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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12
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AforST VHnxOS, Posey Co., Ind, Jan. B. 1857.
N,,s.s O. R. BAKHa 4 o-Gsntfenasn'-Fro the great
80, ,ha. pn HALIs BAlsAM has been 70 me, send
,n ,ooinr hoping Il may be the means OF peTsnadng
upon whose system disease Is Preyng,t to give it,
-, am convinced, from past experience that trial
" IN ek q required 70 eOnrfes Gay Of it, POEsTiS
~, No,, three years ago siDeeI taken with
and may say years Of this time
,s5, In doetor1ng until had given almost AL the Phys
-, IN town trial; bat All Of no avail. vas soon
"a suspend work; last moved into the eo1RtTy
,htLtr tia. such change might be benefit me- but
- nntrv and the town both alike in this rspeet
N.hrv that could do seemed to give lief until
- .scommeuded BIZ Mr.. A. g. Peck 70 Try Dr.. Halls
p,. and he agreed furnish me with IT, With the un-
that n Il cured was 70 pay HIN one dollar
- boe. but II It did me, had nothing 70 pay
yI,h ,neh An offer As this concluded to Try IT. com
eneed on taeo bottles, when began 70 ePees0ra' large
aasss of pALs0m AID matter, aseh GaTs ne great re-
lfE nv pigt sUeats less severe and gradually len
me- and before taken all Of the fourth botts vas
Able 70 attend my daily labor have only, IN soneo-
don 90 say that have fee hotties n az and BE-
uvs hey were the Of sacE0 ny sr and restoring
me % health and strength and would therefore recon-
mend II 70 all amieted with consumption
YouTS trOly, NHIoED OAAL1-
Fp,rnp BlKEn:-fhe above statement is correct VI
saw frthsrmore that the best reaedyOr coughs or
eoIas dt evsr tried. take great pleasure In recon
mending It to the public In general
Truly yonrs. A .. fnek.
e-Dr. HALL's BALSGH-warrAntsd 70 break up ne
most d.tres,nz cough In hours the money VII b
eheerfuIy refunded. For sale BY - -, .,, - o.
fsbis-2v 7. H. LOGAN CO., Wheeins' Va
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

FEELING oY THE LIBERALS IN GERNANY.-The
iStsabidn Mercury, one of the organs of the Lib
eral party in southern Germany, has entered
violent protest against the intervention of France
in Italy. The article is too long for insertion,
but one or two of its more remarkable passages
must be quoted. The swabian paper says:
1--WE Germans have for many centuries known
and felt the consequences of complications in
Italy. They have always been injurious to US;
butt would be infinitely worse for Germany if
France were TO have the supremacy in Italy in
stead of Austria. France has lost so much in
public opinion during the last ten years that
there is no party in Germany which would ac-
cept her proffered assistance. We expect the
same prudent reserve on the part of the Italian
nation. We know that Naples and Rome are
model states, but we do not know that the I'm
perial administration in Lombardy is so bad as
to require an instantaneous change. Germany
has had painful experience, and consequently,
she is not likely TO make all the quarrels Of
Austria her own; but public opinion agrees on
one subject, and it is, that every inch ofground
which Austria may loose in Italy will be loss
to Germany at large"
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

