Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-03-09
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| that city: with nearly seven and half mil
hons Of specie in State street, where three mill
lions has usually been considered "a genteel SUI
ficcncy, it is not expected that the money mar
ket can show an ,infavorabIe aspect for the pre-
sent. In fact, money is becoming more and
more abundant; that's to say, the supply is, be-
coming faster than the demand, which seems in
deed to be temporarily declining q
TnE Engineers employed, on the Pennsylva-.
| MIA Central Railroad "struclI' OF, Monday even.
ing and Tuesday morning. The cause was the
dispensing with the services Of men at the en-
gne stations, who, upon the return of each en-
gine,- took charge Of it, shifted and housed it,
relieving the engineers oH the moment of their
arrival. BY The discharge OF these engine at
tendants, the engineers were required to house
and Sbift their own engines. There vas Soue
little difficulty on Tuesday morning, in conse-
quence of the strike, some of the freight trains
were not run. At noon the engineers thought
better Of 1t, and went towoF!l again.
Az interesting fact concerning the late Dr..
Proal, rector Of Trinity church. in Utica. n Y,
has recently been made public Shortly before
his death he was taken into the open air and
seated before his door. He then caused all his
sermons to be brought out and placed in heap
before him, and match to be applied to the
pile. ThV good uan sat and watched with sin
gular interest the destruction Of years of labor
in the service oC his Master. The sermons thus
consigned to tbe flames numbered upward of
seventeen hundred!
=. a queer genius has just died in the Ohio Peu-
itentiary; after being confined there % years,
for killing man in drunken frolic. Around
the body Of the corpse was found thick, heavy
'eathern belt, which contained one hundred and
sixty half dollars and forty six cents in silver
change. The poor fellow had carried this load
about lin constantly for years, for fear ofbeing
robbed. The money had been earned by him
by cover work while in prison. ID
Alderman .eiil living at service, in nCleyelapd,
last week. gave birth to four children at once
two were boys and two girls 'Sing, o Barren,
for more are the children Of the desolate than
the children Of the married wife" .-,
A disease resembling brain fever, is prevailing
in Consiantia, Oswego county, n. Y. Several
persons in perfect healih have bren attacked
with it. and died before medical aid could be
procured. .-5t a5aH .5.
TnE REsuLT OF HARD TrSrs.-The Detroit
Tribune says very loving couple were married
at Albion, few days since, 10y r. justice and
having no money they paid him with two BUSH
els Of blael1zWaltuts. =
Ma ScuooIcRAFr says that he has never yet
heard Indians ''swear." They have terms TO in
dicnte cheat, thiei, murderer, coward. fool, lazy
man, drunkard, and babbler; bat he never heard
Of on imprefotion or oath -a.
TnE Austin correspondent of the New York,
Meas says that the Texas Legislature have pass
an act providing that the entire public domain
Of the State is for sale at fixed prices, in lots va
rying from I6O to 1880 acres. The prices are
to range from 81 % to 81 per acre.
TnE Boston correspondent Of The Philadel-
phia, Ledger says, 81 saw a gentleman the other
day, who, while paying three dollar bill TO
wood dealer, said, That is all the money l have
in the world; three months ago was worth
thirty thousand dollars, but it has nil gone in
Bay State stock' Many women might tell n
similar story, Who relying upon the character
Of those at the head of the company. invested
their savings in the stock, only to see it vanish
like the dew" .a
TnE Bank Committee Of the New York Sem
ale have reported in favor Of such an amend
ment of the present Usury Law as viii render
only the interest liable to forfeiture in cases Of
conviction of usury, but will not effect the prin-
cipal This is the substance Of thc Connecii-
| cut law, and it is ioaqd to operate admirably
we'll
wnris theletter u the gayest in tne alphabet
Because it is always in fun. Yes, but Why is it
the most unfortunate IN the alphabet? Because
! it is always in trouble and diaicnIty. 5
JEEROLD says that young boys who marry old
maids, gather in the, spring Of life the golden
fruits of autumn
SISGuLAE FEEAE oR NATURg.-Tbe Newport
Spectator says there is young man n a town
of Vermont, who cannot speak to his fatIter--
I Previous 10 ais birih sone difference arose be-
tween his mother and her husband. and for a
considefabie time she refused IN speak to him
The difficulty was subsequently heald the child
was bern, and in dne time began to, taIk-but
when sitting with his father was invariably 81