Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-10-29
MAILS ron GsEsAsY.-wo see that the mails


for Germany will be regularly madesup and de-
spatched from New York by the several lines of
United States, Bremen and Hamburg mail steam
ers, as follows: BY the United States mail
steamer to Bremen on the 8Oth October, 9th
November aud 25th December, 1858; by the
Hamburg steamer to Hamburg on the 1st of No
vember, 10th November, list December and 10Th
December, 1858; by the Bremen steamer on the
9th November, goth November, 4th December
and 18th December. The rates Of postage to
Germany upon letters transmitted by either of
the above lines of mail steamers are precisely
the same, being the regular established rates
"by Bremen or Hamburg mail, as pnblishedin
the table of hostages to foreign countries.
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Two Philadelphia detectives were in New
York last week, looking after French woman,
who is one of the most successful swindlers on
record. She took $4,000 and jewelry from a
respectable merchant in Philadelphia, $4,000
from California lumber merchant $3.50 from
ajudge in Copus Christi, Texas, and was equal
ly bold, impudent and successful in New Or
leans, Mobile, Natchez and Baltimore. She
travelled with man servant, and called herself
Madame Constance. She represented herself as
belonging to one of the leading families of the
old French nOblesse, possessed of enormous
estates and splendid old chateau, the latter
somewhat dismantled. Diguifed and matronly
in her manners-her true age isprobably about
forty-fve-able to speak and write, with perfect
ease the French, Spanish, Italian, German and
English languages, an accomplished player on
the harp and piano, cultivated singer, and al
ways richly dressed and jeweled, she has had no
difficulty in impressing those with whom she
came in contact with the truthfulness of her
representations. She made her appearance in
Philadelphia about year ago, and remained
there eleven months. Subsequently, travelling
about and lperforming the exploits above stated.
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THB Springfield, Mass. Republican gives an
Interesting sketch of the life of Hume, the me-
dunn, who has just married a very rich we'll
born Russian lady. In his youth he was tail.
Ors apprentice in Norwich; in Springfield he
was aprofesslonal spiritualist, and in New York
he was'a student Of medicine with q homoepath.
lephysician. He subsequently went to London
for his health, and from thence to Paris, where
he frequented the best French society. InParis
the papers occupied themselves immensely about
himrthe emperor had him at the Tuilleries
and his spiritual performances, such as lifting
atable, making clock suddenly stop, calling
up spirits, &C., were the talk in ali the saloons
His ather is still living humbly in Norwich,
while Hume is on the top wave of Russian So
ciety, intimate with princesses, visiting the i'm
eperial family, spending us much money us he
pleases, and probably happy, as hisspirits ue7er
ailhiml
WEread accounts of rural frolics with a mel
ancholy pleasure. The Manchester(T. H0Dol-
lar Weekly, contains description of great
'huskiug" party in 'AIr. Thrills barn. at COTS.
q town last week. The company was large and
merry, the cred ears" were numerous, the
moonlight walks delicious, and the wind up, a
gooGs old fashioned dance ina grand old coun.
try kitchen, worthy close to conviyiaI meet.
ing, which suggests TO an envious mind red
checked country girls and stalwart farmers,
kisses behind the door, baked apples, popcorn,
molasses candy, and every thing that is sweet,
innocent and happy.
i.ss A young gentleman in Detroit brings suit
against Miss Mary Ann West, to recover $40
worth of wedding clothes, which he alleges were
purchased by him, and given to the lady onicon-
dition that she would marry him. Mary Ann
Jailed to comply on the wedding day, and the re-
jected swain demanded restitution. through the
courts. The clothes were seized, but the girl
Immediately replevfed them, and the opinion
seems to be that the Young gentlemen will have
abopt the same success in getting the wedding
clothes that he did in getting Mary Ann.
IT may interest persons who have friends in
Kansas. or those contemplating making resi-.
denes there, to know the price Of living. Corn.
in Lawrence, sells for twenty cents per bushel'
sweet potatoes one dollar, common potatoes fE.
teen to eighteen cents, wheat one dollar, apples
one dollar twenty Ave cents per bus6el, flour
IS % per 100 lbs
A New York paper says theswaS Piccolomini
receives the declaraton3of AlfHeas love in the
:Irayiata is. charming in It's indications of soull
Vocal splendors, continues the critic, arc not
expected, hut thetragody receives lovely em.
bodtment in the high bred air the destinations,
&c. of little p, aud the audience has to give IN
to her beauty, grace and bewitchipg manners
no possible way Of resisting.
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