Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-01-08
MEANS MEMS.
The malls arc sadly delinquent, aud Ne J

are amazingly fashionable just now Inv Ae4S
graph, however, sin gives us Copious supplies
ofnSws, in Romeopat1ie doses
The Nicaragua Transit Company, New York,
ia about to commence legal proceedings against
-PreAident Pierce, commander in chief Of the
Navy, and District Attorney Mckeon, for the
Illegal detention of their steamer Northern Light.
The collector of customs at New York, has dis
$ missed from Office his subordinates, Hall, Addi-
son and Farnsworth, who are under arrest for
participation in the Nicaragua fillibuster scheme.
Walker is said to be drafting battalion to go to
the aid Of his ally, the President of Honduras,
against Guatemala.
John Macpherson whose death has been re-
ported BY telegraph, held the Office Of Attorney
General under General Jackson, from his acces-
sion to the Presidency in 1928 till 1881, when
the explosion between Mr.. Calhoun and the
President occurred Afterward he acted with
the Wing party until the dissolution of that or
gauizstion, when he sympsthized with the Anne
ricaps. He represented Georgia for n longtime
in the United States Senate, where he left his
mark as man ofgreat ability.
Queen Victoria has approved the Maine LIE
quor Law as spilled to the province of New
Brunswick In it her Majesty gives her official
sanction to the Prohibitory Liquor Law, of the
province Of New Brunswick, and directs the
Governor, or Ccmmander-in-G Chief. and all other
persona whom it may concern, to be governed
thereby accordingly. The law took effect on the
frat Of January.
Thomas W. Lord, editor and proprietor Of
Lords Counterfeit DetectOr, died at his residence
inCincipnati, on Friday last, in the 56th year of
hiaage.
Rev. DR.. Fuller, of Baltimore, declines the Of
hes Of Vice President of the Bible Union, and
frankly says he has no confidence in it This
Union is laboring for new translation of the
Bible.
A gentleman, who occasionally furnishes the
Cincinnati medical schools subjects for disco
tion, was badly beaten, few nights since, be-
cause he promised a body to the students of one
eoaeezn, aud then, for slight advance, solditto
another.
Smith oIBrien has lately published "Princi-
PEse Of Government, or Meditationa in Exile, in
two volumes octave.
Commodore Abbott U. s. n, when the last
that his ''eOnvsIescenee was doubtful"
The Now York Mirror says George Law, is
growing into a formidable candidate for Presi-
dent, and that he viii unquestionably carry ma
jOrity Of the New York delegates to the Gamer
Jean Convention to be held at Philadelphia on
the s9d of February.
osgood Mussey, for many years connected
with the newspaper press OfGineinnati, died
early on Friday morning.
The total number of marriage licenses issued
in the City Of Baltimore, during the year 1866,
WAS 1,499, and in the county 1853, making the
whole number issued during the year, 1858.
being decrease, as compared with last year, of
49, During the year, 80 divorces were granted
The 4meriean says the number of divorces has
much increased since the adoption of the new
Constitution, which transfers the power grant
iagdiverees from the Legislature to the Courts
OF the one million of people in New York city
and the places immediately adjacent it is esti-
mated that there are more than eight hundred
thousand persons who do not attend divine wor
ship, which is number six times as great as
haSntire population of the Sandwich Islands
VALuB OF TIE Hoe CRoP.-A practical agri-
cultural paper, the Eorsiag Former, states that
tho yaluc of the hog crop this year, in the Uni
tod States, will fall little short of two hundred
millions of dollars, or 100000 moro than the
cotton crop. Mr. P. L. Simmonds, in the trans
actions Of the Highland Society, gives some in
tsresting statistics Of the number of swine raised
ii various countries, as nearly as can be well as
eertained. In the United States there are be-
loved to be 90 600 900, or more than in all the
states Of Europe combined In Great Britain,
the number is estimated at 100000, of which
Irsland has largo proportion, and Scotland
nearly 100000 Austria has about 100000
swine, and Austrian Italy s5o, 600. France has
from 100000 to 5000, O0O Russia has an inn
snensa number OF wild hogs, but they arc merely
skin and bone, valuable principally for their
bristles. It is estimated that 90, GOO 900 pounds
oF lard are made in the United States, of which
10000, 600 arc made in Cincinnati England
end Cuba each take annually 5000. 1000 pounds
Of American lard. 4
oH, THRsE WoNAN--HeFe arc three little
items, which viii no doubt be interesting to our
lady Feadsrs
ELcPS4 ohm Kerry, Of Bsllfontaine, O.,
offers $50 reward for the apprehension Of one
John Sheshy who 'eloped with his wife, Mary
Kerly, 9 week or two ago. She stole all his mo-
amounting to S1ss, an in $50 gold pieces,
Sheahy Is about 90 years old and Mary 40-the
latter being q thick set woman. with red face
Gold, not beauty, we predict won Sheahy.
DTyoRcE ANn MARRIAGR-A Mrs. Lucinda
Thompson obtained bill Of divorce from her
husband in the Crawford Go. Common Pleas,
on the 96th ult, at eight P. n. AT ten o'clock
the sane evening she was married to q 4Ir. Tai
colt In the presence of the Court and bar. They
have Htaat way of doing business In Crawford.
Gaseous ELoPgXEST.-A woman arrived IN
Chicago few days ago with the dead body Of
her husband, which she was taking east for bu-
rial On therout she fell nwith . Young man,
land, on the arrival Of the cars at Chicago, they
went of together, leaving the dead body in the
DEPOT, where It remained tlast accounts.
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