Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-06


The deadlock in the New York Leg
islature was not broken, yesterday, but
it is thought the struggle will end to-
day.
There are thirty-ive prisoners in the
Clarksville, Tenn, Jail, eleven of whom
are charged with murder in the first de-
gree.
The discovery of AN iucXhaustibleVein
ofthc finest yellow Ochre in the cOun-
try, is reported at Markham Station, on
the Manassas Gap railroad.
Thirty thousand of the citizens OF
Buffalo, y. Y, are employed and
supported by the railroads, their wages
amounting to overSS, ,O00, 900 per year.
Senator David Davis has recovered
from his recent illness, and was able,
yesterday, TO assume his wontcd posi-
ton on the top rail Of the political fence.
\ Washington dispatch denies the
rumor that Secretary Hunt has been
rendered the Austrian mission. He cN-
pects 20 remain at the head oft the Navy
Department.
The expenditures Of the District of
Columbia during the past year were
over three and half millions of dollars,
or nearly as mnch ~ the great CONNER
cial city Of Chicago.
T. Il. Johnson, Esq, chief day opera
tor cf tle w. L. Telegraph Company at
Cincinnati, we'll and favOrably kHown
in telegraph circles, died yesterday, of
typh, ia pneumonia.
Judge Black has been invited to de-
liver an address at Baltimore on the
22nd Of February next, in commemora-
ton Of the centenary of Grattan's proc
lamation of Irish independence.
a weu-filled pOcket-boOk, in tue
breast Of Harrisburg mans coat, stop
ped bullet fired at him and saved his
life. Moral-always carry q well-filled
pocket-book concealed about your per-
son.
Patti has cancelled her engagement at
Louisville, and the CO1gTcr-JOWTdls says
il IS understood an effort is to be made
To keep the town goingon, just the same
as though il had not received such q
shock.
\ motion was made in the New York
legislature, yesterday, providing for
free canals. 1t is claimed that the large
surplus i'm the State treasury will enable
the State to dispense with the collection
OF tolls.
J.Q. Howard, an Ohio man, who
wrote life of Hayes, and was rewarded
by Icing appointed Appraiser ofthe
Port Of New York, will have chance
to attend exclusively to literary labors
hereafter.
The value of our exported grain pro-
ducts for the last fiscal year were $685.
e 035,7H; that of cotton, 1895, TAG.
Mineral oils were exported to the value
of$io3l5, 800, and tobacco to the value
0i 20.s6S,SS4.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works
claims to have manufactured six miles
of locomotives and tenders last year.
This Is another illustration of the inn
mense railway development that has
been going on.
Almost every mail brings some of our
excellent exchanges in new dress and
improved form. The fact is, that in
these prosperous times slOuchy,
ragged out-at-the-elbOws newspaper Is
disgrace to the community in which
it is printed.
Another effort win he made this win
ter to establish postal savings banks in
this country. Wherever they exist they
have proved a great success, encourage
ing thrift and industry, by giving the
people an absolutely safe place for the
deposit Of their savings.
Ofthe eight prisoners in the Choctaw
County A,a.l Jail, three are cOlored
preachers and the other five say they
are members Of different churches, in
good standing Thus it is shown that
human nature is frail amidst the most
encouraging surroundings.
Early in September of last year, the
Philadelphia Times contained an elab-
crate and aYPgcciative obituary Of Gen.
r. y. Carr and now that distinguished
oIfieer writes from Fort Apache, Arizo-
ia, thanking the paper for the eulOgy,
but expressing his belief that me still
lives.
Earl Derby, in an address at Liver
pool, last night, used this ominous Ian
SuaSe: America is not despotic or