Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-06


vsrt renaissance"
II YOU pay rent you are shot. IL you
,,nt nav YOU are Jailed. This is the
cheerful alternative in Ireland.
DIAMOND Square, Allegheny, has been
s.lac,ed as the site for the Soldiers Men
,,msnt TO be erected in that city.
TuEy have not any machine in the
Patent Office that comes nearer perpet-
nal motion than GUTTEAU's chin.
John MCCUDLoUGHw will clear $4,000
this wear. In some of the minor towns
ofthe new States of the virgin West, the
sverage plumber does not do much bet
fer than that in of years.
A colonization society in the old coun-
NV has lust sent forward the third in
Stsllment Of Saxons, to be added to
colony of 5000 which they have re-
cSutly settled near Little Rock, Arkan-
sSS.
Cor.RAaE, boys. Senator Joe Brown,
osGeorgia, was twenty years old before
he learned to read. At thirty-three he
was elected to judgeship, and at thirty.
seven he became Governor. He eisnow,
st sixty-eight, United States Senator.
About five hundred years ago there
WAS a bank failure in China. The au-
thorities Immediately decapitated all OF
the directors-and no hank has ever
failed since. But then China has not
vet attained to our degree Of civiliza-
ton.
THE st. Paul and Minneapolis Conn
many has decided to bridge the MtssiSsip-
nj river at Minneapolis supported by Il
series of stone lodges, wide enough for
two tracks, and will admit of the cross
inr Of two loaded trains at the same
tine.
TREASURER GILFIL.LAN shows that
there was in the United states Treasury
ON the lst inst, in gold and silver bull
Ion, SITS, ,225, SOB Al. In silver coin and
bullion, S97,O24, 4lS 6$, or about S2I3,-
10000 in standard metal in the tota
90. cts of S32S, ,9l2, ,3Ol 9S.
LY the contracts recently made, o
which that Of the Buffalo, Pittsburgh
and Western is one, the Baltimore and
Ohio establishes a new through trunk
line between Buffalo and the Southwest,
TO ramify the entire Ohio basin and that
oi the Southerly Mississippi.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial considers Jay Gould the
greatest financial genius i'll the country
and one that cannot be frightened by
anybOdy or thing. The correspondent
thinks that in five years Gould will he
the richest man on this continent.
WESLEY DIXON, of IOakers, y. y.
appoints next Sunday as aIaS of speeia
PRAYER in all the churches for the con
version of Col. IngersOn to the Chris
tian religion. The Colonel will, doubt
less, acknowledgethe "ad" with thanks
and increase his lecture rates.
CINCINNATI has it also. Her waite
l. good enough for manufacturing pur
poses, but not good enough for house
hold consumption. In the language o
the Gazette, Cincinnati must have pure
water, and more of it, and at a less cost
Probable cost of Improvements, $1,000,
CpO.
THE Union Pacific, Central Pacific
and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
roads are reported to have 80 much brlsi
ness that it is impossible to provide suf
ficient rolling stock to meet the require
ments of shippers. The cattle traffic o
the Union Pacific is said to be unprece
jcuted.
The mserupulous spectators wht
find their profit in promoting and or
ganizing what are appropriately known
sS death-bed insurance companies art
hcng driven intoA corner, and accord
ing to the present indications will b'
compelled before long to find some othel
mesns of livelihood.
The directors of the Central Iowa
railroad company have amended the
article Of incorporation to permit the
road To acquire and operate branches in
connection with the main line; to in
crease the capital stock by S8,0O0,000
and 10 provide that the indebtedness
shall not exceed two-thirds of the capi,
ia! stock.
The circulation of five cent nickle-
has increased million dollars during
The last two years. This is only part
and parcel Of the general expansion oi
The medium of exchange which began
With the resumption of specie payments
At the beginning of 1879. The coinage
oI mckle pieces, which has be,n slls-
pended for fourEears, is about To he re-
urwed.
FROM all the New York Hrra,d can
see 1t believes that Acting Attorney
uenera! Phillips has made a very grave
oluhder, and one which, unless disavow-
cd will bring discredit upon the admin
''ratlon in tse department of Justice has
zen used for no higher purpose than
ringing discredit upon officers who are
enaeavor.ng to unearth great public
"'O' and punish its perpetrators.
SUIT Tor $4,000 damages has been
brought by the Union Stock Yard Com
pNi'!, of It. Louis, against the Wabash