The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-09

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goat of n governor to live at Frankfort
and boss the rest, SO 10 say?'
THE receipts OF the Waynesburg and
Washington Narrow Gauge Railroad for
the month of February amounted to
81, 400, 5000 of which was from passen-
gers. The actual expenses OF running
the train which earned the money were
less than $500. A good showing for
new road not yet fully opened.
CAPTAIN c. S. WHITE, Fish Commits
sioncr, put another installmont of 10000
California salmon II the Potomac, near
Keysor, last week, making, with 10000
previously put in, 10000 in the North
Branch. They were put into SINAI!
streams near the river TO protect them
from destruction by the bass.
AT the municipal election held at
Shepherdstown, w. Va, on Monday
last, John R. Ray was elected Mayor; j
Wintermsyer, Recorder; David Bill
myer, Treasurer and John Ii. Duke,
VIM. Righlstlne, VIM. a. Adams, Jos.
L. Cookus, John G. Unsc!d, William
Weis and Joseph Bycrs, Councilman.
A CLEVELAND dispatch says 1t is
stated upon good authority that the
Cameron. Sherman wedding will take
place on the 9th of May. Miss Sherman,
her mother, and Mrs. Hoyt, her sister,
have gone to New York to make pur.
chases. The ceremony viii be performed
in Cleveland and it is expected will be
very brilliant stair.
The name Of Alexander II, Stephens
is almost iusurc!ively regarded rs the
common raliying point Of the Demo
Gratis IN the mex! Presidential campaigns
at least so the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
seems to feel, promising, in case Of his
nomination, "such a majority in the solid
South as was never before realized by
mortal man"
IT is loag step in 3 party descent
from the day when the Republicans has
tened to hang Mrs Surratt to the day
when il leaves unchallcnged in the Sen
ate of the United States Butler o! South
Carolina, and Patterson. Mary Clean
Disr.
THIS is one of the few times lately that
Mar Clemmer has struck u paying lead
1t is long step-s very long stcp-to-
ward forming a descent party.
HERE is one contestant oIa viii who
has won a brilliant success. Mary Agnes,
daughter Of George P Gordon, the
printing press mar, who was left only
the interest on 100000 during life, gets
decision from Surrogate DAILY Of
Kings county, n. Y, setting aside the
will on the grounds of iLcompctcacy in
the testator, insufficient execution
and undue irdueace. Tho property is
valued at 100000.
AT the next commencement and quar-
to.cen,ennla anniversary Of Roanoke
College, June 9, Rev. g. W. Biag-
den, y. D., Of Boston; Professor j. l.
Miller, OF the Stanton Female Somina-
~; Hon. Clarksou \ Potter, Of New
York, and Rev. A. T. Graybill, Of Mcxi-
co, will take part in the exercises. The
speakers for the qusrto-centennlsl re-
union Of Roanoke students are Rev. r.
c. Holland, Of Yves, Virginia; William
f. Muncsster, of Maryland, and Prof.
A. ?. P.ier, Of South Carolina,
If the Pennsylvania Legislature
should pass the belLpunch act, it would
make an opening for members to do
something in the way Of material aid to
the state; and that is more than Is being
done now.-PhtladclPhia Times.
On the 18Th ult. q book cpnvasser fell |
down the depo. stairs in Danbury and |
broke his leg. IN insurance agent IN Mon |
roe lost two fingers IN a hsy cutter, and |
q tree pedaler in Brooklyn was knocked !
down and 1un over by meat cart. We !
propose that the 18th of March be made |
a legal holiday.-DGnJuTy Ne'cs.
THE following additional appropria-
tions Tor Virginia have been put in the |
river and harbor bill: For improving .
New river from the lead mines, in .
Wythe county, TO the mouth OF Green |
brier river, $4,000; Aeuis creek $4,000; |
the mouth OF Nomoni creek, completing .
the improvement, $1,000; Rsppahsnnock
river, Sl3, 600; removing bar from Urba-
ma creek, $l0OO0-Rl;hmoaG State.
CINcINNATI has spent SZ0O0OOOO for
q railroad running down INTO q bowling
wilderness, whereas 100000 would
have given them connection with the
Chesapeake and Ono railroad, and have
saved them the extensive traffic that now
goes down the river TO that city, but
which will in few months be diverted
by way Of Portsmouth and Columbus TO
Chicago over the SCioto Valley and Ohio
River railways.-P5rtSmolrh CO., Irt-
55Els
TIE prisoner who wrote upon the door
of his cell in Springfield station house
the words, ARRESTED while lying on my
mothers porch, because she would give
me no couch was hardly guilty Of 3
greater oiIense in drinking 10 excess,
than was the heartless parent who shut
him out of doors. If 3 mother csres
nothing tor her unfortunate offspring,
VINO can be expected to win over TO the
paths of recutude an er-Ing child?
There are greater sins than drunkenness.
Boston Herald.