Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-02-28
NEWS IpEMs.

NEWS ITEMS.
Ar the annual meeting of Plymouth Church,
at Brooklyn, a few evenings since, the salary of
the pastor, the Rev Henry Ward Beecher, was
Increased by the sum of one thousand dollars,
making it now fee thousand.
Ok Tuesday of last week, the people of
Coburg. Canada west) behelda grand dis
play of the wonderful phenomena of mirage, by
which they could distinctly see the American
shore, and small objects, not less than 60 miles
distant. The village of Charlotte, the light
house, steamers in. the har6or, and some say
men could be plainly seen for, an hour or more.
An instrument called "Shaws Garrotte Sig
ralizer," is advertised in the London Times,
which when in action, gives sharp, loud re-
port, and VIII strikea powerful blow at the same
time. Theycan carried in theSpoeket, and,
the advertisement says, "are q sure defence
against garrotters.'' e
FIGHTING and stabbing incident enlivened
recent meeting of the Order of Ancient IIiber-
mans, in n. Y, met for the purpose Of making
preparations for celebrating st. Patrick's Day.
The two factions of the order went in a Ia
Donnybrook fair, and several were iniuredeFOur
of the rioters are nnder arrest. T5I
CONGRESS has appropriated $1,000 for gas
pipes, gasometers and retorts Mt the Military
Academy, West Point we are not surprised
atthis;; it will not be long before all large and
expensive country houses will have their own
gas works. The capital required is small, and
when once made, gas is the cheapest kind of
light, besides the luxury of having as much
light as you want.
TUE municipal election in Georgetown, D. C.,
on Monday, resulted in the defeat of the "-Amer-
lean ticket" The vote for Mayor was-Addi-
son, 497-Crnwford, 655- Crawford's majority
5S The candidates for the Common Council,
in opposition to the American ticket, were also
elected
The House of Representatives, on Monday,
passed the bill to supply deficiencies in the APP
preparations, including s25o,ooo for printing,
and nearly $4,000 for supplying books tonew
members. The latter item was carried by three
majority, although on Saturday there were only
27 votes recorded in its favor
Lucy STONE lectured at Bangor, on Friday
evening Her subject was, tBorder Ruffianism
at Home" in which she took theIground that
Kansas ruffians are not so bad as those rutfians
who tyrannize over their wives and families at
home She said, we hear of hen=pecked hus-
bands, but there was not so much said about
'rooster-pecked wives" "
The Queen of Great Britain has commanded
that medal be granted to all persons of. every
rank and class who have been engaged in the
several expeditions to the Arctic regions, wheth-
er of discovery OF search, between the years
1910 and 1S55 bnth incInsiva - .r-. ..5
TnE papers tell-o new play now being writ
ten for Miss Heron, by Mrs. DIR. Howe Of Bos-
ton assisted by the poet Longfellow, to be called
''The Worlds Own" A celebrated critic says
there has been mo finer play written since
Shakespeare" That sounds extrayagant
An admonition against hasty funerals occur
red recently at Fremont, Ohio. Daniel Stearns,
who had been sick with a fever, apparently
died. All the arrangements were made, and the
friends and the clergymen were assembled to
pay the last tribute of respect to the supposed
deceased when the body appeared warm to the
touch. Restoratiycs were administered, and in
a few minutes the man who came SO near being
buried alive, was sitting up. He is in fairway
of recovery.
THE N. E. Farmer compliments the Massa-
ichusetts Legislature IN su;h nlgh terms as that
it sis such an unwiedy body that it takes about
six weeks to get started, and twice as many to
stop after it has got up headway."
JOHN B. STANLEY, of Florida, is the greatest
hunter of the age Besides his almost daily
presence onhis plantation during the last TWEEN
ty-five years. he has killed at least ten thousand
deer, one hundred wolves, sixty panthers, and
twelve bares 1t1s 5 aa,.es 4s
TaE Journal Of Commerce learns from good
authority at Washington, that the Finance Com
mittee of the Senate are at work upon an amend.
ment to the Tariff, but no project has yet been
agreed upon.
KESruckY sHAkEns.-An exchange says the