The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-26
GENERAL NOTES.


FISH. Robson, Pierrepont and Belk'
nap are in favor of Delsno's retention in
the Cabinet. Bristow and Jewell contra
JOHN LEE CARROLL, Democratic nom-
inee for Governor of Maryland, is
grandson of Charles Carroll, of Car
rollton.'
THE peach crop of Delaware must be
well nigh inexhaustible. 1900 cars are
concentrating for its transportation at or
near Wilmington. The luscious iruit
will be abundant after all.
The typographical survey Of Great
Britain has been going on since 1850, and
will require ten years yet for its compile
ton. 1t has cost so far almost 81 ,OOu,-
OOO
a FARMER in England, the other day,
sold his crop of wheat for 80 lbs. sterling
or about $3.50; and the straw Of the same
crop for $500. Proyinder Is more valua-
ble than grain over there.
LOUISVILLE appears aS a rival to ~.
Louis for the honor of being the seat of
the Democratic Convention, She says
'we have set our hearts on that Conven-
tion. and we mean to have it.
TuE Pope is said to have received
something like shock, followed by
reaction of good nature, the other day.
upon being accosted by confused Amer
lean with, "How are you, Mr. Pope
GEN. SHERMAN's book has started his
quondam opponent, Gen. Hood. He ealso
intends to prepare one giving full and
accurate statement of his operations
around Atlanta.
The simplest remedy for the ravages
the potato bug is said to have been dis
covered bv man in New Haven, who
finds that wood ashes sprinkled on the
vines, answer every purpose OF Paris
green and other poisons.
\ RAMPANT Texas granger wishes the
members ofhis fraternity to 60 into poi-i
ties. HeSays the talk about their not doing
| 50 is all mere twaddle, and he Is in favor
of saving the country before i: Is put into
the nand. of " receiver.
AN Indiana Court has decided that
the fact Of girl being engaged to sew
eral gentlemen ut once is no bar to her
suing each of them for breach Of prom
isc That's right. Give the girls every
chance for making living and amassing
wealth"
LANDS having shot Carruth, is getting
to be u regular-built fighter. He called
his brothcr-in-law, Commander Richard
w. Meade, of the United States Navy,
.sa rnarncnnrv dog tho other day, and
I the two Joined in little game Of liSticuti
Immediately. They were separated be-
tore any damage was done, however.
The fate of Donaldson has revived
"reminiscences of another balloonatic
named Timothy Winchester, who AS
cendcd from Newark Ohio, in the sum
mcr of 1856. lie was last seen passing
over Vermihon Erie county, in the di-
. rcrtion of Canada, and is supposed TO
/ have been lost in Lake Erie, as no further
| tidings of him We're ever received.
SPEAKING of the "crookcd" whisky
corruptions in that city, the st. Louis
Times says: "If Joyce and Mcdonald
are guilty Of that which is charged
AGAINST them, 50 too are Avery. of the
1 United States Treasury Department.
Babcock, the Secretary of the President,
and Lucky, his private Secretary. There.
is no intermediate resting place The
same paper also says that if Bristow's
raid is honest, 'thc next move will be
against the very doors of the Executive
Mansion.
THE Director General of the Centen-
nia Exposition announces that arrange
ments have been made to render the en-
hibition buildings wholly Independent of
the Philadelphia water supply. A pow
rrful pump, situated on the river bank IN
close proximity to the buildings, and
having a capacity of 100000 gallons
Per day, will furnish water IN ample
quantities tor every day use even for the
possible emergency OF fire, and against
the latter all precautions have been
taken.
THE old records of Virginia show that
in l7iO company applied to the Gov
ernor of Virginia for the right to take
whales in Chesapeake Bay. The Peters
burg hldec and Appeai makes this the
text for the following rather dioconsolate
comment on modern Virginia: "Wearc
AFRAID that the day has passed by for any
kind of whales to abound in Virginia
\ distinguished statesman of the State
has said that this Is 'niIlenium of min
nows. 1t is, indeed the grand holiday
and Christmas of tad-poles and other
kinds of small fry. Let us pray,
ELECTIONS occur this year in the fol-