Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-01-07
NEWS ITEAfS.
We learn from the New York papers that the


NEWS ITEMS.
We learn from the New York papers that the
whole Of the Presidents Message was telegraph
ed to Boston on last Monday night, and appear
cd in the papers of that city on Tuesday morn
ing.
\ frightful double murder was committed on
New Years day near Woodbridge, six miles
from New Hayen, BY an insane man named
Charles SandEord, aged &c years. 1t is supposed
that he had been in the woods Chopping, and as
he emerged from them, armed with au axe,
Enoch Sperry was riding past, when he was inn
nediately attacked and killed; his head was
completely severed from the body, He was the
father of n. D. Sperry, Secretary of State
Sanford then went to the house of Ichabod
Umberfeld, a farmer, aud killed him. with his
axe. He was arrested and committed to jail,
and appears to be a raying maniac. He is the
nephew of Almeron Sanford, who was one of
thew akemanites' arrested on suspicion of con-
nection with the recent murder of Justus Nat
thews. Sanford has been two or three times
at the Insane Retreat. lie is continually NUT
tering a senseless jargon, with occasional Oaths
Inc New 1OIk jeklaltLuEG -A4D1
ny on the first day of the year, but the Lower
House was unable to agree upon a Speaker, and
consequently the organization is deferred. The
Evening Post says this delay results from their
combinations similar to those which have post
poneti the organization of Congress, with only
this difference, that there are two factions claim
ing to represent the Democratic party at Albany
and but one at Washington Three ballots were
taken in the Assembly yesterday-the second
resulting in 70 votes for Odell, the Know-Noth-
inc candidate, 81 for Pandergast, the Repubii-
can. and 20 for Baily, Hard. The Softs scatter
tered theiryotes upon several candidates.
This section of the Democracy have been ma
king overtures for union with the Hsrds; but
the Hards are afraid to accept them, as it will
Furnish anargument against their admission into
the Cincinnati Convention, If, by laying down
their arms now, they show that they have nolou-
ger a necessity for separate organization. In
viow of this difficulty, there is not much chance
of a union; and without union, the prospect of
a Sneaker being elected to the Assembly is appa-
rently as remote as to the House of Representa-
tiyss
At the last accounts from Havana, which
were to December 2sth, Mad Rachel had arri.
we'd, but was still i'll, and though she was an
nounced to perform on the 10Th, it was believed,
that her health would not permit it. 1t was ru-
,nored that she would remain inactive on theis-
land for three months. Two French vessels of
war, the IIermes and Orestes, had left Havana,
for San Juan, Nicarauga, whittier IT was also re-
ported that the Hench and English squadrons
were on their way. Should this prove true, we
may soon have important news from that re-
gion.
The Maine Legislature met and organized at
Augusta, on the 2dinst A fusion of the Dem
ocrats and Straight Wings was formed, and
elected all the officers of both houses. In the
Senate Lott NJ Morrill,, Dem, was chosen Presi-
dent; William G. Clark, Straight Wing, Secreta-
~. In the House. Josiah Little, Straight Wing,
wsa elected Speaker, and David Dunn, Dem,
Clerk. The union of the two clements appears
to be complete 1t is antagonistieal to the Lii
euor Law and Known thingism.
The British Packet, of November 2, gives a
summary of the political aud commercial con-
dilion Of Buenos Ayres. The picture isgloomy
enough. with three abortiverebellions in the
short space Of six months says the Packet,
I'VE cannot present fattering picture of our
actual situation, nor speak in confident terms of
our immediate prospects" The proposed abO-
lition of important duties on Goals, lumber &C.,
had been rejected by the General Legislative
Assembly. The invaluable article of salt, 50
oftenreported to be exhausted, at Turks Island,
is at Buenos Ayres "a perfect drug" Thcstock
on hand is enormous, with little demand. The
price was "l54 reals silver the fanega" The
stocks of wool for export were large.
psA4u OF AN Ep1roa.-We regret to announce