Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-06-24

ofinjury. Suppose, ns some say, that it is but a
coumterblast to the nudge, or something else, and
suppose that it should be more of a benefit than
an iniury-one of those blessings in disguise the
poets tell us about How, thenl Are all these
eloquent citations from Daniel in Babylon, and
John in Patmos to go for nothing. Were they
all quoted in Pickwickian scnsc-was the un-
Outstanding similar to that of Randophs? Was
it, in fine, all to he taken subject to thatold sal
utary apothegm, that circumstances alter cases.
Mr.. l. IT, LoNGDoN, who is the editor of the
literary, or perhaps we should say scholastic
department of the Washington, Pa, Reporter.
is also superintendent of Public Schools in that
county. He has recently held session, OF six
weeks DURATION of his Normal School, that is,
school for tho drill of teachers, at West Middle
town. By his own account in his column OF
the Reporter. the session was complete success.
So highly pleased were the teachers with Mr.
Longdon, that they requested private audience
with him, which being granted, they, through
the medium of Mr. a. S. Eagleson, presented
Thin with a ''gold American Lever Watch, worth
$780," Mr.. Longdon tells what Mr.. Eagleson
said to him when he gave him the gold
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him to "take it as the gift of grateful and true
hearts, and may the God Of all grace bless and
keep you" Then Mr.. Longdon tells what he
told Mr.. Eagleson and the school in reply. He
hoped ''that God might bless them every one,
and make them useful; and finally gather them
all home to the high School in Heaven"
Mr.. Longdon says that he did not expect to
get tho watch at all. ait was unasked, unex-
pccted, and undeservcd." He says that sit very
much reioccs our heart that our humble effort
in this school was crowned with such complete
success"
Long John Wentworth, rthe Chicago Demo.
crnt, who, not long since, "warded of with our
arm the blows aimed at our head,' should con-
tract with Mr. Longdon. They should both be
on the same paper.
JUST before being injured by the upsetting of
a stage coach, Horace Greedy was at Risinger's
Creek, station No. 10, "out West" with butfa.
locs swarming about him. They "darkened the
earth around, often seeming to be drawn up
like an army in battle array the ridges" he
writes and tells of their fearful stampedes-
The superintendent had narrow escape; he
was riding his mule along, utterly unconscious
the road were stampcdcd by an emigrnnt train
and set off full gaIop in Southwesterly dircc-
ton, as usual. slight ridge hid them from
sight till their leader came full tilt against his
mule knocking him down and going over him
at full speed. He fell with the dying mule, and
lay very snug by his side while the bu[Faloes
made clear sweep over the concern-hc firing
his revolver rapidly, and thus inducing many
of the herd to shear Oft on one side or the other.
lie rose stunned aud bruised, but still able to
make his way to the station--with an increased
rcsl'rGL DuIIaIo, and disposition to give
them reasonably wide berth hereafter.
WASHINGTON CouxrY NEws.-We notice in
the Washington, Pa, Examiner of yesterday,
a tribute of respect from the Washington Blues
to Henry w. Wylie, 81 deceased member of their
cmpany.
The Grange Cricket Club of Washington and
Olympic Club of Pittsburgh, swcre To contest
their skill yesterday and to-day. on the farm of
the late David Clark, near Washington. Ladies
and gentlemen in buggics, carriages aud on
horseback, were expected to attend the exhibit
biton.
The celebrated Catholic prclatc, father Fa-
cordaire of Paris has addressed II letter to the
Catholics of France on the He charges
the decline Of the Papacy upon Austria, and
says: "Tf the Papal government has become
unpopular and odious to its own subjects, and
a mark for blame in foreign nations, it is owing
to the pressure exercised on the head of the
church by Austria, and to the degrading servi-
tude in which he has been kept particularly
since 1915"
WAR bulletins take up most of the Empress
Eugenies time, but the mantua makers are not
entirely neglected. 1t is said that new sleeve
of her invention which has attained great ruvor
in Paris, is called the Francis LIST sleeve; it is
long and wide, gathered by band of the stuff
ior of ribbon which extends its whole length,
and it is terminated by round loose wristband
under which passes a graceful pulled or ruchcd