Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-16
The NEWS IN BRIEF.

can, shouliered his fishing pole and starte'
home.
About 45O miles of thread are made each
lay in American mills. Thirty years asc
i, was all imported.
Mahogany, ebony, and rosewood and
cedar are used as fuel by the poorest people
in some parts of Mexico.
over $1,000 head Of buffalo have been
killed east Of the Yellowstone river, in Mon
tana territory, this season.
-Four pounds Of gold, worth about $1,000
we're collected from the SCOT sdhering to the
inner Innings of the chimney Of the Royal
Mint in Berlin.
Colonies Of Russian Hebrew refugees have
been established in DakOts, Kansas, Nir'
Einia and Oregon, and good reports are re-
reiyed from them.
There are already 1000 telephones in
Mexico, but they have no hello in that Ian
,uace. The nearest substitute is the word
Ihe," pronounced hay"
In ten days the Georgia election for Gov
lynor takes place. 1t will be short cam
tsign, and a spiritless one, as Mcdaniel is
|he only candidate in the field.
The trial of Brady began on Wednesday
had on Friday he was sentenced TO be
Igng,d. This is in remarkable contrast to
e prolonged trial'Of Guiteau.
James Kelly. a brakeman running out OF
sst Portland, Oregon, few days ago, was
/. ICED with a fit Of vomiting and threw up
live lard, fully two inches in length.
\ fqry composed entirely Of clergymen
10 be empanneIei to try liquor case at
b.a,i Rapids, Mich. The defendant in
d IS case clearly has the benefit of clergy.
The two-cent sta, p to be used for letter
,-sce after Octob, viii bear the profile
4 Washington. ike the three-cent stamp
ow in use, but in c. :er respects it will be
} 'rrent.
Tie Treasury Depa, uent has made pre-,
nra,ion for the enforcement OF the law
n>>ed at the last session, to prevent the
hportatiou of adulterated, spurious or ex-
busted teas.
New York City mas 1000 rag-pickers,
hos collections are valued at S15O,O)O per
y while the hand carts engaged in the
j r business gather 100000 worth. The
,1iire ~ trade of the country reaches
In: S,p.uroOOy annually.
.Russian florists are in San Reno aud
IA 'imislia contracting for the purchase
ri b. the flowers in the principal gardens,
|of the festivities in Moscow. The flowers
riil be forwarded every morning by a
.pScial train of refrigerator cars, and will
y tsed mostly for decorating the Krem-
DE- sanitary inspectors of Paris lately
,ane across an establishment where
Iround acorns anu burnt wheat were made
nlo stiff paste, which was stamped into
,olEee beans and colored with an alcoholic
olution OF colophOne, TO give them
'ich Mocha color The beans were then
p1sk & in bags % be sold as pure coffee.
II e. revolution down in Hayti is an affair
II d me importance The insurgent agents
zrs L, 81 crate and will tigh, to the last man,
isIb said Sa.omon, President Of the couu-
nf . obnoxious on account of his tyranny.
A. Salumou's army. Ike FalSta,rs, is half
s<1fy rd aEd in rags. and has little inClina-
iion & ..ht. the chances are that the days
d D !, rule are numbered.
Be Arkansas constitution contains a
cIe1k which provides that No person who
5<ri ,s the being Of God shall hold any
oi1ct in the civil departments Of tnis State,
nof B. competent to testify as a witness in
1n1 Surr,, and movement is .afOOt 10
eDfercp /, sgainst Mayor Foster, of Texar-
Akns, on the ground that he is an atheist
and bss no title 10 his office.
1fabi writes from Ceylon: We all ar
riycl n good health. and were very cordi.
s'ly received by the authorities of the
izitnd The town, the climate and the
i1ccot the country suit US admirably. We
pDrtpse sending our children to the local
schoo :, and learning the English language
ou1<elves. Once the question Of the con-
Esca6on of our property is settled we shall
lead u happy lie.
An opera house on wheels is the latest
drzrnatic novelty, and company, with
hea<h uarters at Kansas City, has been or
gm;ked to build and manage it. Il is TO
couzist of eight railway cars, which can be
exr>n ded by ingenious mechanism into q
c1p1eiOus structure with auditorium and
Stage complete, and is designed for the
be1ef, Of communities which do not pos.
s<>> Ihcilities for the production Of plays.
Nx2 run from place TO place on the rail.
1oad and carry a portable track upon
Nhlcb It can De switched of and trass.
foEUkd into = theatre.
f7eity soon there will be some livsly
neH< from the Congo region. NJ. dc Brazza
ha1h ht last sailed thilher, with Henri
foc1tfort, IT,, as his right-haud comrais.
H1hkes with him sixteen directors Of in.
pa works, thirty scientists and politi
<'4r, and loo rilemen. His baggage com
p<N& $50 muskets, $50 revolvers, 400
s.p7F thirty tons oi gunpowder, anj
sozft thousands of gallons Of brandy
neA's slso 10000 old and worn out rifles
u<e7 20 him 5y the Government for oar
pa the natives. Meanwhile, Mr.
o'e y Is supposed 70 &c sitting oua stumy
e ~ mouth Of the Congo. with his ele
gun across his knees, loaded to tht
49, while choir OF dusky natives il
aground softly sings, I'm Wait
Brazza, for Thee"
leston has just had livin. game O
pm the stage of the Academy q
~ The queens were represented h,
t(z. an flowing robes trimmed wi,j
er.t1 the kings and other pieces by mo,
IN aIltcPrlate costume, the knights we,,
! in9 zait sui;s OF gilded armor. the bisbo,
wh'% DO red robes and chasubles e,b,oi,,
ere go gilt crosses, and mitres on tbai
nss< Pc castles having their cloaks cbacg
ed l41R itaiion Of the stones of avail IT,
per4t rere represented by boysiD f,c,,.
: - IS long stockings and round hat,