The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-22
STATE ITEMS.

ELIAS LIVELY, who lives on Pam
Creek in this county, owns eighteen eve
and they have thirty.six lambs.-Fay
etter,iIe Enterprise.
TIE B. & o. r. r. Co is distributing
fac smile copies of the Declaration of In
pendence to Its patrons. A generous
| distribution of q reduction of freight
/ charges from this great corporation
would be highly appreciated as Centen
NAL gitt.--Preston County Journal.
The Journal has an account of the
suicide of Christopher Mays, five miles
below Summersville. Mr.. Mays wa:
troubled with terrible pains in his head
caused by disease which would kill him
and life had become uncomfortable.
POINT PLEASANT has foundry anc
machine shop. That is the way to bui!C
upa live town.
The Sentinel says that arrangement:
have been perfected on the part OF the
Parkersburgh and and Ohio River Trans
portatiOn Company whereby all persons
desirinp to attend the Charleston Con,
vcntion can go in body from Parkers
burg at reduced rates. Ten dollars toI
round trip.
Dom PEDRO IN GRAFTON The En-
peror of Brazil and suite arrived in Graf
ton on Sunday evening last, by special
train at 6:S5, en- their way to the west
The announcement that the Emperor
would pass through Grafton had the effect
To draw quite a large crowd OF our citizens
to the platform ut the depot, who were
anxious to get glimpse OF his royal high,
ness When the tram drew up the Dom
with the Empress got off and walked
about the platform by way OF exercise
The Emperor is II pleasant and sensl-
BILE looking old gentleman. lie Is a
large man, said TO be six feet two inches
in height, and of commanding appear
ance. Both his hair and beard (Which
he wears full and long, are gray, which
makes him look prematurely old, rs his
age is sixty-two years. He has an erect
carriage, Il courteous bearing, an intclli-
gent countenance and kindly manner
Dressed in neatly fitting suit of plain
black, and wearing broad brimcd light.
colored felt hat, he has the appearance
of the genteel south wcstcrner. The
special cars Tor the imperial party con.
sisted OF Pullman palace and hoteI
car, under the superintendent of Th"s
X. Sharp, Esq, Master of Transporta
tiJn.-NeHtuteL.
BELOW Mooretield is an old colored
woman aged l04 years, and she says she
is good for 20 years more.-Er"DtUeT.
The Echo says that the Emperor
Dom Pedro WAS not disposed to crafty
the curiosity of the keyscr City noun
tsiders, only coming out of the cars fol-
fifteen seconds The Empress WAS more
accommodating she was in the forward
Pullman car. and had her window hoist
ed. so that all who desired might see her
She wore cosc-tittIng, plain black
dress, with blue veil thrown back. Hcl
features are pleasant, though her face Is
not particularly handsome, and
we Inferred when she laughingll
said said something to an attendant. that
| her teeth had been made by dentist
| She greeted the ladies who came neal
the car witha smile, and seemed rather
To enjoy the Allegheny mountain curl
osity. Col. Thos. r. Sharp, Master OF
Transportation, and other officers, nc
companied The Imperial party, and
seemed to be using their utmost effort,
tor the colnisrt OF their travelling guests
We Understand the suite 80 direct It
Mammoth Cave, thence to st Louis, and
on Thursday leave that city per steamer
for New Orleans.