lIaE SkATER's CGPIrAL-5,000 PEOPLE on
DE"-They are having great times in old
Connecticut The Hartford Times says that on
Tuesday last there were notices. thaa 5000 eo-
pie, old and young, male and female, on the ice
opposite Hartford. The TTmes describes the
scene at about P. 81, thus:
Hero might be seen lady seated in a rocking
chair, which was secured to a sled, and gentle.
man on skates piopelling the outre vehicle and
ladies were content with the sled without the
chair; the vast expanse of crinoline being care
fully gathered up and with difficulty bestowed
on the narrow board With enthusiasm and
many a laugh, the gallant gentleman bowed
their necks to the yoke and became for the time
! draught animals. But best of all those two
young ladies with shortened skirts, faultless
ankles, scarlet knit sacques, and jaunty black
caps; they were the eyn0sures among all these
CONSIDERATIONS of brilliant beauty. Few even OF
| the gentlemen could excel them in speed, and
nothing could equal them in grace
The number Of skates sold in Hartford since
the carnival commenced amounts to about l.
800 pair, valued at 1876. A military company
! paraded on skates They showed themselves
/ feet on a retreat colored man by the name
of Freeman, an easy and finished skater, began
Just before twelve o'clock one day, the task Of
picking up separately while on skates, 100 po-
tatoes placed three feet apart and depositing
each one in basket at ths starting point; to be
completed in 80 minutes He occupied 45 min
utes in the work
Our young mathematicians may cypher out
the distance he ran to accomplish the feat, and
at what rate per mile.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

The Rockland, Me, Democrat states that, a
few days ago, couple were married in that city
who had been married once before and had been
divorced It is some four or five years since
they parted: but finding they couldn't love any
body else. or that nobody else could love them,
concluded to try il again.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

TnE New Orleans Delta mentions, under the
head of erich Freight" the arrival of steam
boat from Rcd River with several passengers,
among them eight widows, whose aggregate
wealth amounted to $5,ooO,OOo. One of the
ladies is the owner of 600 slaves, and the others
make crop of 5000, 600 bales of cotton.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

gas illuminated car went from New York
to Boston the other night over the Worcester
road. During the nine hours occupied for the
trip it is said that only ten cents worth of gas
was consumed, and the car was lighted up as
brilliantly parlor. The gas meter, holding
the required quantity of the subtle fluid, is
placed underneath the car, from which pipes
supply a Jet at either end Of the interior.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

PRESrrCE is cracking jokes with Fanny Fern,
Fanny having asserted in tho Ledger that ''the
men of the present day arc fast" Prentice re.
plies that ''they must be fast to catch the wo-
men," We dare say the jokers both know what
they are talking about. The one is repnted
rather rapid and the other isn't SLOW"
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

AMONG the unmarked graves in the cemetery
at Camden, Ark, is that of brother of the il
lustrious Henry Clay-his only monument is an
oak tree, with the initials of his name rudely
carved in its rough bark. He was devoted
minister of the Gospel.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

The first Portuguese Company ever heard Of
in the United States has been organized in New
York. The Journal Of Commerce says the
martial rage has not yet extended to the Chi
nese population, but it expects soon to see them
marching down Broadway in national costume
-pigtails and proceeded by their favorite
musical instrument-.the gong.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

TnE American Bank Note Company are
about to'nake public an important Improvement
in the general design of bank notes, which will
eaectually guard against that species offrandu-
lent paper known as altered bank notes. By
the new patent, no bank motto can be success
fully altered SO as to impose--upon the eommu-
nifty.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

FANNY FEaN says ''if one half of the girls knew
the previous life of the men they marry, the list
of old maids would be wonderfully increased"
If the men knew, Fanny, what their. tuture lives
were to be. wouldn't it increase the list of old
inids still further2
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

FRANK LESLIE is beginning to reap his reward
for his terrible forays upon the swilI milk traffic
of New York. number of prominent ladies
and gentlemen of the city presented him, on
the sth, at the metropolitan Hall, with splend-
id gold watch, in token of their appreciation of
his services Says the Tribune:
The watch is a splendid article made by the
American Watch Company, at Walthan. Mass.
The chain is composed of stump tails" com
grayed head of bullock, and the various uten-
sis used by an engrayer-one being an engra-
ver's block, bearing etching of the celebrated
whitewashing picture which appeared in Les
lies paper. The whole is ofpure American gold
and American workmanship, and inscribed as
follows:
PREsaNTRD
PRANK LESLIE, ::
In behalf Of the Mothers and Children of New York.
(: Testimonial OF his manly and fearesI exposure ::
f: of the SWIII MIX TRAFFIC. ::
!
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

