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globe cluster of tall flowers turn their gold
en- foreheads TO the rising orb Of day.
This, dear reader, is true picture of slave-ife
in Virginia, drawn without any of those preju-
dices---we being from middle State-with which
armed. We recommend it to the respectful con
sideration of our northern friends, whose tears
are flowing freely over the sad and melancholy
privations of southern slaves.
The negro of the South lives sumptuously in
comparison with that oppressed class of white
sewing women Of New York; recent develop
ments having clearly proved that there is no
'slareyy' on the wide surface Of our country can
be found comparable to that which is there per-
mitted.
The cry of oppressed women which "Hood" SO
eloquently rendered into sorrowful verse, rever-
berates throughout the North. It tells the same
dismal story IN the same sad accents;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES;
My labor never flags.
And what are it's wages? bed of straw,
A crust of bread and rags.
That SHATTERED roof-and this naked floor
.3bf A table---a broken chair fat5
And wall SO blank, my shadow thank
For sometimes falling there!"
DoeS any one tnlhh uie picture overur"WH we
ask him to read the columns of the leading jour
nails of New York, which show an almost incred-
ible state of poverty and privation among the
sewing women Of that city, the paltry remunera-
ton allowed them being hardly sufficient to sus-
tain life.
Will our abolition friends allow us to suggest
an amelioraton of the condition of this deserving
portion of their population ere they proffer sym
pathy to those who need it not
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and the north half of thirty five. in ioDn.Asp ten

ana the north nall OF thirty HVe, IN I0s0"sH se"s
Of range five. aii8'g M s.a ~ 10 li. Il
Lands appropriated by law for the use Of schools,
military and other purposes, together with ''thoae
swamp and overlooked lands, made unit thereby
for cultivation" if any, granted 10 the State by
the act entitled San act to enable the State OF Ar
kansas and other States 10 reclaim the swamp
Iands' within their limits,'' approved September
%, 1850, spiI be excluded from the sales.
In accordance with the provisions of the act Of
18th July, 1886, hereinbefore referred to, pre-
emption claims will not be allowed to any of the
above. toned lead mineral tracts to be offered
at Mineral Point until after they have been offered
at public sale, and become subject to private en-
try. And thcse tracts will be sold in such legal
subdivisions as will include the mine mines at
not lees than ttD0 dollars and fifty cents per acre;
and il not sold at the public sale at such price, nor
shall be entered at private sale within twelve
months thereafter, the same shal be subjectto sale
| as other lands. agqtg HlE 500 G
The Offering of the above lands will be com.
menced ON the days appointed, and will proceed
in the order in which they are advertised until the
whole shnll have zen offered, and the sales thus
closed; but no sale shall be kept open longer than
two weeks, and private entry Of any OF the lands
will be admitted until after the expiration Of the
two weeks. 2 teef E9t u ayl1 =
Given under my hand, at the city of Washing:
ton, this twenty first day Of June, Ammo Domini
one thousand eight hundred and fifty. three. * z
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
BY the President: efssl0 ia -
JOHN WILSON,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
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NOTICE TO PRESUMPTION CLAIMANTS.

NOTICE TO PRESUMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right of pre-emp-
ton to any of the lands within the townships and
parts of townships above enumerated, is required
to establish the to the satisfaction of the reg
lister and receiver of the proper land office, and
make payment therefor as as practicable after
seeing this notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement of the public sale Of the landi
embracing the tract claimed, other wise such claim
will be forfeited. a as,
JOHN WILSON.
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
June 23-lawI3w
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-17

AWFUL MoRTALrrY.-The vicksburg Wing, of
the LIST instant, learns from gentleman just down
from Lake Providence, that IS deaths have occur
red there, and that large majority of the popula-
ton left, now Frustrated with thescourge. The
mortality is fearful for so small population.
The Jackson, Miss, Flag, of the 29th, confirms
the Sextons report of that city, from the LIST to the
2sth of September, which numbers 43 deaths.
principally from yellow fever. 1t also says that
from Saturday 10 Thursday morning last they could
only hear of new cases. 1t further adds:
jackson presents a sad appearance, there not
being mole than three hundred persons in town,
including all ages and colors, and one-fourth OF
them sick. Were it not that few of our mer-
chants are at their post the sick and dying would
have to suffer-"
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-17
Fashion in Funerals.

