The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-08
GENERAL NOTES.

IT is q notable fact that the loss OF the
Schiller occurred on the anniversary OF
the death of her illustrious namesake,
which happened May 9, 1905.
A STRADIyARIUs violin made in NO.
has lust been sold in London for S"'ooo'
What extravaganza. Why you can guy
a first class fiddle anytime tor 20.
CroKoroRN is fine e1tinguisher. A
Partisan Druggist prescribes as an in
faII;bIe means of putting out burning
netroleum, a small quantity thrown
upon the flame.
THERE is n precocious young woman
in Kentucky, only thirteen years of age
who is suing for divorce. The ground
upon which she applies Is that her hus-
| band deserted her more than u year ago.
The immense cannon now being con-
structed at Woolwich, England, will cost
the British government $2,50000O. Such
| cannon costs more than an American
college. But then it may be expected to
send forth more ponderous material.
REvERDY johnson SAYS that when he
was in England, having witnessed trial
in the Queens Bench, he heard the deci-
sio' of Chief Justice Marshall quoted
with terms of such high eulogy rs
filled him with patriotic pride.
THE Columbus Dispatch is in favor of
a State celebration of the Centennial An
niverSary of Independence: 1t thinks
the whole State of Ohio can be very COM
fortably enscOnsed within the borders Of
Columbus and everybody can have II
good time.
THAT was a sharp reply of Mrs.
Beecher, the other day, when she an
swered some questions as to how she
managed to endure the anXieties and
fatlgues of the trial, is this way: "To be
mad all through is a good tonic" Beecher
himself couldn't have improved on that
-Erchange.
/ THERE is village in New Hampshire
which has produced twent-six editors
and it was in allusion to this circumstance
! that pious old deacon there remarked:
! "Yes, there were twenty.six on EN-, but
rs they've all left town L reckon the Lord
won't lay it up agin us"
WE abuse flies great deal, but they
are very useful. They are the scavcn-
gers of vitiated air, where they fattcn
on the parasites that settle upon them in
myriads, while they grow lean and Starve
in a pure atmosphere where their favor
ite game is scarce. All the flies in this
neighborhood are as fat rs butter balls.
The dependence of foreign countries
upon the United States for their bread
stuffs supply is shown by a statement
from the Agricultural Department,
which gives the aggregate breadstuiis
exportation in the last forty-nine years
at sI.742 9OS. .O59. In 1874 the cxporta-
tion was $l6l, ,225,93l, an amonnt very
much larger than that of any previous
year.
HERE is what the New Orleans Times
thinks of Wendell Phillips: ale was
brought up on the bottle. For the first
week the bottle was filled on crab-apPIe
cider. but after that sulphuriC acid Yves
substituted, On this diet he grew up
fine, healthy child, with vigorous ston-
ach. His nurse always stood him on his
head at night to sleep, whereby he ac-
quired the habit of seeing everything up
| side down"
THE centennial business has developed
to most enthusiastic extent, peace and
kind Fellowship in certain cases. Among
the latest is one of Il Boston man, who
sent box filled with the soil of Bunker
| Hill. in which were buried twelve
/ hatchetS, 10 the citizens OF Georgia. He
ought to be considered in earnest certain.
! ", and no doubt, loves the South with
| all the affection of hundred brothers
| concentrated INTO one.
A DETECTION on large scale, from the
Roman Catholic Church in Russia has
taken place. The Ruthenes, numbering
100000 souls, have abandoned that COM
| muuion and united themselves with the
Greek Church. They are class who
have never fully accepted the creed of
the Roman church, but acknowledged
the supremacy of the Pope. The dognas
uf the immaculatc conception and Papal
intallbiity are what drove them away
finally.
ANOTHER specimen Of the way they
manage the affairs of State in Mississippi
has recently been produced. The Lieua
tenant Governor of the State desired a
certain murderer pardoncd from the prni-
trntarv, but Ames refused to do 1t. A
tcw DAYS since, Ame, took Il snort vaca =
ton and paid visit to his home in Mas
sachusctts, leaving the Lieutenant Gov
ernor in charge. His lrst act WAS to par
don his friend, and he is reported to have
pocketed 81, 200 for the act. With what
happy Government is Mississippi
blessed.
The champion Yankees OF the Uni
verse have been developed in Minnesota,
Certain parties, in one county OF the
State, taking advantage of the authori-
ties which had offered liberal price per
bushel TOR grasshoppcrs, and not content
with catching whit they could, honestly,
of the numerous insects, actually invent
cd and executed Il plan for roasting them,
thereby causing them to swell to twice
the natural size. BY this means they
made two bushels out of every one
caught. Hereafter wooden nutmcgs and
ssich' must take back seat.
Charged with Rioting.
CoLuMpus, July The parties for
whom writs were issued yesterday,
charged with rioting in attempting to
destroy a saloon, at Westervills, appear
cd in The Insticn Court to-day, accom-