Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-06-29
qalea ana nrnn1rornarr.

Galea and Montgomery.
late number Of the National Iniellgencer
contains q notice OF the death and funeral ohse-
quies Of the late venerable aud world renowned
/ poet, James Montgomery, OF Sheffield, England.
from his article we learn that Miss Gales, whose
name twas associated with that of the poet In all
is the Aunt of both the Editors of the inteligen-
Ger. and the sole survivor OF The name in England.
Joseph Gales, Senior, the Father OF HIM whom we
lfegaId as the Ulysses as welt as the Nestor OF Z
/ american Editors, was the publisher os a piper
called the Register, in Sheffield, and also The
deficient patton and friend OF Montgomery. Being
loo libeIai III his political views for The region IN
which he lived, he was compelled to ny secretly
from England, take the alternative Of ruiloi,s
i fines and imprisonment. He succeeded in escap.
ing 10 Hamburg, and eventually landed at Phiia-s
ldelphia, with his wife and family including our
venerable contemporary, then boy, and the old
sst son, present Mrs. Seaton was the Youngest
daughter. OF several SISTERS of Joseph Calls ST.
Ileitlii england, the lady mentioned above asihe
4 poets friend, is the only one now lying MIR
Gales, alter latding in Philadelphia ini 1885, estab-
l,shed printing Office and conducted it success.
iuity iol some four or live years. He then trans
Tered y 70; Releighs North Carolina, where he
soon afterwards commenced the publication ofg
Register. which still exists, and is still in
the family being owned and edited by Mr. Seatome
Gales, the grandson oil the original nro,fietor.
montgomery himself eventually became the edi-
anu was twice lined
and imprisoned for the publication of liberal opin
ions. The printing office, and bookstore connect
| ed witt u, are supposed TO have exerted very
penehcial inhnenc IN developing The literary char
acter oil the poet. He retired from editoiial life
iIi-l and IN his farewell address he took occa-
sion TO speak in terms of the highest enlogy of
the friend of his yonth, .lhe noble minded et.itot
OF The Shetiieid Register Z. Piedmont Wig. s.
HYpRoriioprA. rhe ayton Empire: notices
m insta nee of man in Little YORK, in Mont
gonisry county, who was bitten sometime ago 30 4
Dog and who now has symptoms like hydrophobia:
a lev days ago, white in the room with his
wife he fell rather strangely, aud seemed inclined
to bite and Crate his teeth with all the pow err ne
possessed. He asked his wife 10 hand him a niece
OF sole-leather, which being complied with, he
bit thronghin several places. He then request
ed her 10 hand HIM chip, which he also lore in
4 TO splntersY with his teeth. g ~ --Sl7s ~
Az Inns point he was seized with very STANCE
aud wild sensations, and he told his wife she had
better leave the room, as he was fearful he might
commit some personal violence. She done SO i'm
mediateiy and locked the door. & He tried 10 get
out, but finding the door locked, lie went 10 the
window, which was in the second or third story
4 oil, The house, aud Jumped out, perfectly crazy
aud raying, as is supposed, with hydtdphobia, de
was finally secured and brought bnck, and Is now,
underii he medical caie of DR.. LIE Fever Al times
he Is rationale whe he refuses 10 be tied.
When the strange feeltn IS come upon him he i'm
mediately gives notices and is property secured.
is1 - e ~ 4.
\ OPERATIONS OF THE MINT.-Some months go
the headsof the Treasury Department oIdefed that
/ Tue usual monthly REPORTS of the Mint should be
submitted TO him before being given To ttelnublic
tlroughthe medium of the public press as had
/ previously Teen the custom. This order has been
complied with bythe-ofic in Phiiadeiphin and
the delay that now attends the publication diyests
the reports of what inportance they would otber-s
wise possess as business news--siotl being pub
flished until nearly month old. The MAY state-s
insnt isofs IS Just no. ont andas amatter for fu-
lure reference, we state that the total gold depos-
its were 81, 500, 600. The silver purchase Sfa4,.
000 The total gold coinage was S3,279, $50 r.
all except halt milhons in fine bars, 81, TAI, $780,
y, The silver eonagt amounted 10 S7iO,I 100. as
follows. Half dvlarss S441, 600; quaIfer dollars;
600; half dimes IS, 600; tliree-cent pieces,
lSslUO There were also coined, 81, lI2 96 m con-
lper cents. The above shows the whole number
Of nieces coined 10 have Leen 4,7l7sf32, ana the
total 'salps Ss,osss 6o6. sS5s !
CHOLERA an INDErEsDIRcE Mo.-Informaliou
has been received ia This city that the cholera has
4 broken ont st the tewR of Independence, With
4 frightful effect. So s3s's G. f.ssS ,sfli "
The intrlligenesr this morning publishes tlee
following letter: = ss,s-as
4 ( s,1 IsprrEspEsck, Mr., June 90. 1854.
! MessTs Ediiors:--Onr city vas, visited on Sun
day morning by cholera in its most enant form
Up 10 the present time of whiting (Tuesday morn
tin0 fifteen of our citizens have died. ALMOST
every case reported proved fatal. Quite mum.
Der of our citizens haze ediseyeral cases re.s
ported TINS morning. A number have died in tile
country. Yours, in haste n
This sad news is confirmed by the officers of the
steamer Polar Star, in last evening, and which
4 left Independence Landing on TUESDAY afternoon
They feport several additional DEATHS and The TO-
tai humber inthrse days at ticeaty:fpe.s Sevefal
iatal cases are also reported at Weston and ST.!
seph, and six or eight the steamers Clara and
Sam otoon,7 boand.up Isl Loiis Ne,ss.
fsst -
i .TnEs Dies MotNEs GosfPA aY.-The Ottumwa'
/ Courier OF the 10Th says Mr.. 0sReillt, together
! with Messrs. Hunt and Clark and Others. arrived
at that place on the Saturday previous, and passed
Iup on Tuesday 10 Fort Dodge, expecting TO return
in about ten days The members of the,compaiiy
| were highly pleased with the5country, and all
ngIeea in saying that the half of its beauties and
advantages had not been told.
/ The Eddyyiie Free Press of the 18th, says that
Mr.. Blackwell, ), the chief engineer OF the Compa-
ny, expresses the most favorable opinion in reia-
4 ton to the ptacticabity of the Improvement, but
anticipates an increase of costs above former es-
/ Inmates ss ,sa5z e5 u
TIE laie meeting of the members of the Sompa-
ny ut keokuk, we learn, had in view some change
Iinthe contractunder which they are TO act, which
we believe was satisfactorily accomplished 1t IS
proposed to increase the length OF the locks to200
4 feel, involving an increase of cost and further
modif ation Of the contract in respect to the peri
| cd during which the Company are to enjoy the use
]of the Improvement s,s asstas
So for as we could learn, 1T is not anticpated
that muciliwork beyond perfecting plan of ope-
raions, completing the surveys aud estimates, and
lgettng out the materials at different points along
tteIiyer, Willie accomplished this season. Keo.
/ xxx IRhig.
A GGaruRY OF RUSSIAN EMpEnoRs.-.Such a
list the following cannot be prepared fromsthe
4 annals Of any European kingdom, and scarcely
from an Asiatic monarchy. Rnssia has been very