The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-07
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.


The Elgin, Illinois, watch factory has
closed work for an indefinite period, This
sudden winding up of the watch business
in the little town will result in stopping
II great many hands from working,
The Lampoc Santa Barbara, Col.)
Record is full of glowing descriptions
of the country. 1t says the stage comes
crowded every trip and goes away empty.
That shows how the place is admired.
Mr.. w. &. CAMPBELL, has retired
from the Pendleton Ncws. His place
will be filled by the remaining proprie-
tor. Mr.. George Calvert. The paper
says that this change may cause snS-
pension Of publication for week.
A BosToN woman gazing at Mead ;
statue Of Ethan Allen, on the portico OF
the State House at Montpelier, exclaim-
ed "Wall, l declare, that's about the
meanest picture of Gerge Washington l
ever see
THE official canvass of the vote of New
Hampshire at the last election shows
Democratic Congressional vote of So
23l and Republican Congressional vote
Of IS $50. The scattering vote was 1l",
leaving Democratic majority Of 2Sl.
SEVEN hundred immigrants returned
to Omaha from California last week, not
very well pleased with the result of their
Investigations. They stated that Cali
fornia is flooded with immigrants who
can not get anything to do, and their sit
uations Is a decidedly gloomy one.
THE C0urier-JouruQL says that the
frightful effects of using tobacco Is Illus
trated by lady in Kentucky. She COM
menced it at the age of sixty, and is now
but one hundred and ten years old. II
she had left the filthy weed alone, she
might have been thousand.
The Wilkesbarre and Lehigh Coal
Company had given the striking miners
formerly in their employ until yestcr
dav to decide whether to accept their
scale of prices, otherwise they will cease
all efforts ut compromise. An early collapse
Of the strike in Schuykill county is ex-
pected.
A GENTLEMAN from Corinth, Missis-
sippi informs US that the colored Chris
tians of that place are having very in
terrsting religious meeting. SO success
fully have they conducted il nightly for
the last seven years that they are think
ing Of making protracted meeting oft.
-Cyurier-Journai.
INTERNAL Revenue Douglass was
taken completely by surprise, when his
resignation was requested. All the con-
ISOLATION he received was that the Presi.
dent had offered the place to Ex-senator
Pratt, and he had accepted. Douglass
was solaced by being told that his homes
ty had not been suspected, and he
needt cry, for he should have another
place as soonas one presented itself.
The Interior Depsrtment.e1cuses itself
for not furnishing the Indians with pro-
per supplies on the ground oft inclem-
ency of the weather which prevented
transportation from Fort Sill. Old army
officers deny this, however, and say that
the contractors are dishonest, and that IT
is idle to expect the Indians to 1.-Two
peaceably upon the reservations where
they are being starved.
The beauties of Credit Mobilier man
agement have been again illustrated, if
the stories of the San Francisco papers
are true, by the late wash-out on the
Union Pacific. 1t is stated that the en-
bankments which were swept away con-
sisted Of loose soil and alkali dust, which
becomes mere mud when water pours
upon it. No raging torrent j., needed
10 sweep it away. The culverl-, too, ARE
said to be altogether too small and
wrctchcdlv built. 1t was this sort rf
sham which was certified by dishonest
officials 10 be "firSt ola, road"