Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-06-08
From Baltimore.


CORRESPONDENCE OF THE WHEELING INrELLIoENcER.
BALTIMORE, June 4.
caseof more than obituary interest has been
engaging the attention of the Supreme Court in
this city for some days. 1t is suit brought by
Mr.. WIN. G. Wright, against the Rev. James G.
Hammer, a popular and well known Presbyterian
Minsterof the Gospel, resident of Baltimore.-
Mr.. Edwin Wright, brother of the plaintiff died
some months ago, and willed nearly all his estate
10 charitable purposes constituting Rev. Mr.. Ham
ner his executor.
1t seems that during the past ten years the de-
ceased donated for benevolent objects, through mir.
Hammer about one hundred thousand dollars. The
complaint set up is that Mr.. Hammer exercised an
undue influence over the mind of Mr.. Wright in
his last moments, inducing him to bequeath his
money in the monner above named, allowing only
scantY support to the widow, and scarcely any
thing (ony 5000 per year,) 10 the brother, Wm. G.
Wright. 1t is also alleged that the deceased at
the time OF making the will, was not in sane,
sound condition of mind. About $4,000 was
left TO various institutions and only $500 year
TO the widow. The case was given to the jury
yesterday morning, who having been locked up
until late this afternoon agreed upon averdict,
the motive of which is not exactly known, but
pretty well understood to be for upsettng the will.
The fact that the moral Standing of the Rev. Mr..
Hammer, was somewhat involved in the result of
this trial has given ii peculiar interest. The
deceased, Mr.. Wright, was widely known as the
great shipper of oysters.
pretty full delegation has gone TO the Mem
phis Convention, prepared TO unite with their
friends in the South West and South in any
enterprise that may be mutually beneficial to the
great cause of trade and commerce.
1t is now almost positively settled that the enter
prise of establishing line of Baltimore and Liver
pool steamers, will go ahead enert etically.
The ship canal to unite the waters of the Chesa-
peake and Delaware, meets with great favor. l
have no doubt of its eventual success. Della
ware will certainly grant the right of way.
There is not much news to-day. Business steady
prices varying but little. ]. w.
G-TThe Washington correspondent of the New
York Journal of Commerce specuiates as follows
upon the affairs of Mexico:
WAsuINoroN, May .2S.
The intelligence from Mexico produces the inn
preston that Santa Annals policy is directed sole.
lyto one object-to maintain his power as long
as he can, and TO keep his princely estates wheI
his next downfall shall happen.
He will therefore get into row with the Uni
ted States assoon as possible. To do this will be
very easy, for the disposition of the Mexican peo-
pie toward the United States is veiy hostile. o
course he knows that he cannot defend his coull
try nor preserve its t'nalionality,' and that wal
must end IFS absorption by the United States. But
meanwhile, will he not be in power? Instead o
allowing himself TO be the victim OF some petty
intrigue, and becoming again an exile, he will link
his fate with that of Mexico. and involve the
whole country in a grand smash. He will thus
make Lis exit, not as needy fugitive, but as al
ex Emperor, with an imperial f1ltune, doubled ii
value by the annexation of Mexico TO the Unitet
States, and by the same means secured 10 hin
aud his heirs forever.
Meanwhile he will seek an alliance with some
foreign power, and possibly obtain some aid frcn
them; and also constitute himself an Emperor, /,
la Napoleon.
The Mesilla controversy happens at momen
favorable to Santa Annals views. 1t is an excel
lent preteSt for war if he wants one.
b A collision may soon occur in the disputed ter
ri;ory-for, while Tuas enters it with large force
for lis defense, General Garland has been un,
donbtedly ordered to the same point, though will
what instructions we cannot tell.