Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-03-20
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present.
FoKNEr, the migrate, finding himself snnl bsd.
blythe President in his aspirations for a place
in the cabinet, and smarting underhis senatorial
defeat, says, in the Pcansy1canian: San idea
has gained credit that we are an organ f4the.
President an idea which does great injustice to
Jus"
SAMUEL McCnELLASD, sugar weigheF, of
New Orleans, recently charged WIN. b. Hogan
with being the author os a slanderous article on
him NIcClelland) in that infamous Sheet Lift
in Boston. Hogan denied it; high words fol-
lowed; Hogan slapped McG lelland's face; when.
the latter drew pistol and shot him dead He
was arrested.
Tue wifs Of aquadrOon musician in Cleveland,
Ohio, suspecting that her lego lord was not
kept ont so much o'nights by his business mere
~, watched him, and Tuesday night found he
visited buxom white woman. The vito got
an officer, went to the house, and entered, but
the woman was non EST. A close search found
her locked in IA big chest, in which she Was con-
veyed to the Police station, with the unlucky mu-
sician close after. They were both imprisoned.
a San Antonio Texas) correspondent Of the
St. Louis lntslligeneey snys that the cames Ian.
ded in that State some months since are now
quartered at Baudera Pass, about seventy-fi
miles north of San Antonio. They have so far
stood the climate very well, beingin good order
and healthy. They have given entire satistac.
ton as to their capacity for transporting sup.
plies. Six camels have been known to carry
over an impossible road with wagons as much
freight as two six mule wagons and teams over
a good road.
TnE last accounts make it altogether proba-
be that Spain will soon commence active hos
tilities against Mexico. The ministerial journal
announces that powerful squadron would soon
set sail for the Mexican coast under orders to ex-
act complete satisfaction of the demands which
have hitherto been made in vain. The vessels
are designated, and are being prepared for the
expedition with all despatch, and everything
indicates that the Government are making the
demonstration in earnest The public feeling
seems to be entirely with them.
TuE New York Times has made itself amena-
BILE to the statute against Cruelty to AnmalS,' y
in its "stock" controversy with the Hsrlll.
Bennett has received many Negotiations in his,
time, but none so cruel as this. To5cvery spe-
cies ofmortal torture which it Is possible for
ingenuity to devise has he been day after day
Subjected. The roasting of Cranmcr was no
circumstance to the .'roasti,lg" Of B.nnctt In
his extremity he attempts to shirk his sins upon
ibis assistants; but even that plea is denied by
his own previous admissions Itdpes one good
tosee such a callousca old scouadrclas Bennett
hauled over the Goals.
I J.TI. IF Nn,,y TT,,,,,,;,I,S,,
the number viclimized Mt tile National Hotel.
Washington, by the rat poison. He is still
quite sick
IN consequence of the general demand for an
Investigation into the causes of the epidemic
at the National Hotel, in Washington, D. C., the
Councils of that city have at length adopted
resolutions directing the Mayor and Board OF
/ Health TO make thorough investigation of the
affair, and authorizing them to summon wit
nesses and take testimony under oath.
IT is assumed by British statiSticians that the
yearly consumption Of tobacco in Great Britain
and Ireland amountr to 10000 tons; about one
half of which, it is supposed, is Struggled, ow-
ing to the excessive duties Upwards of l, 900
per cent? levied on the article under the tariff
system of that kingdom. The quantity Of Sc
Igars and snuff imported does not exceed two OF
three hundred weight per annum.
A GENTLEMAN in Augusta, Ga, has made two
bets each $25 against $500, that cotton will
sell at thirty cents per pound by the 25th Of
December next.
IT is stated that oil paintings (inwhich lead
is employed) having become blackened by sui
phureted hydrogen, are restored to their origi.
nal Wilderness bysoil of turpentIne which has
been exposed to the suns rays for two or three
months, and occasionlaly agttatcd,
TnE following novel advertisement appeared
in the N Y Tribune.
wASrED.-By Skeptical Family, a house
said to be haunted, which may be had at a low
rent, eitherin tOwnor country, provided it is
within reasonable distance of this CITY, Ad.
dress Box No. 1926 Post Office
Owen O'NEIL stole some money in Boston
last week. Owen was brought into Court
therefore, on,a charge Of stealing gold The
theft Of the money was proved but Owen.
lawyer declared that as Owen had stolen 4,,onev
and as the Indictment said merely '.gold, Ii,
could not be committed. And he was not
The prosecutor said gold was money aud thu
lawyer showed his gold sleeve buttons to prove
'''aS ssO4A "NS 'sVe thVuSys DeuuIlul is tle laWl
Tue silk worn malady continues in France
Tho Emperor has just offered premium Otter
thousand francs to any ono who will discover
the cause of this malady, and indicate an eiIisa
Icious remedy for it
tract of coal land in Kanawha county, VA.
consisting of $500 acres, was sold on the So
inst, TO Jas, G. Paxton, of Rockridgc. N. C
Kinney, Of Augusta and Jas. a. Jones of Eau.
.quier, for sts, o1O,
In the California papers there are some int
resting items Of Australian news AT Sydney
there was a general complaint of the dullntss o
Etrade and n ,nnve1nert I,.os. h; ,,,,,--,,s ~ 49,