Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-02-03
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BrsrSEss,-The news of the bombardment Of
Canton, is said to have materially increased the
price Of tea in New York.
TnR disease among hogs, which has been SO
fatal at the West, has made its appearance in
Massachusetts within the past few weeks
JoHx E. GowEN, of Boston, has contracted
for So, 600. 600 to raise the Russian ships sunk
in Sebastopoi harbor during the war. They
comprise sixteen war steamers, eighteen gun
ships, nine frigates, and number of transports
and merchantmen.
TUE wells and springs upon the line of the
Cleveland and Pittsburgh road, have about dried
up, making it very difficult to procure water tor
the engines.
HAxpsOAr PREsESr.-Rev. c. Mckinney, pas
TOR of the Episcopal church at jackson, Tenn,
was presented, one day last week, with hand
some family carriage and a sum of money to
build carriage house, by his Pensioners, as
testimonial of their regard.
TnE receipts of the Rock Island Railroad for
the third week in January, were S22, $40, against
SlT, 49s in the corresponding week Of 1856
For the three weeks in January, the receips foot
up an increase of more than so per cent.
/ MISSOURI has removed its veto on banks, and
whole brood viii soon spring into existence in
that State, for the manufacture its own paper
money
DIR. NEWELL, Governor elect of the State Of
New Jersey, had to walk from Allentown to
Trenton, a distance of twelve miles, to be inau-
gurated. The storm had rendered the road i'm
passable in sleighs OF on horseback.
THoMPsoS, the commercial writer for the
New York Courier, who left suddenly after de-
frauding various parties, appeared in London on
the arrival of the Persia, and collected drafts
he took out with him.
ILLrxoIs.-The State of Illinois has paid in
the last four years four and half millions oil
her debt Four years ago she had not more
than four hundred miles of railroad now she has
abont three thousand.
TnE Hon. Revcrdy johnson, is spoken of as
Attorney General of the United States under
Mr. Buchanan. It is said he will be the repre-
sentative in the new cabinet of the "oId line
wings" Mr. johnson formerly filed the Office
of Attorney General with eminent ability.
FATAL AFFRAY AT HAMPDEN SIDNEY COLLEGE,.
"A difficulty occurred at Hampden Sidney VA
College last Monday evening, between two stu
dents. E. a. Langhorn, of Lynchburg, and a
son of DR.. Edle, of Christiansburg. They met
Tuesday morning in passage of the College,
and Edle was stabbed to the heart, and died in
few minutes. Langhorne was arrested.
SLAVERY IN MIssoUm.-Two members of the
Missouri Legislature have openly avowed them,
selves to bo opposed to the extension of slavery
and in favor of Missouri becoming free State
The Cosr OF rr.-The cost OF breaking out
the roads obstructed by the last snow storm in
Massachusetts, was $4,000. In Boston alone
the expense viii be $4,000.
FLOUR ScAncE--The Grenada (Aliss.) Locomo
tive, says there has not been a barrel of flou,
in that market for several weeks and the article
was not to be had for love or money"
A LARGE TeRHlroRy-o Owing to the vast
amount of public domain in Minnesota. the lane
office agants have frequently to travel from SOC
to 700 miles to prosecute their business. There
are in Minnesota 81 100000 acres of publ,
lands; enough to make three States Of the size
! of Iowa.