noble duke. d
A tall, disused chimney at Manches-
or, N. H., has been taken possession of J
" swarm of swallows estimated At o
rom teats fifty thousand in number q
When issuing from the mouth of the !
Kinney they are said to resemble a \
luge column Of black smoke.