Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-05-23
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trade st5rlled he commercial world Of Boston
las, Saturday, end reports Uf another exteusive
| firm as en- barra ssed were freely circulated on
Monday, but without asceriained correct.
ness"
Important Decision The Supreme Court
has just re-afhrmad a former decision. that
IN csse Of COLLISION % ships or STEAMBOATS,,
where blame is attributable 10 both parties
neither caG recotersamages of The other, ou'
each party must bear his own iots
Shocking Dsath.-In Shirley. Conn, on
| "Wednesday ol iast week, Miss Williams, an
accomplished Young girl. II Yeas obi wnile
/ in the az. Jl getting guu iTam The house Tor
her brother. was instantly killed from lis 90
/ Ing off. ~ thu 'ock striking chest, the entire
ci.ai ,r passing through Ter head.
Virginia Episcopal COnrtniion.-T body
assem- Died at NORFOLK Oh Wednesday. Hun
dreds OF persons are in attendance from all
! parts OF the State, TO greater number Than on
any similar occasion.
! Assistant Bishop Johns is to administer
the solemn n!e OF continuation on Sunday
next.
| CucuMBrRs. which will soon be in season.
| though generally eaten, are considered un
wholesome TODD. An all sis shows them
scarcely to be food at all. Ia every one hun
bred parts more than lnety seven are mere
water. The TACT Of the cucumber containing
a substance analogous to iuuslu, the constltu-
| ent which imparis poisonous quality To some
| of the mushroom rbe, is Sufficient expls-
nation why this vegetable Is 50 offensive 10
the stomachs OF many people.
| Murder at RJagi9, Teras We learn
| from the Victoria Advocate that a most brutal
murder was committed at Re!ugio, about Tie
middle OF last moath, by man named Dan
| iel Doty, on Citlzrn named Simpson. The
latter passed some joke on Doty in public
house, who, drawing a knife, stabbed the
other six diff rem; times. Doty was a refugee
from a Alabama, where, some years ago, he
had killed man.
Scientific Erpeaiion.-Mr. w. H. Tap
pan, young artist OF Boston, who has been
connected with Professor Agassiz for the last
two ars, lett St. Louis, Mo, on the 10th in
slant, on scientific excursion 10 the Rocky
Mountains, to Oregon, aud perhaps to Cali
iorna He Is also engaged to add to the Royal
Museum OF Paris, The Royal Society oil Berlin.
and the Museum Oh Neuichatel, in Swlizer-
land.
incubation from the Deud-Mr. Jesse
Gould, agent tor the Winni,lmmet Mass
Ferry Company is lying ina dangerous condl-
ton from being iuoculated with virus from The
body of the man found in the water on Thurs
day evening. which he helped TO recover
The virus took effect upon a cut in his hand
and the arm sweIed ieariully.
Brutaluy-Edward Mckinney was con
victed at New York, on Tuesday of attempt
ed rape upon a newly arrived emigrant girl
named Mary Campbell, and sentenced TO ont
wear in the penitentiary. A man named An
drew Plansha, 50 years old! was arrested thu
day previous t)r attempting like beastly out
rage upon little girl, nam-d Helen Louisa
Spader.
From Cuba.-The brig Abemarle Capt
Comery from Cardenas, 9Th instant, arrived
at Boston on the l6th. Every thing wa.
tranquil at Cardenas when the Albemare left
Partial accounts OF the news from Europe hat
been published, but such an air Of discredi
was thrown upon i; that it wds not general ly
believed.
Tie French Steamships -The late advice.
from France state that the Provisional Gov
eminent has abolished the line OF trans AT
lantic steamers to New York. and placed the
vessels composing the line ii ordinary.
Result of Mods and Riots-The County
Commissioners OF Philadel phia. State that
that county has paid for damages, occasloned
by riots aud Church burning III lo44, SOL /,
ABS 09-and several suite Tor damage are sill
pending.
National Courfesu The Montreal papers
state the Eugli7h Government has granted
permission lof tue Jefferson ana Dallas, wv
- psrtn1eGt OF the Umted States, to pass dow
the St, Lawrence.
South Cdrolina.--The Wings of the Id
Congressional district have appointed MI
Edward Gamage. a siaunch Clay Wing, del
egate to the National Convention.
A new fruit has been introduced at Charles
ton S, C., from Japan. 1t is an evergreen
and bears 40 ers OF delightful alnond-lik
fragrance, twice year. The fruit is nov
ripe.
MIR WEssrER.--Ihe Boston papers ar,
warmly urging the nomination OF Mr. Web
ser Tor the Presidency by the Wing Conven
ton.
REDIcULoUs.--A tournament after the Eau
quier Springs fashion, came off al Columbia
S. c., on the 18th inst.
The rioters on the Hudson River Railroad
Putnam, CO., N. Y. have been arrested. ant
four OF them committed for trial. Their act
were very outrageous. They had struck io
wages aud previous to blowing up the shant,
with 264 kegs OF powder, went TO the house
OF the foreman, John McGinnis, and dragged
him out OF bed, with threats OF killing
him.
The original (No | } Tom Thumb, now in
the West, Is Democrat, while Tom Thumb
y y N..l.
A man has been arrested near Twelve Mile
Grove, Ill.,, for poisoning family named Be
say, by putting arsenic in ham. Three oil
the family are dead.
The trip from Boston, via New Haven, to
New York, was made on Tuesday in 9 hours
ane % minutes-the quickest trip ever yet
made.
The Mexican population along the Rio
Grande, IN general disdpprove OF The treaty,
and doubt its ratification by the Govern
nent.
The catalogue of the University of Va. for
the Sc -son oi lS474S, shows The number OF
students to BE- ssh
site of a 30 acres has been selected in
Dauphin co., Pa, for the asylum for the Insane
poor OF that State.
A new OId Fellows Lodge was dedicated
at Martnsbnrgh, Va, last Saturday with i'm
! posing Cere MONIES.
DODGlNG A BULLET
| We find the following anecdote going the
rounds OF the pa pers, under the title OF
"Dojging Ballet" We know not how AN.
lhentic ii may be.