Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-08-04
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discussion, withdta@nin fayptof one to appoint q
committee Of thirteen, mot directors, to investigate
the whole matter andrepoFt to on Adjourned meet
ling. This was adopted, and The meeting appoint
ed to be hellon theibth inst.
sAcoUespondent Of The Boston Adyettiser denies
emphaticall yibe storyttbSt Dickens had reduced
himself " xtiAySgant habits toaeh eohdhi6h
that he was obligs 70 dodge conslables. IleEays
that Mi. Dickens 1yessin a style of simple Gle.
gunce, and i .well to dop in this world.
Mike Walsh and NJ. Seward Of: dsotgis, had, y
iisaid, 'a'btush ID ihe House Rost;offees Nike
wasal,e lsgeytssoT4 nnd,was severely ,handlelsr-
The difiobltyeRaea where Il began, and, both
wefein tbelrseSts the same evening.
! trhs people of AmGent county, yao hage voted
Iby aatss majority, in favor Of county suDsotlp.
tion or ESQ, 600 tothe Lynchburg extension OF the
otange and Alexandra Railroad. The AIeSAn..
dria Gazette learns thati II is the intention Of The
Boatdiot Directors to putthe 6omiles from. Char.
lottsSilletoL Ynehburg undet contract, as soon as
this subsoriptiou'is secured. scr 4. #'
The Richmond Penny Post says, thai although
the cholera has not disappeared altogether from
that city, the cases Of itare exceedingly few, and
there Is less gFoihdthnn ever fPtopopncipg itan
epedemic.t IS "a AZ ,ttaEsgs ~
writer in the New, York Mirror, speaking Of
The colored population in that city, says they ore
"poor, and live from hand to mouth. Theg seem
to have no ambition, tutto dressi their conducts
fryolousthtir habits very bad. and lives shcrt;fot
the masses relyIeaclltle eye of,forty.a
Messs, Gilbert, Cos g Johnston, extensively
engaged in railroud works in Pennsylvania, and
elsewhere. bit whose head .quSrter were in New,
York city, failed on Tuesday They think that,
in time, theywl be able 10 meet all their iabilii
lilies, principal and interest. s5a lsfoq
Capt. Van Buren,, who was wounded In all en-.
counter with The Indians, late accounts from Tex.
as say, hes died Of his wounds. sz.,
There has been aterible hurricane in Texas,
destroying much properly aud killing several per-
sons. it,stag> r. 49, t5. ,asi 5t0 AID
There were II deaths al Nagara Fails Villsge
on Friday and Saturday last. This mortality Is
nearly equal 10 5000 in Baltimore for the same
period. 5u9 g1ur.R1Ogt 4afllf n
The deaths by 9holera in Buffalo for the week
ending on Saturday, weteTl not including those
at the poor house where the morality 50 fright
mi that the ksvpersTefuse 10 make reports. ofthe
above number, go died during the first three days
cfths week, showing alhrge decrease for Tie re-
naming four dogs, CT ewhole number, only
fourwere American residents ofithe place. =.
MIR. Longfellow, the poet, who usually visits
Newport in the summer Is passing the present.
season with his family al Nahant. a +, .sg,,,, ,sa
The Constellation, . magnificent sloop of;war,
is to be launched OF the Gosport( va.) Navy Yard
on the 25,hinsk i, s,
The Mayor Of Philadelphia seems determined to
suppress tLe traffic III ardent spirits, on The Sab
bath, inthat city. Yesterday twenty dealers were
bound over in Ave bundled dollars each fot yio-
lating the law. 2h 9s1,s %,
aLaternews from Mexico stale that very de.
sructiye fire had occutted at Sanla Re-. "A number
Of establishments belonging to prominent lnerch.
ants were among the buildings burned. d, I
Col, BisselL Of Illinois, is laying dangerously Ill
at Betkely Springs, Virginia.
lPossiBLY A FioHT.--At democratic meeting in
New York city last November John Van Blrs
male a speech, in which be YVES considered ntthe
time ss treating Daniel B. siokles, secretary ofthe
American legStion al London, with very great dis,
respect Sickles hos the repuiatlonof being a
| Fighting man, and some osked at the time what he
would do aboutit. Tie matter however was soon
forgotten by the public and probably BY John Van
Buren, himself But John few weeks ago went
over 10 liverpool for q European tour and 1t
seems from The following letlert to the New York
Herald that Sckles was upon The look out for him;
| "Tlff, 90 LIYERPOoL, July 10, 1854.
| Daniel 3. Sickles, Esq, secretary Of the Anerl.
can legation at London, telegraphed 10 o. friend
here yesterday, ssking whether John Van Buren,,
Of New York, had arrived by The sean1er--wl! tn
eT OF no lie had left Liverpool, anlif so, where
he could be found. This looked rather belliger-
ent, and sci oil The Americans here on the ,aai
Uipe, as those two Distinguished gentlemen are moi
supposed 10 be a yerylUylng couple. ~, ti15l7,i
The latest news Is, that hostile meeting Is x-
pgcted tu take place before many hours, between
them. The quarrel, It seems, gtows out OF Q saw.
nge speech made by MIR. Van Buren, last Autumn,
at Iamhany Hall Some place on the continent
will probably bv chosen ss The ground. II Is
known 10 MI. sickleSs friends 10 have been his
purpose not to let the speech in, question pass
without fight or an apology, os he Is known to
be game 10 The back bone, Van Buren, will have 10
make lie 1mshdt honorable, or fight, OF else 60
home. Look cut for the items by The next steamer
There may bea fight, but we don't believe
there will. No doubt John Wan Buren, would
6ght after fashion sooner than run for life or hyl;
Ter right out for mercy but ouroPinion is that he
has 40 stomach for t. He behaved very discredit.
ably acoupls ofyears ago1When he has was chal-
lenged by Mp. Willis. From reading his speech
Of last November, we conclude that he did notia.
tend 10 offer him any personal disrespect, and we
guess be will resort 10 such prete$t TO avoid the
perlsof saltPstte. q. g, s "
The Herald says that John Van Buren, Is large
and rather corrulent man, and that sickles is a
thin one. Ifthat e The case, We suspect TINT John,
in the event Of light Will insist that part Of
his own person sholi be under coyerso that he
may present no more surracetO sckles, than sic-
kIss presents TO him. Lou. JOatral7 2't sla "a
sl'rd ~ --+-T- 'fa as'at
AMGRlcAN ARftsTs.- lat the annual general
meeting ofthe Birmingham tEng.l Society Of Arts
and Governments School Of Art, whlchtook place
at Birmingham, on the evening Of Tuesday, July
Az lhs ~ - NJ Iha dav tuas nYiled In Mr.