Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-04-16

we are glad to say, doing well, although in a low
debilntcd state"
y heavy storm of rain and hail. accompanied
by vivid lightning and thunder, passed over
Petersburg on Saturday evening. Its duration
was about fifty minutes. The Express says:-
During tho prevalence of the storm vivid flash
of lightning, commencing apparently in the ze-
NTH and coursing down in a northeasterly di.
rection, bore with it three huge balls of fire,
similar to those bursting from rocket, and
presented one of the grandest phenomena we
have ever witnessed.
The weather at the South has been unusual
ly pleasant for the past month, and vegetation
has made great advance. On the 3Oth of
March, peach and plum trees as high up as
Memphis Tenn, were in full blossom. Busi-
ness at New Orleans, is now quite active All
the boats from the upper country are deeply
laden Vessels were filled up with cotton at
a halfpenny, but in consequence Of the large
number in port, it is thought that there would
be decline in rates.
lit is desired to cool water for drinking in
warm weather, and ice cannot be obtained for
this purpose, let it be kept in an unglnzed car
| tuenware pitcherI WrapC arouhu WIN Two OF
'l...Aa fi.'- r -,-~s~'. srOtI, IAePt constant
Iy wet The theory of cooling ,r....-i..- a..
manner is the absorption of heat from it by
the evaporation of the moisture in the cotton
cloth-expnnsion produces cold, compression
heat.
The Western Argus published in Kansas
Territory, says the Missouri river is now alive
with steamboats, aud tine spring trade has COM
menced in earnest. The arrivals at the levee
are almost hourly. \ number of new and com
nodious steamers have been added to the diff
lcrent lines It's estimated that Missouri riv-
er trade this year will be a third heavier than
last
a fellow in London, England, has been doing
"A successful business i'll passing bad coin at
churches and religious meetings. Dressed in
black, with "a white neckcloth, and face of
sanctiicd expression, lie produces five shil-
ling piece at the collection, and desires to con-
tribute shilling. The unsuspecting platehold
er hands him back four sl,lings and passes
along An old sailor who did not trust to ap-
pearances, had the fellow arrested.
IT appears that the publication of the books
alone, connected with the surveys of the Pacific
Railroad, have already cost the government over
100000, and will probably cost still more.
The costs of the surveys themselves will prOba-
bly, be double this amount, and not one of them
has developed any facts not before known
Now, if it costs the government $35O,000 merely
to get ready for a survey, for all these surveys
were mere preliminaries, how much will it cost
the government to build the roadg
SOME parts of the South have been visited
with excessive rains the past week, causing
overAows at PORTS ON the Mississippi,
Arkansas, and Red rivers. At New Orleans, on
the 3lst ult., the fall Of rain was greater than
has been known for ten years. In all parts OF
the city the streets deeply submerged, and
for several hours the whole population was
more or less water bound
The indianapolis Journal tells a funny story
on the sheriff of that county. The other day,
before the escape of Shears and the other pris
oners, they were complaining Of the Jail fare
yyhcreupon the sheriff iacetiously advised them
if they didn't like the board, to leave. They lett
Tng .'Exiles of Florida" IS the title of new
work about to be published by Hon. j. r. Gid
dings, of .. 1t will be purely historical work
based upon and derived from documents in the
archives at Washington, known to but few, bu
tO.which Mr.. Giddings' position on Committee:
of Congress during long series of years, ha;
given him the fullest access
AT Bridgeport, Conn, fsw days since, the
desk and furniture of the Merchants Exchange
Bank were sold at auction by order Of the Re
ceivcr. a couple of gentlemen bid off one o
the large desks. On examining their purchase
they found slowed away in one Of the drawers
$4,000 in bills the bank, signed and ready fOl
l. circulation.
REV. CnArlEs HOwARD MALcoN of Newport
: CR. I) formerly Of this city, we are pleased Il
: learn has recovered from his recent attack o
d sickness, and is enabled again to attend to tIt