The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-10-25
GENERAL NOTES.

STATISTICS show decided increase
among the Uniyersaii,ts throughout the
Union.
THE marriage of white man to negro
woman ncs-ly melted the people Of Shelf
field, Mass, 10 riot.
/ A MAN who was arraigncd for murder
down in Georgia, the other day, sol.
emnly assured the jury that he did il 10
"further the cause Of temperance
JACK RoSsITER u once famous trotting
horse died al ST. LoTIs, on Wednesday
aged &c years. A very old age for a
horse. Flora Temple IS now in her %lst
year.
GENERAL BUTLER has leased one ot
his Cape Ann granite houses, on Capitol
Hill, Washington, to Senator Jones of
Nevada, during ms present Senatorial
term for large sum.
The Centennial has awakened all the
patriotism possible in the hearts Of the
Philsdelphia female breast They carry
it 50 far rs to even wear stars mixed with
the stripes on their hose.
GENERAL WAsuBURNE, of Minueapo.
lis, Minnesota, is Il lucky man. He has
just gone through the bankrupt court,
and emerged therefrom with the nice
little sum OF 100000 to his credit. lie
ought to ieel easy hencelorth.
The Washington Chronicle say:
General jeff Thompson is credited with
the pre- diction that by the LIST of January
the Mississippi river will have cut n new
channel near Vicksburg, leaving that
place two miles inland
OCT Of twenty. nine county treasurers
in Iowa, twenty-six have detaulted. OF
this twcnty-six twenty five were Repub-
hcans. Yet only one was punished, and
he was Democrat, who was prosecuted
and punished by Democrats.
THEY say that Zach Chandler was ap-
pointed Secretary of the Interior because
he is erich, generous and sympathetic"
This last attribute is one which specially
commends itself TO his EXceliency. 1t
will be 50 nice to have. a sympathizing
friend in Washington these long winter
evenings, and especially one who so
we'll appreciates hot whisky punches.
Iowa is Radical State 1t has just
given majority of $4,000 Of that stripe.
and so firmly united arethe brethren that
when one of their State Treasurers dies
they all get around him and say: '"Our
deceased friend did not account for all
the funds in his possession, but his
speeches on various occasions and his
regular attendance upon caucuses showed
that he was u patriot ut heart
JOHN KING, in 1862, lived in Tennes-
see. Soldiers of both armies raided on
his farm. SO he removed all his produce
to a cave in the Cumberland Mountains.
A storm threw down a rock which closed
the mouth of the cave. Therein he lived
for thirteen wears, in the dark, eating
from his produce and drinking from
spring. The other day. railroad COM
pany, blasting for a tunnel, blasted him
out So says u paper.
The Russians have very effective
method Of collecting taxes in Khokand.
Inthe city of Tasnke't there is council
composed of natives, which is supposed to
be an independent body. The Russian
commandant, however, manipulates the
whole municipal machinery, and all he
mas to do is to state that the government
needs such aud such sum of money.
The council passes resolution written
out in Russian, which they do not under
stand. ana are told to put their signatures
to It. which they do without knowing the
contents Of the paper, and then the taxa
t.c inhabitants Of TaShkent have to pay
whatever ,urn the Russian commandant
inserts in the app oprintion resolution.
\ large portion of the money gees into
the pockets of the Russian officials, and
no tax receipts are given to the natives.