Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-10-18
MAIAaA, Monroe o., o, Oct. l4J 1853.

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to be all absorbed in the question, and avoided,
almost entirely, personalities
Elder Myers proved himself cool, able, and
most gentiemantly disputant. He spoke and
acted. as one fully conscious Of having the truth
on his side and of his ability TO defend it. That
he did defend it, nobly and successfully, his
friends all testify. Mr.. Bacon, is also an able
man, and conducted himself fairly and honor.
ably.
Before leaving the stand, the disputantsi
sshook hands" and expressed mutual hope
that they might again in that 'sbetter land",
Wnere Sin, ana sorrow and debates are no more
SPECTATOR.
A New York correspondent Of the Charleston.
Courier, writing at the time of the Cricket
matches says: "0f the twenty-five playing
againstthe English, fonly three were natives of
this country. The :cricket ground, therefore,
where so many. Englishmcn are assembled, re-
minds one Of places within the sound of Bow.
Bells, in London. Over at Hobokcn the letter
81 is dropped and discarded with the utmost i'm.
punity. 'owiare you Toms p is the often heard
salutation. 'Byjoye amt that ball 'anson p is
an expression heard on all sides, when some fine
stroke has been made. | rather like to hear
these burly John Bulls drop their HIS 1t shows
thei. independence. One thing is satisfactory
tothe defeated. The receipts for admission have
been unusually large. After paying the Eng>
lish eleven ESQ piece, and also bearing all
their expenses, the combined clubs will have
received enough to pay everything, and leave
nice balance for dinners, suppers sprees and
Publications generally.
IT was supposed that with the Great Eastern
preventive of sea sickness was discovered, and
that passengers on that ship would be able to
punish "wittles and drink with impunity. But
alas it is now asserted that tho length of the
Great Eastern being only equal to the shortest
line between THEORISTS of two waves, and g ships
course being usually in an oblque line from one
wave TO another, she will not glide through the
water as quietly as has boon calculated, but will
often rollin an exceedingly disagreeable manner
Consequently there will be more neglected pros
visions on board Of her than on ordinary steam.
ers.
AMONG tho many reforms contemplated by the
Emperor Of Austria, is one which will place all
forms of religious worship upon an equally free
basis, removing all the restriction placed upon
Protestants and Professionalism. The numbered
Protcstants in Austria is estimated at about
three millions-two millions two hundred thou
sand of whom are in Hungary, or about one.
fourth of the people of the Kingdom. This isa
much larger number than is generally supposed
to be there, and the reform will be hailed with
delight by them.
The Albany Statesman says: ave learn that
Mr.. A. II. Stewart, the merchant prince of. New.
York, intends to build large Home for Widows
and INDECENT Women, and endow it most liber-
ally; and that if one million of dollars are not
enough, he will use two millions. Mr. Stewart
says it is to the women he is indebted for his
fortune, and now in return he will use it to ben
eft them without regard to sect or creed. We
also learn that our Flour princes, Wing & Nor.
gan, will furnish 800 barrels of "Julian Mills"
flour yearly, for their support"
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TnE following funeral sermon is said to have
been preached over in Ohio. We won'tpublish
who told us, but we are assured that it is genu-
inc.
have been begged, mportuncd, and entrea>
ted to preach this sermon, but / don't want to
do it Inever did like the man; l never knew
nothing good of him. He had horses and he
run them, cocks, and he fit them, l have heard
that he was occasionally good ct fires The
bearers will please remove the body. and sing
the following hymn:
RELIEVING rejoice
To see the cuss removed
Rev. DR. FULLER, who preached the funeral
sermon of DR.. Graham, the murder of Col. Lor.
lngln New York, and who was finally murdered
himself, uttered this strange expression: