Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-08-31

cessul encroachments Of the slave power If,
under such circumstances, two Branches Of
the natioHal legislature should decide that
due record for the public interest requires the
passage of such law, | should not, II Presl-
dent, think it within the line Of my duty to
arrest It's passage by the exercise OF the veto
power
4 HEARr-BENDlNG PIcTURE-Death Of
Husband and Wife We see by the New
York papers that DR.. lngraham with his
wife and children, the youngest only 10
months old, left Liverpool for that city, re-
Gently, ia the packet ship New York,
During the passage, Mrs ingraham had been
taken with the premature confinement, lost
her babe, ii having lived but two days, bat
she was recovering and doing well. One night
lady passenger screamed, with fearful cry,
"Oh? we are all going to the bottom, at the
sd me moment the spray was heard dashing
over the deck. The passengers sprung III cons
formation from their bfths. Mrs. ingraham,
sick as she was, rose in her bed, alarmed with
the rest, but Der has and came TO her,
told her not to be alarmed, that although there
was a heavy blow. Ii was not storm, and
there was no danger. Mrs. lngrahatn was
on her way to New York, with her children,
to visit iavorlte sister, whom she had not
seen for twenty years, and who asnot aware
of her coming. After the alarm Mis-. /. lay
down again III her berth, but soon rose upd
maniae-reason had iorsaken its throne. Get
me my CATERS, said she 10 those around her,
II am going to see my sister. | will soon see
nv dear sister now" The acknowledged medi
cal skill OF her husband. and the kindness Of
lriaDIc cnulI N t ,ly bipNv In
or three days she died, her was enshfouded
and enclosed in the manner usual at sea, and
amid the imposing solemnities OF the burial
service OF the Church OF England committed
to the deep. Up to this moment Dr. lngra-
ham lad done all that man could DO. but he
now dropped. He was first observed by the
ca ptaia PLAYING in the manner OF d manlac,
with siging-tiie captain told him he had
setter ~ Gown in the cabin and he would
probably eel be lei He did SO but soon re-
turned 10 he quarter deck, without speaking
to any one; lhe captain told his children to 90
spesk TO him, as Il might arouse his attention.
Oie OF the iitue ONES said to hlm, Father
where is MAJ "Where is your MAJ replied
he. she is putting on her CATERS, and getting
ready 10 see her sister; we will soon see her
now" The truth flushed with fearful force
upon the captain and all others around him
reason with him, too, had lailen. Ike TOOK
to his bed, was moved TO the Hospital al
Staten Island on the arrival OF the vessel and
every attention paid TO him, but without sue
cess. He breathed his last on Friday week.
His three little girls were left al tie Hospital,
no one there knowing they had any relatives,
x ;heewere bout being sent to ward Island.
A vessel arrived at Quarantine in which was
a gentleman who had been DESTROYS OF taking
,aa i,,t he NV. Nprir hr, bal To for
the next packet. On learning the melancholy
fate OF his friends he communicated the in
teligence to the sister OF Mrs lngraham, Ga
highly respectable laAy named Ldwards,) TO
whom the news was sad indeed. Mr.. Edwards
her husband, applied Tor the children, and
I found them we'll taken care OF, bat IN the Hos
pitai sarb. They have again home. This is
one OF similar scenes attending passenger lie,
THE COUNrERFElTER'S DEN AT
( BRIGHTON.-The underground apartment,
which. as we said on Saturday, was accden-
tally brought 10 light in the cellar OF d house
in Brighton, has been more thoroughly exam
ined. 1t proved to be a room some eight or
ten feet deep by eight feet square, planked
at the sides, bottom and top, which latter
was from I'VE 10 three feet 6eneath the sur
face Of the cellar OF the house. No one WAS
in the cellar at the time the earth caved in,
and the family were first informed OF the cir
cumsianee by the cracking OF the rotten
planks. Mr. Howard. who has occupied the
house for about tour months, dug down par
TALLY and found upon shell three kegs and
some other articles. Only five counterfeit
halt dollars were iound--al OF the date Of
1888. They are well made counterfeit
though now somewhat rusted out. In the
room were also found a sheet OF zinc, a key
with a turning or polishing machine, pair
OF scales and weights an anvil block. piece
OF the padding OF coat &c. also Lille
OF Celebrated RobDar
Some eight months Since Marshal Turkey,
of This city, received Information which led
lim 10 visit this ce.lsr at night ant dIg for
this very room, bat he did not strike ia the
right spot The house had been occupied of
late years by /. number oil tenants, one OF
whom, named Hathaway, was, il is stated,
arrested IN New Orleans, and a quantity Of
counterfeit money found upon him. he was
committed to Baton Rogue PRISON, but was
finally discharged .-fUston IrareLGr Of
Monday.
A eouesp ndent oft the New York Journal
of Commerce writing from tae South SAYS:
"Old Z,c& is sure to be President il he lives.