The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-10-04
Our I r5espondence.
interesting Letter from New York.
NEW YORK. October 1.
Editors I7ltelliQenceT

sd. NEW YORK, October /.
Editors Inteligeneer:
The past week has been noticeable
| for the number of religious anniversa-
ries and celebrations that have taken
place in this city, the principal of which
| was the Methodist Centenary Jubilee,
| held at the Cooper Institute last Tues
1 day. A subscription was opened, and
in the short space OF fifteen minutes,
over half million dollars was sub
4 scrtbed to the Centenary Fund for tho
endowment of colleges and the like.
The Trinity Church Corporation are
about having a suit brought against
them fofthe recovery of a considerable
portion of their estates. The suit is be-
ing instituted by the heirs of Madam
i Anneke Jams, (some six hundred in
number who allege that their ances-
4 tor leased parcel of land to the Cor
! poration just prior to her death, and
that her Immediate Successors not
thinking the property of any value, did
not trouble, themselves about it. The
property in dispute is now worth over
sixty million dollars.
Thursday week and last Thursday
were the S.opening days" of the milli-
ners in New York and Brooklyn, re-
Il spectivelY. The fashions are somewhat
neater than ordinary, but everything is
at an enormous price. Bonnets are
lsmaller than ever, and more fantastic
cali and as dainty as can be imagined,
Any lady of ordinary ingenuity can
buy materials for these bonnets, and
make them up from the patterns, at
least one-fourth the price milliner
would not blush to ask; but no, money
seems TO be no object with our fashion
ables.
Parasols for the fall, following in the
Il march of luxury, have come out more
fancifnlly adorned than at the spring
EnnnrfnFr EnfOnHr aO-ra
ly ornamented with feathers ndmara-
bouts. A black silk parasol has a row
OF black and white feathers near the
edge. and one not far from the top.
These things are pretty, but, like the
/ Others, expensive.
well patronized lately. The theatres
are nightly crowded, as also are the
| music halls. Society here seems anx-
iously waiting for the fall season, and
IN the meantime mean to make good
use of their leisure in going to theatres.
ietc. There are no pieces of any great
mote being played at present, the Lead
ing attraction being Madame RistoEi.
The music in Central Park was dis
coursed to-day to several thousand
hearers who seemed very much to en-
| joy this open-air music.
The journals of st. Petersburg state
that Mr.. Fox, the American envoy to
Russia, to congratulate the Car from
his late fortunate escape from assassi-
nation, has, during his stay in that cap
ital, arranged with the ministers of the
Car, the basis ofa new treaty of COM
merce and friendship, still closer than
the existing one, and which will soon
be officially concluded between Russia
and the United States.
A curious scene was enacted ut race
course iniFrance. The owner of the
favorite horse was riding it, when, after
a desperate struggle, he came in winner.
| He no sooner completed the race than
he was surrounded by n throng ofladies
of fashion, every one struggling to kiss
and caress the fortunate rider. This is
| quite illustrative of the French people,
and is very marked from the compara-
tive sUberness displayed on an English
or American race course.
During the Fete of the 18th of August
in Paris, an Italian girl of progresses
ing appearance, stopped before the
Cape Riche and endeavored to excite
the generosity of the Congress by sing
ing Mrs from Italian operas in a sweet
toned voice. Among the persons listen
ing were some noted artistes and lovers
of music, who after literally reward
| ing the girl, took her name and address
Il and have raised IL fund to send her to
school and provide her with IA musical
education. We shall no doubt, some
fine day, hear of this girl astonishing
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| tkAdvices from England still inform us
of the capture of FeniHns and Fenian
arsenals in Ireland, two arsenals hav-
ing been seized in Liverpool lately.
Highly important experiments with
guns and targets have taken place in
England. A stronger target than the
| brondside of anything atlOat was thor
oughly pierced and broken up by the
projectile used. Our own late experi-
ments at Fortress Monroe demonstrate
| the supremacy of our ordnance over
stone and iron Qualifications and it
| seems that no matter how strong and
substantial inventors may make ships
and forts, other inventors will make
engines of war to destroy them.
From Mexico we learn thatthe French
are fortifying the land approaches of
Vera Cruz, to prevent the depredations
of rowing bands of Liberals, who have
of late been very troublesome. Also
that the son of Count MontholOn. an
estimnble young officer in the French
Guard, has been captured and shot by
| the Libernls.t 5itf or
From private sources learn that a
verbal understanding is reported to
have been entered into between Mr..
Seward and Count Montholon, the
| French Minister at Washington, that
the strictest neutrality shall be pre-
served during and after the evacuation
of the French troops from Mexico, and
that the authority of Macmillan shall
be recognised next year, provided that
| he will order q general election, and
that, should he be successful, he shall
assume the title of President or Dicta-
tor in Mexico. This is now known to
have been the principal object of the
Empress Charlotte's visit to Europe.
There is no chance of JEFF. Davis be-
ing brought to trial next October, as
was anticipated, owing to some techni-
cal difficulty that has arisen, which
will necessitate a postponement of the
trial until Congress shall have first
| taken some action with regard to it.
| Davis himself has said to have stated
to friend who visited him, that death
/ was the only "release" he should ever
| know from the lmpregnable walls that
surrounded him.
Advices from San Francisco state that
Queen Emma, ofthe Sandwich Islands,
| had arrived in that city and had re-
ceived a cordial welcome from all class
es., Mr.. Seward telegrapbed to Her
1 Majesty, rendering the use of the u. 8.
her home, to which kind offer she has
] heartfelt thanks for the honor,
General Dix is at present in guam
dairy to determine which of the two
nominations to accept of those con-
4 ferred upon him in one day. One was
the position of Naval Officer of this
n port, and the other, Minister TO France
4 inrplace of Mr.. Bigelow, resigned, The
Il General filed his securities as Naval
Il Oh1eer on Thursday morning, thereby
4 accepting of that Office, but later, how
Il aver he received the appointment of