The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-09
GENERAL NOTES


ANOTHER aggrieved individual has
brought a libel suit for 100000, and
been invited by the jury to pay the costs
of the action. 1t was the Denver Tribune
that was sued.
MOODY and Sanky are going to leave
London and 90 to Paris. for the purpose
of holding revival meetings. They Il
have to swear an interpreter, ior even
the children in France speak + freich'
THE old mansion formerly occupied by
Lieutenant. General Scott still stands in
Elizabeth, y. j., and it is now proposed
70 Luv il for public historical library
and depository TOR old MSS, relics, books
-oa rendezvous for future generations
TuE Postogice Department is perfect
ing arrangements for sending out fast
lightning mail train between New York
and the West. The chances are that it
will be success, and will greatly eXpe-
| date the transmission of the mails.
THE C0rier-Journai has information
that the first female lawyer admitted TO
the bar in Ohio has proved dismal legal
failure. The baby is doing well, how
ever, and if the clients can wait, their
cases may possibly come around all right.
A TOWN in Hungary has been taxed
as follows by u contractor for debt due
him for pavements: Each Of its 1900
inhabitants is to give him an egg daily
during six years, paying him in all t.
l6l 900 eggs. What kind Of q currency
is that? Hard or soft.
The State of Tennessee is determined
that if men are too lazy or too selfish to
get married, it shall cost them something.
The legislature proposes to tax every
bachelor over thirty years OF age, $40, Tor
the privilege of remaining in single
blessednesS.
A MEDICAL journal states that there
are from 100000 to 100000 hairs in the
average woman's head. We always
knew the hairs of our head were all mum.
bered, but had no idea the number could
be 80 accurately stated. Its avcry inter
c,ting and valuable piece of information.
THE Constitutional Convention of
Missouri has adopted proposed amend
ment prohibiting any State Senator or
Representative from accepting munich
pal or United States office and making
the holder of any such otiicey ineligible
to the legislature during his term of
office.
THE State Temperance Alliance Of
Massachusetts,, ha, bitterly and publicly
condemned the furnishing of wine at the
entertainment rendered the president
during his visit to the Lexington Cen
tenniul. The wine and cigars cost $i,362
and the wine was supplied in violation
of the prohibitory liquor law.
THE Philadelphia Lc2oey is daily nd
ding fresh aurels to those already gained
in the field of obituary poetry, Its
latest is always its best, and here it is:
"a cherry, ,incompletely ripe.
His little business ala lOE Ilnl1
And now, Sereuely free from grippe,
He * "a hOb-talled chcruDlln.
"WILLIAM," observed Danbury wo-
man to her husband, "Mrs. Holcomb
feels pretty badly since the loss of her
child, and wish you would drop over
there and see her. Inu might say that
all flesh Is grass; t"Qt we've all got to 90
the same way; and see if she Is going to
use her dripping pan this aiternoon''-
DunbUry Nc,cS.
NoTwIrusTAHDING -"hard times it
does not appear that the ladies have, by
any means, curtailed their extravagan-
ces. Statistics show that dress silk i'm
ported for the nine months of the fiscal
year closing April |, 1915, reached the
value of $l4. So, Gj9 against $l2,272, $40
the previous year. There was a falling
off in the importation of "ialSe hair
THE British son-in-law Of our govern
ment, Mr., Sartoris, is an athlete and
prides himself on his muscle and his skill
in the manly art of self defense. In all
the pride OF self conccit, he challenged
New York stock broker to put on the
gloves with him, at Long Branch, the
other dav. Result-Mr. SUtoris lost the
first blood; got the first knock down, and
was severely thrs>ncd generally lie
will he more careful how he tackles his
Yankee brother, in future.
FREEDEICK DoUGLA>s prominent
negro politician, made II few remarks at
Hlllsdalc near Washington City on the
Fourth Of July, in which he declared
the purpose of the colore'i race To- cut
loo,,. from the white men who had been
their prolessed friends, and denounced
the authors of their mi>turtunrS IN the
Frecdman's Bank case. The Washing
ton R,gHbiicaH thinks these sentiments
coming from leading negro men, VIII
cause much anxiety among th'hNlh%
men of Nil parties.
ROBERT TooMBs, OF Georgia has writ
ten another characteristic letter. HewaS
requested to take part in the celebration
in Atlau,a of the Goth anniversary Of
the Nation, independence. He replied
that he could not do 50, because the
eternal principles which our noble fore.
fathers won have been both lost and be-
traved. He says he cant shake hands
with those who dug il, and illri 1t with
the curpseS Of the brave and true,over the
bloody ctasru which engulls also the prin-
ciplcs of l776. ~ want says he, mo
fraternity with States or people without
liberty or equality Toomb> may be
conscientious, but he's great deal mad.
der now than he was during the war.
ACCORDING to the Official Annual Of
of the Vatican, the household OF Plus
TX. is composed of 20 major domos,
cbamberlains &c. 100 domestic prelates,