Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-03-05
-THR RINTELLIGENCER.
NEMS SUN1NIARY.

NEWS SUMMARY.
TuE editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer is
in despair. His lamentations run thus: '.Nine-
ty days ago the Democratic party of this great
nation was an unit" ''But alas! the party
is now in peril, broken up, divided and discour-
aged The Administration is being fast desert
ed by its individuals, counties districts
and States are moving Oft in vast columns, and
the whole country is in complete comnlotion."
Dreadful, isn't it!
THERE is but one paper in Kansas that sus-
tains the Lecompton nbOmination OF forgeries
and peijurieS, made under color Of legal forms.
That paper is the Leavenworth Herald, and in
to that the President pours all his patronage,
in the way of advertising laws, treaties, etc
GEN. SHIELDS, United States Senator elect
from Minnesota, has explicitly contradicted the
statement that he has agreed TO supPort Lecomp-
ton, He says be has written letterto Col. Rich
ard G. Murphy, of Minnesota, denouucing the
Lecompton fraud unqualidedly, aud declaring
that no honest man can support it. He has au-
thorized the publication Of ttis lc;te:', and its
appearance is daily expected. s -.
IT is understood that immediately on the ad-
journment of Congress Mr. James Gordon Ben
nett will receive his commission as United States
Minister to Austria THIS will be the simple
fulfment OF one OF the conditions ON which
The " 7. Herald gives its support to the Ad-
minis alton e
ThE Governor of Florida has issued call for
more volunteers TO exterminate that redoubtable
Indian, Billy Bowlrgs. That the volunteers will
BE- forthcoming we do not doubt, but that Bow
legs will be ex,erminated we think exceedingly
improbable.
a handsome young lady and an aristocratic
looking gentleman rode through Washingtou
runners labelled ''hard lines" and drawn by
sorry, sorrel nag. The Post says many pedes-
TRANS were shocked at the spectacle. \ coun-
ell of old women is to be held on Beacon Hill,
to take into consideration the condition of the
first society,"" whose nerves have been sadly
Jared.
WuAr Tremendous lot of sand that Retired
Physician" must have had on hand. He is still
talking about his sands being nearly run out
We wish he was run out" He is a nuisance
He tried to bore us with his old song abont
sands of life almost run out, but we declined.
We wish he was under a sand bank so far that
he could not make himself heard.
Tue keeper ofa livery stable in 0swego is
very anxious to know what has become of a
horse and buggy, and of a Miss Lewis, lady
wearing dashing silk dress, generous hoop, and
the smallest kind of dear little love of bon
net, who hired horse for an hour.
TmE Cleveland Herald says that "a man in
Cincinnati" in state OF temporary insanity
walked three miles Ito return an umbrella he
borrowed some time last year .-
MANY people nowadays undertake to build
up their fortunes as Paddy built his chimney
"Irs aisy enough" said Pat, "to build CHM
ney--you howld one brick up and put another
one under it
That is the plan exactly. Start large bust
and look out for the necessary capital after
ward.
TnE very latest advices from Mexico indicate
a violent opposition to Gen. Zuloaga's govern
ment, and new revolution is threatened
The New York sunday Times gives the fol-
lowing account Of the late iisticufi in the House
at Washington:
Go Side on your own cellar -door!'
ashanti do IL"
rush forward-a push hack-dos-a dos
hands all FOUND Order-rap, rap, rap-speaker
bawling 3 Keitt srrawling- Grow not maui
ing every body hauling everybody else The
wrong You've no business here."-'Yes
have.''-"No, you 'G"-'.You siiant"-
Il wiln'-''Go away, Black Repub!icaur'-
Come back, niger dTivcr!" !"-"Crack your
whip at hou,e.''-..Who's :.:laid,"-''rread on
my coat taH''-'IIurrahl"
TnE CLAY ASH CulLoM DurLIo.-A Washing.
ton letter TO the \. Y. Express, says:
The Clay and Cuiiom- demonstration being
ever, peace is restored in Washington, ard
the fighting epidemic - ended. Indeed, Wash
ington has been 50 full of fight tire week past,
that visitors have been thinking they were "a.
ter among the garrotters Of New 9OTk,-but
now the epidemic IS over aud confidence is re-
turning Ii is fortunately, LOWrver, that what
man has most been qlIaTrelIing about uiz,
''IiaIrsas,' they have not been lighting about