Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-02-11
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acter has lately been affected in Fluvana county,
(Ya.) Mr.. Robt. Gray, the gallant groom, is 90
years of age, and the late Mrs. Catherine Reilly,
(now Mrs Gray,] 90 years of age.
HARRIET MAEr1NEAu, now in her 55th year,
and the most volumnious of female authors,
continues to reside on her little farm at Amble
side near the haunts which the poetry of Words
worth has made memorable, but in such state
of bodily ill-health that her death may be ex-
pected at any moment. She has just published
a Christmas book, called Sketches from Life"
A YOUNG lady named Davies, aged eighteen
years, has been arrested ut Ballstown for seduc-
ing the Oldest son of Mr. Clark in Albany, aged
10 years She had induced him to elope with
her. and she footed the bills at the hotel where
they were stopping. The frantic youngster
tears his hair and swcars he will drown himself
in the cistern, if Miss D. is punished
New YoRK does not nonopolize all the assig-
nation advertising. The Philadelphia papers
the Ledger, Pennsyluanidn, etc.--we notice
have personal column devoted to the same
kind of advertisements observable in the New
York Herald, etc.
a PHILADELPHIA jury on the trial for murder
of VIM. n. West, finding themselves unable to
agree on verdict, decided the matter by draw
ing cuts," and hanging took it.
PoRrERs SPIRIT says Mrs. McAiahon is going
to England to try her fortunes as soon as she
completes her present engagement in New York.
We admire her spirit at least. The next move
will probably be for the North Pole.
TuE Daily Ne,os, a Democratic journal pub
lished in New York city. complains that sAfar
shals, judges, Post Masters, Sher1as, &c, ana
many other protested Democrats are very fond
of lending their support to Black Republican
newspapers"
Is New York, number of clubs, consisting
of young men moving in respectable circles,
have been formed and are now in operation, the
chief object of their existence being the protec-
ton Of their own persons by the carrying of
wcapons-selfdefense in case of attack by high
waymen-and the detection of the cowardly
ruffiians who steal upon the path of the unwa-
~ as they seek their homes otter shutdown. The
Tribune says almost every peaccable citizen
wears arms himself when he goes about at
night.
a BILL has been introduced into the LOuisi-
ana Legislature to render aid to the Americans
now in Nicaragua
TINS population of New York is dying at the
rate of one in every seventeen minutes, day and
night, all the year around.
TnE New Orleans Crescent says that the free
negroes of that city are possessed of four mil
lions of property-that they are generally in
dustrious and honest; that they are not COLLECTS
of dread and apathy"
Nix. RoaER a. PRYoR has retired from the
Richmond Enquirer for the purpose of assuming
nm editorial connection with the Charleston
Mercury.
Tue Minnesota zsitung-thc German paper
published in st. Paul, and which was carried
over to the proslavery party, and then tainted
has ben again famed into life by the Republican
party.
TmE Galena Advertiser says that the cars on the
Galcna aud Chicago Union Railroad are lighted
with gas.
SIX years ago Minnesota was rhyth.-The
Falls of the st. Anthony were known only as
the scene of wild Indian tale. The Valley of
the St Peters was invested with vague and
mysterious interest derived from the fanciful
chronicles of an English adventurer. Only since
the great excursion to st. Paul, two years ago
last summer, has tho name hecomeevcn familiar
to EastcrnearS sf.os
Behold the miracle of the age! st. Anthony's
Falls arc roaring at our very doors; the Valley
of tho St Peters is gemmed with farms; St
Paul assumes theair of Metropolis. MinnesO-
"a stands knocking at the door Of the Union,
and Congress says Come in"
THE BASxs-FRACTIoNAL NorEs,-The new
Bank lsw, passed by the last Legislature, pro-
hibitS the Ranks from issuing or paying out any
Bank "note for circulation except of the denOul-
inution of tiyc dollars. ten dollars, OF of some
multiple of ten dollars This law has been &C.
guessed in By all the Banks whose annual NEE
thugs have been held. we believe. The annual
meeting of the Exchange Bank does not take
place until April; but that Bank hns, alOngwith
others in this city, enforced this provision Of the
new charters Fractional notes are therefore
not received except by the Bank which issued
them, aud cannot be fe.isene,l hY such Bank
They cannot therefore be kept in circulation
much longer The business community may be
somewhat iRconyenienced By them, as some of
the Banks have large circulation OF these notes
especially the ScottSviIc and Howardsvilc
Banks. They answered as a Substitute for spc-
Gle change to a considerable extent. and this
caused the Legislature toprOhibit them. When
we consider the Importance Of infnsing through
the channels of trade large amount of coin, Ms
q proteetiea against an excessive paper cllFren-
cy, it ea2u6t ha dcniel Tint the Legislature wise
" required the withdrawal Of theSe fractional
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