TuE Springfield (Mass.) Republican contains
a joyous account of sleighing party which
visited that city on Saturday, from HolyOke,
comprising about 700 persons, in 60 double
teams. The fne sleighing on that day was also
improved by large number of boarding school
misses who made the atmosphere ''sweet with
the smiles of beauty"
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

As an illustration of public extravaganza in
the city of New York. we may note the fact
that two rooms now occupied by the Supreme
Court, have recently been refurnished, and that
the expense thereof was between seven and
eight thousand dollars. The carpets cost five
dollars the running yard.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

TaE New York Times gives the name of DR..
Vim. Charming, as that of the distinguished
man of science in New Engiand-the heir Of an
illustrions name, and himself public beneiac-
tor" who is represented as seeking divorce
from his wife on occount of his having found
spiritual afinities elsewhere.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

DICKS ELP-ADJUsTING RAILROAD SwlTcH.-A
number OF the Directors and Officers of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, with their
guests, recently took special train from West
Philadelphia, to witness trial of DieEs Patent
S,oiteh. under the direction of the Resident
Engineer. The engine passed over the D'ispIaeed
switch four times at different rates of speed,
and each time the action of Dicks patent was as
successful as it was sudden in adjusting the
switch The action of this switch is instanta-
neous, and the effect always is to adjust the
switch, and thus furnish a protection to trains
and passengers against the neglect of employees,
wherefrom loss of life and damage to property
have so often resulted. The following from the
o. S. Railroad and Mining Register will be found
interesting
"Dick's switch when open is held on the
branch track by bolt; this bolt is drawn by .
lever lying against the side and rising above the
face of the rail, SO that the tread of wheel in
passing strikes the eyer and forces it down,
when, instantly, spring placed outside oil the
track and at right angle to the switch, forces the
| latter on the main track. The rule
on the road is that the conductor of train who
puts car off on a siding or takes car from
siding shall aLiodyS lock the switch adjusted to
the main track; switch tenders are only em-
Ployed at important station points and OF inter-
sections with other roads, And this wise and
prudent regulation, which is the EXTREMIST of
human precaution, and which is only detective
and unsatisfactory because among railroad en-
ployees, as among other mortals, memory fails
and watchfulness flags, is not superseded by
the introduction and use of Dick s self-adjusting
switch, which only acts when a switch is mis-
placed, and an employee falls short of his duty;
that is, when an employee, from whatsoever
cause, fails to adjust the switch to the main
track, an engine cannot run off the main track
if the switch left open be one of Dicks patent,
because the engine cannot avoid striking the
lever before it reaches the switch, and the in
slant the lever is forced down, the spring closes
the switch on the main track, and the locomotive
proceeds on its way in safety"
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

In Cincinnati an Irishman became angry at
darkey and broke seven or eight bricks upon
his head without doing him the least injury
The negro was perfectly cool during the opera
ton, and told the Celt he could go on as long as
he pleased-he didn't mind the pebbles
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

CASES of highway robbery are as common as
they are novel in California. The editor of the
California Cultural, an agricultural monthly,
was travelling on foot in Alameda County,
when three Mexicans, armed with knives, as
saulted him and demanded his money. Here
fused, saying "No;' whereupon one of them
threw reata or lasso over his head, and the
three then dragged him quarter of a mile,
tho reata choking him almost to unconscious
ness. While he still had his wits about him,
however, he took two twenty dollar pieces, and
one four and one five dollar gold piece from
his pocket, and put them in his mouth, aud
kept them, though his tongue afterwards was
forced out of his mouth by the choking. The
Mexicans having dragged him into ravire,
cleaned out his pockets, getting $l7, and then
let him go. He saved $40, and had the skin
all taken off his neck where the reatd, or raw
hide rope had pressed it
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

MARRIAGES AT WAsnmerox-It is rumored at
the capital that Hon. George Eustis of Louisi.
ana will shortly lead to the altar Miss Corcoran,
daughter of the well known banker.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

