Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-07-23

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ITEMS FROM IRIsH JoURHAIs.-A national test
monial s.about toibe presented TO William Dragan
fol. his munlfcence In establishing the Exhibition
of Irish Industry.
Great numbers Of tourists continue to pour into
Ireland from England. On the 9th ult. nearly
300 passengers arrived al Kingston blythe Anglia
express train from London, in order to visit the
Irish metropolis and the various scenes of interest
in tie south and west.
The Killarney junction railway line has been
opened from Headford to Killarney.
The new railway bridge over the Boyne at Drog-
heda was opened for traffic on Wednesday last and
/ all the trains passed over to and fom ;Dablin and
The monthly return Of the Irish Banks evince a
striking decline, the circulation being eI43,000
less than lost month.
Ney potatoes Of excellent size and quality are
selling in Galway at Is. per stone. The potatoe
crop throughout Ireland indicate very large
yield
a large number of econstabulaEy in the couu-
ty ripperary are emgrtting for Australia and
America.
DR.. Newman has presented s400 of the surplus
of the Defence Funtt 10 the Rev. Mother OF Nor
wood community in liquidation OF the expenses
incurred by her in meeting the legal proceedings
which were directed against her last year, 1t is
understood TO lie his intention 10 devote the bulk Of
the balance which has come into his possession
THAT is, much as 3,000,l to some purpose con-
nected with tn. Catholic University
THE Limerick and Ennis Railway Bill has passed
the Lords.
MIR. Eugene Curry, the eminent Irish scholar
and archeoIogisb wns installed q member of the
Royal Irish Academy on the 9th; having been
uslysunsnimously elected.
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AN AMusINo 1NcIpENT.-The Journal OF Com
merce tells the following stor,: +
One incident in the procession, trihing in itself.
occasioned a good deal of amusement. When
Gen. Pierce had got as far up as the head of ~ all
street, lis horse became FESTIVE, and came in col
,liSion with the animal rode by General Sanford.--
AS the PIesident.was riding with his hat in hand,
the hat received the brunt of the shock, and snf-
fered.seyerely, being badly stove in aud ndented.
The Genetal was too much engaged to notice the,
catastrophe, and soon put on the hat in its unfot-
tunate condition. and retained 1t in its place for
about a block exciting roafs OF laughter among
the boys. q i'ig 5g43
The Philadelphia Ledger furnishes the follow
ing, which will do well to keep company withithe
above: lii,-s VI issair5s sefii I'd
can amusing incident occurred at the starting
of the train from Camden on Wednesday, with.
Gen. Pierce aud his Cabinet Officers. Mr.. Buch-
ahan was present, taking leave of the President,
s.when the admonitory whistle sof the locomotive
announced that all was ready for starting. Still.
Mr.. B. fingered, having q few more tlast words to-
Communicate 10 tue President, and cordially sha-
king his hand, bidding hinS repeatedly good bye
Z The reluctance to leave, combined with the re-
ported doubt of his acceptnnceao the mission,
chimed so well, that onesof the Cabinet Officers,
lin his hurry. loosely cried ont, Well, Mr.. Buch
aran, il yon intend 10 90, why don't your co.
The effect was irresistible, the accepting minister
maue upshis mind and leh Immediately, amid q
burst ofmeuimenti in which he heartily joined
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As AETFuL DopoER Mrs. Sophia Dodge, Of
Lafayette, Indiana. thus cautions the public against
her faithless spouse: Gle is villain, having stole
neaE;two hundred dollars from me when he left.--
He is trdte. having been repeatedly proven un-
faithful to his wife. he is tooilazyto work, too
vulgar to be decent, much addicted to stealing
.t6.be honest. Said Dr.. Loran Dodge.w was at last
accounts in indianapolis, and expected sppn to
leave ior cinsinfali, yhe be viii attempt To- pass
OF as gentleman so long as slle money he has
stolen from n e lasts. = - # sss ~
MARRYfEs Am RYiNc in ls4s, 8r! Jas.
Austin was married. to young lady OF this cit
Subsequently he went 70 Europe on business,
where he was delained longer than his wife thought
necessary. from the insidious misrepF nations
ofinteFested parties She was induced 70 charge her
husband With inlidelfty. A suit for divorce was
instituted, and she and her infant chill were al
loved 5000 alimonys he interest TO be paid ast
aecgued, and the Trincipa when she attained the
age4of III. Yesterdsy She came into court asking
that she paid the $4,000, as she was now ofaee
which vas granted, and here the court Of lasg
dropped the caas. But the nj sjliged husband
" had sncs returned from Rufope and satisfied
MS fofnier wig % ID innoc ennes TOOK the eese nj
hdiid, and was deain IpsTfed, and made happy