The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-22

An AUsIEEu OQlGeE lbs 1L4ANE2 n
Mobile, empowered TO ofer Positions
in the Austrian army TO eI-COnfed-
crates. It Is thought that quite mum
Der will avail themselves Of the oppOr-
tuniiy 10 plunge again into the exciting
scenes Of RaF- -7st--ls==-=
The Davenport, iowa Gazette says I:
The crops in this county are generally
presenting a very promising appear
auce. The wheat never looked Better
at this time of year than now, and Is
growing finely. The same is true Of
barley and oats. Corn is somewhat
backward, but is improving
People who live In the reighbor-
hood of Mount Vesuvius say that the
ternal commotion. The small cone re-
Gently threw quantities of stones into
the air, and on the large cone two new
eratsrs have been formed a consider
able body of lava has also flowed from
the small cone
"A vigilance committee has been
formed IN Monroe county, Iowa, ana
several notorious characters have been
suumzriIy dealt with by il. One Gar
rett Thompson, who had been guilty Of
horse stealing, house burning, and muir
der, was caught By the committee, tried
bv a Jury of twelve men, convicted
and hupg-al within the space Of a few
hours
Prof. Agassiz is delivering a course
Of lectures before the Imperial family
and Brazilian magistrates, respecting
his discoveries in his recent tour up the
valley OF the Amazon. He won very
high commendatiOn from his royal
auditors on his opening lecture, May ..
Hartford, Conn, is about To enjoy
4 free library. The Late Daniel Wat
kingon bequeathed SlO0, 900 as fund,
the interest of which was TO be applied
10 the purchase Of books for this library.
About 1900 volumes have been pro-
cured, the library Will soon be open to
the public.
One David Quinn, of Chicago, has
petiiioned Congress, asking for the re-
Establishment Of negro slavery in the
United States; and OF such extraordi-
ngrY value does he think his produc-
ton that he offers TO sell copies Of the
memorial to the rest of mankind at ten
cents ncopy-
jas. Iittleworth. OF Tennessee, now
seyenty-efeht years old, is the father Of
thirty-one children, the oldest OF whom
il fifty years, and the youngest four
months. He Is living with his fourth
wife. whom lie married at the age of
fiftY-nine, she being then little In
dian squaw Of fourteen. Mr.. Little
worth IS certainly good deal better
than his name implies.
Mr.. s. II. Shelter, OF Buffalo town
shin, Washington county, Pa, shot an
eagle recently which measured just
seven feet between the tips OF its wings.
II is not often that these high minded
specimens Of the feathered tribe come
within reach, and when they do, they
ought to keep a good distance between
themselves and Mr.. Shelter.
II Is stated that John Hawkins, for
merIy a Confederate soldier, of Jack
sons brigade, WAS accidentally shot on
last Thursday week, at his residence on
Cow Creek, peasants county, West
Virginia. He took down his rifle for
some shooting sport. and to ascertain
whether or not il was loaded, placed his
foot upon the hammer while he would
blow in the muZZIe. His foot slipped,
the hammer came down and the piece
was discharged, the ball passing
through his head, killing him in
SANITY.
Last evening about dusk the upper
reservoir connected with the City
onIthe summit ofPIospect Hill, bursted,
and an immense volume Of water poured
down the sides of the hill upon the
track of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Fortunately no houses happened to be
within reach of the torrent, else they
nOulu nave Deeu b"elL away ~ was
that the water found It's way
through the basin until il struck an old
coal pit, when it burst forth.
The Parkersburg Democrat says
that on Friday last its editor was favor
ed with fair view of a regular built
Panther, in all his proportions and
fierce proPensities. Mr.. e. ID. Moore,
of Braxton county, of this State, cap
tured him in Webster county, and
\ a.. d.
for Cincinnati with his prize. BE re-
ports as having killed the old one and
extricated the young ones from their
den in the rocks three of which were
killed in the capture. This is the only
one saved alive. He is about four
months old and pretty well grown.
"A railroad conductor was recently
before the judicial authorities at Buffa-
10 to answer a charge of ejecting man
his seat TO woman. The court held
that ladies', or those who wished to be
considered such, are legally entitled TO
no more privileges In public convey
ances than men, and that when the Lat
ter pay for seats they baveea perfect
right 70 occupy them SO long as they
conduct themselves in proper manner.
The conductor WAS fined 800 for acting
on the suppOsition that man was un- |
der an obligation TO surrender his seat /
to a woman.
The sudden rise in the premium on
gold is attributed in part 20 the propo-
sition agreed upon by the Ways and |
Means Committee that the new tariff
law shall go into effect Immediately
after it's passage. Notwithstanding the
fact that the members of the Committee
were sworn 10 secrecy, the decision of
tho Committee was known in Wall
street before the Committee closed its
session. II Is estimated that there are
from S75 900 70 800, 600, 900 worth of
foreign goods in bond, and this accounts
for the milk in the Cocoa nut. There is
considerable curiosity manifested by
the Committee and others 70 ascertain
who the ,'leaky" member ts.
Mr.. Morrill,, Chairman of the yyays
and Means in the House, must be me-
chanical engineer, Judging from his
ready contrivances to get rid of the sup
plies of steam and gas in the body 10
which he belongs. He made a motion
and the House adopted Il, givingleave
to all who had prepared or purchased
Congressional Globe. This cutting Off
the stream of speech-making for home
consumption, indicates adjournment
at no very distant day, and the hurly-
burly will soon commence. Iegisla-
tion will be put through with rush, "
and plunderers viii occasionally pros
per.
Wednesday morning about half-past
nine o'clock, q lad aged twelve years,
named James Beltzhooyer, son OF the
late VIM. Beltzhoover, was killed near
the residence of his mother, ON the
Washington Turnpike, some three
miles from Pittsburgh, by hepremature
discharge of "a gun. The lad and a COM
panion OF about his own age, were out
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