Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-05-30
NEWS ITEMS

SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 80, 1857.
80 NEWS ITEMS.
MR. BUCHANAN has fixeu upon 'the Soldiers
Home, four miles from Washington, as his
place Of summer residence.
MASSACHUSETTS clergymen seem to be in a
bad way. The Boston Bee states that COM
rnittee appointed by the New England Confer
once of the Methodist Episcopal Church, report
that the Rev. D. L. Gear, of Lynn, has, in
their opinion, been proved guilty Of lying, for
nicatiOn and forgery.
TnE Carrollton QIiss) Democrat, of the
18th, says: A pretty large crowd Of people at
tended yesterday and witnessed the execution of
Dave and Beverly, which took place at one
O'Clock P. NJ, about mile south of town. The
gallows was erected at the head of a steep hol-
low, thus ufFordirg all who desired sight. of
the hanging. The hills around were covered
with peOple-white and black.
THE suit of ChafEee Ca the Boston Betting Com
pany, for violationof an India rubber patent, in
which the plaintiff claims damages to the
amount of 100000, has been decided for the
defendants.
A CoLoSY Of New Englanders, headed by
congregational clergyman of Massachusetts, are
preparing to emigrate to Iowa the present sea-
son, after the old Plymouth fashion They have
chosen and purchased a tract in the southwest
ern part of the State, in Adams and Adair coun.
ties, and intend to have a settlement with
schools, churches, libraries, lyceums, presses
and other social, literary and religious advan-
tages
GEN. SAN HoUsToN has declared himself an
A. e..
dressed the citizens of Brazos on the 9th, and
spoke at Galveston on the 18th inst 1t is said
he viii canvass the entire State.
THB Canandaigua and Niagara Falls Railroad
has been sold by auction, at Canandaigun, TO
two individuals-one representing a portion of
the English bondholders the other a portion of
the New York bondholders The price paid
was 100000, without the rolling stock, which
belongs TO the N. Y & Erie Co.--about twelve
and half per cent on its cost
A SMALL youth, of light mulatto hue, flattered
himself one day last week with the hope of
running away from the Old Dominion and go
ing to New York, and to this end concealed him
self on board the Roanoke, but was summarily
fshed out and sent ashore.
THOMAS II. HUBBARD died at Utica, N Y, on
the 2Sd inst He was member Of the House
of Representatives of the United States during
the 10th and nth Congress. In 1912 he was
an Elector of President and Vice President, and
cast his vote for james Madison, the successful
candidate.
GEORGE w. GooDR1cu was found guilty in
Alexandria, Virginia, Monday, of the murder of
James Clark, and sentenced to the penitentiary
for 10 years.
It is announced that the wife Of Gen. Scott
is dangerously i'll in Paris
HBAYI Loss OF GoLD.-on the lath instant
Major Dashiel, paytnaster in the US army, and
four men, were upset IN q boat on Indian river,
Flh, aud came near being drowned, but were
fortunaely rescued. 81 ot D. had With Hmm
leather bag containing $4,000 in gold for the
payment Of the troops on the Florida coast which
was lost The Charleston Courier, from which We
learn these facts says the bottom of the river is
a quicksand and the probability is the money
win never be recovered
MmrrARY.--A letter from Lieut. COL Cary,
Of the LIST Regiment Va, Volunteers appears in
the Portsmouth papers, vindicating himself from
tho charge of want of courtesy to tho battalion
from that town, at Jamestown. Tho letter is
called forth by structures which appeared in let
tiers published In those journals. Lieut.. Col.
Walton, Of the Portsmouth battalion, is out in
. letter confirming Col C's statements, and acl-
great courtesy from that officer
VERDICT AaAINsT RAmRo4D.-AIiss Stew
art, daughter of John Stewart of Waterford,
Mass, some time since, was badly injured on tho
Washington and Saratoga Railroad, by thecars
being thrown from the track. The Company
refusing TO acknowledge any liability, a,suit was
brought in the Supreme Court and tried last
week at Ballston. The jury found verdict in
favorof the plaintiff for four thousand dollars and
costs.
P, I. BARSuN, it is stated, has been very un-
suceessfnl in his trip to Europe, with Little
Corlelia HoWardp and Tom Thumb. He was
followed, too, 1t appears, by his creditors, who
watched their opportunity to levy on him had
his speculation proved q fortunate one lis
said TO be his intention to return home, take tho
benefit allowed him by law, and then go back TO
England.
ScARclFY OF CoRN.-AccOunts from the midle
and western section of North Carolina tell of
great scarcity of corn amounting in some cases
to fear of famine and the actual death Of stock
for want of food The Salem press says that at
q sale in Stokes county, on the 10th inst, corn
sold for s. o6 per bushel, cash.
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Tue PooR MES OF BALTNoEE- According TO
the published list of taxpayers in Baltimore,
there is not one millionaire in the whole city.
The Wealthiest inhabitant in tits rated at only
$3.50, 600; while thenext to hun in wealth is the
possessor of but $3.50, 600
THR ST. LOUIS wEIcoNE 10 RAnRoAD En-
cussIoNts1s The ST. Louis Rspu6liean Of Sat