Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-04-20
1853
THE INTELLIGENCER.
NEWs SUMMARY.

crops and present heavy taXatiOn. The mer-
chants of Milan complain that there is no busi-
ness whatever doing. People are waiting with
intense anxiety the arrival of the period, not
yet very near at hand. when an opinion can he
formed as to the nature of this years silk har-
vest. fit proves failure, the country will be
nearly ruined. OF at least win receive shock
from which it will take long time to recover
Ifit be good, the present holders viii expert
ence heavy losses from the consequent fall in
prices. This latter, however, is not consider
tation to be put in the balance against the great
amount of misery that.would result from a bad
crop.
A California paper cont,ins the following take
off: "The Rev. DIR. Gaines will preach in the
'Tabernacle,' corner of Bush and Pine streets
tomorrow evening, at eight o'clock, a sermon
appropriate to the recent election. Subject
'ZaccheUs up tree: his mode of climbing
This will be instructive to little men seeking
high positions. The defeated candidates for
logical offices and Legislative honors, are partic-
ularly and cordially invited to attend"
SOME details of the late Indinn massacre in
British Honduras, have been received. When
the Indians took the town of Beccalaw they Kill
led one hundred and four persons and took for
ty prisoners. Ransom amounting to $4,000
was offered for the release of the latter, but it
was refused, and the entire number-thirty wo-
men and tenmen-were brought out and put TO
death, after the persons ofthe women had been
violated by the Indian soldiers
The people of Kansas complain because tn e
lands in that Territory have been so early
brought into market, contrary to expectation
and precedent, compelling squatters to pay up
in July, or forfeit their right of preemption.-
This hard discrimination against them is Proba-
bly, owing to the rebelllOus disposition of the
factious majority. The President has felt their
power, and means to give them an unpleasant
experience of his in turn.
n. A. Sutton, Collector ofitaxes for the town
of lie Roy, Genessee Co, n. Y, has decamped,
and is delaulter to the amount of s., 900 to
$4,000. He had collected nearly all of the
town tax, over 81, 1000, borrowed all the money
he could from his friends, raised all that could
be raised by mortgaging his effects, or in any
other way, and then left. He had been Deputy
Sheriff and few weeks before was elected JUS
tice of the Peace.
PETER CORNELL tumbled head first into a well
at Woonsocket, R. l., last week Nobody saw
the accident, and he had to turn himself over
and work his way out by climbing up the
stones without assistance Strange to say, he
accomplished the task, although the well was
deep and the water up TO his chin when stand
ing on his feet Mr.. Cornell escaped with
few bruises. He evidently was not born to be
drowned.
A man named Asa Edwards, of Shelby, Ala,
having resisted the execution of warrant, the
Sheriff ordered his posse to fire upon him
They did so, and one ball took effect in the side
of his daughter, who was entreating him to sur
render, aud passed thence into his body, killing
him almost Instantly.
IT is calculated that upwards Of $4,000 per-
SONS visited the hslI in which the corpse of Col
Benton lay in state at st. Louis, to look for the
last time on the illnstrious patriot, whose long
life, indomitable viii aud unIiring energy were
devoted TO promote the Interests of the state
and the union. The coffin was wrapped in the
national fag-a fitting winding sheet for the no.
BILE patriot.
The New Orleans correspondent of the st.
Louis Republican says chat the ilibuster Walk
er is in New Orleans contemplating and prepar-
ing lor anOther r0ld upon Nicaragua, while ne
is waiting his trial for the last, and that he is
not afraid OF the Government interfering with
him again.
THE London Times of April I'd has leader
on the Mormon difficulties, in which, after some
commonplaces, it remarks that the MOrmons
must support desperate struggle, or acquiesce
in the reform of their institutions, or accept the
alternative Of seekiug-a refuge beyond the do
miniOn of the United States
a bet was made between two politicians at
Albany, on the result of the vote on Mayor Per-
ry, by the terms of which the loser was to live
exclusively on potatoes and salt for one month";
The LecOnptOn man is likely to have spare
diet
Tur Young Mems Christian Association of
Philadelphia are now constructing huge tent,
capable of holding four thousand persons, TO be
used by them during the summer, for preach
ing in destitnte and isolated locations.
IT is stated that a duel had been fought in
Paris by Mr.. Calhoun, of South Carolina, Sec
rotary Of the American Legation, and Mr.. Bse-
WORT, ofNew York city. The affair terminated