Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-10

II not Particularly NtVNA'@sHA~ ~ F-E
ate Jokes that may harrow the feelings
of stricken household.
HERMAN, the Cav Nrting war-horse oil
the Okalona Miss &dtes, Is eurrled
every morning by eolored man who
uses an ordinary curry-cOmb. lie has
a theory that by lOOsening the seruh IN
this way the blood circulates with more
freedom and the brain is stimulated pro-
Portionally.
The National TIer, the Greenback or
can AT Washington supported by con-
tributions from Republicans and forced
levies on government clerks, is carrying
out its part of the contract with fidelity.
II pitches into Gen. EwING politically
and personally, and says he is the
most thorough political gambler living.
The Iie,r earns its money.
Tue Massachusetts, politicians say
they anticipate this year more exelt-
ing gubernatorial campaign than was
experienced last year. IL seems to be
generally understood that Gen. BUTLER
will run again. His friends proclaim
that he will get the Greenback nominal
ton and also the regular Democratic
nomination. that he viii receive the
united support OF the two parties and
will bee elected. The Republicans, to
the contrary. assert that they can beat
him by larger majority than before.
THIRTEEN hundred Boston sheep, in
iected with the foot and mouth disease,
were slaughtered at Liverpool. This
will be a pretty serious loss to the con-
signee. but an even more serious feature
Of il will he that 1t will probably cause
the United States 10 be scheduled as an
infected country for sheep. the expor-
tation of cattle to European ports has
become so extensive an industry that
an event such as this is apt to cause
somewhat Of panic in the cattle-raslng
sections Of the Union.
THE wonderful Edison sums up what
hr has accomplished since the patents
were issued him for his electric light, as
follows: /. He has perfected standard
meter for measuring the electricity led
to the burners, the same as gas meter.
=. lie has perfected method OF insu-
Iating and conveying the wires from the
generating stations TO the houses OF the
consumers. 5. He has perfected an
electric generator that he Is satisfied
cannot be improved, and in all respects
superior 10 others in use. The latest
experiments give nearly seven gas Jets
per horse power, with a possibility OF
an increase To ten. "JuSt 50 long, says
the Professor. cas- we see our way TO
getting more light per horse power we
shall give no exhibition
IT is announced that in few days
the fares on the Elevated railroads in
New York city will be made uniform at
five cents. Since the establishment OF
the lines fve-cent fares have been
charged during the hours OfeGr,y morn
ing and late afternoon and now, upon a
cool calculation, the officers OF the COM
panv are convinced that there is more
money % be male by low fares than
hi,h. The increased travel, 1t has been
found, will more than make up for the
reduced rates. Those Elevated roads
are marycls OF convenience and COM
tort. one may live six or seven miles
from his place of business and yetreach
20 la half hour, sitting in a car a COM
Portable rs the Pullman Palace cars. The
trains run every two minutes. One
never has To- wait, and almost every dis.
comfort Of travel is removed.
THE HEBREW CONVENTION.
The convention Of American Hebrew
congregations now i'm session in New
York, is composed OF representatives
from all parts OF the United states, and
is regarded as the most important OF any
ever held by that church in this country.
The objects OF the convention are
three fold First, % form union OF
American IsraiIitcs, with a view TO the
establishment Of ra5biuical college in
order 10 train mp Tor the ministry Of
Jewish congregations, men who, while
purely Jewish in faith. shall vet be
American by birth and sympathies,
acquainted with republican Institutions
and with the genius AMI tendencies OF
the American people.
The second object Of this convention
is to agree upon a common form Of
worship in an the Jewish synago.ues
oi America, leaving in each It's indie
pendcuce 50 far as Church government
is concerned. To many this is the most
important subject that will come before
the convention, and il is doubtful ii any
form can De adopted that will meet with
universal acceptance by the congrega-
tons
The thirl object has i'm view the colon
ilation of the Western States with mem
H.r, of the Jewish faith. There are in
aI tine large cities INDECENT Jews whose
presence is perpetual trouble 10 this
generally thrifty race. II Is felt that this
class must be provided for, AMI it IS
thought that there are many among