Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-05-12
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A WEALTHY merchant of New York. in orde,


try, offers to pay 5000 yesr, from one to four
years, toward the support Of every man of suit
able qualifications. who viii agree to devote
himself to the work Of tho Gospel ministry, at
tho cad Of the stipulated time, without refer
cpcs TO creed or sect
a pxsrEHATr attempt to destroy life and prop
erty vas made, few nights since, at Mr. L. II.
Arnol,ls Poughkeepsie Foundry, New York
Some seOundrcl entered the enginc-room of the
establishment, and, after drawing the water from
the boiler, placed quantity of powder therein,
with the intention to blow up the establishment.
sir. Arnold has offered reward for the arrest
and conviction Of the offender.
DAVID STKISoER McKIN, who has been on
tlial for several days at Hollidaysburg, Pa, for
the murder of young Norcross, at Altoona, last
Summer, was, on last Thursday night, convict
cd and Friday morning sentenced to be execu-
ted. He protested his innocence, and asserted
that his conviction had been effected by the per-
jury of witnesses,
MELvlL PowER, the forger, who broke Jail at
Rochester, New York, few months since,
turns up ut Havana, where he is living fast. aud
boasts loudly of his wealth. He was farmer
and milkman doing a large business, and his
forgeries amounted to some 100000.
IT is reported that Ger. Gushing, Senator
Wilson, President Breckenridge, Senator
Douglas, George Ashmun and many other cele-
brities of the political world, will be at st
Paul's during the distribution Of the 100000
acres of land granted by Congress for railroad
purposes.
SEX4roE ToucEY declined to accept J.
Mcleod Murphy's resignation, but has dismiss
sed him in consequence of his attack on Mr.
Sickles. His successor will be appointed forth
with
A RIOT occurred at Hollidaysburg, Pa, on
Monday last It appears that the District At
pOrters, had become offensive to portion of the
citizens of that town, in consequence of their
conduc t with regard to the trial of McKim,
the murderer of man named Norcross The
affair ended without personal damage to any
person.
TuE house at segiune's Point, near New
York city, which had been purchased rs new
location for the Quarantine establishment Of
New York, was on Thursday broken into by
a mob OF forty persons, and set on fire.
In is said that Queen Victoria has declined
contributing to the monument to Father Mat
thew, upon what ground is not stated.
IT is said that great distress prevails in parts
of Russell and the adjoining counties of Ken
lucky, owing to the high price of provisions
There is but very little grain or meat in that
section, to be purchased at any price.
The Cincinnati 81 e pRpipoyis IN COM
manding the Grafton dsli gered. i : ictllat1,. by
Gov Everett, upon lhe tetiala6tcI 8ashipg
ton, aud they speak IN glowing terms Of his
transcendant oratorical powers.
ADvIcEs of the % ult. from Paris, inform us
that the health of our eminent sculptor, Craw-
ford, now in that capital, was increasingly bad.
He had lost the sight of both eyes, and was ina
state of stupOr most of tho day. twas feared
that his case was altogether desperate.
THE Insurance Companies of New York,
have resolved to mako a deduction of o per cent
on the premium charged on warehouses which
provided with parapets or Eve walls, built
high enough to give mora effectual protection
to roofs and skyliGhts, in the adjoining build
ings.
ORGANIZATION OF THE ANERIcAN EMrGRASr
AD AND HOMESTEAD CoNPAxY.-Stoek all sub
sori5e7- Election Of O8icers-The adjourned
meeting of the cOrpOrators of the American
AAoAASs2ctAeA
rated by an act of the last legislature of New
York, was held on Thursday evening last, at the
Aston House, at Z 1-2 O'clock The books of
subscription to the capital stock were opened at
8 o'clock The charter requires that $4,000
should be subscribed before it shall lie compe-
tent for the stockholders to chose officers. The
whole amount was subscribed in less than half
an hour Six hundred shares-siSty thousand
dOllars-were subscribed by three citizens of
Virginia. Fifty more by native of that state,
residing now in New York
The stockholders Immediately proceeded to
chose tho following Board of Directors
D. r. Martin, Eli Thaver,
HeRry i. Elliott, Jno.C Underwood. Va,
w w Git, Vs., ". H. Woodbury.,
Geo. w. Blunt, James Mckay,
Enos n. Taft.
The following officers were then chosen byfhc
Board Of Directors:
Eli Thaycr President; Henry H. Elliott, Yico
President; John G. Underwood, Secretary.
Resolutions highly complimentary to AR
Yhayer for his services in developingt the modern
system of organized emigration, were also
unanimously adopted by the Board, after Which
they adjourned to meet again at the call Of the
secretary.
THE trial of Mrs, Cunningham, charged with
the murtler of DR.. Burdcll, as we learn from tho
New York papers, wascontinued on Friday, un-
til o'clock, when the evidence was concluded
1t would be submitted to the jury on Saturday.
Ono ovorhanging mystery around this nysteri-
Gus case has been dissipated by the evidence of
achemist who resides at IS Bond street, who
had been for some time making experiments, in
which he had used scraps of woollcu cloth and
leather, and all of which he had, on thispartio,
mlar NIGHT. COLLECTED toeether aud nlnccil in a