Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-12
BRIEFLY TOLD.

Chicsso eats 5000 worth of ice cream
daily.
Syracuse claims to be the residence OF
q drummers.
The cornerstone OF the first Jewish syna-
rcgue in Memphis was laid last week.
There are so many Germans in Montana
that newspaper in that language is to be
started there.
There are 2,Sl4 children between the
ages OF five and fourteen years in one ward,
The Fourth, New York.
Two hundred and seyenty.six divorce
cases have been brought before the New
Haven, Conn, superior court since Janu-
ary l.
The only policeman in New Hampshire
town was so excited over the arrival of
the circus that he got drunk and had to be
carried home.
The New Hampshire Legislature costs
the taxpayers $1,000 a day. and the odd
iarmers' are unanimous in thinking the
services rendered "ain't worth it,"
The bully (or bullyess) OF Sioux City,
Iowa, is a woman weighing go pounds, and
she distinguished herself by assaulting and
kEoCking out two men few days ago.
French Canadians are coming into Maine
in larger numbers than usual this hay
season, the large crop demanding more
help, and consequently higher wages, than
10. some years past.
Statistics show that the growth of timber
in Kansas is yearly increasing beyond the
consumption. 1t was feared at the first
settling of the State that the timber would
disappear in few years.
The natives of Bermuda are worried to
'eath by the English sparrow, which has
nearly destroyed the beautiful native red
srd blue birds and the Legislature has
cen pelitiOned to rid the islands of the
I,s,.
Eos;on is said to be one OF the three
aces where the business of counterfeiting
postage stamps expressly to delude collec-
;.-s is most largely carried on. Glasgow
sd Hamburg are the other members Of
lie trio.
The famous nud-hole at Hot Springs,
Ark., will hereafter, by order of the Gov
ernment authorities, be free at all hours
10 pauper bathers, and the proposed cree.
tiOn Of hotel over the spot is prohibited.
Heretofore paupers have been excluded at
certain hours.
The grain in store at present in regular
Peoria warehouses amounts to $40, 222
bushels, against 272, $50 at the same time
last year and 3l7,679 a week ago. This
shows during the week an increase of 1900
bushels of corn, and decrease OF 10000 in
oats and 1000 in rye.
A cave on the Colorado river, over one
mile in length, and in some places 80 feet
in width, is attracting considerable atten-
lion at LampsSas, Tex. This cave is about
j. miles from the town and has two small
streams running through it which are
about two feet deep.
1t costs about s625 per month to main
tain the Chicago barge Office and its en-
ployes, but it takes in as much as $500 or
5000 so that it really makes money. Ev-
cry vessel that enters pays 90 cents TO re-
port and 80 cents to clear, and tie arrivals
will average $50 per month during the
season
The meanest incendisry alive has been
heard from. He set fire to seven ice houses
in Haverhill, Mass, night before last. As
the New York Star says, the man who will
FIRE an ice house when the mercury IS
above 90 in the shade is capable OF any
wickedness, and ought to be imprisoned
for life in the crater OF an active vol
CanO.
Somebody put small mud turtle, about
the size of silver dollar, in bed at New
Jersey hotel, and the manager who vas as
signed to shat room, on preparing to re-
tire. caught sight Of it. He at once re-
sumed his clothes, remarking: 81 expected
10 hav- a pretty lively night OF it. but II
they're as big as that, l don't propose to
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