Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-10-06


Provisional Bishop of New York. The following
was the vote on the 9th and Inst ballot;
,ts Clergy Laity
Rev. DR.. wainwright lO4 tE3bes3
Rev. DR.. Vinton Al Al
Rev. DR., seabury IS = y
The election was afterwards unanimously con-
frmed. Z aEGE iial iEEtla9 HsEiHOiN
DISTRESSING AccIDESr-LIrrLE Boy Killed.
Last evening Chas. F. Speigelhalder, lad years
of age while attempting to climb on pile of heavy
oists at the intersection of jefferson and Fourth
Streets pulled the ple over and he was crushed to
death beneath them. Nearly the entire pile Of
heavy planks fell upon him, breaking his back and
shoulder, and otherwise so severely injuring HIM
that he died in u few minutes. assaH t- p
He was a son of Mr.. Speigelhalder the watchnla-
ker on Fourth street, and was on his way from school,
Two other little boys were with him, one of whom
we learn escaped with broken arm.-Lomsu!He
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gu-rThe extensive foundry and machine shop of
MesSrs Gebbart & MARSHALL, in Dayton, was des-
troyed by fire on Wednesday morning last, between
one and two o'clock. A portion of the contents
was saved by great effort, but the entire building
was consumed. The loss is estimated at from SIX
to eight thousand dollars insured at 81 600 in the
Western Reserve Farmers Mutual, of Painesville,
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A WICKED CirY.-The Memphis Express thus
bemoans its unhappy conditions: [" Our country con
temporaries are now exulting over mammoth beets,
unprecedented cabbage heads, and other similar
agricultural wonders. We, poor devils, cooped up
in this barbarous city, have naught to spend the
time wtha to note the fall and rise of cotton,
while we discant on each others wickedness.-
The latter theme, is, however, fruitful one.
MA Natural Phenomenon, which may be called
one of the seven plaques of Egypt, took place in
the middle Of last month. at Legano, IN several
places of Germany, and at Friebourg, and consisted
Of the appearance, in those places, of clouds made
of flying ants, as big wasps. These insects COW
cred the ground, cat all the crops and afterwards
disappeared. @
A Frenchman living on the Maumee Ridge Road,
Ohio, was attacked with cholera q few days ago,
and to all appearance died. Arrangements were
made for his immediate interment; but fortunately
the coffin did not arrive until so late in the evening
that il became necessary to postpone the funeral
until next morning, and the body was accordingly
placed in the coffin, and the lid laid loosely over
it. In the morning it was discovered that lie had
come to lif.; he had thrown oil the lid, torn the
shroud off his head and was sitting up in the cof-
fin He is now in fair way of recovery.
SLAVES EscApED.-On Sunday evening last, nine
slaves belonging, to Joseph Taylor, Esq, opposite
Gin. Ohio, in Kentucky, escaped, and have not
since been heard from. On Monday, about one
hundred Kentuc kians searched closely every neigh
borhood in Clemont and Brown counties, but could
not find even glimpse of them. These slaves
were to be free in four years from this time, and, it
is said, were as well treated as any white man in
.he neighborhood.
SALT AS A FIRE ANSIurLAron.-At recent fire
in Pomeroy, Ohio, three dwellings in the vicinity
of the salt works were burned. The Telegraph
says s'the buildings were surrounded by old. dry
frame houses, which were preserved from destruc-
ton by covering the parts nearest the fire with salt,
and then saturating it with water This is the first
time we have ever known n building preserved by
salt" . ~ "HtN .-sl'. q.
u "A SERIOUS CmARGE.-The New York Observer
charges the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and his sis
ter, Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe the author of I'm
Gle Toms Cabin with forgery in having publish
ed letters to them, with the Rev: Joel parker's
name to them, without his authority. He never
signed the letters, although asked to by the Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher. tFetiLs 4r1t .t .....ls f-
H,soyER RAlLRoAD.-The Hanover (Pa.) Spec
tator, says the Railroad to that town. finished, and
that on "Wednesday last the cars passed over 1t for
the first time, with large number of passengers.
Az ACT has been passed in Louisiana, giving
bounty of five dollars ton. custom house measur-
ment, upon every vessel OF over 500 tons, and up
every sea-going steamer built within the State,
whether by citizens of the State others, and of
four dollars a ton upon all river steamers. ',''5
ANOTHER TRAGEDY AT CovISGroN, lND.-A gen.
tleman of Cincinnati received private despatch
on Monday from Covington, Indiana, stating that
a man named Cochran, shot Mr.. II. B. Smith of that
town, and that Smith turned and shot Cochran.
Both are severely wounded-Snith fatally.
The STEAMSHIP Hermann, brought over on her
last trip, a copy Of the London Times of the 18th
ult.. which announces the death of the Duke of
Wellington on the 14th.-The same paper deyotes
to the melancholy topic, precisely 81 columns of its
space to biographical sketch fthe old hero! and
promises to complete the memoir in their next
ISSUE .tF Hf.s. I..ss s... -
Az EXCHANGE waggshly says, should stranger
come to this country, he would be struck with the
sociabiiity OF certain men, just now. He would
notice on their part universal propensity to shake
hands with the fathers, soft soap the mothers, and
kiss the dirty young 'ups. The election is not far
of. 4H 51Hs1a ag- sttl5iir ~. 3. 10. .t.li
The Canadian Ministers have brought in reso-
luton to make the Legislative Council elective in
stead of appointed by the Crown; to be half the
number of the Lower House, and chosen from men
who have been in the Lower House, or Mayors of
municipalities sza-l Ta5s.ses
B U-We learn, from the Cleveland Plaindealer,
that as the Cincinnati cars were reaching that
city, on Tuesday morning, man named John Mil
Ter attempted to jump from one car to another and
fell between them. The cars ran over him and he
died instantly.
OPERATIONS OF THE Mrsr.-Very nearly four and
quarter millions have been deposited in the mint.
whchs over 100, 900 more than the amount for the
whole month last year. The increased deposits
this year over the last, at the mint and all the
branches are over one million dollars, and the
entire deposits about thirty and q half mil
lions The coinage amounted. in the first nine
months, to e37, 069, 3lS. 20 /.
iiaTThe great India Rubber case of Goodyear VS..
Day Is at last. decided in favor Of Goodyear, and
0 perpetual injunction against Day was ordered.
uThe use of guano is rapidly improving the
worn out land of Virginia and several farmers are
now ordering from 80 to so tons for their use.
pany have purchased 81, 900 tons of rails in Eng
land, delivered at New Orleans and payable in the
bonds ofthe Company, This win be sufficient to
iron the entire road between these cities. ~