The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-16
GENERAL NOTES.

The FpldlLcldt thFOitcte, vi w" i"i ~
estimates the contraction of the currency
under the act of the last session of Con
gress, at thirty million. Fifteen million
bank notes locked up in the redemption
bureau, and fifteen million contracted 10y
other provisions of the law.
IT is said that one of the strange delu-
sions which has taken possession oil kohI'
Dale Owen since his insanity, is that ne
runs horse races with Beechcr ana
Bonner. 1t is very inconsiderate OF him
not to let Grant come i'll Tor Il share OF
the sport.
TuE Louisville Comler-Jolunaj takes
a very hopeful view of the future of the
South. 1t says that if the South has Il
few wears Of peace, a few years OF free
dom from military rule, and few years
of such crops US those of this season
promise to be, that section will show
the world "there is life in the old land
yet
A CHICAGO man has appeared as q
rival to the Keely of Motor fame. He
claims to have reached the same result by
a machine of his own inveStion, viz: that
of producing pressure of 10000 pounds
TO the square inch, through no other ma
terials than those of air and water. lie
also claims to be running race to the
patent office with Keely, and hopes to get
there first.
THE Chicago Times is responsible for
saying that n Louisville saloonist has
drinks bearing the following attractive
names: "American team cocktails, y
bennington cobblers' and "Sharp's rifle
whisky The first will kill at 800 yards,
the second ut 900, and the last at 900.
4 clear case for libel, but the Times Is so
accustomed to libel suits that it don't
mind them.
The immigration into New York for
the months of April, May and June was
only Al, ,56G persons, considerable fall
inr of from the same period last year.
Yet even at these figures, if the money
worth to the country per immigrant is
81 900 as estimated, the wealth brought
in from this source alone amounts to
j,599,0O0 per quarter or $lS2,2G4,OO0
per year.
ACCOUNTS Of Robert Dale Owens
mental condition are very contradictory,
Tie latest is as follows: "The physician
in attendance upon Robert Dale Owen,
in Indiana, gives 1t rs his opinion that
his PATIENTS hopelessly insane. He says
'urther, the Indianapolis Journal an
nounces, that the disease is softening of
the brain, and that Mr.. Owen cannot be
expected to live longer then fortnight.
Mrs. WILSON, writes to the New York
Evening Post, that she saw at the Ander-
sonville prison during the war, many
Union soldiers starving to death for want
sf fire to cook their food. 1t often hap
pened that the Confederate soldiers were
without means OF cooking their food but
there was no instance in which they
didn't cut it raw rather than Starve to
death. C0urier-JOHmai.
A CORRESPONDENT of the New York
Tri6,ale asserts that not enough gold has
been found IN the Black Hills yet to in
sure the life Of the hcalthiest man in the
United States at the lowest rates. He
SAYS. 81 have seen diggIngs in Califor-
L.. IRt
than these II that is So, General Custar
made great mistake He should be de-
graded and Lieutenant Grant put in his
place.
THE Bulletin misses "Weeping Will
liam of the issahickon," and proceeds
to read Judge Kelley out of the party
for stumpng the West i'll favor of green
backs. If the advocacy Of currency in
Hation puts man outside of Republi-
cani>m it Eay soon be Il question which
branch of the party is to read the other
out. it may be doubtful which is Jonah
aud which the whale. When Judge
Kelley speaks at the home of Senator
Morton tonight will he read Morton out
or will Morton read Kelley 0ut?-IhiiG-
deiphia Times.
The Iowa state Leader tells a story of
u wel-known life insurance agent, who
Hammond, the revivalist, on
the subject of insuring his life Ham.
rnund said that he could not afford TO
turn his attention to such temporary
and worldly subject, but if the agent
could insure his soul it might bc worth
while talking. The agent slowly shook
his head and said it was impossible; his
did not carry any fire risks.
We bet that agent was up to snuff, and
did good business.
The Montana papers are encouraged
at the prospect Of the continuation OF the
Northern Pacific railroad. The Ne,0
Northtcc,t says that if the managers of
the road will take in their horns u little,
give up irving To make Duluth n rival
with Chicago and secure the interest OF
the latter city they can push the extension
into Montana very soon. 1t adds: "Ihe
of the Yellowstone nearly
to Bozeman, recently SO fully demonstrated
will enable the prosecution OF the work
with n speed only limited by the means
Of the company
\ SOCIETY for the encouragement Of
has recently been formed IN
Virginia. General Fitzhugh Lee was
elected President, and in accepting the
position said tina: he attributed the slow
winch Virginia was making in
the cause of Immigration, to the reckless
and partisan national legislation, and the
unwise legislation which has prevailed of
late wears in her State councils. In re-
ference to the State debt he said that he
regarded it in the same light rs ne did an
individual obligation, and that it must be
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