The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-09
General news summary.

Wis, S766 to kiss another mans wife.
The frost has not done so much
| damage TO the sweet potatoes in New
Jersey as was at first reported.
John Van Buren, is in England try
| ing 10 negotiate an International Yacht
race and hopes to succeed.
The Jews in the United States are go
ing to build an expensive and magnifi-
cent college for the education of their
young men. HlF
The marriage of the Princess Helena
of England is definitely settled to take
place on July B, in the private chapel of
| Windsor castle.
The supreme court of Pennsylvania
has adjourned without giving decis-
ion on the c0nstiIutionality of Congress
disfranchising deserters.
A good many Indiana farmers have
had to replant their corn fields on ac-
count of heavy rains rotting the corn.
But the crop is coming forward we'll
now.
It is proposed to erect statue of
George Peabody in some conspicuous
spot in London, in honor of his munif-
icent gilt for the relief of the poor of
that city.
Is salt necessary for horses and cat
tie? A writer in the Massachusetts
PtoU9hmdn and the California Rural
Home Journal says no. The fine Arab
horses won't touch it.
at his own request, made before his
death, the remains of General Scott
were wrapped in large American flag
ma1e for him in the spring of 1861 by
young lady of Washington.
A three years old child of a mechanic
at Albany is Just dead, and the mother
and four other children are in a dan
gerous condition, from eating diseased
veal sold to them by a butcher of that
city.
Prof. w. B. Powell lately died at
Covington, KY, and bequeathed his
head TO Mrs. F. 81. Knsie. of Cincinna-
ii, to be used for scientific purposes.
The head was accordingly cut of and
carried to her on charger.
The New York circus people adver-
tise Robinson as the "effulgent centre
of the equestrian zodiac" and describe
Madame de Berg as an "artist whose
splendid effusing feats of equitation are
received with vOciferous admiration"
A railway project is on foot 10 secure
direct railway communication with
Cincinnati to Springfield, Illinois. A
! will be finished by January, 1867, will
leave but 79 miles to be built to COM
plete the through line.
The recent Fenian fiaseo at Fort Erie
was at the scene of some of General
Scott's earlier exploits. Some of the
circumstances were strikingly similar,
in both cases, with this exception, that
this time the American forces were the
Isi2.
A man in Pennsylvania has been
sued for S25. 600 for a breach of promise.
His defense is, and it ought TO clear
him, that he was ready 70 marry her
last winter but she kept putting it off,
and as she weighs 2S5 pounds heprefers
not to marry during the warm weather.
Rev. Francis Mahony, known
throughout Great Britain and Ireland
as Father Prout, died ut Paris May 10.
He was Catholic Irishman of the old
school, and was accomplished, witty
and genial. He had been one of the
editors of Frazer's Magazine, and
for many years recently was Paris
correspondent OF the London Globe.
General Fremont has paid over one
fourth of the 81 ,3OO, 600 which he agreed
to pay Missouri for the Southwest Pa
citic railroad, but one of the commits
sioners appointed by the State to sell
the property refuses to sign the con
tract of sale unless Fremont mort
cages back the road for security, and
becomes responsible for its completion.
No deed can be given without this COM
missioner's signature.
The yennngo, Pa, National Bank,
which recently failed, on the first of
January had government deposits
amounting TO only $4,000. In Febru-
ary draft was made by the Treasury
Department for S65, 600, which went to
protest, and has not yet been paid.
When the bank failed in March, it was
found that the government. deposits
had increased S223, 600, the securities in
the Treasury Department amounting
TO only $50, 900. Mr.. Clark had better
attend more to the banks and less TO
finding fault with Secretary McCul-
loch. 90 s-,.L9