The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-17
RETALIATION
VARIETIES.

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been introduced. DOVER.
VARIETIES.
MRS. II. W. Beecher's book, mother
ly Talks with Young Housekeepers' is
out.
A case ia mentioned where a horse
was poisoned by paint upon csst-iron
crib.
SENATOR Hannibal Hamliu, of Maine,
is said TO be comparatively poor, con-
trary to a report widely published.
Mr.. LANeDoN. better known az ELI
Perkins," has been RETAINED" says the
Home Journal, bv the Graphic.
The Office of Mayor OF Utica went
begging. Over fly Republicans re-
used the nomination, and the party
was defeated.
FRoUpE, Max Muller, and Charles
Kingsley are brothers-iD>law, having
married the three daughters OF a wealthy
LONDON merchant.
TIE widow OF Ex-President Polk
continues her annual receptions to the
members OF the Tennessee Legislature,
at her house In Nashville.
A new remedy for toothache consists
in the employment ofinjections introdu-
ced into the gum near the diseased
tooth. Morphia was first used, bnt
chloroform is now used exclusively.
Mr. James T. Fields is said to be
engaged in writing course OF six lee
lures OF personal nature on Authors
and Books" His "Ye-terdavs" have
gone through seven editions already.
MRS. Mcdaniel, OF Atlanta, Ca, who
recently recovered $95 900 rom the
Government on some old war claims,
has been Tor some time employed a. a
sewing-mscblne operator in thai city
The most remarkable evidence OF the
ancient mechanical science and skill OF
the Chinese is to be found in their sus-
pended bridges, the invention o. which
is assigned to the Han dynasty, which
existed sixteen hundred years ago.
IFMss Emma Faithful hae as many
attacks of asthma as she has had news.
paper notices-that her asthma is 30
severe she must leave for f" gland, etc:
she will never set foot on her native
heath again.
A gentleman recently arrived from
London, in giving his experience. OF a
New York clearinghouse, said it was
most extraordinary, but, by Jovel il
seemed to be hash Wednesday every
day in the week"
RUsKlN is ingenious to say the least.
In explaining how he got his fortune
he says "Then my father gave all his
money to me-who never did a stroke
of work in my lie worth my salt, not to
mention my dinner" ..s..
TIE Chancellor Of the British Ex-
chequer has stated 10 the Knights Of
Malta, the brewery men, that he did no,
believe the working classes, because
they possessed large share Of political
power, should be exempt from all taxa
ton.
The Miss,s Greeley will not hire out
the farm at Chsppaqua the coming
season, but intend to manage it them.
selves. They go out to Chsppaqus
early in May. accompanied by their
aunt Mrs. Cleveland, and her two
daughters. who will make Chappaqua
their summer res dence.
1t appears that 1872 was the mos
prosperous year in ship-building ye
experienced on the Clyde. Although
the number of vessels launched Wa:
not quite up to any OF the few years pre-
vious. the tonnage exceeded that o
1871 by $4,000 tons, and that Of 1870
by 81, 200 tons.
Piles of csmphor wood, in COM
psrstively good state OF preservation
exist on the site OF the old town OF 10
hore. India, which was sqondoned up
ward OF one hui dred years ago. Large
saw-mills have been erected at Johore
for the purpose OF preparing this valua
BILE timber Tor expectation.
| INSTANCES are often mentioned o.
railway trains running % mile a minute
but such q rate Of speed is somewha
apocryphsl. Such an excessive velocit
can be maintained only on some favor
able pisces ofrosd, and for . lev minute
only. The fastest running time on any
OF the English roads is SGT miles ar
hour.
, A new irop-clad msn-of-wsr va
launched at Copenhagen on the 18th ult
Iris Q casemated steamer off, 500 horse
power, $50 feet in length, At feet wide
and gauging Isl feet. Denmark nov
/ poseeeees three iron-clad trgstes, will
respectively sixteen, eighteen. ant
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