The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-05
GENERAL NOTES.
THERE are fourteen iron furnaces in
Alabama.

ALABAMA.
Mrs. FATHER HYAcINTHE has son
living in Indianapolis.
GOVERNOR TILDES has appointed the
25,h instant as day of thanksgiving.
a WOMAN has starved to death in Pas
sale county, N. j, where there is 500 Re-
publican majority.
IRELAND is taking new departure
They have actually killed snake there,
Saint Patrick TO the contrary notwlth-
standing.
THE fast mail trains have become so
popular and done such effective work,
that it has been decided TO run one from
Washington to New Orleans.
A KANSAS clergyman says he recently
rode across hundred acres of uncultiyat-
ed land where the grass averaged nine
feet high, and there were probably five
thousand acres where it would average
six feet. lfa clergyman had not told
the story we would not have believed it..
THE Philadelphia Times wants to
know if New York RepubIcanism is in
fated into Il majority in New York over
hard money Democracy and reform, and
imitation Democracy in Pennsylvania has
collapsed over soft money and reform,
how will the State of Alaska vote for
President in 1876.
THIS is the age of monuments. The
South Carolnians have determined to
celebrate the Centennial of the battle of
Fort Moultrie By the erection OF Il monu-
ment to cost $4,000. The deslan Will
be bronze soldier in the uniform of the
2nd South Carolina regiment, THAT garr-
soned the fort
The indianapolis Journal says:
"James p. voorhees,, of Terro Haute, son
of Daniel w. is IN the city. lie made
mis- debut on the stage Us Hamlet" last
Thursday night, and the effort was pro.
nounced success by the papers Of Terra
uaute. He is endeavorIng TO make an
engagement to appear in this city.
HANGING for murder is far from being
played out now in New York. \ re-
action has set in, and murderers get
speedy trials and rapid convictions in
that State. Three have been sentenced
to death in ten days. In one case the
Jury brought in verdict of guilty in
thirty minutes; in another in twenty.
and in the third they were even more
prompt The New Workers are dcciI-
ed.y excited on the subject Of rapid tran
sit in all its phases.
\ RESIDENT OF Butler county, Ken,
lucky, was misled, through fear of death
lately, TO make what WAS to him most
unfortunate confession. Being very sick
and believing be WAS going TO die, he
acknowledged having committed muir
der about five years previous. Uncx-
pectedlv after this confession, he began TO
recover, and il now convalescent, and n
sheriti's deputy is nj his bedside waiting
to take charge Of him as soon II, he Is
well enough 10 be arrested.
AN interesting and novel experiment
in the cattle raising line has been
started in Texas. Five camels, ;oaIed
within twenty mile, Of Austin, were sold
in that city last week for $3.50 each
They were five years old. Mr.. Hemp.
stead who raised them, can supply all
the circuse in America. He proposes to
rear ostriches and elephants, and Is max
ing preparations to receive Shetland
ponies at his rancho. These especially
flourish on Texas plains.
ST, LOUIS is jealous Of San Francisco
and is determined to go ahead of her in
the way of hotels. Grounds have been
purchased to erect the largest hotel in
the world, to be called the Hotel
Grandc' The space covered by the
building will be 10000 square feet,
10000 moro than the Palace Hotel of
San Francisco, and 1t Will contain 1000
rooms The erection of the hotel will
be commenced in the spriCg, and 1t Is
expected TO have it completed SO rs 10
be opened for guests by September |,
1877. The cost, indevendent of turnl-
ture, vii. be nearly two million dollars.
We noticed among the thousands Of
visitors on the Capitol Square recently,
save the Richmond Wing, countryman,
dressed in "homespun,' and he was as
straight as an arrow and every inch of
seven feet in height While others were
climbing trees and getting up church
stecples to witness the unveiline, our tall
man Just kept his head in the clouds, and
overlooked citizens, military and all. He
wasIevidently an "old soldier" and how
the "Yanks" ever missed hitting him Is
one Of the seven wonders, for those pcp.
p,s were said to be remarkable for shoot
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