The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-07
NEWS surnARr.
AN sorts OF Items Condensed and
Compiled From the Nails.

. All bOEEI OF Items CONDENSED ana
Compiled From the Nails.
The Troy dremen are getting esthetic.
One of the engine-houses has been fur
nished with fine piano.
San Francisco exhibits a smaller
ratio OF mortality than can be shown
by any other city in the United States.
One of the regular writers for the
New York 1Fibiule is a lady, the wife
OF prominent custom house official.
OF the 10 republican papers in Cali
fornia p are with Congress and - with
the President ON the reconstruction
Issue.
Chicago capitalists have put 500, 1000
in the new Merchants Union Express
Company, and are confident that It will
not sell out.
The city railroad companies at New
York are quietly discharging the
drivers engaged in the late strike, as
fast as they can supply their places.
The French race horse Gladiator,
which won in the Derby races, last
year, has taken the principal prize at
the Paris races by fifteen lengths.
Grant does love his cigar and his
friends mean TO keep him smoking.
No less than $50 boxes of Havanas
were recently presented to him In a
single day.
Gen. Butler. is resisting a suit of
Sheriff Andrew Smith in New York, to
recover 81 500 fees for services in the
New Orleans gold case. The gold has
been restored in the original kegs.
Mazzini's election in the Italian par
lament has, after long discussion. been
declared null, on the ground that he
has never been pardoned for rebelling
against the government of Piedmont.
Eugenie's last within is extreme cheap
ness and simplicity in dress. She has
saving machine from this country
and has become quite expert in run
ming it, SO all the fashionable ladies
are importing sewing machines.
Gen. Frank Blair's suit against the
Judges of elections in st. Louis who de-
elined to let him vote, on his refusal TO
take the iron-clad oath, has just been,
tried and decision viii soon be render.
ed Frank calls for SIC, 900 damages.
A diYoree case at Chicago, has the
queer feature that the defendant looks
SO much like his twin brother, his part
ner IN business, that the lady herself is
unable to Identity her husband. having
been separated from him for some
time.
Wells. Fargo q Co., have sued Mills,
Daveau, Prentice & Burstenbinder OF
New York for 500, 600 damages for
shipping by their express to San Franz
cisco, without marking its contents, the
package of nitro gylcerine which cans
ed the xplosiou In the latter city.
The Emperor of Austria on Good Fri
day went through the annual ceremony
of washing the feet of twelve old men
and as many women-thefr aggregate
ages amounting for the former 10 i.O69.
years, and for the latter I,O63 years.
The eldest of the group was SO years of
age, the youngest s..
The new railroad bridge over the
Hudson has killed East Albany, but
the Delayan House at Albany IS reap
ing rich harvest, dining Its hundreds
at 81 50 apiece. This business will he
lost when the new depot Is built, though
II VIII require several years to lay the
foundations and complete that work.
The cation VIII be nearly half mile
above the present station, and the new
depot VIII be next TO Buffalo, the Iarpz
est on the Central line, and will cover
an entire block.
The post-offiee at Lowell. near Ma
rietta, Ohio, was robbed ON Friday
night last. Supposed loss from $50 z,
S10Q. The letters were found, the next
morning broken open, below the canal
bank.
The store OF Eagier & putton was
broken open, and a sman amount OF
money taken; also Motifs Hotel was
robbed OF some amount.