Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-09-15

Hemlock, &c......... 1885,, 945 73s, 1s6
| a-lE aagE. 2s,261,17o 21,es6, PAS
Difference in favor of August, 1851, 1851, 925
A FORTUNE IN SEARCH FOR ITS OwNEn.-A late
number of the St. Louis (Mo.) Intelligencer- con-
tains the following:
ga communication has been received by Mr..
Gamble, postmaster of this city, asking information
of one Herbert Baldwin, who was in this city in
lS41, since which time no tdings have been re-
ceived from him. The communication states that
by the death of his father he has fallen heir to an
estate worth twenty thousand pounds"
ONE OF THE WITNEssEs.-A queer excuse was
made, few days ago, by an old lady. The good
woman was subpened to appear as witness on a
rather delicate case. She did not come, and a
bench warrant was issued for her appearance, on
which she was brought into court. The presiding
judge thought it was his duty to reprimand her.
| Madame, why were You not here before 90
| couldn't come, sir"
| Were you not SubpGned, madam ~
| EYES, sir but was SICK"
| "What was the matter, madam !''
| "I had an awful bile, sir"
| After pause" Upon your honor, Madam gu
| 90 No, Sir upon my ARM"
SOME MEN devote themselves so exclusively to
business, to almost entirely neglect their domes
| tic and social relations. gentleman of this class
having failed, was asked what he intended to do.
Z" am going home to get acquainted with my wife
| and children" said he.
| EXTENSIVE Observation-Disclosures aSOHy Ol DuIlluS-
ton, Iowa, recently purchased from New York
company the Half Breed tract of land in Iowa,
amounting to several hundred thousand acres, and
some hundreds of lots in Keokuk, Iowa.
GOLD DrGcISGs IN AusrRALrA.-Ths New York
papers state that letter from young man to his
brother in New York, dated Port Philip, March II,
states that in five weeks time, he had himself dug
gold to the value of $4,000 sterling, or nearly
$4,000.
| VINO READS AN AMERICAN BooK.-The Home
Journal says "Chapman, the London bookseller,
advertises a long list of American books, among
which we observe "The Hundred Orators of Bos-
TOM" 4" Works of Daniel Webster " Speeches of
Robert G. Winthrop" &c.
| uJrAt the session of the United States Circuit
Court in New York, next week, it is expected that
the great Methodist Church case, still pending in
that Court, will be disposed of. Another branch
of the same case, pending in the Circuit Court OF
this State will be decided at the October term.
UJCrist, convicted of the murder of Theodore
Nye, at Mobile, suffered the penalty of death in
| that city on the Sd instant On the morning of his
execution he confessed the crime, stating that he
had beat the unfortunate victim in the head with
| hammer, and then strangled him with towel, and
that money was his object.
uTRoGER A. PRyoR, Esq, late editor of the Pc
tersburg (Va.) South-iSide Democrat, announces in
that paper that he has accepted an invitation to
become an assistant editor of the Washington
Union. -'i
MINISTER TO ENGLAND.-The Hon. R. J. Inger-
soil, our newly appointed Minister to England,
will leave the 18th for the scene of his duties,
in the U. S. steamship Arctic The Hon. Abbott
Lawrence will probably return in the Atlantic,
which will leave Liverpool on the 22d inst.
EARTHQUAKE AT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Mahl-
man, of the schooner Surf, at New York, from
Port au-Prnce, reports that there were very heavy
shocks of earthquakes at that place the 2stll
| ult., at a. NJ. and two on the 18th, one at 3,
and the other at a. NJ, but no serious damage
followed. 80
| A GEoRGErows GIAsrEss-A GEORGETOWN cor
respondent of the Washington Telegraph says -
f" There is in our town young lady, the daughter
of one of our merchants, only eleven years old,
who weighs IFS pounds.
No USE OF TALKING.-A young Ophir enthusiast
was talking to his intended few evenings since,
urging upon her their speedy marriage and start
10 spend thgir honey moon in California.
az tell you," said he, his face glowing with
enthusiasm, California is the paradise of this
earth. There is no use talking"
ono use raking" exclaimed the lady with Q
look of surprise
"No use talking" he replied. .a.HI
"Wel, if there's talking" said the lady,
"what, in the name of sense, do you trdnt ,romet
there? l don't go.'
He left-we presume he will be back soon.
REPORTED SCENE IN TIE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE
"My opponent, Mr.. Speaker, persists in saying
that he is entitled to the floor Whether this is SC
or not, shall not enquire. AL nave got to say
is that whether he is entitled to the floor or not
he'll get tloored if he interrupts me again" Here
the genetlrnan from Bloody Creek pulled up his
sleeves and took his neck-te off.
PARsoN BRowSLow.-Ourop opponents are fond OF
quoting from this gentleman against General Scott
Why do they not quote the following alsol
"We cannot roie for, or support such UNI eeing
and cold FLOODED Yankee Pieree"
r.TThe Tev. N. L. Rice, d. D., has been called
to the Church Of the late DR.. Potts, at St. Louis,
to become their Pastor. This is probably the most
distinguished position in the Presbyterian Church
west of the Allegheny Mountains.
Gj.Judge John A. Corwin, of the Supreme Court
of this State intends to take the stump for the Lo-
cofoco nominees.-Col. Jour.
No one will be surprised TO hear that John is
going to take the stump. We never saw him vel
that he did't want to ''take something. "-DaytOn
Gazette.
gJTThe steamer Atlantic, now ut the bottom Of
Lake Erie, is to be sold at auction at Buffalo.
UJrCol. Fremonts Mariposa Estate sale in Cali.
forna for one million dollars, has been repudiated
by him, and now he could not probably get an offe
of as many cents for them.
| D-Mr. Heron, minister, had large family o.
children. When dying, his weeping wife said,
"Alas! what will become of these poor childrenf''
He pleasantly replied, "Neyer fear; He that feed.
the young ravens won't starve the young Herons.'
GTAt the cheap bathing establishment recent,
established in New York, during the last three
months the number of bathers has averaged Is;
per day, at three cents each. Clothes are also
washed at equally cheap rates. ~ i+tz'
uJThe Late storm Is supposed to have damaged
the crops, fruit, &C., in Monmouth county, N. J..
to the amount of 100000. sTt'i. rfH
THE FIRE AT ALEXANDRIA, LA.-This fire, which
occurred a few days ago, destroyed the two prin
lcipal squares in the town, including Chew's Bank
ling House, Culbertson & Burritts Hotel, and
number of valuable stores.