Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-05-12
Death of washlngton.

-hutL HG Wduteu pEUOl Ol LutlE ulNlut Origin
but the sublime feelings which1lley INSPIRED.
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Death of Washington.
We fnlthe following OH the death of Washinsij
ton, in the N. Y. Courier and Enquirer, which
cannot fail 10 be of interest,":
Proceeding still further over very bad road we
came suddenly in view of the Potomac, aud Mt.
Vernon, with lis mansion house and snoOtIigreen
lawn, was before us. Having sent in our address,
we received permission from tie cot rteous branch
OF the family WHO low held The estate, 10 enter,
and survey the interior. We were struck with its
extreme simplicity, tue lowness 1.-THE ceilings and
the bare floors which were waxed-nol as with us,
c-rpeted.
Passing through the great hall-ornament, d
with pictures oil English hunting scenes-we as
cended the oaken stair case, with ITS carved and
antique baluStrade. We Stood at the door !;
we pressed The handle-the loom and the bed
wlere lie died were before us. Nothing IN the
lofty drama of his existence, suIpnsses the grand
eur of the final scene. The cold w ich he had
taken. from exposure, in overseeing some paris Of
his grounds, and which had resisted the earlier dc.
nestle remedies That &eTe tried, ADVANCED, in The
course oil two SLOT days, nto that rightful lorll
oil The disease of tie throat, laryngis. II became
( necessary for him to luke his bed.
/ The valued friend, DR. CraIk, was instantly sum-
moned, and assisted by the best medical skill OF
the surrounding country, exhausted all the means
| oil his art, but without atfOrding him relief. lie
patiently submitted, though in pTeat distress, TO
dent from Tie deep settling gloom upon the coun-
tenances OF tue medical gentlemen, that the case
was hopeless; advancing insidIonsly, The disease
had fastened itself upon lin. Looking with
calinness upon the Sobbing group und him, lie
said. "Grieve not, my friends; itisaS anticipated
from the first; the debt which all owe, is now
about 10 be paid; am resigned 10 The event.
Requesting Mrs. Washington 10 bring two wills
from hs escruioire, lie directed one 10 be Lurnet',
aId placed tie other i'll her hands, as his last ties.
hment, and then gave some final instructions TO
Mr. Lear, his Secretary and relative as 10 The ad-
liustment OF his business AFFAIRS lie soon after
bee greatly distressed; and as the paroxysns
which became more frequent aud violent, Nh Lear,
who was at his side, assisting him 10 turn he will,
kindness, but with great difficulty articulated-l
lear give you great trouble sir,-but-perhapS, il
is duty which we all owe 10 one another-l trust
that you may receive tie same attention when you
1 tequiTe it.
As the night waned, tile fatal symptoms became
more imminent-his breath more labored aud suf-
| locating and his voice soon failed him. Perceiy-
ing his end approaching, lie stretched himself to
| is full length, folded his hands TO the neces-
SaIy altitude upon his cheSt-plncing his finger
upon the pulse IF his lett wrist aud thus calmly
Iprepared, and watching his own dissolution, he
awaited The summons OF his Maker. The last faint
hope of his friends had disappeared. Airs. Wash
ington, stupefeti with grief, sal the fo9t of the
bed, her eyes fixed SteadlaStly upon him; DR. Craik
| in deep gloom stood with his hands ut the FIRE; his
faithfuDl servant Christopher, the ieaIs un-
controlled iucklag down his face, on oneSle took
the last look of his dying master; whist Mr. Lear
in speechIess grief, with folded hands emit over his
pillow on the other.
| s,Nolbing b.oke the stiffness of his last moments
but tue ssuppresed .Sobs of his aifectionate SER
wants Collected on Tire staircase; the tick of the
large cook in the hall as ii measured of with dis
| tinctness, the fleeing moments of his existence,
and the low moan of the winter wind, as it swept
through the leafiess snow-c covered Trees. The la
| boring and wearied spirit drew nearer and nearer
TO its goal; the blood anguidly confsed slower and
more slowly through lis ctannels-and that noble
heart slopped-srugged--fl ulierel--the CHI
hand slowly slid from The wrist. upon which The
finger had been placed-it fell at the sie-and the
manly efiigy Of Washington was all that remained
upon the death couch!
| .TuRkIsn BRAvERY.--When crossing oil Hircl,o-
va, single Turk exhibited degree Of bravery
which parallel anything Of the kind performed in
our Mexican war. He was private soldier OF
the .fiachi Bayouk, and had, by some means, been
separated from his regiment while retiring from the
enemy. Seeing his unprotected position, three or
four Russian troops made dash for him. But
the Turk, undaunted, stood up 10 receive them,
and as the lormoSt tiooper swung lis sword 10 deal
the blow, the soldier by powerful effort seized
his horse and threw him OH his launches, and
them quick as lightning, cleft the troopers skull
Then sprngns 10 the saddle, he tuned 10 face the
others, one of whom, by his uniform betokened the
officer. Instead OF waiting the charge, he shouted
the name 4 Allah, and spurred 10 The contest
With single hand he maintained The unequal fight
for some time. and till two out of the four lay at
his leet. The Russian officer still fought bravely
but animated by fanatacsm aud the determination
10 conquer, the Mosem seized the officer, though
larger man, by the bell, and dashed him like q
child the earth. With another blow he hurled
the remaining trooNnr from The saddle, and secur.
ing the STE eds, he made his way in safety 10 the
Imperial camp, where his exploit had been wit
messed, and where he was dubbed captain ON the
spot lmerely mention this incident TO show that,
though much undeTroted by the world in gt neral,
nj aVF.TV nj Hti n.
der good discipline, form most efficient soldier,
INTERESTING TENANTS OF GRAvLs-A Gu
rous anu novel inquiry is now Isl progress before
referee, under the order of the Supreme Court
TO ascertain The exact money. value TO he allowed
TO tie descendants of person occupying grave
In the recent widening oil Beekman street fif-
teen feet, the sum of SIS, 900 awarded fol the
strip i'll front of the Brick Presbyterian Church.
snbdiyided into vaults and graves, fifteen in all
The question IS GLOW is this sum 10 be apportion-
ed among the families of these slumbeIing terre.
tenants" The examination commenced by ana
lySing the contents of the first grave, in which
were found the skull, dust, and some OF the bones
OF its proprietor; also the ribbon which bound his
hair in queue, with other equally unmistakeable
evidence OF the Possessio pediS, covering nearly
the who OF the present century. The exhumo-
lion OF these relics, and the necessity OF measuring
IN dollars and cents what had Leen supposed to lie
their final resting place, will establish an lnstruc-
i've precedent for similar csses.-N. Y. Post.
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The REToRr oBLiarE.-A lady took umbrape.
al the use, b. gentleman, of "a very common word,
of which the primary and most obvious sense was
unexcep:ionable, while lis most remote and unu
sual Specification was iHdelicate. al beg pardon,
saitthe offender, a.ologetically, "I certainly did
not mean what you were thinking ofp'-a retort |
which was as philosophical as it was Just and |
severe.
Gr"Charey Napier as they call the rough old |
seadog, who goes East with the British heef, has
been living separate from his wife for some time. |
The day before he sailed from Portsmouth, they |
met in the street. Lady N. had come down to see
him, and cold Charley'' kissed her before M file