Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-03-04
1858
THEINTELLIGENCEK.
NEWS SUMMARY.

NEWS SUMMARY.
Hos ME. WAsHnurNr, of Illinois, who has
been detained from his seat in the House of Re
presentativcS several days past by a painful in
disposition, is convalcsceut, and expects to be
able in a feY days to resume his public duties.
The Hon. Jefferson Davis, who has been con-
fined TO his house ten or twelve days, 10y an i'll.
ness which at one time assumed an alarming as.
pect, has experienced so favorable change as
to be now considered out Of danger
Tue Brother of Mr.. Sturgeon, a young min
lister of great promise and by many better liked
than the celebrity of Park street himself has
lost his voice, and is supposed to be sinking in
consumption.
MR. EVERETT AT RIcnNoxD-Mr. Evcrett's
Washington GRAFTON, at Richmond, netted
$1,000.
The Ohio contested election case in Congress,
Valiandigham vs.. Campbell, will be before the
House for definite action this week. 1t is time
something was done. Campbell and Valan-
digham are both drawing the public money at
the rate Of $4,000 per year. Six thousand per
year is too much for the representation of one
District. Send one of them home
The people of Richmond, Va, having inaugu-
rated their Washington Monument, are discuss.
ing the proprety of removing the remains of the
Father of his Country from Mount Vernon, and
inserting them under the brazen Washington
which they have elevated
TmE New York banks now hold over $33, ,OOO,-
600 in specie.
VERY few, perhaps, are aware that Wheat
when cleaned well from chat, dirt, &c. and boil
ed until entirely soft, will make very edible
dish. \ little swcetenimg, with a small addi-
ton Of cream, renders it exceedingly paIatable.
Fry it.
TnE Bclleyille Illinois Democrat, hesitating
for some time what to do, has finally concluded
to go for the buchanan Administration Lecomp-
ton policy.
This makes six organs that ''go in for Lc-
compton in Illinois.
TmE bill limiting bank notes to ten and TWEEN
ty dollars, has been defeated in our Senate, for
want ofa constitutional majority.
ARTIFICIAL Ear Dru;as are now now made of
fine silver wire, with di,I, of India rubber or
gutta percha between. They are placed in the
ear and worn without inconvenience, and it is
said the effect smrgical.
SINGULAR CAUSE FOR SuicrDE--The Boston
(NIass.,l Post, says:
"The papers gave no cause for the suicide of
Mr.. Harper, at oriskany, New York, except
that he was Justice of the Peace"
TUE statistics of the New York Post-oiIice
confirms the opinion that valentines are going
out ordate. About fourteen years ago the num-
ber of these mis>ives received there each year
was not short of twenty thousand, but n con-
slant decline in their circulation has been no.
ted since, until this year ithas scarcely exceed
ed five thousand.
TUE n. Y. Herald, contrasting the present 70.
sition and chances of the Lecompton Constitu-
ton with those of the Kansas-Nebraska bill, at
the time of the earlier votes taken upon it,
makes use of the following significant language:
II the Administration Of poor Pierce could
beat dorm n majority of fifteen, who doubts that
the strong and energetic Administration of Mr.
BuchanaH will beat do,ea majority Of one?
Beat down" i good