The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-11-19
PERSONS AND THINGS.


paper started ut the time the Call fell into
disfavor on account Of the Ralston ex.
citement, has ceased to be published,
"Nlother, docs the Lord take the daily
papersT "No, my child; why do you
ask SO strange question: "Well, l
thought he didn't-it takes our minister
50 long to tell Him what is going on"
For one months pay a soldier Of the
revolutionary army received $4,000, but
he had to pay $4,000 a yard for cloth for
his coat, while the buttons cost him 81 800
Victor Emanuel yesterday issued de-
cree granting u subsidy Of 10000 lire to
the Italian Committee having in charge
the representation Of that nation at the
American Centennial.
Gen. Hawley aud Gen. CoIquit met on
the platform at the Georgia State fair.
The Connecticut General said he had met
the Georgia one before. 1t was Mt the
battle Of OIustec, where lie (IEawley) lost
1900 men.
The printing Of the war recordS is pro-
crossing, 1t is work OF great magni.
tude. A building 40 by 80 feet is requir.
cd to hold these records alone. There
are $50 cords Of records in this one build
ing.
A miIkman was awOke by wag in the
night with the announcement that his
best COW was choking, lie forthwith
jumped up to save the life Of his animal,
when lOI he found a turnip stuck in the
mouth Of tho pump.
A sign in West Chester contains tue
legend; "Oysters paued, studS and
friede." II the bivalycs served up at
that shop are US far from "right US the
spelling Of the bolch who got up the sign,
those who eat them will be apt to be
more severely pained than the oysters
themselves.
A bell is in use at the Henry House,
Martinsvillc, Va which originally hung
in the stecpIe Of St. Johns Church, Rich.
mond, and which was rung for the Vir.
ginia Convention in l77j, Of which Pat
rick Henry was member when he utter.
od the sentiment, "Give INC liberty or give
me DEATH"
Under the United States laws It Il re.
quired that four regiments Of the army
shall consist Of colOred troops. These
are the Ninth and Tenth cavalry and the
TwCnty.fOurth and Twcnty.iifth infantry,
These regiments have been very much re.
duced in numbers, and they are to be at
once recruitednp to full strength,
The City Council Of Lima, O., have Is.
sued call for convention Of delegates
from cities Of the State to meet In Colum.
bus, on the 9Th Of December, to consider
the question of mitigating the tramp
nuisance, and, II necessary, to memorial.
ize the Legislature to pass general law
10 that end.
A Virginia widow furnished her second
bridegroom with this card for the salts.
faction Of the authorities: "This is to
certify that | hereby give Tom - leaf
to gel license to marry me, | being full
grone, and Of age, forty.fve years old, my
parents and all Of my relation being will.
Ing for me to marry, Lucinda -,
daughter Of -, November 8, 1875"
Three sharpers managed recently to
ride from Omaha to Chicago on one tick.
ct. They took seats at some distance
from each other, and established commu.
nication by means Of string run along
the outside Of the car, on which, after
giving up his ticket, No. sent his check
to No. 9, and No. . after showing his check
forwarded 1t to NO.3.
A Lady in palace.car on the Atlantic
and Great Western RaiIroad, some days
ago, lost valuable cameo ring set with
four diamonds, which slipped from her
finger and dropped to the truck through
the pipe Of the wNshstund. An officer Of
the road walked on the track for dis
tance Of two miles, and was fortunate
enough to discover the ring, and 1t was
returned to the Warren (O)
Chronicle.