Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-09-26


gree, some saying that he jumped across the
street to the roofs of the houses opposite, and
others insisting that he came down tive.story
ladder in three jumps. An honest Dutchman,
who saw the whole affair, says that Jules took
the "grapple rope" fastened one end of it to
the roof of the burning building, threw the
other end, to which was attached the iron
graple, across the street, caught it on The roof
of the house opposite, and hauled it taut.-
Having thus extemporised tight-rope, he took
row-bar for balance pole, and deliberately
walked across Where's Blondin?
The foreign correspondent of the N. Y. Com
mercial says: sit is generally believed in Italy
that Mazzini is in that country, but it is impos-
sibIo to lay hands on him. Madame Mario,
Miss White,) who lately lectured in the United
States on Italian independence, and who is now
confined with her husband in the prison of Bo-
ogna, as Mazzinian agent. has been interrogat-
ed on the subject of Mazzini's presence and de-
signs, but of course has no facts for the public
car. We are told that both Madame Mario and
her husband are treated with great kindness,
and that when the present crisis is over they
will be setat liberty without trial"
TnE Clevelend Medical Gazette contains an
account of the most enormous tumor on record.
The weight was about twice that of the sufferer
who bore it, and was estimated at 175 pounds.
For the last four or five years Of the patients
life she vigorously confined to her bed,
being wholly unable to sustain, for moment,
the standing posture. During the greater part
of the time, however, her appetite and digestion
were good, aud all her functions were well per-
formed.
GHEELEY's sermons to the Mormons did not
win their hearts. The Rev. Heber Kimbal in
one of his late ''discourses," speaking of Hor-
ace, said-"What fruitful Imagination he
must have! He is the greatest liar on the face
of the earth. Why, bless your souls, he is the
father of all liars He will go to hell and be
the father of liars there. Amen" [''Amcn''
sounded throughout the congregational
PRoupnoS, the Socialist Barbas and Charras
arc among the additional French cxilcs who
have declined the privileges of thel late amnesty.
Victor Schoelcher, we'll known French author
now in England, whose latest work, "Life Of
Handel" has been recently republshed by
New York house, has also declined to return to
France, and has written rather severe letter,
in which he calls the Emperor "Mr. Bonapartc.'
TnE New Orleans correspondent of the
Charleston Mercury writes: The delusion pre-.
walls very generally throughout the country
that New Orleans is the Gehcnna of the black
man. It's his paradise; in no city in any of
the free States are such privileges extended to
the colored population as in New Orleans. In
! Boston, white man cannot smoke in the
streets-n New Orleans negro can.
TIE N. o. Bulletin says at the present time
there is no Opposition to the Democracy in tho
field in Louisiana. In some of the country pa
pers calls appear for Opposition meetings. but
there does not seem to be any concert of action,
or any common understanding either as to
what should be done or the mode of doing it,
The Opposition in Louisiana appear disheart-
ened, and to think it useless to make a stand
against the Democracy.
TnE Iowa State Reporter, notices the appear.
ance in that vicinity, of meteor of extraordi-
nary magnitude and brilliancy, which traversed
the heavens from the zenith in a north
easterly direction to within twenty or twenty.
Eve degrees of the horizon, where it exploded
like rocket, into luminous vari-colored frag.
ments. The phenomena was witnessed on the
18th.
London letter writer says Charles Dickens
is about worn out; fast breaking up. His cares,
his troubles, his years. his habits, and incessant
labor TO make both ends meet, have taxed his
mental powers till they are breaking down. In
his readings he looks like lecayed beau, a
patched, painted, perukcd he,dowager.
THEsr are no further accounts of Mr.. John
Mitchel's movements, (says an English paper,)
but, as his popularity has been sadly dana ,ed
by his insane career in the United States, he is
pretty certain, should he venture upon Irish
soil, to meet with butan indifferent reception
from many of his former disciples and admir>
ers.
Two youngsters recently went to pic mic
near Detroit, and took lunch in the shape of a
roasted chicken. When they arrived, /. had by
some process disappeared. Each accused the
other of stealing the game, and finally they fell
g,