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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-06-29
Earthquake at Sea.

From letter written by DR.. Cowes, Surgeon of
the.U. S. slcop of war Portsmouth, we observed
thatan earthquake was felt by those on board that
vessel, shortly after leaving Panama. The letter
reads as follows
us. SHlr PORTSMOUTH, PROM PANAMA.,
Bound TO SAN JUAN DEL SUP, March 30.S
Last evening at about 9 so the shock OF en- earth
quake as felt most sensibly by all on board. The
early part of the evening was calm and very sui
try; large masses of clouds arose above the hori-
Zon, and there was much vivid lightning. A tIeu-
ulous jarring motion of the ship felt distinct.
ly for about twenty seconds, and continuously,
but becoming gradually more slight, for nearly a
minute. The thermometer (Faht) indicated IS
deg; the barometer stood at % 20 at P NJ, and
% 10 at midnight. cast OF the lead was mad
as soon as possible, but no bottom found at sixty
lathoms. About fifteen minutes after the shock
strong tide sip (similar TO those seen on rivers
when the tide is met by wind from the opposite
direction) was seen and heard approaching the
ship, and for at least threequarters of hour the
agitation of the water astern and on one side was
very great; ahead and the other side of the ship
the water remained perfectly smooth During this
time, though we were going through the water at
the rate of about knot and half, the relative po-
sittons of the ship and the agltated water did not
materially change. The commotion gradually sub
sided. At the time of the shock the ship was
within about forty miles of land, lat 10 ", lon.
81 w, between the CULTS Of Dolce and Nicoya.
THIS morning there was very heavy shower, the
fTst rain we have seen for several months. The
weather has recently been excessively hot and sui
Try. S. F.C.
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GENERAL J4cKsoN's Law orrrcE.-1t may NOT
be generally known among our distant readers that
the Office in which General jackson read law in
this town is still standing. 1t is a small frame
building, and seems TO have been once painted
red; but IFS color at present would be hard to de-
scribe. The hand of time is visible upon it. We
visited it few days ago; itstands upon the lot of
Nathaniel Boyden, Esq, and,l front of his ele-
CANT dwelling. A stranger would wonder that it
was permitted to remain decaying and unsightly
structure in the midst of taste and elegance; but
there are associations connected with it-be it said
10 the honor of the propnetor-that preserve it
from the ruthless hand of progress. Its former
the annals of history, now moullers in the grave,
leaving behind him name as lasting as time
Fiom this humble, Insignificant Office he forth,
rising step by stem, encircling his brow with fresh
laurels, and extending the circle of his fame at
at every advance, until he at last reached the
proudest height, the most honored station in the
world. a 2 :
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BA:RNUM'S HOTEL,

"a 49, ttassS CUMBERLAND, MD. ,..,.
THE undersigned, late prop rietor OF the Unea ~,
Hotel, takes pleasure In informing the pubic IA
leased the above Hotel The building has undels: s
thorough cleansing from bottom to top, IS now IN MAJ ~
order for the Ieception and genteel aceommodaEn M
th5se who may please to pair oniZe II NO ~.
be spared to make this establishment one among LIE
Hotels. Ts,~
have associated with me in business, my son, az II q
DoRE w. RvLEs-it will be conducted under W. S,,
W. Evans a Son. The old patrons OF the unsa ,sI 70
and the public in general, respectfully Is9S
continue their support to this house; terms modeia
SnP Enquire for sBarnunPs HOTEL ~ EVANS.
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pspringfeld, Mass, is getting to be quite a
town. A deputy sheriff there lately levied an at
tachment on a travelling thow that exhibited there
and the following is copy from his return.
"By virtue of this writl this day attached sew
en- horses, three wagons, one grizzly bear, one
Christ and twelve Apo tiles, one tent with fixtures
and lot Of animals called the "Happy Family"
the property &C." 1ss
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-06-29