It has become questionable, in New York, for
ladies TO attend funerals to the grove. Euen
the mother may mol accompany the little L5cteSs
form of her beLOred child, beyond the threshold,
1UitLout uiOLqting the dread MIUs Of Fashion.
Are there such mothers? Lives there one who,
at Fashions bidding, stands back, nor presses her
Inns 10 the little marble form that once lay warm
and quivering beneath her heartstrngs who with
undimmed eye recalls the trusting clasp OF That
tiny hand, the loving glance of that yelled eye,
the music of that merry laugh-its low rGined
moan, or its last futteTing heart culver !-who
would not, (rather than strange hands should
touch the babe,) herself robe its dainty limbs for
burial ?-who shrnks not, starts not, when the
careless business hand would remove the little
darling from lis cradle-bed, where loving eyes so
oft have watched It's rosy Slumbers, to its last,
cold, dreamlesS pillow 2--who fingers not, l1hen
all huue gone, and Vainly strives, with Stralnlng
eye, to pierce bclOl0 that little fresh laid mound
who, when a merry group go dancing by stops
not, with sudden thrill, TO touch some sunny head,
CT gaze into some soft blue eye, that has opened
afreSh the ount Of tears and sent TO the troubled
lips the murmuring heart-plaint, would to God
| had died for thee, my child--my child ?''-who,
when the wintry blast comes eddying by. shudderS
not, because she cannot fold TO her own warm
brecst the little lonely sleeper in the cold church
yard
And oil, is there one who, with such .'trensure
laid in Heaven,' clingS not the less to earth,
strives not the more TO keep her spirit indebted,
fears not the less the dim, dark valley cheered by
cherub voice, inaudibIe save 10 the dying mOth-
er'S ear?
Oh, stony-eyed, stony hearted, relentless fash
ion turn for US day into night, if thou wit; de-
| form our women; half clUthe, with flmSy brio,
our victim children; wiring the last penny from
The signing, overtasked toiling husband; Danish to
the back moods thy country cousin, CoMFoRr; reign
supreme in the banquet hall revel undsputed at
the dance; but when that grim guest whom none
invite-wllom none dare deny, strides, with def
ant front, across our threshold, stand back thou
heortless harlequin and leave us alone with our
dead so should we list the lesson those voceleSS
lips should teach US
GAN is vanity!''
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-17

The YELLOW FEvER.-The Mobile Advertiser
of the 9Th inst. says: The abatement of the cpl
demc has moi been so rapid during the past week
as might have been hoped. We are inclined to
think, however, that the decrease i'll the amount of
sickness las been more rapid than that indicated
by the reports of the deaths. We trust that the
mortality of one or two days of the present week
has been but an effect of the spasmodc Pickering
of the pestilence that may betoken its speedy and
final exhaustion.
The interments of the week ending at O'Clock
yesterday (Fnday) evening were go; decline of
81 from the week preceding.
The number of deaths in Mobile from August
to October Z, was 1929, of which 814 were by the
fever.
The health of Apalachicola has continued very
good during the whole season, notwithstanding
that the fever has been raging in all directions
around it.
There were 224 interments at Thibodeaux, La,
from the 18Th of August to the LIST inst.
The whole number of deaths in Natchez, from
the 10Th of July to the 2dinst., 1872; 242 were
from the fever.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-17
The Prize FIGHT in New York.

