Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-12-23

Fsthctic Boston consumed two bar !
rel, OF beer for every man, woman and /
child Of her population last year.
Only twenty-five candidates for Gov
,rrur ot .Nlabama so far, and election
rot ro come offmtil next August.
Sir!Lrs, ST., not having the advice of
tbcrlder Weller on his mind, has mar
g.ei again, at the age of ninety-five.
About this time the telegraph reports
.mdry deaths ofskaters who fall through
fraiI Ice. So far this week, but twenty
have been announced, but the returns
are not all in.
The receipts of the last year of the
Frnch Republic show an excess of
SpuOO.WOO above the disbursements.
Our surplus during the year was more
than twice rs great.
The Baltimore Herald of yesterday
,av~ the mother Of Henry VI. Stanley,
the African explorer, is an inmate ofa
charitable institution of that city, totally
uncar,d for by her son OrOther relatives.
Bob. IngersOll denOunces Presidential
receptions, saying that they simply
convert the President of the United
States into pump, and give everybody
a chance To take jerk at the handle"
!
1t i now thought that nobody will
find a Cabinet appointment in his
Christmas stocking. The President
has kind heart. A Christmas of eN-
pcrtancy is better than n Christmas of
d appointment.
The prospective reappearance Of Mr..
Ea,LS in Washington has caused slight
divers on in the i'll humor of the Cincin-
natl Comm 0rcitl. At least it now and
then lets go of Guiteau long enough TO
give the ship canal a yank, and it's hard
10 tell which of the two it is most anx-
iouS to choke off.
4 Washington dispatch to the st.
Louis Gl25c- Democrat, speaks Of Con-
gresham BelfOrd, of Colorado, as BEL
ford, colorcL" From what We know of
Mack, " whether it was the telegraph
editor the compOsitor or the proof-rea-
der, we are satisfied somebody in that
otiico has climbed the golden stairs"
Ger thi~.
There are sixty members of the low
or house of the New jersey Legislature.
IT,, Iest aI~e-;e,, t'ry H-r---Ii.-----t->-hf !
thirty and the Democrats thirty. Later
one Of the Republican mcmbers-elect
died. and special election has been !
called IL Till the vancy. Ii the Demo-
crat>l lrct their man they will control
the House.
Scvcnty-two "crankS' have mad
their appearance in Washington since
the assassination of President Garfield. I
This will give some idea how numerous
these individuals are in this country.
The hanging Of Guitcau will, however,
operate q, a check To craukneSs, and
will Kill the "in>piration" theory for
season 1T least.
D,uver i one of the wonderful
arowth> of the West. In ten years it
las become a city of 5000 people, and |
not O.: this has been gained within five
yeur>. In 1876, its real estate would
hardly >ril fortaXes, while now desirable
t,>ir,. sites bring to 500 per front |
cot. Many of the new structures are
alb rate and handsome, notably an |
opru housc costing SIQO,OOD, union |
dr,.t and an Episcopal CathSdral
Nr. Paul Tulane, it has already been |
announced, proposes to donate 81, ,OOl,- |
Dg to education in New Orleans. He
- native of New jersey, and made his
money in the Crescent City by selling
ready-m4dc clothing and investing in
ra. estate. which ne bought low and
has held long, and is now very valuable.
NrprrFo~eS to put his benefaction iato
operation at an early day, in order hat
ar may BE- a witness Of its operations.
The Chicago Inter ocean gives an
account of a girl who has brought suit
a.e.in>l druggist for selling her a COS
mctic that ruined her complexion and
dl>igIred her features. The sale of
these poisonous compounds is unrcstrict-
ed, and no one knows the amount OF
damage done. because the sufferers have
too much pride to confess their injuries.
The hest cosmetic Is cold water and
fresh air, and there would b. more beau
y IN the world, and more charming
complexion. if nothing else were used.
Is has already been snnOunCpl the
supreme Court Of Tennessee, on Satur-
cay, decided adirmatively the petition
Il The State Funding Board to advance !
lNe hearing of the lO0-3 ease. The Z.
'Our was unanimous, and the case was |
se' Tor hearing on the 18th of January
next The Memphis Arol1nche, lOw-tax
paper declares that the advance of the !
.a't on the Supreme Court docket I
''ulSN the politics and politicians one /
FP nearer the perils of readjustment,"
.' 1',u that If the court sustains the act ,
"''Fe Will bc music in the political air, |!
a"o readustmelt will be the order of
tue day"
1"' Cleveland Leader of yesterday
': smith O'Brieu, the Irish agita-
'>+N' was fired at while returning
C COI 'a!ung farms at Glendore, county
80 so . bri'n Is a land owner now
p-I ,1 not " lana lcaguer. hence the shot"
m t2 Your history. Smith O'Brien,