u-JOhn S. wormley was hung at Chesterfield
Court House, Va, on Friday last, for the murder
of Anthony T. Robiou, his SON. law. The exc
cution was witnessed by about $500 persons,
whom the prisoner addressed for quarter of an
hour. He.confessed the murder of Robiou, re-
marked that under similar circumstances he would
repeat the crime, and then met his doom with ex-
traordnary ortitude and resignation.
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TBrown does not give a very g lowing account
of the peol lie of Sicily. He says the whole COM
munity live by begging. The children beg for o
pastime, while the adults beg in order to set item
a wholesome example. In the whole country he
doubts that there are one hundred men who have
even desire to get above broken breaches and
cheese parings. He was in the vicinity of Mount
Etna for week, and yet, in all that time he says
he only saw one man in hurry, and he fell off a
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CURE FOL, VIRULENr SMALL-Pox, -ScARLATIsA
AND MEAsLEs.-A merchant and ship.owner of
Boston has had the following receipt sent to him
from England, where 1t was furnished by Mr.. l..
Larkn, member of the Royal College of Surgeons,
who vouches for it as ga medicine that will effect
revolution in the healing art, regards the pre-
,ention and cure not only of smallpox, but also
of measles and scarlatina, however malignant the
type, in manner more efficient and extraordinary
than could ever have been hitherto anticipated
even by The most ardent phianthropst'':
Onthe first appearance of fever or irritation ush
erng in attacks, whether occurring in families or
large communities, the subjoined mode of treat
nient should at once be entered on: Take one
grain each of powdered foxgove or digtalis (valu-
able in the ratio of its greeness-the dark should
be reiected,) and of sulphate of zinc (this ar
ticle is commonly known as white vitriol.) These
should be rubbed thoroughly in mortar or other
convenien. vessel, with Tour or FIVE drops of water;
this done, noggin Tor about four ounces) more
with some syrup or sugar, should be added. Of
this mixture table spoonful should be given an
adult, and two tea spoonfuls to child, every sec
ond hour, until all symptoms OF disease vanish.
Thus conducted, convalescence, as if by magic,
will result. The rapidity of an event SO auspi-
cous will equally delight and astonish. 1t may,
however, be necessary further TO note, that should
the bowels become obstructed in progress o: the
disease, an evil by no means common, then
drachm of the compound powder OF 1alap (formed
INTO pastil WIN syrup oI SuBai, suouiu NC 5nen
to an adult and half the quantity TO child. This
simple medicine shuts out every other form or ar
ticle whatever, totally unnecessary if not per-
The methodus medendi of these medicines. capa-
BILE of effecting results so gigantic, remain now
only to given, and appear to be as follows: The
herb, by its anti-febrile properties, lays hold at
once of the fever, the prolific source of woe,
which it Immediately strangles, while the zinc acts
the part of tonic, instantly restoring the equilib
rum.
Mr.. Larkin adds:
No emigrant or government vessel should here
after be allowed to put to sea without few pence
worth of these protectors; and il further ardent
ly hoped that as the dearest interests of our COM
mon humanity are SO vitality involved in this dis
covery, the press of all countries will give publi
i city to this announcement.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-06-29

EscArEO OF sLAves.-on Sunday mig hit ten slaves
belonging to Robert c. Todd. Col. James Taylor,
R. Slaughter, Mrs. Mary Winston and Dr. Parker,
citizens of Newport, made their escape from that
place. The Cincinnati Commercial says:
One of the mulatto girls, who belonged to DR..
Parker, was married to free colorel man, whose
persunsions, it is supposed, caused the runaway.
The fugitiyes had always been treated with kind
ness and Considerations; no effort was made by the
owners 10 capture them. Ths means by which,
and the time when, the river was crossed are not
known
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MEXICAN PoRrs DECLARED orEN.-A synopsis
of Santa Annals New Mexican tariff is published
in The New Orleans Picayune. The following
Forts are declared open to foreign commerce.
On the Gulf Mexico, Sisal, campeache, San
Juan, Bautista de Tabasco, Vera Cruz. Tampico
de Tamaulpas and Matamoras.
On the Pacific Ocean, Acapulco, Manzanilla,
San Bias, Mazatlan, and Gaimas in the Gulf of
California.
On the NoIthe n Fl, inter, Matamoras, Preside
del Node: On the Southern f,ontier, CONTAIN and
Tutta Chico.
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uIt is stated that marble 10 the amount Of sen.
en- millions of dollars in value is annually taken
from the quarries of Vermont. These quarries lie
in the western part of the State and generally be-
tween the Green Mountains and Lake Champlain.
Middlebury was formerly famous for its marble
works, but the finest aud most extensive quarries
arenow opened at or near tie aourishing village
of Rutland. The railroads are opening up new
and vast fields for this important article.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-06-29

