Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-09-11

Miss CArmARISE HAYES is announced TO have de-
termined on visit to California. She will sail in
October, she is at present at Nahant
THE contemplation of distress softcns the mind
of man, and makes the heart better. distinguishes
the seeds of envy and ill-will towards mankind,
corrects the pride of prosperity. and beats down
all that fierceness and insolence which are apt to
get into the mind of the daring and fortunate.
LOVE TILL DEATH.-The treat artist, Tony Jo-
hannot, who recently died in Paris, was engaged
at the time of his death upon picture represent
ing passage in the biblical episode of Ruth and
Boaz. His last words were, while struggling to re-
gain his fleeting breath-"Aly poor picture-t will
never be finished All !mon Dieu "'
LIKE all other popular highways, the road to
fortune has halfway house; and those who stop
to "take something seldom get any farther
| A FALSE friend and shadow attend only while
the sun shines.
| So PERFECT were the Egyptians in the manufac-
tu1e Of perfumes, that some of their ancient ONT
ment, preserved in alabaster vase in the muse
UNI at Alnwick, still retains a powerful odor,
though it must be between 1000 and 5000 years
old.
A LOUISIANA planter has made wager amount
ing to some three thousand dollars, that four Of his
negroes will split and cord, in the usual manner,
twelve cords of wood, each, within the space of
fourteen hours, resting and meal times included
To those not acquainted with the labor, it may be
well to state that TO split and cord six cords is con-
sidered good ordinary days work
ga PROPHET is not without honor save in his
own country" John Van Buren,, who was re-
Gently petted and feasted and welcomed back by
the pure Democracy of New Hampshire and Mas
| sachusetts, has been summnry elected from the
Democratic State Convention of his own State, be-
cause his Democracy was.not sound. John can
now retire to Undertook and sympnthise with
"the old man."
A Clock PEpLER named Francisco, was killed
at public house in Brownstown, Indiana, on
Friday night last. His brother arrived at the same
house the same night, and was shown into dark
room, whe,e he lighted match, which he had in
his pocket, and discovered the dead body of his
and as the landlord and two men endeavored to
break into the room, he fred and killed two of
| them, the third fled. So says the Madison Ban
| ner.
| WHAT BAnNUM AND JENNY LIND MADE-The
| following note to the New York Musical World,
| said to be from reliable source, lives the sum
| total, in round numbers, that the two personages
| whose names head this article cleared over all ex-
penses during their connection. 1t seems that
they averaged trife over three thousand dollars
| apiece on each concert:
"Not long since Mr.. Barnum exhibited to me the
account current between himself and Jenny Lind,
| and truly marvellous document it is He ought
to publish it entire for the establishment and edit
cation of the world generally and singers particu-
larly. According to the footing up and balances,
the parties received the following handsome divi-
dends, after all of the expenses were paid:-Jenny
Lind, 100000; P. 7. Barnum, S3Os,000; total,
100000.