Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-03-21

The following sketch OF the somewhat notori-
Gus Hon. Mike Walsh, whose violent death was
announced in our Geographic columns day or
two since, appears in the New York papers:
The birth place Of the Hon. Mike Walsh has
always been a matter of doubt, though he
claimed to have been born in the Third Ward,
where his fatheT for number of years kept
mahogany yard. He was born in the year 1916,
and was consequently fOrty-fOur years of age
at the time Of his death Though he had no
great advantages of education, he had great
natural ability which in after life enabled him
to overcome what might have bean a serious
defect He was brought up to and learned the
trade Of photographer, at which he was con-
Sdered one of the best mechanics in the city
The first shop at which he worked was that Of
! David Felt, the wholesale stationer. The first
known Of Mr.. Walsh in political circles was in
1899, when he was brought before the County
Nominating Convention n candidate for the
Assembly, and was elected bY a handsome ma
ijority. In 1910, Mr. Walsh published aud edit
ed weekly paper called The Knieker6Oeker, the
( existence of which after few years was termi
mated By the conviction of the editor for libel
published in its columns. About the year 1876,
Mr.. Walsh edited another weekly newspaper,
entitled The SubteTrdHe1n, which was publish
ed for two or three years only. In the year
1915, Mr. W alsh was nominated by the Demo
cratic party and elected as a member of Con-
Gress, where he distinguished himself by his
ever rough and ready remarks on all subjects
At the expiration of his term of Office, Mr..
Walsh returned to the city and engaged in liter
AIRY pursuits, contributing several articles to the
various periodicals. In 1852, he was again
elected to Congress, and at the expiration of
his term was sent by President Pierce on Sc
cret mission to the court of England. On his
return from Europe, Mr.. Walsh again engaged
in literary occupations till about eighteen months
ago, when he was sent by President Buchanan
on secret mission 10 Mexico in relation, it was
supposed, to the Central American difficulties
He returned from Mexico about six months ago,
and shortly afterward Joined in the publication
of a small daily paper in this city called The
Ecening Sentinel, but which only lived few
days. Since then, Mr.. Walsh has lived in re-
tirement. Mr.. Walsh's character for honesty
always stood high in the community; and al
though his habits and associations estranged
him from many of his former friends, yet this
one sterling trait of his character was never de-
MED. Though his (Walsh's) popularity was
considerably on the wAne and nearly gone, yet
the intelligence of his death was received with
sincere regret by all those who had known him
in his palmy days Mr.. Walsh started out on
Wednesday evening in order to pay his respects
to Vice President Breckenridge, who is now
stopping at the New York Hotel. He afterwards
left there, it is said, TO visit friend up town.
The next known of him was when officer
Courtney found his body. The affair creates
considerable excitement throughout the city.