Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-03-23
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burnt down aifew nights since, and allthe mails
in 1t totally destroyed
TuE Young man, Edward Langhornc, indicted
for killing fellow student of Hampden Sydney
College, Virginia, has been acquitted. The re-
suits of this trial forciby illustrates the impro
priety Of hasty conclusions, based upon partial
testimony, From the facts as first published,
though very guardedIy given, the offence was
looked upon as an atrocious and cowardly muir,
der, and yet when all the circumstances have
come to light it has the appearance of an al.
most unavoidable and partly accidental homi-
eide.
THERE is trouble in the Dutch Reformed
Church of Rochester, n. Y Two parties claim
the ownership, and rigEltful control. Last Sum
day, anticipating trouble, the minister took a
police officer to church with him, and, or a re-
fractory brother undertaking to speak out in
meeting he was nabbed. What followed, tho
contradictory statements of the parties las very
much mystified. We shall know when the
courts have done with the matter.
A LARGE party of women and children, from
the Five Points, New York, were sent westward
over the Erie Railroad on Monday last, all look
ing cheerfuFand were well dressed.
TnE journeymen carpenters Of New York
city, at meeting held on Thursday evening
last, decided that So per day was little enough
for summer work.
AS effort is being made in Brooklyn, n. Y,
to prevent the running of cars on Sunday.
SUITABLE material being scarce in Massachu-
sets, all the old otce-hodv,s, report says, have
been re-appoiuted.
II costs New York city S4l4, GOO year for
gas
THE extensive paper mill of Geo. Hill, about
six miles from Georgetown, in Montgomery
County, Va, vas destroyed by fire last Tuesday.
Loss heavy.
A FIRM composed of two individuals, recently
opened an extensive grocery store on Water
street, Philadelphia, and obtained large guam
tity of goods on credit. A few days since the
store was closed, and notice placed on the
window that it was in consequence of a death in
the family. The creditors becoming alarmed,
ordered the Sheriff to take possession, which he
did yesterday morning by breaking open the
doors. All the articles in the store had been
removed, and nothing remained but an old
stove
IN. ms saia enat tne disease which has deP0Pu-
extended its influence to all the stores and Off
ces in that building, and among those who have
not PaFtaken OF either food or water, from that
establishment.
: ANoFnER RAILROAD TRAM PrTcHEp INTO
0 y OF LlFE'-As the train which left
view 1A.oany LOT oaiem' Indiana ut one O'Clock
on wednesday, was crossing Muddy Fork
bridge, two passenger cars were prccipitated
u, tne creek fifteen feet below. Garrison
s@ta' tnS DFeakman' was killed. Mrs. Shield
OF Alitchei, mad her leg broken, and Jacob Flax
on a pedlar, sustained some very severe
wounds:
AN officer of.the Long Island Bank, Brooklyn,
mas nesn "sstsd and and plead guilty to deung
49, sI. = S.S''9O me oelanller Is most
bean t,,.a.,.,. s ,; !" hrooklyn' ana has
tenl. ssaa.: S,nane years connected with the
DsaS' ,'ee'' years OIL which he has acted as one
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