The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-22
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

cents day.
CARSIrH with leaden ball in his
head will make peculiar kind of an
editor. 1t is feared that it will cause his
editorials to be unusually heavy.
The contract for constructing a bridge
/ across the Monongahela river at Pitts
/ burgh has been awarded TO the Ameri-
can Bridge Company of Chicago.
GENERAL BASDITTI SHERIDAN will be
married to Miss Rucker early next
month. The occasion will be gracsd by
His Excellency and Mrs. Grant.
The West Virginia Monitor, OF Mason
county, says that potato bugs are making
their appearance in that section prepars-
tory to the summer campaign.
THERE are now afty-three more revo-
lutionary centennials to celebrate, ex
tending over period Of six years, and
ending with Yorktown in 1881. Bunker
Hill is the next one on the list
SECRETARY DELANo is anxious to heal
up the little unpleasantness which has
been existing between him and the Pres
| ident. They say he has been in Ohio
| working iu the interests of a third term.
/ Hon. T. w. PARK, of Bennington,
( Vermont, is the fourth in the country on
the list of rich men. He is worth seven
teen millions of dollars, and owns some
silver mines in California which pay him
$25, 900 per day.
MONTGOMERY BLAIR thinks chances
for the most prominent Democratic
candidates for the next Presidency, are
| Governor Tilden, OF New York and John
| W. Garrett, of Baltimore, with chances !
1 in favor of the latter.
SECRETARY BRIsTow has decided to
appoint special committee to proceed
to Chicago and examine the new post
| office for the purpose Of determining
| whether il will be advisable TO pull the
whole thing down or not. Supervising
/ Architect Mulllet says he'll bet his head
| it can stand.
Two things may be regarded as estab-
lished. The Black Hills country will be
purchased from the Indians, and the
| President has abandoned all hopes of
third term. ColJnel Fred has gone on
! ahead of the Custer expedition to pick
out and settle, the best gold claims, and
50 make provision for his Pa when he
steps down and out.
\ NEW religious vagary in California
is n sect of "Child Christians " who in
tcrpret literally the passage: Except
We be- converted and become as little
! children, We shall not enter into the
kingdom of heaven" They endeavor to
feel and act like children playing child
ish games and adopting anintsntile
manner of speech.
The coal miners strike, which has
/ been continuing in the Tuscarawas Val
/ Ter since Christmas, has been concluded.
/ The operators have advanced the price
/ of mining nine cents. II is understood
/ that this was brought about by the ad
vance in price of Hooking Valley coal IN
! Cleveland, which justifes the Tuscarawas
/ Valley operators and dealers in "dvan-
cling their prices, and 50 afford to pay
better wages to the miners.
Ara school examination clergyman
made brief address to the pupils on the
necessity OF obeying their teachers and
growing up loyal and useful citizens.
To emphasize his remarks he pointed to
large national flag spread on one side OF
the ROOM and inquired: "Boys what Is
that flag for?' a little urchin, who un-
derstood the condition of the house bet
ter than the speaker, promptly answered,
TO hide the dirt, SIR
Ex-senator NYE is now at a private
asylum near Brooklyn, where he passes
most of his time in sleeping or talking
to himself in di$consolate monotone,
meaningless and mad. He is never
/ completely himself, but is subject to hal
luclnations, which speedily pass away,
and give way to others equally quiet. .
lis hNNfulpl> w IthNl hIlu "Tllt OtthS lOll-
ally, hut with no great success. Ills
mental faculties do not seem to be dim
med by any temporary lunacy, but to
have actually completely given way,
/ probably never to return again.
AN inquisitive colored citizen made
himself rather unpleasant. to the Vice
President, in Little Rock, the other day.
Mr.. Wilson was waiting at the depo. for
the train when he WAS startled by the
following conundrum: Boss, is Mr..
Grant gwine to run for President next
time?" "Well, | cant tell you, my
friend, WAS the reply; "he has not yet
informed his friends and the country
what his intentions are" "Well, boss"
returned the incorrigible darkey, "if he
don't run, will you?' The Vice Presi-
dent hadn't time to answer, for the train
summoned him away.
NATIONAL bank notes unfit for circu-
lation, and there are many such, may be
forwarded to the United States Treasury
BY the National banks to reimburse that
officer for notes redeemed, aS well AS IN
anticipation Of calls, thus saving the ex-
press charges on the legal tender notes.
which would be otherwise returned The
notes mllst be sent in even thousands of
dollars, and the wrappers ofthe packages
state whether they contain United state,
note; or National bank notes, and wheth-
or the contents are For redemption or
For credit OF five per cent. fund.
Every remittance, of whatever ndture,
must be accompanied bya sePsr ate letter
of advice.
IN the United States Court in Brook
lyn, New York, on Saturday, General
b. F, Butler, was the defendant in the
SUIT O, lnrhnrt nnainst Rutlnr. Ihe