woAAN's RIours 1sANEw PHAsE.-The Green
field (aIass.) Gazette states that on Wednesday
last, the day of the Tunnel Convention at Green.
field, the ladiesof shelburne Falls made grand
efigy of Judge Warren, and at about 9 O'Clock
in the evening suspended it in the air near the
centre of the village, with polished toots and
white kid gloves on, and burned it in the presence
ofquite company, mostly ladies, after which all
united in giving three hearty cheers for the tunnel,
and returned home.
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Foreign Ministers, 10; Charge d. Affairs, 10; Con-
suls, q; Commissioner TO Sandwich Islands, / ;
Treasures, 81; Registers, 81; REVIEWERS, Go; Dis
trict Attorneys, 34i Mar halls %; Collectors, 96;
Surveyors, So; Naval Officer, IL; Appraisers, 20;
Deputy Postmasters, 20Ti Surveyors General, %;
Pension Agents. % Indian Agents, 3d. IA nd
total, 719, exclusive of the numerous appointments
by the heads of the several departments.
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a Greek Funeral.

| remember when they buried that bright eyed
Greek maiden, snatched suddenly from earth when
her young heart was light as her face was fair
They arrayed her, SO rigid and motionless, in the
gay. dress she had never worn but for some great
iete or gala, as though this, more than any, were
day of rejoicing for her, and thus attired with her
Hong hair spread out over her still BOSOM all deck
ed with flowers, they laid her uncofined in the
grave. AT her feet they placed small flask of
wine and basket of corn, in accordance with an
| ancient Greek superstition, which supposes that
for three days and nights, the disembodied spirit
fingers mournfully around the tenement of clay,
the garment of its mortality, Wherein as pilgrim
and stranger on the earth, it lived andloved, and
snned and suffered. AS soon asthe first symp-
toms of decay announce that the course of cor
rupton is at work, they believe the purer essence
departs to the purer realms. Before the grave was
closed, whilst for the last time the radiance the
sunset cast glow, like tie mockery of life, over
the marble face ofthe poor young girl her friends
as last precaution, took measures that she was
actually dead, and not in a. swoon. The means
they always ia Ike in such instances to ascertain
TACT which elsewhere would be insured by doc
tor certificate is touching in the extreme; the
person whom, whilst alive itwasknown the de-
ceased loved best-ths mother, or it may lie. the
young betrott ed who had hoped to place on her
head the gay and bridal crown, Instead of the
green laurel garland of death-advances and calls
her by name, repeating after it the word ELLA,
Gomez several times, in a tone of the most pas
sionate enreaty. 1fshe is mute othe appeal-if
she is deaf the voices dearest to her on earth,
then they no longer doubt that she sdead indeed;
they cover up her grave, lift their eyes to heaven
where they beliye her to be-for the Greeksdo not
hold to the doctrine fspurgatory-and having
made the sign of the cross, they depart in silence
to their homes. .zssissS -
But year fter, on the annivefsaryfof her death,
they return to the grave, and kneeling down, lay
their lips to the sods and whisper to the silent,
tenant that they love her still, and she is yet re-
membered and regretted.-CountryG Gentleman.
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UNION HOTEL,

GEORG ETOWN, d. 6.
THIS large and convenient house, ha wing been
ty repaired, and Tetted with entirely new furniture u
handsome and comfortable style, is now open for Inc q"
commodation of gueats. -,
The subscriber invites the patronage Of the Pubhe a
those who favor him with their company may be aso
of hospitabe reception the best fare, and sueh
and attentions will make his Rouse compare nSV'"
with the best kept hotels in the District or
Omnibus es constantly pass to and from the E'P"'
apaasm an'il eleven O'CLOCK al w.M rlTzHUGH
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New Boots and Shoes

WIN. Dole, 1o1 IMAM LSUeetJ hHeeHHg' -,
is opening the first lot of Gentemens Fashionable
u Shoes, New York style, and sunni Ell s!Ueko boT.
and Shoes, which embraces every stylo aLdqmitImlk
shoe trade, for ladies' misses and childcns wcar Gems
boys and youths boots and shoes. To designate The van
ETY.. would be too lengthy for an advertisement
"a This stoSk Is exclusively New York and Phha4Ph1
make the latest style and best stock and Workmanship
both cities; it is warranted and both b
kers and tho undersigned. Particular attention is c60
the article ofladies travelling boots. W. bOLh
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G1-A MANS spirits depend good deal on the
way he moves. Rush along at the rate of a mile
minute, and your sensations will become as buoy
ant as the stock market. Substitute for this the,
inanimate crawl of the canal boat, anil in less
than an hour your soul will feel as if3it were Ia.
boring under Two ifty-sixes aud a supper of pigs
feel! s ~
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DISCONNECTED
IS PHILADELPHIA .
Gurtain warehousa