IS Boston, we observe, one of the fashionable
skating parks is advertised to be illuminated in
the evening, and to have the additional attrac-
ton of a full band of music, both afternoon and
evening
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

A GOOD story is told of Mrs. Douglas, when
asked, recently, regarding her politics. Her re.
ply was. 81 am an old line wing, with pretty
strong douglas proeliUities."
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

TuE New York Journal of Commerce shows
by tables that the total imports for January have
been more than double the corresponding totalfor
last year, the increase being 81, s42.24s.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

TnE editor of the London Times receives the
same salary IS the President of the United
statsa
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

P. T. BARxuM has refused an offer Of twelve
hundred pounds for The right of publishing his
lectures
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

Tar Kansas correspondent of the New Yorlf
Erening Post, thus pOintedly sketches Sam Men
Diary, present Governor of that Territory.
Sam Medary, Governor of Kansas, whilom
democratic editor in 0hiofor the period of thir-
ty years anon Governor of Minnesota and post
master at Columbus, is pursuing avery polite
and sagacious course, by keeping his mouth
closed. Socially he is extremely atfable and
sauve; deierential almost to fault; affirmative
to friend and foe. In person he is short and
inclined to corpulency, somewhat ike Thomp'
sons
Ground, fat oily man Of God"
His chronological Developments do not indicate
the possession of very large intellectual endow-
ments. His forehead. though not ''villainously
low" is not expansive, and is rendered still
more insignificant by the constantly raised eye
brows, which give him the appearance of being
in state of perpetual interrogation or amazs-
ment The lines of his mouth are decidedly
weak, concave rather than prominent, continu-
ally in motion by the mastication Of tobacco, OF
which he chcws immense quantities.; sharp
quick eyes Romanish nose, hair sandy-gray, and
exact, complete personnel of this last candidate
for Kansas apOtheosis. There is q mild flavor
of old fogyism about him-an appearance Of
democratic dry rot, which the air of our terrific
ry may mitigate or cure.
Now, that idea about the Democratic dry
rot" rather takes US. We shall send send our
title" to that correspondent by the first CON
veyance. Wonder if there are not some in these
parts affected in the same wayi
BuRN1No OF wrLtrAM AxD MARY COLLEGE,
The telegraph has already announced the de-
struction of William and Mary College, located
at Williamsburg, Va, by fire, at three O'Clock
on Tuesday morning last. Its valuable library
and laboratory are reported to have fallen prey
to the flames The loss is but down at 800,
oo0-on which there was an insurance of 800,
600.
"The college of William and Mary, the oldes
except Harvard University, in the United States
was chartered in 1913 by King William III, anC
means nearly $4,000 sterling towards erecting
thousand acres of land and the office of sur
veyor-general lin virtue of which one sixth o
the fees received by public surveyors in the
colony, aud the sole power of appointing them
were giVen,) and enc penny pound on all to
baccol exported from Virginia and Maryland
granted in the charter; e., 900 raised by sub
scription in the colony, and gift of e290 from
the Honse Of BurgesSes, constituted the endow
ment of the college.
'Within the last few years large addition!
have been made to the philosophical and chemi
cal apparatus, both of which are now amply
sufficient for all the purposes of instruction il
these sciences. The library has also been en-
llarged, and now contains nearly 5000 volumes
among which are many curious and rare books
Bait. Sun.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12
GEO. w. JOHNSON,
wuoL.sAIz AND RETAIL nAxuTAcTuHEn AID DEALER II
Copper, Tin & Sheet Iron Ware,
Ne. 15O Market square,