The New York papers give accounts of another
of those disgraceful scenes called prize fghts.-
We could wish law of perpetual Punishment
might be enacted to drive the worse than brtes
engaged in these affairs either as principals or
abettors, from civilized society. The worst ofpri
sons is too good for such abandoned wretches.
The New York Mirror has the following account
of what it Justly calls s.Brutal Exhibition
All loaferdom was intensely excited on Wednes-
day afternoon, by the report that prize fight had
come off between two notorious New York ,pugi-
lists, Yankee Sullivan and James MorTiSey. This
disgusting fight took place for wager OF S2OUO,
near Boston Four Corners, on the line of theNew
York and Harlem Railroad, about one hundred
miles from This city; and over 1000 spectators IT is
said, were present from New York, Brooklyn, Will
liamShurg, jersey City, and surrounding places;
and the betting ran from 500 to sou. mole
beastly exhibition has not been made in modern
times. and, strange 10 say, there was no interfe-
renee by any civil authority. 10 show the char
ucter OF this shameful affair, quote the follow
ing from the Times:
sIt app ars the pugilistS met on the glound al II
O'Clock Yesterday morning, ami list an aSSemblage
of some 1000 or 5000 persons, and nothing occur
rad to disturb them. Tie ring was formed, and
they were brought forth by their who were
as follows: For Sullivan-Andee Shehan, OF the
4th Ward, and William Wilson, For MorrlsSey-
Awful Gardner and Tom O'Donnell. The favor
tie was Morrissey, 500 to $40, and, in some in
stances, 500 to $50, before they came 10 blows.
They walked up face to face, took their position,
squared off, and the first blood was drawn by Sui
Ivan with swift! tap on Morrisseys nose. He
first round created considerable excitement among
the spectators. The rounds were continued on to
the 37th, occupying So minutes, when MorrlsSey
became very weak. and general row was the re-
suit. Some persons rushed inside of the rng'
and several of them received some severe punish
ment.
"The only bows Sullivan received were about
the right side of his face, principally on his cheek
bone, and the eye was much swollen. The face of
Morrissey was frightfully INITIATED, and it is said,
by those who witnessed the affair, that he also re-
ceived numerous severe blows on the body, which
will no doubt render him disabled for long time.
There is now a dispute as 10 who victorious in
the contest, and we learn that the judges decided
in favor of MorrisSey, on tneground OF foul blows
and mot coming to time,' &C. &c. This decision
is, however, claimed 10 be wrong by the opponents
of II, and the stakeholder was advised not to give
up the $4,000 prize, which lie has held in gold
coin since the match wasmade. 1t is rumored that
Sullivan has agreed TO place 1000 additional to
the sum already up, and fight the battle over again
| for the 81, 900, in one day or 60 days."
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-17
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From Baltimore.
jaREsFoNDENcE OF THE wnEELINo INFELLloENoER,
BALrlnorr, Oct. 14-s Pm.

BALrlMoRE, Oct. 14-6 P. NJ.
There is not much news of general character
to-day. Ishall, therefore, confne myself TO bu-
siness remarks.
The arrival of a steamer from Europe, always
produces some sensation upon the commercial al
fairs, but at present the effect is more than usual.
Every branch Of trade, loss, participates in
the result. The excited and unsettled affairs of
the Old World impress themselves upon the New,
and extend through all the notifications of trade.
Dealers in breadStufs are running almost wild.
Men, IS in times past, stepping out of the reg
ular channels of their legitimate occupation and
trying their hands at speculations in flour. This
has given on activity to the market and put prices
up beyond the real value. Ushould be remember
ed that breadstffs advance on the other side so
do freights advance here corespondingly. Per
sons, therefore, should, be very cautious. Flour
has now reached point in which there is danger
and great uncertainty in buying it. This morning
holders asking 81, but before business closed
sales were made at S6,87, and more sellers than
buyers. Wheat also advanced to cts. Corn
also to cts. In othtr things not so much
change. doubt if the Canada's news will final
ly result in maintaining the rates obtained to-day
Money is tight, though our merchants are sound
Good paper on the street is taken at 10 to IA PEI
cent discount. Stocks have gotten decided black
eye. Ohio R. R. shares fall off to 56a573-a de-
cline of So since yesterday. Parker VEN which
sold some months ago at 80 now brings 81. Others
heavily declined. }.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-17
FANNY Fern.

