Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-09-12
PARAGRAPuS.

llH Lawrence, Kansas, IIepHOttcpHE says
Gen. Walkers niger cook and waite was the
other day negotiating with farmer for a few
pounds of butter, at 80 cents pound. The far
mcr said to him, 81 thought Walker came out
here upon the prairie to live, because he could
live cheaper than Mt Lecompton; how is it, then,
that he can afford to pay such price for but
tcr:" The darkey replied, "That amt what he
stay here for Mt all a lotsof these Lawrence
men keep calm man named Robinson their
Gubncr, and don't say Guhner to Massa Walker
no time; and he meansto stay around heah until
dey call him de Gubner."
Gov SEWARD took an excellent way to spend
some of the hot days. The party left Quebec
ON the LIST day of August in vessel chartered
by Gov. Seward for the trip. They were on
board twGnty-ninc days The vessel was of 30
tons burden, and possessed all the convenienceS
/ for such an excursion The party went far
as the Mingen Islands, on the coast of Labrador,
/ and the Island of Anticosti, regions lying some
400 miles beyond the borders of civilization
The excursion, VIC arc happy to learn, was q
very agreeable one. The party return in excel
lent health.-Roch. Dem.
The San Francisco papers announce the death
of Mary dc Sales, second superior of the order
of Sisters of Mercy, an institution established
in that city. She was cousin of Daniel O'COn
nell, a relative ofthc celebrated Tom. Steel, anC
formerly posSesSor of great wealth in her native
country, Ireland, which she expended in benc
factions to the poor, and in behalf of her relig
ious order. She was the founder the Magda
len Asylum in Limerick, Ireland, of which she
had the charge for some forty years.
Love AT FIRST SIGnT.-One Of the most re
markablc instances of love at first sight on re
cord, occurred in this city day or two since
A young lady from the country had business t.
transact ut lawyers Office, in which young ant
somewhat diffidcnt attorney had his desk. u
the course ofthe business, the eyes Of the par,
ed his passion and was accepted. Tho couple
were married in the afternoon .-.B!1ato Courier;
TnE good people of New Orleans are in q
Il quandary, out of which the learned pundists Of
i the press seem quite incompetent to relieve
them. The question they are busily engaged ir
asking themselves just now is, "can We have NJ
elcctiongn referring, of course, to the election
which should take place in that city in Noycln
her next One party insists that such an cleo
ton can be legally held, and the other that il
cannot
4 Rev. Mr.. Kincaid, the celebrated Baptist Mis-
lsionary to Burmah, and long n co-laborer with
IJndson and Wade, left New York on Saturday,
in the steamer Edinburg. Mr.. X, on his pres
ent visit to his native land, was the bearer OF
ldeSpatches from the King Of Burmah to PFcsi-
don't Buchanan. He has collected here consid
icrable aid for the Classical and Theological
School, for the education of native teachers and
priests over which he has charge. His family
remain in this country for the present, and will
join him in about year.
a NAN in Salem, says the Register. talks O
bringing an action against his barber for dye
abolicnl assault, being careless use of some
whiSker coloring preparation, by which the vic
TINS face was badly bliStered.
TuR Western Recorder. Baptist journal
published at Louisville Ky., makes tho follsw
ling announcement: Zone D. D., converted from
the Dutch Church, man of sound learning ant
undoubted piety, now stands excluded from tht
Baptist Church, because he is lazy
TuE real and personal estate OfSt. Louis, No.
Ifoots up $TS, 662, 043. The total valuation FOL
lreal and personal estate for the year 1856. wa
$59, 609, ss5--showing an advance Of 20 pc
cent in one year.
JrsrIcE KING, of Chicago has decided on Al
application for warrant, that to spit in a man
face, knock him down and kick him, Is not Al
iastiL
TIM Boston Be- says there areons hundre'
and twenty-five eating houses in that city, ant
1.-The money tnken by them amounts to Sc O00 pc
day. The number Of customers is about g, Qoo