The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-18
PERSONS AND THINGS.

Mrs. A. I. Stewart oWnes the largest
single diamond in the land value, $780,
"Lincoln" is the proposed name Of the
new territory to DO formed out OF the
Black Hills section Of Daeotah and
Wyoming.
Secretary Eyart.' fat Vermont oxen,
which weigh 5,l6o pounds, have been sold
To butchers In Clarsmont, N. Il. for
slaughter.
The Indianapolis Journal says that an
unfortunate man who fell under rail-
roal train twas badly broken up, although
not dangerously injured"
Mr.. James Gordon Bennett is now re-
ported to be engaged to brilliant French
Countess Of old family and large posses.
sions.
The Supreme Court Of Tennessee has
decided that the State cannot be sued in
her courts by her citizens through her
officers, even in defensive suit.
The New Orleans Democrat Is urging q
vigorous warfare upon the Louisiana
lottery monstrosity, and calls Tor the
forfeiture Of It's charter by the Legisla.
ture.
A widower Of Princeton, KY, last Sun
day week fell in love at frst sight with
widow. Last Sunday he went to call on
her, won her hand, and the next day they
were married.
The fact having leaked out that a thief,
who had stolen satchel in Boston con-
tanning $1,000, went at once TO a deteo.
tiye's house and Oh AIRED with him and
some Of his fellows, some changes have
been made in the detective" service oil
the State.
The New Jersey Legislature has passed
the bill TO redistrict the city Of Newark,
the effect Of which will be to throw the
control Of the city government into the
hands OF the Democratic. II Is . very old
political game.
@I never enjoy poetry when I'm cook
in" said an old lady. "But when step
GU, 10 feed the hogs, and hist myself on
the fence and throw my soul into a few
lines Of 'Cap'n Jinks,' 1t does seem as II
this airth was made to live on, after all"
He appeared to be almost gone. Roll.
Ing his eyes toward the partner Of his
bosom, he gasped "Bury me meath the
weeping willow, and plant simple white
rose above my head"- "oh, lis no US"
she snapped out. "Your nose would
scorch the rootsp he got we'll.
A schoolmaster who had an invet crate
habit OF talking to himself, was asked
what motive he could have in doing SO.
He replied that he had two good substan.
tial reasons. In the first place he liked
to talk to a sensible man; in the next
place he liked to hear sensible man
talk.
A Baltimore druggist openly adyertises
sulphide oil arsenicum,s preparation Oh
arsenic, as a beautifer OF women. do
You wish to be beautiful?" he asks, and
then continues, @Your complexion can be
made like milk and roses" He also
promises that the poisonous preparation
"can do no harm" but, on the con.
trary, as highly beneficial" and will
cause the most angular and scrswny to
become plump and rosy"
The first official batch Of statistics born
Of the Mofet register, in Virginia, shows
that from the middle Of September last
to the 1st Of February the people Of Rich.
mond took 7sS,66S alcoholic and 7OG,O7G
malt drinks. Leaving out the liquids
purchased in large quantities for exclu.
sive home consumption, the register would
chronicle an average Of 100000 drinks
per annum. Adding The registered and
estimated unregistered (one.third morel
drinks, the allowance will be 40S drinks
per voter, or 70 drinks per annum for
every man, woman and child in the city.