Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-10-31


following resolution which haa been acciden.
tally .laid on the table,
Resoloed, That, inasmuch as the great mas
jority Of the democratic party are unable 10
read the newspapers, and utterly destituteof
intellect sufficient to enable them to form an
opinion on subjects of vital political moment;
and inasmuch as the late terrible Instruction at
Harper's Ferry affords the most delightful
stock political capital to which the democratic
party has fallen heir for many years past, it is
deemed advisable to appoint committee Of
highly respectable democrats to collect the facts
Tor all ssuchas can, by any possibility, be made
5tosredound to the glory of our beloved butEdcN
caylng oTganlzatiOn) in relation to the late
dreadful revolution in Virginia, and to lay the
same before the public at the earliest possible
moment
ONE our Boston exchanges says that sy.
rian= scholar has recently discovered portion
ola etter#whose date must be about the year
GA d.. Its. an announcement Of the arrival
of theApostle Paul at N1iletus, and in it occurs
the following language
1.-THE news of the arrival Of Paul, as you may
suppose, spread rapidly among the Brethren.
Indeed, a tablet was hastily prepared, and pri-
Yately circulated, Tor fear Of our enemies, con-
tanning the following brief announcement
Paul the great preacher, has landed at Miles
day of the week. Hissubject iSnot announced:
but. from his well. known5 talents, rare intellcc-
tual repaStzway be expected. Let the Brethren
rally, that he may have=an audience worthy Of
his distinguished reputation"
The exchange thinks" it is genuine
''fhinks" is not the word. II bears internal
evidence of its genuneness. That sspuff'' is
settler for ttatquestion, and we will guarantee
that twas got up by the local editor of the
4t1etUs Gazette,5 o., written by the agent of tho
HLyceum, "to be inserted in the Special Notice
column, at 10 cents line"
TnE connubial "miscries'' of the Princess
4Clothilde form the subject Of London newspa-
per letter, which relates that ga very unplcas.
ant, but not wholly unexpected affair occurred
in high quarters in Paris The Prince N. left
Paris about ten days ago to travel IN Switzers
land. His royal and imperial spouse hearing
that the suite of her husband comprised other
persons than those strictly necessary to keep up
the state ola Prince, resolved to join him with4
out further delay. Her unexpected arrival at
Gcnevaangered hor lord beyond control, and he
asked by whose authorization and by what right
she dared to follow him. sFhe right that every
wife has tojon her husband she replied; 'but
since my presence is so obnoxious to you will
return to my father, whose love for me will
prevent his considering state interests before the
haPpinessIof his child So saying, The young
Princess @. left the Prince, who has Just spent
the dowry she brought him in the purchase of
an estatein Switzerland. The Princess is now
in Paris making allthe necessary arrangements
for her final. and entire departure from the scene
Otto her1 fnOch ppipacc
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LOVES aerial ship is astounding the New
Workers.. The basket that will convey the in
trepid yoYagers IS made of strongly woven
wicker=work, about two inches thick. The
basketis six feet in diameter, and in the centre
of its flooring there is circular aperture, large
enough 10 admit mans body, and intended
to afford by means of a ladder, an escape, if
necessary, tothe boat that will be suspended
beneath. This boat is thirty feet long, and is
provided with caloric engine and paddle
wheels. The gas necessary for the imitation Of
the balloon will be provided with gigantic
meter, eight fectin diameter, about twelve feet
long, and capable of registering half a million
cubic feet of gas per day. Mr.. Lowe estimates
that he shall=need $4,000 feet of gas to fully
initiate his monster balloon.
s-----%s dspoSa---
A Brooklyn, N. Y. gentleman, whose house
has been robbed by burglars four times this
season, complains that each time the matter is
duly chronicled by the police aud placed on re-
cord, with the statement that property left be.
hind is#to Ethevalue Of several thousand dollars
IA fact duly copied by the reporters The
unfortunate gentleman protests against this;
stating that the police, though of little use MS
prote ction, are excellent at statistics. He ex.z
poets another bnrglarious descent before many
days.
THF Mobile Adrertissr5 is severe upon. North.
ernIliterature Itisays, If NO were disposed 10
look for single periodical outside ofthose oss Ia
religious character, in which the tendency to
elevate the literary taste of the reader, is TIL
rule, and 70 debsse ii, the exception, ne do8not
believe it could be found in the Northern
States
A7#the sale Of Rufus ohonte's library, the
books brought very good prices-all Of them
nearly up to, and some good deal over, the
full marketsvalue. Some purchasers seemed 10