Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-04-14
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the rest play Old !Sledgen
TnE Directors of the Cauandaigua and Nj
agara Falls Railroad have had great trouble with
their employees. The road being embarrassed
financially, the engineers and brakemen did not
receive pay regularly, and finally locked up the
engines in the stations and refused to take them
out again. overtures made by the Directors to
the men have been rejected, the latter insisting
on their pay. Travel is entirely interrupted
The eastern end of the same road, known as the
Canandaigua and Elmra line Connecting at the
latter point with Erie is also in abad way, and is
to go under the hammer the 18th day of the
present month.
The grocery trade this spring is in an unusu-
al state of stngnation, if we may believe the re-
ports that reach us Then. Y. Day Book says:
The accounts our wholesale houses are getting
from their customers, South and West, are of a
character most unpromising. Extensions and
assignments are the features of the business, at
this time, in the retail lines. =
Failures are daily occurring, when assets show a
very large margin over Indebtedness. 1t is
next to impossible to collect dollar from gro
Gerry houses abroad to-day"
An astonished female American, writing from
Paris, asserts that French ladies acquire brill
liant complexion by never washing themselves,
and says that they content themselves with
gentle rubbing with dry coarse towel.
TIE famous Virginia volcano" proves to be
only a hole in the ground. L. A. Picker,
who travelled sixty miles through the snow to
see it, was rather disguised at the result of his
journey.
TIE Washington correspondent of the New
York Commercial writes that :-"Foregn- at
fairs are now under consideration in the Cabi-
net. Mr.. Buchanan gives his own particular
and personal attention to these subjects; and,
in regard to them, he is as we'll posted us any
man in the country, except Mr.. Marcy. lie
has given much attention for series of years
to our foreign relations, and is competent to ma
mage them in all their details, as we'll as to d.
rect the general policy of the Government in
regard to them. On these subjects, it was not
his intention to act subordinate part and play
a second fiddle to the Secretary of State, but to
take them into his own hands, leaving merely
the drudgery to the State Department
THREE great land sales are now advertised by
the United States Government Tho first will
occur at Iowa Point, in Doniphan county, Kan
sas, beginning on the 9TH of May. This sale is
for the benefit of the Iowa tribe. Another will
occur at Paoli, in Lykins county, Kansas, CONF
mencing on the 2Gth of May, for the confedcra-
ted bands of Kaskaskias, Peorias, Piankeshaw
and Weas The third will commence at Osaw-
liee, in Kansas, on the 2sd of June, for the De-
laware tribe For the benefit of the Iowa tribe
95. 900 acres will be sold; for the confederated
bands $4,000; and for the Delaware tribe
$40, 900, making in all G54,0O0 acres.
The Troy Times tells Of two beautiful and
accomplished maiden ladies in Lansingburgh,
n. Y, who are held in celibacy by the force of
circumstances Their father, wealthy retired
merchant, died some time since, and left will,
by the provisions of which his entire property
reverted to foreign party, in case they should
marry anybody who was not Catholic. Pre-
fering ceItbacy to poverty, and not having seen
any Catholic gentlemen who could win their
hearts, they are passing into old moidhood. We
sec no help for them, unless some spruce Catho-
lie gents emigrate to that burgh aud commence
operations.
SENATOR DouoIAs, and Hon. Mr.. Rice. dele
squares of ground Immediately wcstof Mr.. Dou-
glass present residence in Washington, paying
therefor $51 900. 1t is understood that the in
tention is to erect magnificent dwellings thereon
for themselves and Vice President Breckenridge.
Another large square near the Capitol was sold
to VIM. w. Corcoran, the banker, and Senator
Bright, who intends to build first class residen-
ccs thereon. These sales show a large advance
in value in the past few years.
TuE administration has had under considera-
ton the subject of the Indian difficulties in
Florida; aud such measures are now in progress
as to lead to the belief that their removal will be
peacefully effected.
AMONG the new names Of aspirants to seats in
the British Parliament, is thatof Samuel War
rem, the we'll known author Of "Tcn Thousand
a Year" and of the ''Diary of a late Physi-
ciun." He is candidate for the borough of
Midhurst
SENATOR SuNNER's HEALTH, according to let
ter in the Tribune, was much improved by the
voyage to Europe. He was sca-sck for week,
but after that recovered rapidly, and he told the
writer that he considered his complete restora-
ton close at hand
TnRY have professors of all sorts in modern
times in our chief cities; but it is only lately
that we have learned that there isa scientific
mode of swindling creditors, and that there are
professors to teach the art The following notice
we cut from the advertising columns of the New
York Herald:
81 MERCHANTS EMBARRASSED. IN WANT OF
means, willing to suspend with means, by hnnnceriDg
can hear Of party who has just carried parties through
the amount Of $SOO0O with prejudice. Address lU5 Herald
office. Reference given.
IMPORTATION has been received at the Depart
ment Of the Interior conlirmatory of the painful
rumors that have been calculated respecting the
fate Of HnnrN L. Dntnce LInitn Stntns n....r,t Er