Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-12-11
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Loss Of The Chesspcdks-rhe officers
! this steamer. Cyrenus H. Wilson, Henry
r. Warner and Ra,nes Diamond, were tired
in the u. States Circuit Court, at Columbus,
Ohio, last week Oh charge OF negligence IN
coming in collision with schr. Gen. Porter
on Lake Ere, in June 1877 by which both
vessels and several lives were lost. 1t APP
peared the lights on the schooner wsre not
seen until too late, and that none Of the
passengers who followed the captains advice
| 10 st,y on board The boat were drowned.-
The Judge charged strongly ia favor Of the
| accused, anl after confinement OF u hours,
the jury returned a verdict OF not guilty.
Mrs Fanny Ktm5le Butter, il appears. is,
like almost oil Englishmen aud women, all
sbolitionist aud her husband wished her 10
keep her tongue and pen still on that subject,
his income being derived from slave property
in Georgia. The lady PERSISTED in the ut
terance Of her sentiments. and this was one
cause OF their domestic inieicity .-BoSton
| Post.
| Movements OF tho TarG.-A petition to
| the present Congress is in circulation among
the merchants or New buryport Mass, pray
ing that body 10 repeal the revenue act OF
1896 to abolish the dd Ualortm valuation on
imports, and 10 substitutes specific duties,
so far AS is practicable, TO take effect immedi-
stely.
| More God.-The Houston (Texas) Tele.
! era ph says, If we may credit the traditions of
the Indian and the historical records oi the
Spaniards, the gold region OF Texas on the Rio
| Puerco IS as rich IN precious metals as the now
| &C lei rdted mines OF Feather River IA Alta Cal
liornia il is astonishing howeyery new country
teens with gold.
France and Vcne5utla.-There vase French
man-o t-war in the harbor OF Trinidad on the
20th October bound TO Venezuela. with the
French resident Consul OF Trinidad. to enforce
remuneration to French citzen on bJ1fl Tor
insult and loss he has sustained.
Defdicotioh ia Mississippi. The Vicksburg
Senunei, OF The 25th ult, states that the grand
Jury oil Kinds county. has brought IN true
bill sgainsi James & Nal hews, Tor iaIcdiion
Il, the State as sudit9r TO public accounts, in
the SUN al bout $3.50. he gave the required
bail. 49,
Fire al Sra -Capian Trottero Of the British
birque Bakely. arrived st New York from
Cariiif ajes reports that on the 18Th ult
he discovered saip on fire. 1t was the bull
OF large vessel, probably steamship burned
to the waters edge. There was 40 sgus OF her
crew, boats or spars.
he~ard Of Msrit.-The Boston Traveller
SAS2 ,lhsi clerh il the spplay q, tiF9'c III
ploycrs on Thanksgiving day, and afterwards
was presented with check OF $50 an ac-
acknowledgement OF mis- faithful services.
Accident from Fire. MS --on Thursday last
Charles Spsneler, oi York county, Pa, had The
conie, is OF shot gun discharged into the pit
oil his arm BY tue but slipping from log as he
leaned with the mrzzel agaInst hlsshoulder.
Accident at Gosyort DRY Dock.-A young
man named Brooks, OF Matthews county, Va,
working on the United States steam lrigate
Mississippi, had his head and face dreadiully
injured and an arm broken. on Monday, by
falling from a scaiiolI 20 feet
Colinization in tho Pacific A settlement
has been projected al Oahelte by the Swedes
An expedition comprising three hundred per
sons, mostly farmers and mechanics. left
Stockholm, short lime sIuce Tor that desiina
lion.
Miiiidry.-Five companies OF the Alta Re-
giment Of United S,aes Artillery, arrived at
Pensacola about ten days ago. from Old Pom.
Comfort. aud have taken postal Forts Plckens
Barrsncas and McRee.
Cotton Burnt.-Five hundred and fifteen
bales oil cotton were DESTROYED by fire on the
Goth uitimo at Mobile in Goldwail's warehouse
from spontaneous combustion.
Old Jacob Hays was, o., Monday, sworn in
~ High Constable OF New York city-beiug |
his 45th year in that ca pacity.
There are five printers in the Ohio Legisla.
suTe. The people are improving in their judge |
ment.