The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-12-03
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Isabella Beecher Hooker, OF Hart
ford. has become the happy grand.
mother of twins.
Mrs. Raymond, widow of Henry J.
Raymond, is living at Rome, with he1
daughter.
The daughter Of Senator Carl Schurz
is to be married to Mr.. Boxer, OF Baya-
ria. The wedding will take place IN
Washington.
There is talk in ward Four, Boston,
of nominating Mrs. Ames, wife OF
Judge Ames, OF the Probate Court, for
school committee.
Captain Jacks widows have shaken
off their mourning and now stand out
arrayed in sixteen yards OF red and Or
ange flannel and number nine cavalry
| boots.
Mrs. NJ. Z. Dayton, widow of our late
Minister to France, has undertaken the
duties OF President OF the Ladies' Gen.
tennial Executive State Committee OF
New Jersey.
A happy Interpretation by a young
lady, whose gentleman caller stayed too
late, caused q speedy good-by. The
clock struck twelve. and she remarked,
NOW is the witching hour of night,
when people yawn."
A young lady says that a gentleman
ought never 10 feel discouraged when
the "momentous question" is negatived
by the object Of his choice, "for in lie,
as in grammar, we always decline be-
fore we conjugate."
The widow OF the late Samuel KIM
ball, a former resident OF Jackson,
Michigan, has, in connection with her
brother-in.law, London architect,
taken contract to do building for the
Turkish Government, amounting to
100000.
Miss Sarah Savage, Of Portland,
wants $1,000 from her mistress, who
injected vitriol into the optic as Sarah
was peeping through The key-hole OF
the parlor door. Sarah has quit the
peepiug business, whether she gets the
money or not.
Mrs. HANNAH WOOSTER is the cente.
marian of York county, Maine, having
been born December q, l772. She has
never been in railway car but hopes
to visit Philadelphia, July 4, 1876, in
the same car with Miss Lucy Lang
don Novel; of Alfred. Maine. who WAS
born July 4, ITO.
A YOUNG lady of Elmira, New York,
spent four years in learning Greek,
Latin, French and Spanish, and then
married a vegetable peddler. There
seems to be nothing incongruous in this
union, the lady knowing all about
Greek roots" probably felt that this
fellow was her natural affinity.
The daughter of Sioux chief has
appeared upon the operate stage in
San Francisco. The critics state that
Parepa-Rosa does not equal her in VOL
ume OF SQUAD nor in music otvoice, and
yet Parepa-Rosa has had the instruc-
ton OF European masters, while Miss
Rat Trap has had no such advantages,
and has no Italian name.
All our pretty girls are in demand
for the great tea party at the Philadel-
phia Academy OF Music, December l6
and II, and az every State and Terri
tory will be represented by these hand
some Philadelphians, each in a Martha
Washington costume, the excitement
will be very considerable. A good deal
OF tea and a good many bachelor reso-
lutions will be destroyed.
Miss Minnie Tappan, an Indian girl,
about sixteen years OF age, died at How
ard University on Sunday morning.
The deceased was survivor OF the
Chivington-massscre, In Wyoming,
several years since. She was adopted
by Colonel Tsppan. formerly special
Indian Commissioner, who sent her to
Howard University to be educated.
She was an apt pupil, and made rapid
progress in her studies.
II is reported that the female sutfra-
glsts, Notwithstanding the indifferent
success they have heretofore met with
in their attempts upon Congress, will
this winter renew their assault upon
that virtuous body. The irrepressible
Dr.. Mary Walker will also present her
inevitable little bill for $4,000, for SER
vices rendered in the rebellion, and it is
reported that several members have
already assured her that they will sup
port her claim, which ought to be very
encouraging to the Doctor.