WOMEN IN PARAGUAY.--The author of "Sketches
IN Paraguay" gives US this fragrant morsel:
Every lady smokes in Paraguay, and every fe-
male above thirteen years Of age chews. I am
wrong. They do not chew, but put tobacco in
their mouths, keep it there constantly, except
when eating, and, instead of chewing, roll it
about with their tongue and suck II. Only ina
CINE yourself about TO salute the red lips of
magnificent little Hebe, arrayed in satin and
flashing in diamondS-She puts you back with one
delicate hand, while with the fair taper fingers of
the other, puts forth from her mouth brownish
black roll of tobacco, quite two inches long look
ing like monster grub, and depositing the savory
lozenge on the rim Of your sombrero, puts up her
face, and is ready for your salute. have some
times seen an over delicate foreigner turn away
with u shudder of loathng under such circum
stances, and get the epithet Of SALVAGE the saw
age) applied to him by the offended beauty, for his
sensitive squeamiShness. However, one soon gets
used to this in Paraguay, where you are, perforce
of custom, obliged 10 kiss every lady you are in
troduced 10; and one half you meet are really
tempting enough 10 render you reckless of conse-
quences, and you would sip the dew of the prof
ered lip in the face of tobacco battery, even the
double distilled e honey-dew" of Old Virginia.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-17
PPOIsONING.n

Thousands Of Parents who Vermifuge composed OF
Castor OIL Calome &C. arc not aware, that while they
appear to patient, they actually laying te
foundations diseases, such as salvation
loss of sight, weakness orlm5s, etc.
In another column will be found the advertisement
Iobensacks Medicines which ask the attention oil
all directly interested in their well their chill
drens health In Liver complaints and all disorders art
sing from those of bilious type, should make of the
only genuine medicine. Hobensack's Liver Pills.
w-''Be not decefred," but ask for HobensOcks Worm
Syrup and Liver Pills. observe that each has the sig
nature Of the Proprietor, J. n. HoBENsAcK, as none
else are genuine.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-17

RESULT OF FRoLrc.-Last week, as two young
men were employed in repairing the bridge over
the "Shaker Pond" in North Enfield, one chal-
lenged the other to throw him off the bridge into
the pond if he could. They grasped each other
and struggled, when one fell over and drew his
opponent along with him. The water was about
ten feet deep. Those who saw the accident rush
ed to the rescue, and with hooks drew the bodies
up. Life was quite extinct in one and apparently
so in the other; but with earnest efforts he was
resuscitated.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-17
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Hennfie1d RaiIroad

HempheId RalIrOad.
Proposals for ESaIIastimg and Grading.
DROPOSALS will be received at the Office the EIgi.
ing the track of the Hempeld Road, between Wheeling
and Washington. ar
Specifications Tor Ballast will be seen at the Office
At the same time proposals will be eivcd furnish.
ing timber for tresng and for framing and raising tres
ling at various points ON the line.
Proposals will also be received for the grading
bridging OF nine sections east Washingtun and
for several other sections previously e which have
been pushed forward by original contractors.
The numbers OF the sections, and all other need in
formation, will be found at the office of the Engineers on
the several Residences after the 10th inst.
r. T. CONRAD, President
CHARLES ELICIT, JR. Engineer. oct4td
p S.-Work will be allotted to contractors having
force which they bring the line at lair
prices before the day specified for receiving proposas
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-17
Read this!