Curtain Warehouse, s4s
-. IiENis K w EEo1sD, .-ss 1''1se
IMPORTER AND DEALERIa CURTAINS, CURTAIa Ma
TERIkLs, AND FuRNIruRE CoyERINes,
WHICH he offers at the lowest market prices, n
WHOLESALE IND RET4IL.
The stock compriaing, in part, the following;
Embroidered Curtains; Gilt Cor nicee; ~ =
DO Muslin Do do Pinsi
Drapery Laces a. Muslins; do Bands, - y :
Brocates, all wi Canopy Arches Rims.
and colors; Cords, Tasseik 6 INNS
Satin de Lafness lFringes, curtain Drofa.t
Damasks; dc -
larse stock Of FR EscH iLUsHEs, or an eoors and
qualities on hand. -
PAINTED WINDOW s. 1dDES iaitd HOLLANDS Of ali
coors for shading
n b. Persons ordering Curtains. win the measure
ofthe heiEh.h and width o he entire ras Of window
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Nothing Like Music!
Adams 81 Co.'s Express

Adams & Co.'S Express.
SPECIAL messenger leaves our office every morning
IA Sunday excepted0 at O'Clock, A. NJ, who will deli
yer promptly, packages: parcels, moneys &c, the
way stations OF the baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Notes, draf excha nged and bills
Fairmount, Fettermnns, Oakland, Cumber
land, Martinsburg. Mnrper's Ferry,
Winchestcr, Frederick and
Ellicott's Mills. 49,
All business entrusted Agents the above points
will receive their prompt attention.
ADAMS & co.
N. PlGMAN, Agent,
iIlnh2H-1 md hIcIti Hama
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rather Gsrent Excftefi en- So
THE snbscb takes the greatest pleasure In inform
me public That ne has succeeded ut last making one
OF the Iost portable, safety gs with IIs tom
for children ever before invented They can be seen and
with every Of willow
work, including Wagons, Chairs, large and iTis
and Reskets OF every description too to men
non, az -. - BASKET E1GPORIIJaf,S i5l5i
- - 10, Market Square, 2 doors rom union n. 81
old ones neatly repaired. = -.
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APPOINTMENTS BY THE ADNlNlsTnAT1oN.-Iti is
said the following number of appointments have
been made by the President since the 4th of
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oh dearl this hot Wealth an
body feels that summer has with ID us,
Ia Summer bats and Straw have made
Lanes gibbons, SIX aitts. Fars etc. al w ~ ioTTF
g and crowds arc going to buy the Tor they
s -.4st =. : s1s..-. iuneiI
TTnFnishes.-No..f Furniture; M y = Fio-.,
leather %; Coach dos Japan do; Iron do For ssie
AZ eastern priees BY lJune u TsH. LOGAN q co,
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aJAttLe late woman's Rights Convention a
resolution was reported and laid over for the mex
meeting, that if justice was not fully done to the
ladies, and soon, then they would stop tie popala-
tiOafef Lhis country! ANGELS and ministers OF
grace defend usl.' They'll have us therel
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From the Richmond Dispatch.


