Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-09-26
WE do not wonder that the papers all ovcr

WE do not wonder that the papers all ovcr
the land break out in rapturous admiration at
parts of and extracts from Everett's recent
magnificent eulogium on Webster. Certainly
nothing could be finer than some portions of
that Grafton. It seems to us as if the whole
wealth of the language was brought under
tribute in it. The N. Y. Courier, in comment
ing on it, asks: "Was. there ever man, since
men began to die, SO fortunate in his eulogists
as Daniel Webster? We cannot think it A
glance backwards over ancient and modern lit
erature shows to US few instances where a
single genuine masterpiece has been pronounced
over the dead, but none whatever which called
forth two panegyrics each alike destined to be
immortal. There have been individual orators
as great as Webster or Choate or Everett, but
Greek and Roman history, Italian and French
history, English aud American hstory-we
search them all in vain to find three such who
were lifelong friends, bosom companions, lovers
of the same studies, believers in the same prin-
Ciples, and participants in the same spirit. Even
if such a trio has before existed, we are
very sure that the death of the one evoked from
the survivors no such memorials as these two
have laid on the grave Of Webster"
TnE New Orleans Delta says, that on Satur-
day week, the vigilance committee of Lafayette
Parish, Louisiana, five hundred strong, and
armed with piece of artillery, captured an
encampment of outlaws Mt Bayou Tortue, near
Vermillionville. The depredators, who nuns
bered almost one hundred and fifty, attempted
to escape, but after brief resistance seventy
of their force fell into the hands of the vigil
lauts. q court-Inartial was Immediately form
ed, and the question being taken as to whether
the prisoners should be executed or beaten with
the "paddle," the latter penalty was resolved on,
and thirty-six hundred blows were equally di-
vided among the culprits, One fellow shot
himself to avoid the punishment. Subsequent.
ly, five others of the gang we're found dead
from the gun shot wounds which they had
received in the attack on the encampment.
Wei have, unntentionally, neglected to make
passing note of the complimentary ovation,
which was paid a few days ago to our friend
Ridgeway, of the Richmond Wig, by the
Wings of Lunenburg.
Judging from the many excellent letters that
were read from distinguished men, and the
speeches, and other proceedings, as reported,
they all must have had good old time together
In reading your speech, Robert, we frequent
ly and Involuntary interspersed it with re-
marks of "good, good, !" aud shear, !" "hear'
The only thing we see that was wanting was
our presence. Why in the world when wc
think of it, didn't you invite US?
The Tcarian property at Nauvoo, Illinois, has
recently been sold, the community having proved
a failure. 1t was formed in France, in l849, by
N. CADET Sixty nine of the number came to
this country in that year, and settled on the
Red River, in Texas. Twenty days after they
left France the revolution occurred, which drove
others to tho number of Eve hundred to the
settlement here. In 1S49 they removed to
Nauvoo, where they have existed until the
present time, gradually becoming weaker and
reduced in number, until they now amount only
to one hundred and eighty.
IT is said the first time ever a horse trottcd in
public in America for stake was in 1918,
when match was mSde for $1,000 that no
horse could be produced which could trot a
mlil6 in three minutes. a horse named Boston
Blue won the stake, contrary to general expec-
pectation, by trotting the mile in few seconds
less than the prescribed time Gradually the
speed of American trotters has been increased
since that period from three minutes until the
public ceases to be astonished when Flora Tenn
plc trots mile in two minutes and twenty
three seconds.
Iris proposed to introduce reform into the
British Navy, making retirement obligatory at
certain age, and thus secure the advancement
of younger men to posts which their age and
physical strength qualify them to fill. OF one
hundred Admirals at present on the active list,
thirty.nine are between the ages of seventy AMI
eighty.seven, and only fourteen are employed.
ofthree hundred and 8fty-eight captains, thirty
one are about the age of sixty; ninety are en-
ployed, and one hundred and eighty have never
served aaoat in their present rink
TaE New York Eceaiag Post states, that
should the trip of the Great Eastern steamship
prove successful, the Cunard Company will at
once build vessel of equal size, although they
have now in course of erection eight steamers