The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-04
ITEMS OFINrEREST.

The Treasury girls who formerly d.
yided the contents Of their lunch baskets
with Mrs. Senator Christiaucy have not
yet been invited to call.
A Sweet girl graduate" Of vassar, re-
siding in Albany, kicked her father down
stairs the other day because he found
fault with her translation Of a Latin SEN
tence.
Alittlo girl four feet high and fourteen
years old, living in Cas- county, ILL.,, was
recently married to a farmer who meas.
ures six feet and two inches and is TWEEN.
ty.siz years Of age.
ASt. Louis girl, who was married on
Wednesday last, made her husband give
her, previous to the ceremony, written
promise that he would take her to Phila-
delphia and reside there with her during
the Centennial.
Such is the desire OF Philadelphians to
read the obituary poetry in the Public
Ledger that people unable to buy the
paper steal it from the door-ways Of
subscribers. It is question whether
the author Of the poetry is not in some
measure responsible for the larcenies.
II $4,000 articles are on exhibition at
the Centennial, and tho visitor devotes
five hours Of each day to the exhibition,
giving one.half minute to the cxamina.
ton Of each article, ii will take him five
months to go through Philadelphia Star.
England has thirty.two land owners
each Of whose rent-rolls exceeds $780,
900, and Of these twelve receive over
100000. The highest rent.roll is that
OF the Duke Of Norfolk, Arundel Castle,
who from 4O,176 acres receives the enor-
nous rental Of 81 ,322,s20.
\ reduction has been made on fourth
class freight by the Lake Shore, Balti.
more & Ohio, New York Central, Penn
sylyanin Central and Erie railroads,
to about per centum on the
price per 100 pounds on flour, grain and
meats, and on live stock to about 10 to
20 cents on the rate per 100 pounds.
These reductions affect mainly freight
passing from the West to the East,
The Palmetto Guard, Of Charleston, s.
c., desiring to erect monument in COM
OF the centennial anniversary
Of the Battle Of Fort Moultrie, on the 18th
LAY Of June, 1876, at White Point Gar
len, Charleston, s. c., expect to hold a
lair at Charleston on the 23d OF this
month, to obtain funds for their purpose.
To tina, end they have sent out circular
inviting the friends Of the movement in
he states Of the Union to assist by the
Of money or of suitable ar
ticles for sale.
AT the close OF the medical department
of Michigan University few days ugo,
thc faculty said that although the re-
luiremenls for graduation had been in
creased the number Of failures had been
less than at any examination in many
years. They report, further, that the
for preliminary examinations
which was begun Mt this institution has
been attended with the best results, and
the indications are that the plan will be
followed at other medical schools. 1t is
the design Of the faculty to increase the
for admission and gradua-
ton us rapidly as is consistent with the
interests OF all concerned.
A few years ago there resided at the
Mission San Jose, in Alameda county,
two young ladies, between
whom, though not Of kin, strong friend
ship existed. They were married at the
same time and by the same service. They
then took up their residences, one at
Hcywards and the other at Alvarado. In
The course oftlme they gave birth to child
rem on the same day, the birth OF one
child preceding that OF the other by two
hours. Three weeks later both children
lied on the same day, the older dying |
ust two hours before the other. Three
weeks after the death of the children,
10Th mothers died on the same day.