WM. BOLE, at No. 16I Mai street, Wheeling, Va.
wv is this day opening the first lot OF his Fall and win
ter stock Ladies' and Gents Boots and Shoes every de.
scrption; all CT the best quality and latest style Also
misses nd chlrens of all classes with full as.
MEMS boys aud youths Kip boots and shoes
sample pair Ladies' Winter Cater boots can be seen
at the Fair OIL the Island
Particular attention ought to be paid to that sample
N BAH the above classes work are warranted and
sep1s -''e, '''0 WM. BoLE
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-17

GEoNcIA.-The Savannah papers concede the
election of Seward, DEM, to Congress, by 200 or
800 majority, in the First District, and report the
success of Bay, DEM, in the Third District, by 90
majority. Colquitt, DEM, has $50 majority in the
Second District; johnson, dem., is elected Cover
nor by majority ranging from 500 to 1000.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-17

DIR MORsE's INvIGoRATING CORDIAL.
The ouly sure remedy, yet discovered fer Gen
cra Debility, Physical Prostation Irrability' and ali
the various train OF NcrvousA Elections; it will also remove
Depression, Excitement Dislike of Society," lncapacty
Tor Study or Business, of Memory, Mental Debility
etc Soc advertisement scpI6
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-17

r-without doubt, one of the most exquisite
productions in the English language, is the follow
ing little poem. by Montgomery We recollect
that Byron, somewhere in some Of mis- letters says
that this poem, which Montgomery sent him short
ly after it was written done more to tame hsfiery
ambition than ell other productions he had ever
read:-
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-17

uJThe Mayor of the city of Toronto, Canada,
is charged with an unlawful use of The municipal
funds, and lis trial is now goirg on. The amount
involved is 100000.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-17

GRArrs.-The present has been most unfavor-
able season for fruit at least in this part of the
country. With the exception of peaches, which
turned out fair crop, almost all kinds have been
deficient both in quantity and quality.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-17
REMOVAL.

HAVE removed my wholesale stock of DRY GOODS
AND NOTIONS, to the four story brick building,
No. nv, Main Street,
west side, between Monroe and Uniou streets, where
will be prepared with early and extensive Spring
Stock direct from importers and manufacturers, which
would be pleased to have my old friends and customers
to call and examine.
feb4 WIN. T. SELBY.
mrJ. g. Aetcalf will be found at the above establish
nIent, where he awaits his old friends.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-17

Q-j.It is stated that DR.. Young. the newly ap-
pointed Catholic Bishop of Pittsburgh, declines
the appointment. DR.. Coskery, appointed to the
new See OF Portland, Me. likewise declines.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-17

u5.The first premium on wooden yarns, at the re-
cent Plymouth County Agricultural Fair, was a.
warded to Miss Betsy Holmes, of Mansfield, a lady
s5 years of age.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-17

1.-THE death of Mrs. Webster, widow of the
late Professor Webster, which we announced on
Saturday, is thus spoken of by the New York Til
bune:
DEATH OF Mrs. WEBsTER.-Mrs. Catharine Web
ster, widow of the late Prof. John w. Webster,
ofHarvard University, died at her residence in Cam
bridge, on Monday morning. She had been sick
but thirty-six hours, though her health has never
been good since the fearful event which made her
a widow. She was about fifty years old, and was
a native of the island of st. Michaels, one of the
Azores group. She was highly esteemed and &C.
complished lady. -Four daughters, two IN Cam
bridge, and two at the Azores, remain to her
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-17

VA convention of dqrkies was held at Chicago
last week. Fred Douglass was in attendance and
chief orator.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-17

The CREEK INDMNs.-Among its s'Washngton
gossip the Star gives the following. 1t may pos
sibly be only gossip.
1t seems that under the laws of Congress, it be-
comes the duty of the Marshal of the Western Dis
trict of Arkansas to arrest persons who have intro
duced spirituous liquors into the Indian country.
This officer having recently so arrested Indians who
mad been punished under the Indian law for the
offence in the same cases, the Indian authorities
are very indignant and there is fear of armed COL
lison growing out of the affair. The Secretary of
the Interior is said to have directed the Marshal 10
make no more arrests of Indians for this offence,
who may have been held amenable under the In
dian law, until he (the Secretary shall have re-
ceived full information to enable him to give fur
ther instructions on the subject.