Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-01-29
FROM RICHMOND.
Correspondence of the 1n.elllgeneer.l


before it during the present week.
The Senate was very active in the discharge
of lis duties last week, and performed consid-
cradle amount of labor The business thus
disposed of by the Senate, consumed almost
exclusively the time Of the House yesterday
and to-day.
The bill providing for the more effectual inn
proyement of the Kanawha river, to which l
alluded in my last letter, by way of expIana!,,
ton. passed the Senate on Monday. 1t Will
probably not pass the House Immediately and
with as little difficulty as it encountered in the
Senate, as there's generally necessity for more
elaborate explanation and discussion IN the
House than in the Senate.
The bill providing for the erection of another
Lunatic Asylum, which was introduced, be-
lieve, by General Smith, of Greenbrier, some
ten DAYS since, was passed by the Senate on
Yesterday. This bill as first proposed, had for
its object, the erection of an Asylum at some
point in the Northern portion of the State, TOR
the benefit of the afflicted living in that section
MANY amendments were offered to the bill as
presented in its original form, but rejected save
one, providing for its erection at some point
beyond the Allegheny mountains, the site to be
determined by commissioners appointed by
the Governor of the State. These two bills
have not yet received the sanction of the House,
but they will doubtless be passed without Sc
rious opposition.
A proposition to purchase of VIM. r. Barbee,
his piece of statuary called the "Young Repub-
lican," was adopted by the Senate on yesterday,
and was presented to the House to-day. Should
the House concur with that adoption of the
Senate, Mr.. Barbee will receive the sum of 3d.
900 for this work of art, which is said to do
great credit to the sculptor. Mr. Bar6ce has
already won for himself, by his splendid pro-
duction called the "Coquette," distinguished
reputation, which will be greatly enhanced by
the young Republican,
Among the bills recently reported, is one
authorizing the Crescent Manufacturing Com
pany of Wheeling, to raise money by loans, at
not more than six per cent, or by preferred
bonds also one authorizing the consolidation of
the Baltimore & Ohio and North western Rail-
roads, and one increasing the capital stock of
the James River and Kanawha Company, and
authorizing the State to take larger amount OF
stock in tho same. The Special Committee ap-
pointed by the House, to inquire into the expe'
diency of ab0lishing the Board of Public Works,
reported through their Chairman to-day, in ia
vOr of the continuance of the Board, and re-
ouested tn be released from further consideration
Of the subject.
An idea of the amount of business to be
transacted by the Legislature may be formed
from the fact, that over one hundred and fifty
bills were passed to their third reading by the
House on yesterday.
Mrs. McMnhon, the celebrated fifth avenue
lady," whose appearance upon the stnge, some
months since created such n sensation in the
fashionable circles of New York, was greeted
by large audience on Friday night. She per-
formed only two nights in this city.
Tho controversy arising from the recent
rencontrc between o. Jennings Wise, eldest
son of the Governor, and Mr.. RidgwaY of the
Wing, was terminated OH yesterday, the Mayor
of the city having required bull in the sum of
So, 900 not to engage directly nor indirectly in
duel
On Monday morning, between II and o.
clock, the extensive cabinet ware-rOoms of
Mcssrs. Binford & Porter, with two other
buildings, were destroyed by fire. Loss $780,
900. FRANK.
IKE ''NoBIE GAME" OF BILLIArDs.-We copy
the following exciting account of an exciting
game from the New Orleans Iicayune:
An exciting game of billiards-2SOO points for
81 800 sidc-was commenced in one ofOnr Sa-
looms last evening, the parties to the match being
the Algiers Bull, and the Bayou Lafoucle Mule
Rumors of the affair having gone abroad, an
immense throng of spectators were. present, and
many of the prominent sporting characters in
attendance had come from as high up as Julia
street AT the time of stripping and chalking, F"
the odds were 13 to 1, and red faced man who
sat next to us on the grand platform, said he had
known all the time that it would be SO. The
Bull having borrowed a quarter from one of his
hackers, tossed up with the Mule, and obtained
what he clearly stated was just what he wanted
the first shot. Walked round the table four
times, made seven examinations of the cue, and
fired away. Hit Mules ball and knocked it i'm
mediately. Mule had been continually examin-
ing thepointofhis cue, and after making the 3Tth
application of the chalk, let himself CO. Hit the
Bulls ball on theinsidc quarter, and having Civ
en- his own the proper amount of English, y
didn't hit much of anything else but the cush.
ion This changed the entire aspect of affairs,
and the odds fell to nine, while VIC noticed an c-
derby and unprecedented gentleman leaning
against the post and making book with him.
self
Both parties chalked, and Bull fired at tho
deep red, took four cushions and made the
white. Marker sprang to his post and recorded
the point. Fired away again on the pale red
and came near another ball Went inside peck.
ct, and instituted searching examination US to
the condition of the cue. Mule played, and
having skillfnlly "nursed" the balls, he made q
run of two, whercupon one of his hackers init
mated that he knew he could do it if he tried.
Two separate and distinct chcws of tobacco
were taken, cues chalked, and the dauntleSs
Mule again attacked the ivory. Throwing his
cue wello out back, he punched lame man in
the eyes, and fired his ball over the cushions
The most intense excitement now existed among
the iiiends of the contestants; the question be-
ing whether the last shot was fair or foul. The
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