We are gratiiedto observe that the planters and
farmers OF the DILL Dominion are bent uponimak-
ing themselves practically independent.
An ounce Of hard, earnest effort in the right di-
rectionis worth half session Of defamation
Wool is one of the great staples which has been
neglected in Virginia from time immemorial. The
Northern States have hitherto possessed almost
monopolyiof this essential article.
What they have failed to supply has been fur
nished by Spain and South America, with an ocLa--
sional supply from Germany and Saxony. Virginia
has stood aside, and seen the wealth derlvable
from the growth of wool absorbed and appropriat-
ed by her neighbors. But anew era has been
opened, and we boldly predict that our State will
shortly rank among the first in furnishing wool for
the marts of the world. We saw, yesterday norm
ing, sample of fine Saxony wool, grown in this
State, that would bring, in any market, from So
to 80 cents per pound. We also looked over some
samples OF Menno, grown within twenty miles OF
Richmond, that brought 60 cents in this market
The grower remarked that atsuch rates he could
not engage in more profitable business. Itseems
that he had entered upon wool gcrwing merely as
an experiment. and has only one hundred and
seventy sheep IN his flockl For this seasons clip
he received about $780, He informed us that he
had one hundred lambs for sale, for which the
butchers had repeatedly offered 81 per head, but
that, as they were full-blooded Merino, he had
sold most of them at $40 each, and expected no
difficulty in selling the remainder at the same
price. Atthis rate his profits for single year will
be from $3.50 to 81 $50 upon one hundred and
seventy sheep. On being asked the annual cost
per head of feeding them, he replied forty cents,
but added that, since their manure was worth
three times that sum, he concluded that his wool
had really cost him less than nothing. Consider
able attention is now being paid to the growth of
wool upon the poorer lands of Fairfax and Prince
William, and the business is steadily increasing
throughout the whole Piedmont region, from Har-
per's Ferry to the North Carolina line. We doubt
not that even in the tide-water sections of our
State the growth of wool will be found profitable.
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a5-New proposals have been issued for The GREG
hon Of new custom house in Louisville, the old
ones having been declared void.
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DrrARruRE Of rar Befrlsu FRIoArr.--The Le-
ander, under the command OF Capt. King, sailed
from her anchOlage in the North River, at New
York, on Saturday, tor Halifax.
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Something worth seeingl
A. M. ADAMS

NEW CLOTHING. ROOMS.
HAVING now completed my rooms am bettcr pre-.
III paredt to accommodate my customers than ever
fore, and such low prices astonsh the natives
Come on and try me. Remember thai my place is one
door above the old corner long occupied by 1t Is
useless for to undertake to my stock
variety is SO great. je20 "A. M ADAMS.
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Look at This!

80 ~ - 14Oot&e dI7 Il a1Si
LLthose who are desirous OF preserving the memory
~ Of themselves and and friends, do So most eec
EeoyPe Rooms al the eoraer Of Main and Bdde Streets
Wheeng; and procure each those fe.like Pic
lures which cannot be obtained, with the same egree Of
beauty and excellence, elsewhere in the
iirs4aesa IssTARBEIL, Daeuer feotypist II. 4
Corner OF Main and Biddle streets, - 800
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SAVE YOUR ICE.
aI5sz.s. b U Il N ET,S
PATENT.lW WAITER. COOLER.


- FwE3ARE NOW PREPARED TO
+, oNrA offer our friends and customers 81:
$50 perior article ofWATER COOLERS
Ff7-fSs@=T OF entire new styles and greatly redu
= ElIAH1ll1 ced prices. This article is the result
- IHlAWI1H of the application OF scientific princ.
81 lfdHHH1H pies TO the purpose intended, viz: to
th1HnIHHM keep water as eool as Pogsible, long
r NHIHH as Possf6ie, and Nth he least possible
j EldHNNIVH qurnttttoff-e.
y E4VHHI1H The proprietor has long devoted his
Z l4tHllH attention TO this particular branch of
zst<@EEfzR domestic economy, and passing from
lN5SZ one Improvement to another, has, at
e--z = length arrived as near perfection
sposslhle to REACH proof this is found very
use OF these Coolers all parts OF the country.
simple statement facts regard Coolers win
every one First they are the
ONLY ARTIc LE OF THE KIND RvER PATENTED They are
furnished with two distinct conducting by
means which. with two pounds the gaIlon wat
eris kept at zero, eight de
grees from freezing Gall day Thus, at three
supplied with cold ITSELF large numbers in
the proportion. This has found by actual expe
rmen to be saving least per cent over the earth
en- jars formerly used for this pu pose. -
Again, these Coolers SWEAT; this way saving
much unnecessary waste and trouble
Being manufactured in the workmanike STYLE and
1ahusolnely IN every respect they make beau
fnl ornament FOR dining room. hotel or steamboat.
Cooler viz; small Pan Capable holding from ak to
eight pounds OF butter directly under the
OF butter be kept perfectly hard day
ice very important addition to the
IT desired. the Cooler can also be furnished
expense with a FILTERING APPARATUS, which se rves
The purpose OF removing all impurities the
water, rendering 1t perfectly clear wholesome
une at . y "A 80 FBURNET'S sgl.
f-,ttf 2; House Furnishing Establishment,
: II East Fourth ST., Cincinnati.
i ESr sSlein Wheeling. by HOBBS, BARNES CO.
=
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Be cheerful happi is older than misery.
Adam dweit in paradise and clover almost a week
before lie deyilcame along.