The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-10
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

RICH silver anu copper mines arc ie-
ported 10 have been found within three
miles of Providence, Rhode Island.
DARwINs advocacy being descend
sst yfa monkey pays him well. His IN
'c meis quoted at $4,000 year.
: Indiana Judge has decided that if
woman will shorten pie-crust with but
ter at thirty-eight cents pound, her
hunsbar has good cause for divorce.
MApAME CHRISTINE NILLsON took u
great fancy to Peoria illinois, lots as a
speculation, and invested therein. But
the lots went down, and she is very sad.
A YORK County tPennsylvania) edit 7
last week, lost fifty cent note, and it is
said his paper was delayed one issue in
consequence.
NILES G. PARKER, late treasurer Of
South Carolina, was 4 carpet-bagger.
Yet nc cost the State s225,OO0. The st.
Louis Times thinks it is very fortunate
that he did not bring his trunk.
The Detroit Free Press is advertising
under the head of "Our Henry thus:
"Strayed or stolen-A Republican Vice
President When last heard from he
was hobnobbing with John {. Brecken-
ridge
JAY COOKIES splendid country seat.
near Philadelphia, on which he eHpend-
ed 81 ,OO0,OOOi> to be sold at public auc-
ton. on the 2jth inst. Mr.. Cooke has
bitter experience of the truth of the old
adage "riches have wingS,
THE Prussian Government has been
making strenuous exertions to prevent
emigration from her borders. Never
theless, il is announced that 5000 families
have prepared to leave for the United
States in few weeks.
a CoLoRED man named Sylvanus
Payne, said to have been one hundred
and ten years old, was found dead in his
bed near Alexandria, Virginia, week
AGO. He was much disfgured by the
rats, which had eaten out his eyes, and
gnawed Ms face and toes
Miss Ann PAMELA CUNNINGHAM, the
late lady regent Of Mt. Vernon, died at
her home, Rosemont, Laurens county :.
C.. on the "a instant. She was honorably
distinguished for her successful cXertions
10 recover the Mount Vernon property
from embarrassment and place II under
national care and keeping.
The constitution of New Hampshire
contains a religious proscriptiye clause.
( No person is eligible to the office Of Gov
crnor Senator or Representative unless
he is Of the Protestant religion. At va
riou, times attempts have been made 10
strike ou. the proscriptive feature but
they have failed.
PEOPLE who are in search of warm
climate had better 60 to Iceland. a let
ter from there says that the winter wealth
er during December and January was
the mildest on record, the pasturage hay-
ing been open throughout the season.
There has also been an extraordinary
volcaniceruptiOn, which helps to keep th"
pecp'e warm.
AT the banquet of the Third Army
Corps, in Now York, on Thursday even
ing. the first toast, The President Of the
United States" was received with min
g!ed cheers and hIsses. Mayor BuiIard
responded in eulogy of the office and of
the man who fills it. He was frequently
interrupted by expressions Of dlscordant
opinions.
GENERAL GARlBALDT has written II
letter to an officer of the United States
Centennial, dated Rome, April y, 1915,
IN which he SAYS: ~ will certainly make
every possible effort to have my coun-
try participate in the magnificent cele-
bration which is to be held in Philadel-
phis. | deeply regret that l shall not
be able TO come myself.
THE Centennial celebration of the bat
tie of Bunker Hill on the 18th instant,
bids fair TO be a colossal affair. The fund
which has already been accumulated for
( It amounts to 100000. Military com
panies from all over the Union. will be
/ present, and on the occasion Massachu-
setts and Maine, Virginia and South Car
olina will shake hands and meet on COM
mon ground. Another fine opportunity
for healIng past differences.
"PERJURY, perjury in the direst de-
gree" That's what Bowen said, and, at
the same time expressed it as his opinion
that somebody ought to 90 from that
court room to the States Prison. Now
Bowen himself comes in for share of
the perjury, for he has iatly contradict
cd Mr.. Beecher and Mr.. Clafin, on very
important points. The general verdict
Is decidedly that somebody has lied, and
sworn 10 l..
TIE Boston Ne,cs says: ave have had
enough of spelling matches, and propose
instead kissing match. We like it
better, can do it better, and there ismore
fun. In such an event We will back
Beecher against all comcrs; he Is
just Sp}cudld in kiss all round, and
nearly as good in cordial kiss
\ little lame in kiss Of inSpi-
ration. but fair in kiss Of
pleasure; he does his best in a kiss OF
enthsiasm, which, however, Is considered
An unsafe brand, but for steady pull,
perhaps n holy kiss is his best holt,
after the 'paroxysmal. If any Is=rr
can show a greater or better variety, our
columns are open for a catalogue.
DIX. WILLIAM A. HAMMOND read a
paper in New York, the o,hcr day, III