Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-12

dcned boats fthe Jeannette,s d'Sereo-
tied at St. Petersburg
The House Committee on appropria-
lions have agreed to report fvoraoly,
bill 10 appropriate $4,000 to pay the
deficiency in the census bureau.
\ New Jersey man couldn't see any
danger in smoking while weighing /
-nowder." There will be an inquest in !
case anv fragments are found.
The new capitol building at Austln'
Texas, is 10 be $50 feet high, 566 long I
and - i'm depth-the seventh highest
Irilding in the world and the second IN
the United States.
Vessels of eleven nationalities divided |
among themselves about SS,OOO,OOO IN |
Grain freight from New York last year, !
hut not ole cent of this amount went to |
an American ship. ''r-. ''''''''''''
The Secretary of the Indiana State !
Board of Health has extended to Janu-
arv ~, the time for vaccination Of school
children, after which date their parents
will be subject to fine and impriSon-
ment.
The United States owes less than one
half the Iamount of Great Britain's
debt. Russia, Spain and Italy owe
more than the republic. Frances in
d,bedness is very little less; Austria's
j. about the same.
New York has sixteen convicted muir
d,rerS slowed awaysnugly in the TOmbs
yet the newspapers print slurs about
crime in the West. Why doesn't New
York hang some of her murderers?
Gov. Joseph Brown, of Georgia, says
Le i sure he would make a poor Ma
hone of Georgia. For" said he, "I
intend to vote for the Democratic nom-
irec in ISL and for the Democratic
candidate for Governor Of Georgia, as
WELL
y llE CGItlLt NbAlAilAAlANN NAA NAsAA-AAEf
Yesterday, unanimously decided to re-
rort adversely on the claims Of Warren
. Mitchell for Sl2S,692 covered into the
Treasury as the proceeds of cotton taken
4 from him at Savannah, by General
4 sherman, during the war.
IT, senate Committee investigating
/. the e. rtincent fund expenditures, cX-
&I,udi;ureS, examined Senator Sherman,
& hester. ,av, in regard TO the alleged irTeg-
uariti.e i'm the Treasury Department
Expenditures while he was Secretary Of
4rhr Treasury, but the result is not given
70 the public.
There is u Charley Ross case at Ocon-
In, Wis, the kidnappers secreting lit
lc son of Capt. Dickinson, and deman-
tiug 81 900. \ search was ut last ac-
<oumts being made for the boy. The
8thcr, though wealthy and not penuri-
bus, positively, refused to pay the black
mail.
systematic vaccination reduced the
dCathS from smallpox in Austria, Ger
Hnany, sweden and Copenhagen from
B.. .S6l during the last fourth Of the last
ecntury to :, ,4u3 in the first third Of this,
Die longer period and the larger Popu-
1ation returning one-ninths as many
Deaths as the shorter time and the
smaller population in the same period.
The same thing would follow eOmpul-
spry systematic vaccination here; and
Dc present existence and spread of
smallpox is due to disregard, little
- than Scandalous, Of the known laws
and needs ofpUblic health.
Men may come and 90, but it seems
that Mr.. Sims Reeves will go OH forever
kiviug his farewell performance. Ii is
now anuOuncCdthat ifhe is well enough
he distinguished tenor will give still
smother series Of farewell concerts in
Iondon in February and March next.
This reminds one of the late Ole Bull,
hose positively last appearance" ex-
tended Oter period Of ten years or so,
end were only stopped by his death.
The Irish landlords who are demand
DE- compensation for the reduction in
hcir rents under the land bill, have
flkcd up an old story about the Glad
Zone family TO Use in making good
) heir claim. II seems that the Pre-
lier'S father was awarded EOS, ,454 LIS
compensation for negroes freed by
he government some fifty years ago,
znd the Premier, then a young man,
1etcndcd the justice Of the claim, while
sy<Ondcmuing slavery. The argument of
4 Pc Irish Landlords j.: Are We not as
nnuch entitled 10 compensation as slave
wncrs who Were compensated out of
4 Pc British treasury on the eOnfiscatiOn
\ their ProPertyen Such a statement
d their c.sse shows . wholesome sense
. the iniquiry oftheir cause. and Mr..
ladStone viii no doub. assure them
4 at whenever he comes to the determi-
ation to coniiSeate their property, he
n Ill not hesitate to grant them COM
sW WuSation.
concerning the land grant which is
w causing trouble to the Northern
aclfic preferred stock, il nav be said
n at about SO,OO0,OOO of acres are in
- WE'D IN this question. The original
ant was made by an act passed in 1854.
q be at gave to the company forty Sec
! pms Of land per mile, or about s., 700 |
p . res IN the Territories and half as much
=, mile in the States through which
81 line might pass. The companv was
luired to complete the road bv JuIv
q 1876. The time was extended two
IS ars in 1866, and in 1858 a law was on |
81 ed making the limit lS77. 1t appears |
% at the question as to the tina g. ,bo