Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-09-21


A SINGULAR observation-disclosures OF GES.
Scorr. One Of our citizens, an industrious and well
known mechanic, whose reTacity is unqueStonable,
related to us yesterday the following interesting
ecdote of Scott, which took place at Cleveland,
part of the time he was sent on the important du
ty of arranging the Canada difficulty, by President
Van Buren, The morning after his arrival at
Cleveland, he was walking up street, when
glanclng his eye in painting and glazing shop well
recolleeted by the citizens of Cleveland, he saw
the proprietor, Mr.. Schencks. The General wheel
ed and marched in: 49, .rr.rs,.
GOOD morning, Mr.. Schencks," said he as he
took the painters hand-.'do you recolect me !''
General Scott, believe replied MIR. Schencks
&c but how could you Iecollectme' - Ito
"From having once before seen you under no
ordinary circumstances. The last time saw you,
was in the hottest part of the battle of Lundy's
Lane. OF three drums, two had been destroyed by
the fire of the enemy. But one drum was left, and
for that the three drummer boys were fighting,
when cannon ball allied two of them. The third
one was yOuISelf!' 'lf#
"True, true, every word oft" replied the man
with emotion. 5
"But my brave fellow, !" said thu General, chow
did you loose your leg 7" observing the mans def
cheney of one limb. 80. N
ri lost it at the battle of Lundy's Lane, while
carrying that drum."-ErdnspiHe (Ld,) Journal.
Pa. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT RAvENNA.-An extra from
the Portage County Wing, gives the particulars of
fire which broke out at Ravenna, about II o.
clock on Tuesday night, in Beckwith's Grocery,
on main street. west of Mason's block, and which
destroyed the whole square, with the exception of
Gillct's' block. ,' M'I at Il! a!.,H.
The Wing gives the following details -
The large and elegant store room of Messrs. H.
L. & r. Day, recently purchased and fitted up by
them, was consumed. The goods We're mostly sa-
ved but in the hurry Of getting out they were much
damaged. The Messrs Day were insured.
MeSsrs Blown s. iurlbut, who occupied a store
room in the same building, as a Shoe Store, we
learn, saved most of their stock. 10. Fa.5.ltl o'-i
The office of The Farmers Mutual Insurance
Company of Portage County, was in the second
story of the same building. Books and papers
mostly saved. me- :" .7a'ss@ IT, l''2.f9 lfAi
n, The clothing store of. Alcorn, next adjoining
on the east, totally consumed. Little if any of its
contents saved. t'-'a lg..s' '.tH 80. "t'. gu
Beckwiths Grocery, building and contents des-
troyed. 10 'N3u,1 6ita.., III ,tllelf ;sg,sa.
The Boot, Shoe and Leather Store of Mr. j ohm
ellis, a total loss. We have not heard whether
any Of the stock was saved, or whether it was in
sured. qi FautA -z'i ., 3 ~. 100 7--s
Masons block on the corner in which was the
Dry Goods Store of Rowell & Brother; the Hard
ware Store of E. Il. Richardson; the Portage Senti-
mel printing office and the dental rooms of A. a..
Harris, was also consumed with large amount of
property. = saa.5fg. .l. ~ llil iat..5 sI
The cellar in the east end of the building was
used by McSsrs. Loomis & Dickinson, as store
room for butter and cheese. 1t contained betweenl
twenty and thirty tons of butter, only few ferkns
of which were saved, They heavy losers, well
as all the occupants of this building.
uJeThe Hon. John P. Hale accepts the nomina-
ton for the Presidency, rendered him by the Free
sellers. Abiding to the subject in letter, he
says: ..assr..s ~ s No &. D. ,t4Hii.lt.. . ..-.s
Il have not felt at liberty, under the peculiar cir
cumstances of this occasion, to set up my own OPT
Mon in direct opposition to such an expression of
my friends. Therefore yield my own wishes and
opinions those of my friends, and thus assent to
what has been done, notwithstanding my previous
refusal to consent that it might lie done. ~ 3-t
Il wish also to say to you, and through you to
that portion of the public who may feel an interest
in such matters, that to all inquiries which may
be made of me, as well as those which have alrea-
dy beeu made, as to what my opinions are on va
rious subjects, have no answert to make I'd
ANrI-TEMpERAScE REMEDy.-We presume the
most rabid teetotaller would not object to the ap
plcation of the yinous poison in the manner fol-
lowing as described by a Paris Journal: .f'i
/" Mr. H, who dwells in the country, on ava
kening in the night, heard some one attempting to
force the blind of bis parlor window. MIR. H =
was alone and uiapned, but his presence of mind
did not forsake him. He took a bottle Of cham
payne, cut the wire, retaining the cork with his
thumb, and calmly awaiting till the burglar having
forced the blind introduced his head into the room,
when Mr.. H let the cork fly in his face. The
report was loud, and the burglar alarmed by it and
supposing the champagne which covered his face
was his own blood, fell to the ground crying for
mercy. Mr.. H having assured himself that the
robber was alone, sprang from the window, bound
him, carried him to the village and delivered him to
the constable"
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