The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-10-19
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Speaker C6lfax TO lecture to them on
"the Pacific coast.n He has been wit
ten to deliver the same lecture here
in Wheeling. fsss
One Of the camels imported by the
United States aud placed in Texas be-
lore the war, was used by one of Sterl-
ing Prices captains all through the war
pAny. l.5.,'7 2
Rats walking over bell wire lAtRly
kept ono OF Albany's first famTiIes
awake for a week OF nights. They
thought 1t was Hspirits."
The sales OF lumber at Chicago are
said to exceed in amount those Of any
former season. Within the past f1ff-
night, hfty-one millions Ave hundred
and thirty thousand feet of lumber have
been sold in that city.
A benevolentan and pIous-minded Rng.
lishman is collecting money to buy an
illustrated bible for MEs, JcfF Davis.--
She ought 70 have had one before.
A AIIlIerfte at Troy saws the world q
coming to an end on the 25th. He made
the same prediction for September u,
out the world stillWags, and Is likeIytO.
The ah0emalcers at, New, York have
struck for an advnnce OF 25 per cent in
thetl wages. The bosses offer them an
advance Of Is per cent, but they wont
take it.
Washing plants with sulphats OF iron
Will produce striking effects In growth
and quality. Beans VIII grow 70 double
size and extra flavor. So In a measure
with fruit! sI ! - :
Gen. DIaz, one of Juarez's Mexican
generals, has made his escape from
MaximiliAn'a forces, who took him priB-
oner awhile ago, and he Is fighting for
the liberals now. The imperiAlists are
greatly chagF1ned at DiRzas escaDa. a
he isa very able Othcer.
The American express company at
New York, on a capital Of 5000, COO
paid SS per cent in cash and so per cent
in paid up stock In 1854. So far this
year ii has paid 2S per cent in cash and
. per cent In stock, and VIII soon pay
= per cent more The express business
pays.
The daily overland mail between
California and Oregon-a line Of 500
miles-is stopped because the contrac-
tors want 500, coo year for carving it
and the government Il not willing 70
give but $3.50, COO. At the Inter price Il
ts the most expensive mail route In tho
country; hut the road Is hard, the mails
heavy and passengers few.
A Person styling herself aIady''
Stanley, the wife of .tSir George IsIdor
Stanley, - lately coWhided n walter Mt
the AspInwall Hotel, Panama, because
he did not uncorE the champagne Eas.
enough. "Sfr George" held him while
"my Indy" was Inshfng him. The Iand-
lord, with others who attempted To In
teEiere, got their share OF the pnnish-
ment, until the lady Felented, declaring
TINT she had now whipped the pFOpFfe-
tor and coWhilled the walters to her sat
iAfaction. A crowd OF about hundred
persons Witnessed the performances, and
declared Il the best they had seen for
many days. This party recenfly ar
rived in Panama from Australia. Her
"Indyshipn dTst passed herself on as
the daughter Of a Southern planter, and
subsequently she confessed Portuguese
nativity: They propose to visit the
United States. "a t+y
The Washington Correspondent Of
the baltimore C0nmeyeial, relates very
new and pleasing biz OF gossip cohcern-
ing the lady whom General Hooker has
inst married. The writer observes /:
"a topic in high military and social
circles ts the mArFtaee Of lMaJoF-G Genernl
Hooker TO Miss OlfVin GFOeSbeck, Of
Cincinnati, sister OF the Hon. william
s. GrOesbeck, formerly representative
in Congress from that city. This b mot
the lady Of the same name who WAS Sc
lected 70 lead on the dancing at the
grand ball given 70 the Prince Of Wales
in 1850, as the partner Of his royal high.
ness, but she Is woman of noble
beauty and addFess-quits as likely 70
make lasting impression for personal
loyedness and EEaee, as her Younger
relative. Some years ago she visited
Europe and was In London awhile.
OF the impression she left there one
~ sa.Nu- -
mireP Of the Duke OF Wellington sent
him some cases Of LongwoFtd's spark.
ling eatRW6a- BE wished to know
where so delieious a wine was made.
elm Cincinnati, my lord duke, y was the
rebly. "CfucinuHtf 90 FejOfned the hero
Of Waterloo, "Ah that's thapIace Miss
GnOe8beck came Grom.n Thus Il Is oh
the 6Tst hero whom the belle Of Ohio
had ehPtivnted.
The repeated visits OF. the Empress of
Austria, who Is Bavarian princess, to
the most famous watering place Of her
native country, Kisztugeu, and the
great benefit she has derived from its
Waters, have greatly helped TO bring
that locality into favor. Il fs said that
her health q completely restored; and
that she has quite pas8sd out Of the cfF-
n ri
Joseph 4 one OF ths most beautiful Of
the European pFinde and famed for
the kindness OF her temper, n0tUfth-
standing her rather hinEhty bearing.
She Is tall, slender, graeeF91, with very
white skin, and when pretty well, a
good deal Of color, large, limpid blue
eyes, and an amaEinHhea Of IiRhf hair.
which she wears n eight massive
bEatds. wound round and round her
beads forming = mngnihesnt diadem Of
hair such N very few women could
match from their own resOuFeeE She
speaks all the principal Tongues Of Eu-
rope and Is particularly fond Of the
peTtec4ly y ~ though ieWeTe her Bative
dialect. She 8 an excellent musician.
paints and dfnWs extremely well; and
= ono Of the b0ldest and most skfIlful
hOrssTOmen Of Austria. She posses n
stIld OfveFY valuable hOEses, ard T1lilsiE
OF splendid bounds; and s. said to Eako
the vTCmest Interest In the racing and
hunttGH Of all Europe, and 10 know by
heart the names Of the heroes d the
turf btped and quadTuped, Of all the
Countries Of Europe.
ketrhp1ns the f0EgPF, g sin confined
In the Tcmbs, aBd bears his hite with
remarkable resignation and ealmnesa.
He confines 70 play the rule Of iBJur-
ed tnnoeenee, but declares, with soiDo
emphasis, he is too proud 70 complain.
His wife, Il Is sad, has not visited him;
bat two o. three OF his fair friends, IN
who be WIS more iDERrestefl than BE
should have beeu, make frequent calls
At his prison quarters seonsoling his
captivity Withathefr ellrssles, and sOftEu-
ing Is ylti thair tears. He passes E9ilclli
OF his time IN Hls!dltEI5s poetry md t1dit-
I ing sentimenfai epistte8 70 the dear di-