Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-01-10
The Dead of 80.

Refeuiug to the ilustrious men who have died
during the past yea, the New York Evening Post
says: Nearly all the leading nations of the world
have lost one OF more of their most distinguished
citizens Our own country has mourned her two
foremost statesmen, Clay and Webster; England is
yet hung with block in memory of her world re-
nowned military chieftain, Wellington; Franee has
wept the departure of one of her most liberal and
upright politicians, Armand Manast, and several
Of her veteran Marshals, such Girard and Excel
mans; Austria misses prime minister, schwart-
zenbeIg-only second to her Metternich, as a di-
p.Oula'ist and manager; and Italy grieves her no.
bic, but mistaken Gioberti, at one time the most
promising of her writers and statesmen.
In the walks of Ant. as well as in Craftsmanship
and War, the conquests of death have been many
and signal. Our pioneer sculptor, Greenough, who
did SO much to illustrate our name in department
of genius in which we had before achieved no tri-
umphs, John Tanderlyn, one of the earliest paint
er5 and one OF our earliest dramatists and actors
John Howard Paine, are gone; the greatest land
scape painter in England, Turner, if we mistake
not, died early in last year; the French sculptor,
TTal.er, and Tony Johonnet, the designer have de-
Par:ed. together with Count D'orsav, whose dis
Junction as of society only obScured his bril-
has lost Raupach, a celebrated play-wnter, and
Ireland. the greatest of her poets, the author OF
Lalla Rokh and the Epicurean, Thomas Moore -
Among Others of inferior note in this connection,
we may mentiod John L. Stephens, the traveller,
Elliot Warburton, the author of the Crescent and
the Cross, Professor Edwards, of Andover, Count
Xavier de Muistre, Catholic writer of remarkable
power, Mr. Scrope, well known author, of Lon
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"- --'-t ----AS
HOUSE OF DELEGArEs.-N9 Quorum Yet.-The
peoples representatives rather hard to get to-
gether since their adjournment for the holidays.
Nearly week has elasped from the time appointed
for them 10 re-assemble, and, on yesterday, after
Che transaction Of some unimportant business twas
found that there was still no quorum. Some of
the members manifested a most eoRmendabLe ankle
ty to "proceed with tie business ofthe House."-
But the difficulty was to get House to doit. The
roll was called, and it appeared that there IS
present ont of 1872, wanting one of a quorum. A
motion was made to adjourn, as necessary conse-
quence. But few of the members held ont for
making the effort to get quorum. They looked in
vain f.r some member to maks his appearance in
the House. The Speaker made appeal that if
there was any member outside of the House, he
hoped he would come forward and answer 10 his
name-but none came. Mr.. Lewis of Harrison
suggested that the Speaker have the bell rung,
whereupon the Speaker minated to Mr.. Lewis that
the bell would be rung when necessary, without
any suggestions to the Chair; and ordered the ring
ing OF the bell. Still no more members came, and
the alternative presented, either TO adjourn or
to take the compulsory measures within the power
ofthe House, TO bring the members to their seats.
Mr. Martz of Rockingham then called for a count,
the result of which was, that by this time there
were but &c reported present, ami the House adj
journed forthwith Wing.