Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-04-18
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mcred each other over half an hour, to the in
tense delight of refined audience of kindred
spirits, when Lusk cried enough through his
bloody lips, and Fargo staggered from the field,
victor. How lovely are these scenesl
AUSTIN Books is the postmaster at Quincy,
ILL.,, and editor of the Herald of that place.
Recently he made remarks in his paper reflect
ing upon the character of the mother of the
editor of the Quincy Republican. The latter
gentleman treated the puppy to little cowhide
sauce. II ever, that was case of 'justiRable
castigation."
The fires in Cincinnati, for the year ending
with March, involved a loss of only $175, 900,
though los fires occurred. This shows that the
fire system adopted there is a very serviceable
one for the preservation of property. Cincin-
natl has seven steam fire engines in service, and
ths saving of property Is due to their efficiency
The insurance companies of that city have
reaped great advantage; for, while theliability
to fire increases with the population and crowd
cd condition of the city, and induces persons to
insure, the superior facilities for saving prop
erty diminish the losses tothc companies
They are able to insure at less rates, and this
greatly increases the numbers of those getting
insured.
TnE New Orleans papers bring us news from
the city Of Mexico as late as the oath ult The
intelligence of the rejection of the Forsyth trea-
ties by the United States Senate had created con-
siderable disappointment Violent disturbances
have occurred ut. Tehuantepec, involving the
loss of many lives, The Tehuantepec route has
been seriously affected by the disturbances,
though their origin had no connection with the
transit route Troops had been despatched to
the scene of the difficulty President Comon-
fort is the most prominent candidate for Presi-
dent.
The multitude of places called "Sandusky, -
in Ohio, is the source of so much confusion that
steps are being taken to alter the names of sew
cral of the towns so called.
A MAN in New York city, having recently
found sum of money S5,50O-in Canadian
coin. sent it to n notary in Montreal, to have it
exchanged into other currency. But the nota-
~ kept the amount, and denied ever having re-
ceived it The finder prosecuted the notary,
but the jury decided that the plaintiff could not
recover, and rendered verdict for the defend
ant
The bill pending in the last Congress, for the
admission of Oregon into the Union, as State,
made the eastern boundary tho one hundred
and twentieth meridian of longitute, thus redu-
cling the area of the State to one-third the ex-
tent of the territory. This, however, is quite
sufficient, the meridian mentioned being the
same which forms the eastern boundary of Cali,
fornia. Adyices from the territory say that the
people are now much agitated by the State ques-
tons, that it is believed they will now vote for
a constitutional Convention, and viii reject sla-
very.
TIE Allegheny county Board of Tavern Lii
censes have made the following apportionment
for Pittsburgh and suburbs: Pittsburgh proper
los taNerns, % eating houses; Allegheny City
40 taverns, 10 eating houses; other boroughs
and suburbs 81 tayerns and z eating houses;
making a total of ls5 taverns and AZ eating
houses.
AuGUsrus N. Dickens, brother of Charles
Dickens, has purchased "place" in Illinois,
and is to take up his residence there. He is to
deliver lecture on Shakspcare-''the Immortal
/ Poacher"-in Chicago, in few days.
A STAGE coach between Wayland ond Dams
vile, N. Y, last Saturday, became stop heavy
from the accumulation of freight on the top,
and finally upset with a crash. The result was
that the inmates, consisting of six gentlemen,
two ladies, one little girl, a baby and a poodle
dog, were "mixcdupn in a corner of the coach
in ''inextricable confusion" After some kick
ing and flOundering, however, order came out
of Chaos, the passengers resumed the perpon.
dicular and crawled out, with no more serious
consequences than an ugly cash or two on a
couple of heads.
NJ. VIcroR HUGO is shortly to publish in Paris
and Brussels new work, in four volumes, en-.
titled "Lee MiserdBIes"
A LOCOMOTIVE between ST. Louis and Spring.
field, day or two ago, got attached to the wire
of the telegraph line which storm ofwind had
thrown down, and away it went on its course
tearing down the poles for distance of two
miles, and keeping up a most tremendous crash
and clatter, as one after another came tumbling
down and were added to the queer retinue O
the train. The locomotive arrived in town in
good time, and the engineer then first discovered
that he had the tightening line behind him.
WE see it stated in one of our exchanges that
Hiram Kimbal of Utah Territory, one of the
most noted of the Mormon rabels, has been
awarded the contract for transporting the mai
between Independence, No., and Salt Lake city
Under present circumstances the mails arc ex.
trcmely unsafe in such hands.
/ TuE present lease of General Walkers pow.
er in Nicaragua is inevitably drawing to aclose
From our Eastern exchanges, we find that Col
LOckridge has not taken Castillo; but, on the
contrary, finding it impossible to do so with the
force under his command he has retreated from
his position at Serapiqui, and has lett the whole
of the San Juan River in the possession of the
Costa Ricans. Whether Col. LocIridge was
moved to this step by failure to receive reinforce