Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-07
THE NEWS
OF the Day In Pithy Paragraph

OF the Day in Pithy Paragraphs.
Bradford, Pa, bas 9 woman barber
with large business.
Minister Christiancy has arrived in
New York from Peru.
The postofice at Champaign, Ill, was
ROBBED of 500 by burglars.
Nelson F. Davis, late tax collector oi
Houston, Texas, is deiaulter for 500,
600.
NJ hundred men employed by the
rIsvs'snd nine at Ishpening. Mich,
are on a strike.
Another brigade OF 1000 men has
heen ordered to Africa by the French
Minister OF War.
Tba manufacture of bogus nickels by
Tho nrisoners 10 the Ohio penitenlary
b.s % baen discovered by the officers.
HonIan Courtney, Trickett, Ross,
"a Pio;sred are entered in the regetta
which opens at Toronto on "Wednesday.
Tn, trial Of the Malleys for the muir
1er of Jennie Cramer was commenced at
New Haven, Conn, on Monday morn
ing.
Nh IN sunday. 4 Mrs. Allen was
arrested for firing the olock tnrouGn
maj Ce.
Tba Railroad Construction and Equip.
mani Company OF Chicago was incorPo-
Ia,ed in Springfield on Saturday with
SI,0OO,0OO stock.
The Texas and Pacific road Is COM
,la,ed ~ a point within 449 miles west
Of Dallas, and track-laying prog esses at
the rate of two miles per day.
Mrs. Burke and Miss Lizzie Pinneo
contested ten miles for purse otSo,O ,OOO
st rbe Council Bluff races, the former
winpipg in 2l minutes and 40 seconds
Another big billiard match for 10000
francs has been arranged between Slos-
son and Nignaux. The contest WIZ
take place in Paris in December. S,OOO
points up.
The Mexican Department ot Public
Works has decided 10 proceed clvllly
against the MorelOs railroad company
for the recent disaster, and crlmnally
against the engineers.
Geo W. Harley, of Haverley's Min.
strels, was attarked by George Bach
man. of Terre hau,e, necause he took
exceptions to the latteI's wholesale de-
nunciatiOn Of Chicago.
John Lotus, leading Manufacturer
OF Patterson, y. j, and q member ol
the New Jersey Legislature, is missing.
He was last seen in New York City,
with $500 in his pocket.
Highwaymen IN California tried to
wreck a train the other dsy, for the pur.
nose of capturing Millionaire Fair, whom
thew expected to hold as hostage until
a heavy ransom should be paid.
The Adelaide Silk Works at Allen
town, Pa, will be opened in few days
The buildings have cost sSo,OOO, and
the company are putting IN Sl5O,OOO
worth of machinery. These mills Will
employ 500 operatives.
The wrecking schooner, Phantom, has
succeeded in striking the hull oil the
schooner Vermillion, which was lost In
lake Erie, fifty wears ago with q valua-
bic cargo of copper. Some OF the cop
per has been brought up.
I'D. Copperfeld, a prominent con-
tractor OF Cleveland, left that city sud
denly, some time ago, leaving many
unpaid bills. On Sunday his Cleveland
friends were informed that he was killed
in Dallas, Texas, few days ago, by
being thrown from a fractions horse.
Hon. Wm. NJ. Eyarts, fresh from tine
International Monetary Conference, has
reached New York. He reports entire
unanimity Of feeling between the United
States, Italy, Holland, France and Spain
as tn bi-metalism, and thinks the gold
strain npS in progress will open the
eyes of Great Britain as 10 the wisdom
of our EO,lUOI