WHEELING, "a.
LwAys on hand large assortment Of above wares
PTtieuiar Attention given to Job Work OF Every de-
scripon such Conductors and Yalies COP
er Pines made TO short notice. WORK
done promptly Steam Boat work, Mn work, EieVators
Guns for Mills and Threshing Machines large es.ort-
n.n on JaDDaned Ware Stoves Castings and Hollow Ware
Glass Lanterns the best Lamps for burning Lard or
grease ever invented; and Copper Kettles OF All
sSays on hand an prepared I'LL all orders for the
SehIo '''e GEORGE W. JOHNSON.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12
w. a. EDWARDS g. BRO,

w. a. EDWARDS g. BRO,
Corner NartstGR' Monroe ST., opposite AeLHrs House
WHEELING. VA,
TAVE Just received another large lot OF tn; following
III Liquors Tobacco ciEars, SC which they oer TO the
trade at the lowest market prices:
Pure Pinet CastIllIon Co. Bandy In q casks.
Pine Signette Brandy-L and = casks.
do do do Z and lis Z"
Cognae, Ginger and Cherry Brandy,
Port Wine, Sherry Wine, MADEIRA WineI Claret VINE
Museat Wine, Malaga Wine.
California Sparkling Champaign.
Old Family Rye whisky,
Monougahela do
Magnolia do
Reetfed do
Scotch Ale, Brown Stout
Tobacco cigars. saTdines, Said on Groceries, &C.
All orders entrusted to care will receive PromI
attention. lEebiUl "a. EDWARDS BRO.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12
'I''0 "M.n never q, but always % b bleI.."

Porr erred egregiOusly when he pennod this
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-12

.rworth Their weight in Gold"
CAPT BURNS, Of New Orleans, says that DR.. TodaS
utI. BIIIIous or Liver PilIs have been, IN his
experience. in that Of hit passengers IhEA
WEIGHT IN eoLDr' He says that other Steamboat Cap
tains In the MssIssDpi have the same opinion and
consider Dr. TOdds Pills tie 6Ssf t' Ia G's for the h-
IIous diseases Of the SOUTH
We have isttsrS from
Wisconsin,, Iowa
Santa Pc, AlnnesotA'
Texas, Louisiana,
California, KENTUCKY,
Missouri, Indiana,
A ,reH a. from foosnts neGr aud at home.
containing orders for these pills. speaking In the high
est terms Of their virtues.
~sEE CIRCULARS these letters and other later
esting participant
Todds pills are for sale by Dealers generally throughout
the country. T. II. LOGAN CO.,
nov25 General Agents, Wheeling. Va.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-01-21
Fearful Marine Disaster.

The packet shin Manhattan, Capt. Dixuu., mr.
rived nj New York Wednesday aud reports la,i, &
fallen IN at sea with the British bark Franklin,
CAPTAIN Young she bcin. water logged ana dis
mas;,l. Tho Shin Manhattan took Of the captain
and crew, and brought them to the above port
The + lowing is Cant. VS. statement:
.Ihc 2nd December we sailed from Pensacola
for Queenstown. Ureland.) during the early part
of H.. voyage sx.eri,ncinr heavy gales from
south, will, a very heavy rrosssra. On the l6,b.
the sin loborinr very lieavy. I deemed it prudent
to throw the deek lnnd uycrboard. Tn to the 18th
VIC encountered strong Gales most Of the tanc.
from nortbea,t 10 northwest. and. at . u. IN. of
tho o5tb. found the shin had sprung a leak and
was then makior n great deal of water. being on
the mort tark and unIer very low canvass. I'VE
tried 70 make mort If no.s;Llc' but tho wind ban,y.
inv from north and north. nnrthwest and blowirs
a. Re ,ha, . an,Ia soarno,, o,rrv omy an
yoss an. rr,,r".s was ;uneded When ths wind
modsro tod snJ oIow"l ns ~ stssr mr. course We
booJeI tho rassai Gr sh"ro A. Tho .b;nw,sst;I
mali,a u..t.r ,hs uore k,nt constantly
ro;n" ~ ,ho "a .J hi NC oonnrntered n ysry
1I o ~ r. 90 "th""',' u . m'nnIo
n.",; Gov h;.h t"",aa "n.1 - ,hn az ..
,r nn,e n"i. ~ , , ; o