Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-18
BRIEFLY TOLD.


from $4,000 to $4,000 a day.
The Gould Southwestern system is to
build a railroad hospital at Fort Worth.
A Bowery sign is painted in Hebrew
Characters, though its language is Low
Dutch.
Elko, New, has Chinese bloated monop-
olist. Hop Sing has purchased the water
works.
One seasons bearing OF an apple tree at
Fauquier, Va, has made forty-gallon
barrel of brandy.
Santa Barbara is feasting ITS eyes on
blood sucking vampire with the head Of q
kitten, the body of agopher and the wings
Of 3 bat.
A st. Louis locomotive ran away re-
GENTLY, springing open its throttle, dashing
through brick wall, and tearing up the
ground beyond.
A Virginia farmer, aged seyenty-eight,
Graded his whole crop Of wheat this year,
cutting from twenty-nine to thirty dozen
sheayes per day.
The Dominion groans under yearly
pension to an Indian chief, Louis Watso,
| of Lake George Louis will not die; he has
Just celebrated his l0Sth birthday.
Mrs. Eunler. of Pendleton, Oregon, in
making the hired mans bed, ierked the
sheet and exploded pistol lying under the
pillow, killing her four-year-Old daughter.
Manufacturers of Jelly in Northern Ohio
are trying TO make a corner" and raise
the price. Last winter competition melt
ed Jelly prices down to 4a5c, but the COM
binstion has hardened the figures to 1aSc.
Dade county, ia, has no boundary line.
The State engineer died on his way to the
capital and his notes Of the survey were
lost. Many people in the region 90 not
know whether they live in Dade or an adj
joining county.
The weekly return of London pauperism
shows that in the first week Of June there
were S29l psupers, of. whom 5O,SS4 were
indoor and 35,9O7 outdoor. This is a de-
crease of 93I and SS4 as compared with 1852
and ISL.
A pond called Big Red Lime Sink,"
Iear Dolly, Ga, which local tradition c ais
unfathomable. suddenly sank 100 feet re.
Gently, with q tremendous thud and q
rumbhug sound. II is supposed that the
bottom OF the pond was the roof great
cave.
Surgeon. General Hamilton, of the ma
rine N0spitll service, saws that, while yel-
/ fever is a very serious matter, az pres
ent he does not think there is any cause
for alarm, as he believes the marine hos
pital service, with the epidemic fund, has
the means Of preventing the Introduction
of the disease.
Washington Territory will send abroad
this year 335, eco, 600 feet Of lumber, 100000
tons of coal, 10000 pounds of hops, 100000
Ca.es of salmon, 5000 OOO bushels of wheat,
., ,OGO, Ouu bushels OF oats 700 bushels Of
potatoes, and , 10000 pounds of wool. In
cargoeS of l,5JO tons, this quantity OF pro-
duce will load 600 large spoons, or three
every day in the year except Sunday.
Justice in Minnesota operates aueerly.
A man at Mcpherson bought revolver
and was going to kill his family. His wife
took the weapon from him and gave him a
licking, and 4 country justice fined her s25
for it. II the husband has to pay the fine
it was a bright idea OF the magistrates, but
| II otherwise he deserved cowhiding him.
self
Maria AuOni, an Italian woman residing
at No. - Mulberry street, New York, re-
Gently gave birth to child having body
with four legs and four arms, and a single
head with two faces. The mon strosity was
born dead. The limbs were perfect The
faces were side and side at slight angle,
one being perfect while the other was near
u So The Coroner was notified.
The dudes at Newport are insutTerably
numerous this year, not a few of them
being absolutely offensive. They may be
found on Bellevue avenue mOnopolizing
the sidewalks; they make offensive remarks
at the rink regarding the young ladies who
are skating and the patrons OF the Casino
q not free from annoyance. IL matters
1t whether lady occupies high posi-
tion or an ordinary one in society she has
10 be stared ont of countenance by these
offensive mortals. Last year one Of these
was struck several times over the head
with parasol by lady cottager whom he
had presumed to address. The conduct OF
me of them is becoming SO rank this
eason that it will be a wonder If some OF
them are not ihorsewhipped by an indignant
male relative of the victims.