The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-02-20
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

Oregon .begs for servant girls to come
snd do its housework; wages s25 in gold
Per month, and from fonr to ten suitors
Zach.
A music seller was lately overpowered
bya fastidious young lady, who wanted
10 purchase "Mr. Hoods song of gen.
tleman's under-garment."
A new Freach book on female beauty
tiays the American women are the most
beautiful in the world. Next to them
come the Russian women.
\ Cory O'Lanus thinks that the Mexi-
cans ought to attain perfection in riding
the veloeipede, for the moro revolutions
you make the faster you go.
California's population is only one
fourth female. In Nevada there are
eight men. to one woman, and the pro-
portion in Colorado is twenty to one.
Philadelphia youths of eighteen years
of age and upward, have held a meet
ing and resolved that they are fully
competent to exercise the elective fran
chise.
A velocipede ran away with its rider
in Providence, on Friday evening, and
landed the unfortunate gentleman in
the show window of store. He paid
damages.
A child was born in Washington
county, Va, last week, with no head,
but perfectly formed in all other re-
spects, with mouth, gums and natural
forma tion of lips upon its breast. 1t
was born alive, but soon died.
A young couple in Rockpert, Maine,
while courting, walked out together
arm-in-arm, and fell through hole in
the sidewalk, each breaking a leg.
Their fall proved Gift" to them, and
set them up in the world, a jury award
ing them verdict of $4,000 against
the town.
The New York World states that DR..
Burdeil was murdered by man named
Jefferds, who was afterwards killed by
a fellow-convict in the Auburn prison.
Jefferds did the deed, according to his
account, at the instigation of Mrs. Cum
ningham.
The Cumberland Cirilian oflast week
says that the work on the Connellsville
railroad is progressing favorably, a large
force being employed in the neighbor-
hood of Myers Mills, Sand Patch Tun-
mel, and other points. The fall of 1870
will doubtless see the road in operation
along the entire route from Cumberland
to Pittsburgh.
On Tuesday afternoon last, the son of
Ben Sears, of Deerfeld, Ohio, lad
about twelve years of age, while care
lessly handling an old pistol, which he
was endeavering to discharge, accident
ally exploded it, the contents taking
effect in the head of a younger brother.
The little fellow who was thus wound
ed died in about two hours.
hllduoipuld 10 bhO OalJ OlVy "hlOh
indulges in full dress funerals. The fol-
lowing advertisements appeared in a
paper of that city the other day: GAIL
the gentleman friends of the late
--, desirous of participating in the
funeral, will appear in full dress suit
and white gloves at - Hall, at
o'clock A. NJ, Friday morning, January
20, and proceed from thence in body
to the house of the deceased"
The New York Times scouts the idea
of the organization of Vigilance Com
mittees in that city. 1t thinks the re-
suit would place the honest citizens at
the wrong end of the rope. Perhaps
the Times knows best, but the Vigilance
Committees would at least afford some
variety. We presume it will not deny
that the honest citizens are Invariably
found at the wrong end of the air guns,
revolvers and knives used in that city.
A young man asked an old man for
his daughter in marriage. The answer
was: $50 into the orchard and bring
in a number of apples. Give-me one
half of the whole number and the
mother half Of the balance and half an
apple over, and to the daughter one
half of the remainder and half an apple
over, and have one left to yourself
without cutting an apple; and then if
she is willing yen can have her." He
solved the question. How many did he
bringf
A case of wife-trading that occurred
at Effingham, Illinois, a short time
since, reminds the Quincy Journal of an
affair which took place few years ago
at Marion, ten miles below Quincy, Illi-
nois. Two men became tired of their
wives; one proposed to the other to
change. This was agreed to, provided
one of them would give gun, which he
had, as one partner was a little younger
than the other. This was agreed to.
The women were consulted, gave their
consent, changed domicils, and, it is
said, all lived more happily than be-
fore.
Ia the Common Pleas Court, in Csdiz
Ohio, Thomas Dowden, negro, was put
or, his trial the other day for the seduc,
tion, under promise of marriage, Of a
miserable white wretch, named Lydia
NJ. Ames. Just as Sheriff McPeck ad-
journed the Court for dinner, the girl,
in presence of the judge and jury, rushed
upon the prisoner with loaded revolv-
er, and was prevented from bringing
the trial to tragic close by the prompt
interference of the Sheriff and others.
The attempt upon the life of the negro
seemed to bea prearranged affair. Con-
siderable excitement prevailed during
the trial, but no further demonstrations
were made. The jury were ont two
hours, and returned a verdict of not
guilty. Ha.a