The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-06-29
PERSONS AND THINGS.

on Sundays.
A Brooklyn woman has three sons,
tripletS, aged IA, who are so much alike
that tho landlord Of the hotel where they
stop only charges her board for one boy.
Burlington Harkeys
A Mississippi farmer found newborn
infant on his door step the other morn.
Ing, labelled samuel j. Tilden.n He Is
convinced there has been "iraudD some
where.
The MoulderS Union, at Troy, n. Y,
one Of the strongest in the country, re-
solved the night Of the 2lst to allow the
members to work in any shop on any
terms, This action ends strike Of eight
months duration.
One Of the most remarkable challenges
ever Issued comes from a six.ioot.fye.
inch man named Frank Prince, who offers
to bet that he can swim from St. Louis 10
New Orleans in 900 hous' actual swim.
ming time. Some Of the Mississippi
boats do not make any better time than
this.
Mr.. Sitting Bull has developed from a
domestic into an international nuisance.
AT present he is the subject Of diplomatic
correspondence between Great Britain
and the United States, each government
endeavoring, in a friendly manner, to
turn him over to the other.
tits said that the internal revenue re-
Ceipts for the year ending June 80 will
exceed by 100000 the receipts for the
preceding year. The better collection Of
the whisky tax accounts for the change.
This money would have kept the goose
"altitudilum" II the whisky ring had not
been broken.
1t is not often that messages for private
citizens, especially Americans travelling
in England, are addressed to the "care Of
Queen Victoria" but such n document
was transmitted to General Grant on
Tuesday from the Grand Army ofthe Re.
public, meeting at Providence.
The height Of Gen. Grants glory in
England was reached on Tuesday last.
To visit Windsor Castle upon invitation,
TO be received by the Queen at the bot
tom Of the grand staircase, have apart.
ments over the Waterloo gallery, over
looking one Of the most beautiful parks
in the world, the Home Park, and then
having grand State dinner, are honors
seldom conferred upon plebean.
A citizen was cutting down two mag.
niiicent shade trees in front Of his prop.
erty this morning. When neighbor
passing, in tones Of great surprise, asked
the reason for the destruction Of the
handsome trees, the reply was that "he
did not propose to have all the baby carts
in town rendezvous under his shade
trees, and continually running on his
sidewalk"
Ayoung man in Saugerties Clipped in
with his girl the other day-she having
five cents and he one-so that she might
refresh herself with a six-cent plate Of
cream, and he sat on the door.stone OF the
saloon and waited for her while she enter.
ed and partook Of it. He says il she
hadn't thought it would have looked a
little mean, he would have gone IN and
helped her cat itup.
Messrs. Emerson, Smith & Co., Beaver
Falls, Pa, have Just completed what is
supposed to be the largest hand saw ever
made in this country; it being intended
for saving the large timber Of Califor-
mia. It was made Of one continuous
piece Of steel, rolled by Messrs. Singer
Nimick & Co., and is 81 feet long, s inches
wide, and No. Is gauge. It was heated,
hardened and tempered by Emerson's
Damascus process.
"KisS me, George" said female friend
Of youthful prisoner, who was standing
at the Springfield, ILL.,, depot, handcuffed,
waiting to be taken 10 the penitentiary.
Georges fellow prisoners envied George
and the officers looked on Indignantly,
but during the last, long embrace the girl
managed to convey key for the hand
cuffs from her mouth 10 his. George
used the key and jumped from the flying
train, but, alas he was recaptured.
A Confederate Colonel was introduced
to General Grant at reception in Lon.
don. This gentleman, having taken Gen.
eral Grants hand, remarked: General,
it is long time since we met" "Have
l met you beforeP asked Grant, scru-
tinizing the Yirginians face. HYes,"
was the reply, "and under very different
circumstances from these. It will be
fifteen years on the Sd Of July next"
Grants eyes ranged round the room,
then over the ceiling, then they came
back illuminated by memory, and he ex.
claimed, "vicksburgP "That was the
place, sir" said the Colonel; ION the
heights l met you, and stood by Pember.
ton when we surrendered.p