Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-09
NEWSLETS.
Interesting Pieces of Telegraphic News In
Small Space.

Seventy students of the Agricultural
College at Guignon, near Versailles,
France, armed with stout cudgels, yester-
day, made raid upon the village. In the
course Of their depredations they invaded
cottages, beating the occupants and smash
ing windows.
The Grand Duke of Hesse, who was
stricken with paralysis two or three days
ago, is dying.
Jaw Gould has given $4,000 to the Uni
versity of the city of New York. The gift
was made a few days after he gave his
check for $4,000 TO the Presbyterian
Church Extension Committee 1t was Mr..
Colds desire that the gifts should be Kept
a secret.
Mrs. Annie E. SHINES, the widow of the
late Admiral Semmes, Commander OF the
Confederate Cruiser, Alabama. died at her
home in Mobile in her 14th year yesterday
According to advices from Afghanistan,
Cholera is raging in Herat, and is advanc-
inc along the Herat-Meshed road.
Dinah Hogan, aged ll5, died at Otter
vile. Mo, Tuesday. She was the Oldest
person in the county. 1t is said she could
remember being brought from Africa when
very young. She was slave OF General
Hogan, of Peters county, Mo.
A decree has been issued by the Car
permitting the export Of corn from the
Government of Kootais in the Caucasia.
Mr.. John Parnell. brother Of the late
Charles Stewart Parnell, denies the report
that was circulated few days ago that
Avondale, the Parnell residence In Ire
land, was to be sold az auction.
August Belmon < Co. have ordered S25O-
coo gold coin for shipment to Europe TO-
| day.
Secretary Blaine was better yesterday.
Two deeths from yellow fever on the
steamship Euclid. which arrived at New
York from Brazilian ports yesterday,
| caused her detention at quarantine. The
Euclid left Rio Janerio February q.
Gov Pattison, of Pennsylvania, last
evening appointed Col. W. ". Greenland.
of Clarion, TO be Adiutant General. and
! Col .. Z. Mcclellan, OF Harrisburg. TO De
| Ouartermaster General of the National
| Guard.
/ Hundreds Of petitions containing thous-
ands Of signatures were received by Gov.
PattiSon, of Pennsylvania, Yesterday, IN
the matter of the Reading deal. The petit
tions are similar in form, and ask a speedy
determination Of the proceedings to test
| the legality of the case.
Funeral services over the body OF Repre-
sentative Kendall viii be held at 1918
/ o CLOCK lu-udN di us ldlt AZ W N1.-
| ington. The dead was a Methodist and the
services will be very simple. The place OF
/ interment is West Liberty, KY, noun
| tain town 25 miles from railroad.
Mrs Mary FaNhGm, who was accused
| of blackmailing the Home Of the Innocents
| in Louisville, last summer, now turns out
| TO have been a sister of Mrs. Theodore
| Tilton. ..of the Beecher-T -Tilton scandal This
fact was brought to light from letter re-
! ceived a few days ago.
The general elections for the province OF
| Quebec were held yesterday. The Mercier
party was defeated.
Reports received in St. Paul are 10 the
effect that a blizzard is now raging in the
neighborhood Of Grand Forks and west OF
there. Wires are down west Of Minolo,
| y. d.
The people of Findlay, Ohio, were start
| led Yesterday afternoon by terrific ex-
plosion which destroyed the nitro glycerine
magazine of the High Explosive Company
near that place. \ number Of windows
were broken in the city and farm house
near the magazine was somewhat dam
| aged.