The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-10
GENERAL NOTES.

WHAT then is fame The New York
World attributes the authorship of John
Gilpin to Oliver Goldsmith.
The lessee of the indianapolis Acade-
my of Music charges So 90 admission for
children in arms. A capital idea, and
one that should be generally adopted.
Go West, young man. a rattlesnake
five feet long WAS discovered in street
in Dubuque, Iowa, recently by boys, who
chased the reptile into lumber yard,
where it escaped under one of the piles.
The War Department has turned over
from the Watervliet arsenal II number
of old cannon to be cast in the $4,000
pound Centennial bell for the tower OF
Independence Hall.
THEY are talking about u full.blooded
dog show at the Centennial. This idea
was started in England, and they do say
Algernon Sydney Sartoris started II,
thinking it would please his iiIustrloua
father iu-law.
TIE Philadelphia Ta,eS regards the
Evidence offered SO far in the Westervelt
trial, AS conclusive proof that he was {"
party to the abduction of the child, and
that the only hope he may have t. save
himself from fe!on's cell Is 70 restore
the boy TO his parents.
IN Missouri it is provided by the new
State Constitution that the Legislature
shall not have adjourned sessions, and
that the members shall forfeit dollar Il
dav for every day over seventy. That
Is very good way to cause legislative
work 10 be done effectively and without
unnecessary deiy.
Irnow turns out that Ex-Prcsident
Johu,on's life was not insured at all. He
Is ,,.id to have stated that during his
Presidency, several insurance compan-
ic, called upon him and offered to insure
him gratis, but he refused them all, so his
life remained uninsured. Grant wou!dn
have done that.
TnE first effort to ship peaches to
Europe on ice has failed. Butthe failure
can be very readily accounted tor; the
ic, gave out. Up TO that time, and for
several days after, the irut was preserved
pcfectly, but afterwards it decayed 80
rapidly that il Was untir for use when 1t
arrived at Liverpool. However, It has
been pretty well ascertained that the idea
/, feasible, and with better precaution,
success may be counted on in the future.
The following is complete state
lnent Of the military strength Of the va
rious nations Of Europe at the present
moment: Germany, 100000; EnglanI,
53j. 600; Austria, $4,000; Belgium, As,
600; Denmark. $4,000; Spain. 2100OO;
France, 100000; Greece, 1000; Italy,
go 900; Holland, 100000 Portugal, o.
coo; Russia, 100000; Sweden, 100000
Switzerland, 10000; Turkey, 100000
Total. S.Oll 900 men; total cost per an
mum, S676, 100000.
,CoL. GEORGE HANCOCK, one of the
patriotic leaders in the Texan war for
independence, died at his reside ce near
Louisville, Ky, Oh last Thursday
When the Texans, although victorious IN
several battles, found 1t impossible 10
carry on the war with AN empty treasury,
and with no means OF obtaining
arms and ammunition, Colonel
Hancock rendered General Houston
about 100000 in gold. The offer
was accepted and the money transferred,
the ouly security beng that, in the event
Of Texan independence being established,
Colonel Hancock should lose nothing
After the war closed Colonel Hancock
wa, offered his choice of large tract "i
land in any part of the territory, but be
refused to accept th" offer until the land
claims OF every soldier who had served
in the war had been satisfied CoIonel
Hancock was a brother-in law Of General
Albert Sidney Johnston.