The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-12-28

town. His rooms are fitted up in vor.
Keous style. His carpets aro softer and
richer; his mirrors are larger and
clearer; his sofas nre finer aud moro
luxurious; his wines arc more delicate
and costly; his viRnds are more dainty
and tempting, than those of any other
dealer" in this muGh-gambling me.
tropolis.
II is said that Morrissey has made
half million of dollars during the
past few years in the earnest prosecu-
ton OF his scientific profession; aud his
present bonst is that mono but gentle
men who can afford to lose, arc his pm.
irons. Enthusiastically, his Gus
toners are tho beSt-drossed aud
most liberal of tho tigcr-tighters; but
whether they arc able to part with tho
large sums they often do at the bruis-
or'S table is quito another question, and
one, | presume, on which thUy might
take issue with the member of Congress
elect.
sNplcHsnnt theme to think of Nor
rissey rs II fHro-deOlcr, Democratic
member of Congress, and II Wall street
operator: though there must 10 grave
doubts in many persons minds as to
which is the most respectable or the
most honest. Morrissey has lost caste
with not few of his brother blackIcGS
since he went into Wall street, and CS-
peCinlly since no has been chosen by
tho TnmmnnyitcS to represent them ut
Washington. Before he had so degrud-
ed himself, they would have lent him
any sum of money on his mere word;
but now they say they would want his
note with II good Republican endorser.
Very Mysterious Affair.". ID ISRDDenr-
NHcc OF Supposed CincinnnIIan..-
burial of Coffin full of BrOOu
Corn Seed...An Attempt to Dcrrnu,I
IL Life Insurance Company SuH.
pected.
LEBANON, ONO, Dec. 26.
On the oath instant, at about 7 o'clock
T. NJ, II man supposed to be w. T.
McFndden, of Cincinnati, got OF OF the
Cincinnati omnibus at the house OF
Frank Richardson, near this place,
complaining OF being unwell. Doctor
Smith Richardson, a physician Of
Eaton, and brother of Frank Richard
son, arrived Mt the same place some
time during the afternoon.
AT half-paSt eight o'clock, on the
same evening. Frank Richardson came
to town and telegrAphed to Mrs. Sarah
McFadden as follows: "Your husband,
w. I. McFaddeu, died here this even
ing. Answer" Said dispatch was sent
in caro- of b. NJ. Betcheldor, at Eaton.
he procured Il coffin and returned home
AZ 10 o'clock that evening.
AT about I o'clock the ueXt morning,
three neighbors were called in, as they
supposed tolny Outn stranger, who Rich
ardson said had died there tho proceed
ing evening, of cholera; but when they
arrived at the house it was only to help
load coffin which was already closed
up. The coffin was put in spring
wagon and Richardson started with ii
AS he said, for Carlisle Station to send
the corpse to the family of tho deceased
Suspicion of foul play being aroused,
u dispatch was sent to Eaton, which
brought response that the corpse at
rived there some time during the night,
and was Inferred about midnight.
Officers were sent from here to Eaton
who found the grave to contain coffin
hlled with broom-corn seed. Richard
son and Betcheldor were arrested. 1t
is said that DR.. Richardson is agent for
life insurance company, and that the
three men were engaged in IA conspir-
acy to obtain money from the company.