The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-04-14
HERE AND THERE.

Candy in Thomas shoes-"Puss in
boots"
The new FIVE cent pieces will be ready
in few days.
Only ten Northern men have seats in
the Florida Legislature.
Seventy-seven different kinds of rice
are cultivated in India.
Morrison, the new Mayor of Dayton,
o., weighs over 400 pounds.
The Boston Aldermen have voted q
horse and cnaise for the use of the
Mayor.
An experiment in France proves that
a horse will live for twenty four days
on water alone.
The Danish navy is hereafter TO con.
sist of medium sized vessels chiefly
monitors, for coast defense alone.
Sumner is practicing trying to held a
yearllpg calf by the tail to fit him fol
settling the Alabama claims with Mr.
Bull.
Mr.. Russell Smith, of England, will
publish Immediately, a book on the
"Arms of most Families of the Surname
Smith"
In 1910, VIM. Pitt Fessenden was first
elected to Congress by receiving the un-
animous vote of the colored men in his
district.
Garibaldi is writing description OF
some adventures of his early life, ad-
dressed "to his English f'iends," for
CasselpS Magasine.
The Commissioner of Patents says
that all quarrels about velucipede
patents have cea Led. They made bis
business quite lively at one time.
A country Postmaster in New York
State has posted notice in his office
directing people "to lick their own
stamps, else the letters won't go"
The Liverpool races this year caused
two deaths--a gentleman jockey who
was thrown and killed, and betting
man who atoned his losses by shooting
himself.
The Chinese dealers have been adul
terating the new crop of tea with iron
and steel filings. Ore sample analysed
was found to be loaded with their FL
ings, and with dust, worms, and "prom.
iscuous" rubbish.
John Stuart Mill is described as above
the medium height, slender, somewhat
STOPPING, sandy complexion, aprofusion
of light brown hair at the sides, entire
badness on the top of the head, blue
eye, aquiline features and aide whis-
kers.
Senator Wilson is to dance the Hinlau
de la Cour at the next Presidential re-
c.ption, with old aunt Dinsh Revels,
who will appear in pair of red brogans
aud a handsome head the
gifts of a young rebel "traitor" she
unused"
An English ttraveler ,says that the
Journey Ihrosgh Persia offers q new
country, new style of travelling, a peo-
pie representing the highest state of
Eastern civilization, interesting monu.
ments of past dynasties, and some grand
scenery.
A missionary in India lately preached
on the subject of faith, illustrated by
the story of Abraham and Isaac, with
such magnetic sloquence that one OF
his native hearers Immediately went
home and slaughtered his son and
offered HIM to "the big God" as sacri-
fee,
The oldest reporter on the New York
press has manifold copies OF his obituary
on hand. He tancies that his death will
be sudden, and he does not want TO go
down to the grave without proper re.
cognition Of his trials, suffering and
services.
Rev. DR.. n. L. rockingham died in
Boston, Monday, aged a years. de
was a clsssmaCs OF the late Edward
Everett at Harvard, and published
several volumes of prose and poetry.
Among his children Who survive him
are Rev. o. b. FrothInghom, OF New
York, and daughter, who has become
known for her tTaDslations from the
German and other writings.
The Indianapolis Journal says Of Gen.
eral George II. Thomas that he was so
Indifferent to all the "pomp and eircum-
stance of war that, though q Major
General on April 25th, he had no stars
on his coat until after the battle of
Stone river, eight msnths afterward;
and they were put on by the strategy of
ais servant at the instigation of some
members of the Generals staff. he
wore his Colouers coat uptil the mo-
ment OF his taking command at Mill
Spring, though no had been Brigadier
General six months.