Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-02-28

metal made from this Wetzel county ore, an
article can be produced fit for any of the gene
raj uses. This Lake Superior iron can be OBJ
tanned Just as cheap to this point as toany point
Ieastof Cleveland, and alta great deal cheaper rate
than at many of the out of the way places in
Pennsylvania and Ohio, where it snow sent
4 When once we would get to manufacturing rail
road and all kinds of metal, the demand, taking
our present experience, would be equal to all
we could turn out. There is no computation of
1.-THE influence which such enterprises would have
upon our city. All the money which now goes
abroad in quest of material, would be kept at
home, circulate among u.s., and go to the build
ing up of our own interests. We would have a
basis upon which We might calculate upon the
\ perpetual growth and prosperity of the city. In
fine, it would make Wheeling, what she legiti-
mately ought to be, the first iron city in the
country. .sl,if !, s,.s s5..5 * .s5ae.5 90
A CHARAcrER--The Cleveland Herald gives
the following account of n most singular being.
who has run risks in convict life, that almost
outstrip the feats ascribed even to the notorious
Jack Sheppard The Herald says:
The Peuitentiary contains lots of characters,
but among them all, Archibald Barnes is the
character. He is writing his life, and if only
truthful, will be "a strange, cyentful history"
| He was first sent to prison from Lorain, in 1868,
for burglary, feigned insanity, was sent to the
Lunatic Asylum, escaped, went back to Loraln,
was betrayed by n relative, sent back to the Pc
nitentiary, again escaped, was soon after sent to
the Indiana Pententiary for eight years, for
passing counterfeit money, then rcmanded to
Ohio on requisition, escaped from the officer
on the way, was retaken, again escaped before
reaching the Indiana prison, established himself
asa school teacher at Galena, ILL.,, courted ayoung
lady, was about being married, and was again
sent for and consigned to his old quarters in the
Ohio Pcnitentiary. The Columbus Gazette states
that Barnes has since made continual but inef-
fectual efforts to escape, has again and again by
some ingenious contrivance, unlocked the door
of his cell, dug out of his dungeon, cut his way
Through the ceiling ofthe Hospital and the walls
of the Chapel but has been foiled in all his eff
that if there were two chances to be killed and
hut one to escape, that he should make the at
tempt. The Gazette says:
Barnes is fine looking man, about five feet
ten inches high, full forehead, brown hair, large
dark blue eyes, and heavy eyebrows; His trou-
bles appear to have organized from the false no.
tions imbibed when first starting out in life. He
cherished the idea that the present. condition of
! society was all wrong, and that it was his duty
to set it right For this purpose he organized
a secret band, TO regulate society, to take from
the rich and to give to the poor. None but
men of honorable character, and of temperate
habits were admitted. How far this secret in
auence extended, is not known; but it is pretty
well ascertained that men holding offices oftrust
and honor belonged to it Archibald and his
two brothers were leading spirits, and as the
natural result of their mistaken views, all
three ofthe brothers, Archibald, aged 20, Sc
man, aged %, and Walker. aged 81, found
themselves in the Penitentiary. After being
there few DAYS they found another brother in
one of the work shops, under the assumed name
| ofN. T. Wheeler, who had been sent from Per-
ry county for passing counterfeit money. This
brother died in the prison, October u, 1854, of
| typhoid fever. All four of these brothers were
noble looking men and bore striking familyre-
semblance. ~
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A NOVEL HUMBUG.-In New York letter to
the Baltimore American, of the oath inst, we
find the following paragraph. They carry things
| to a great length in New York, as the su6)olned
abundantly proves:
1t is barely possible your readers may have
heard or read in the newspaper advertisements
something about n lottery scheme called Per
hams Gift Enterprise At all events, 1t has
been industriouSly advertised IN the rural dis
tricts of the country for several months past
Well, the drawing was announced to take place
against lotteries and as among the prizes were
"ma,riageable lady worth 1885, 600 in her own
right and o Teil.knoSn marriage gentleman IN
TVtta goy oSssmed@tbree IF whom
were very naturally females. Theiwhole affair
was stated to be guarded and adopted to all pos
Slole conangenSles ana an eS ~ t ., new
who drew tbe lsdy from tSistaste previous ma
trimonial arrangements, or from happening to
be of the wrong sex, did not want her, he or she
could receive tnsteaa ana M tne case
T The affair took 6Iace It is stated at the Chi
nese Assembly Rooms, and the aforesaid 'mar-