Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-04-23
INTEL.LIGENCER
NEWS SUMMARY.

JAMES NJ. PATCH, pretended banker Of Gin
cinnat, advertised in the papers recently for an
active, Industrious young man, with $3.50 or
5000 capital, wishing to engage in safe bust
ness. How many he victimized is not known.
One clerk was hired with promise of good
salary, aud deposited his money, el6O, with4his
employer. He was set to work upon the books
and worked all day. Before sunset. Mr.. Patch
requested him to 'shutu up" take the key, and
''Open up" again at o'clock the next morning.
The clerk was prompt and did as ordered
But noon came, and Mr.. Patch was still absent!
Night arrived and AR. Patch had not yet ap-
pcared. The bank was closed again, and the
clerk again returned, but no Air. Patch "turned
up" The new clerk being seriously alarmed
about his $lGO, began to inquire about Mr..
Patch, but he received no tidings He ransack-
ed the Directory, but found no Patch, not even
Sam Patch. The missing Patch has not been
found.
IN Worcester, Endland, recently, young
couple who we're being made of twain one flesh,
were deserted by the officiating minister in the
middle of the ceremony, who went off in high
dudgcon because the bride and her friends ''gig
gled" somewhere between 'sDearly beloved"
and "amazement." The Vicar of Wakefield
was obliged to chasteu the somewhat unruly
disposition to leVity shown by his daughter
Sophia and Miss ArabelIa Wilmot, when he
was about to join their hands to Sir VIM.
ThornhilI and George Primrose, but he did not
throw aside his book in pet aud break off
the ceremony, though lie threatened it The
minister's passion was. worse than the girls
giggle.
The Press will not lack intelligence from Utah
for want ofreporyers there, as u large number
of thoss useful gentlemen are going out with
the army. Even the London Times has It's re-
pOrteri in the person of Ar. Rutherford a Scotch
man, who has started provided with every nee
eSSary Of camp life, a u Crihiea. He is ma
king easy headwRY with his train, advancing as
far as may be safe ut this season. and writes
that he has been asionished at finding the pio-
neer settlers quoting the Poets and reading the
British Reviews, as they sit in their log cabins,
or converse with him as he spends pleasant
hours in their society.
Az English paper gives dePlOrable state
ment of crime in Great Britain, frora which it
would appear, that what has been n noticeable
fact in this country for the past year or two, is
true there. 1t says: "a glance at the as>ize
intelligence shows prOlific crop of crime in
this country, and some of the cases exhibit
crimes of the deepest dye and magnitude.
Murders and aggravated manslaughters
frequent, and it is clear that the comparative
mldness of the criminal Law in our time does
not deter from the commission of atrocious of
rcnses."
IT is said that the Princess Mathilde has been
organizing in Paris n series of soirees, disting
uishcd for social case. Visitors come and go
at pleasure, play, sing, sketch and converse sans
ceremOnie, and without any irksome formal
etiquette-thc great object of the hostess being
not to get through stupid and tiresOmc formal
ity known as giving company" or party, but
tomake guests as much at their ease and enjoy
themselves as much rs possible.
TnR Pennayvattia Canal is now open, and
boats are passing upon it at aIl points between
Huntington and Columbia. In few days, the
entire Cunal to PittSburg will be navigable.
WE have papers before US fiom Illinois, Ohio
and Tennessee, all speaking of the promising
appearance of the wheat fields in those States.
SEyES vessels are advertised to sail from De-
troit direct for Liverpool, via the St. Lawrence,
within few days. Lumber is the chiefpOrtion
of their cargoes.
TnE mountains about Wilkesbarre. (Pa.) have
been on fire for week or more, destroying an
immense amount of timber.
A SENSIBLE MAN.-The GatesIeati Observer
reports the speech Of gallant gentleman, who
the health Of the ladies, remarked
that il he might be allowed to couple with the
toast a sentiment which WAS peculiarly proper
in the present day, he would say-'May their