Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-10-16
BRooKE coUgTr NEws.-Tbe Wellsburg Her
aid, of yesterday. says:

BRooKE couSTr NRws.-The Wellsburg Her
aid, Of yesterday, says:
The resid eUce of Thos. Grimes, on the Turn.
pike some two miles east of WelIsburg, was
broken into on the night Of Friday the 9th,
during the absence of Mr.. and Mrs Grimes.
stand which was locked, and doubtless thought.
to contain yaluables, was taken to the barn
where 1t was split and the contents, which
happened to be of no particular value, scattered
about. The candle was left burning upon the
hoor of the barn. and when discovered, n small
place had been burned, but the fire had died
out. The escape of the barn is singular. The
house was entered by means of heavy ladder,
which 1t would require two persons to raise, and
strong suspicious are entertained of who are the
guilty parties.
In the Herald, also, we find that the Brooke
County Agricultural Fair Committee have de-
termned to throw up and sell out the concern
They will consider private bids up to this day
week, and if there are no satisfactory ones, Why,
then, they viii proceed to public sale on the
Monday following. The Herald calls meeting
Mt the Court House at P. NJ to-day, Of the
citizens interested, to see what can be done
We are sorry TO hear of this discouraging
state of the fair up that way. But the truth is,
that county fairs, where the counties are small,
a
events, one fair per annum seems to be about
all the Panhandle can stand, And even it owes
its principal success to the excitement of the
ring.
THE opposition yictors had general gloriffca-
ton over their election up at Pittsburgh on
Thursday night last. They had marching and
music and speaking. OF the place where the
speaking was done, the Gazette says:
The Hall was splendidIy decorated with flacs.
and inscribed above the stage were the following
devices:
Pennsylvania Mud-srs Triumphant! -
Nine cheers for Allegheny county; 1900
''All hail Pennsylvania"
Freedom and Protection"
Splendid Republican Triumph"
Pennsylvania ours by 3O,O 600 majority"
"Ewenty!one Republican Congressman elect"
The meeting, which.was spontaneous ebulli-
ton of popular feeling, and involuntary out
pouring of pent-up graduation, indicated that
the People were still enthusiastic in the cause
of American Liberty. 1t was adjourned with
three cheers for the American cause.
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THE contract with Mr.. J. a. Washington, for
the sale of Mount Vernon, to the Association,
was signed on the 9th of April, 1853. The sum
paid was 100000. Eighteen thousand dollars
were paid at the signing of the:contract. Tho
first instalment of $57, OOO due Jannary /, 1859,
is now ready to be paid, and it is hoped to raise
the entire purchase money during the present
year, in, order to take possession on the coming
22d of February. By the terms Of, the charter
and contract the remains of Washington are
qeYer,to be removed from their present resting
place, which is on the spot chosen by himself.
lCATHARlSR PITcHER, asyoung woman ofeight-
cen OF twenty years Of age, had her foot cut off
just above the ankle, in stepping from one of
the Hudson River passengers cars, a year or two
since. The accident resulted from; the sudden
moton of tile locomotive before the lady had
stepped from the platform. a suit for damages
has been in the courts for some time, and was
disposed of last week at Poughkeepsie, by a.
verdict in favor of the woman of So 900, and
her attorney was voted commissions on that
amount as additional cost by order ofthe court
Rev. Ma. TNoNPsoN, Of Bethel, Me.,s stakes a
deep interest" in the bears of his parish On
the evening Of the 9th, huge black bear was
making his way to an orchard when the Rev.
gentleman being good marksmau, rather un.
tremendously gave him the contents ofhisrifle
Two more shots settled him. He weighed $50
pounds after being bled making his live weight
about 500 pounds. The fat was four inches
thick on the back. 8,
JuLEs JAN1N, the famous French journalist
and critic, is about to publish a work ON Rachel
as q dramatic artist No one can bemore COM.
petent to analyze her greatand peculiar powers.
In the meantime, a DR.. Taurpin has issued a
sort ofmedical work on the great actress, emit
tled2DsSnierss Heurez do Rachael II seems
almost sacrilege to thus lay before the public
gaze, every pang and throb of bodily influential
pain which g thatsgreat genius suffered in going
In the New York market, the excess of capt
tai over the general means of Investment begins
to have its effect upon the stock market, in
which the general tendency at present appears
to be toward higher prices. especially in dfvi.
dend paying securities, which are in more de.
mand for investment. State stock inipvrticular
are very firmly held, and the sales have been
quite important