Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-19

try road twO-hOrse wagon, with man
and woman for occupants. He did not
dream of danger, for the wagon was at
some distance from the track, with
plenty of time for the train to sweep
past. But suddenly the driver OF the
wagon stood straight up and whipped
his horses into a run-directly into the
laws OF death. Jacks hand was half
thrown up to whistle down brakes. He
hestitated, muttered "D-n the fOOl!'
and let his engine drive. On flew the
farmer and on roared the train. 1t was
stirring race, but a neCk-to-neck one,
for the engine struck the wagon between
the wheels, knocked it to Il thousand
splinters, killed man and woman and
mutilated the horses so that both died.
The passengers sprung out to find Jack
swearing like trooper. lie was Stl!l IN
towering passion, but while lOOklngat
the wreck his eve caught sight OF a tiny
pair of baby shoes clutChed in the wO-
mans hand. A flood OF tears leaped
from his eyes. lie staggered up against
his engine and sObbed: Just look at
them little shoes, Charles. I-i-didn't
mind so much rurnin' over that id
drunken fool who tried TO cross ahead Of
us when ne cuddn't but the little one,
Charlie, the little kid that's waitin for 'em
While awaiting the overland train mt
Palisades, Cal, recently, Tony Pastor,
the well-knOwn Snowman, had an OPP
portunity of verifying that for ways
that are dark and tricks that are vain,
the heather Chinee is peculiar" Stroll
ing along the single street of Palisades,
he observed through an open doorway
two Cinnamon engaged in game OF
draw poker. Tony stopped to look on,
and John said: CONNIE lin and take a
hand; you play pokee?' Wei" said
Tony. 81 don't usually play cards on
SUNDAY; but as this is an off day, I'll
take hand" and, buying some chips,
he sat down, with George Thatcher and
John Morris, members of his company,
and the play began. For few hands
all went smooth, until it came the Chin
aman's deal Morris got two pair,
queens top Tony and Thatcher passed
out; Morris drew one card and got an
other queen IAN accidentl. The China
man drew five, Il pat hand; Chinaman
bet dollar, Morris raised it five, John
raised back and Morris called; John
laid down Jack full, Morris showed
queen full, and Chnaman said d.
Result: Morris winner to the extent OF
S25. This started all the boys in the
troupe, and they all took hand, think
inc they had "bonanza, Result in
twenty-five minutes Chinaman 500
ahead; boys all slosers. The train was
heard approaching, and John said, with
a bland smile; "Chinaman no good
poker player; deal queen by mistake,
Goodbye theatre man; come again
soon; Sabbee?'
Madame Caroline FlorenZ will he re-
membered as the wife Of a titled foreign
err. upon whose desertion at the st.
Nicholas Hotel, in Cincinnati, she shot
a bullet into her head. Since the at
tempt at suicide, which happened on
June II, she has been at the Cincinnati
Hospital. her case meanwhile attracting
worldwide attention. After the expires
sions of wonder that SO beautiful and ac-
complished lady should have been de-
serted died away, it became matter OF
general aStonshmeut that she could not
only live with bullet embedded in her
brain, but constantly improve. Last
Saturday Madame Florenz received let
ter from a Mavsville, Ohio, shoemaker
named Budke. making glowing deClara-
ton of love. The accounts which he
had read i'm the newspapers OF her case
had brought him 10 the conclusion that
he never could live happily withouther
He therefore offered his heart and hand.
Madame Florcnz read the letter with a
smile and wrote in reply: "Cobbler,
stick To your last
Not many months ago the country
was shocked at the discovery that Prcsi-
dent HAYES served up TO his guests
something strong under the cover OF the
orange. Far-seeing people ielt at the
time the weight of such an example
would affect the morals of the nation.
And sure enough, though the seed sown
have been long in Irritation, 1t has come
AT last. At the Caselton, Ind, camp
meeting last sunday, an INSCRIPTIONS
fellow did a thrifty business in selling
large popcorn balls, in each of which
was cleverlv concealed q small flask OF
whisky. The thick speech and unsteady
walk of some twenty or thirty young
sters finally gave the thing away, but rs
the rascal had cleared out his entire
stock with big profit he cared little for
the exposure. 1t is presumed he will at
tempt 10 work the Action, the neighbOr-
inc. camp grounds in the same way.
There died in Pcarisburg, Va, recent
". Mrs. Lima p. Woodram, whose eX-
ecutors have delicate task to perform
i'm regard to President HAYES. Mrs.
Woodram. beng a widow, wasin charge
of the Pearlsburg Hotel from 1858 until
her death. Among her assets she has,
since 1862, numbered Board bill
against Rutherford b. Hayes When
the Union troops invaded that section
Colonel HAYES put up at her house, tell
ing her that she should be paid her
regular charges at his departure. One
morning the cry OF rebels was raised,
and i'm the Colonel's haste OF departure
ne neglected to settle. whats his
nance" exclaimed the widow one day
after the election OF '56. "Rutherford I!
You don't tell me! Why, I've got bill
against Rutherford" Nevertheless the
widow never sought foreign mission.
General James W. Singleton, mem
Der of Congress from Quincy, ILL.,, fell
down the stairs of his residence lew