The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-11-16
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
News nnd GossIn.

-Meteoric showers postponed on ac-
count of the weather.
Chicago had 1862 cases of cholera in
October-67S fatal ones.
-Kossuth, old and infirm, has fixed
his permanent residence at Turin.
"A steam fire pump squirted $50 feet
at public trial at New York, Satur-
day.
1t is said Morrissey "came up smil-
ing" after the last round on election
The two years old FLY, Maggie
Hunter, of Nashville, has been sold to
Kentuckiun for $4,000.
The new depot at Cleveland, o., is
square feet, and cost $500, 600.
The recenttrial and hanging of four
negro murderers in Prince George's
county, Maryland, cost over $4,000.
Gen. Pile, Republican Congressman
elect, has sued the Missouri Republican,
the prominent Democratic paper of st.
Louis, for SANDER, laying his damages
"A lady was recently arrested at
Dunleith, ILL.,, for wearing boomers.
Her manners were unexceptiOnable
and the prosecutors were shamed into
withdrawing the complaint.
Mrs. Mary Taylor Even, "our
Mary" of the New York theatres of
near 20 years ago, is dead. She was a
charming light comedy actress, but
married IA New York merchant, and len
the stage in 1851. -
John Morrissey paid his election
expenses by betting on Hoffman's ma
tority in New York City. He won over
$50, 900 in that way.
Henry Bergh, President of the HUI
name Society at New York, is suing a
Hour and feed firm for adulterating
horse-feed with ground plaster.
The Boston Post says that If But
he must bestir himself" Yes, saws
Prentice, "stir with all his teaspoons.V
Henry Hoffman, a Philadelphia
doctor, last week inhaled enough chioro-
form to end forever his depression of
spirits, occasioned by lack OF practice.
Fashionable society at Cleveland
has been startled by the detection and
dlsappearance of gentleman of high
business and social standing, with $500
belonging to "triend," and $3.50
watch belonging to his paramount.
Lord Francis Russell, brother of
Earl Russell, was lately fined about 81
Gor cruelty to his horses. He went out
OF the court telling the magistrates that
II they came in his path the next time
ne was driving he would drive over
them. 80
-Lumsden, the Episcopal minister
acquitted of Fenianism by the Toronto
court owes his life to his wife, who was
unremitting in her devotion. She COLI
lected the witnesses In his behalf and
procured the necessary evidence TO eS-
tOblish his innocence.
Milwaukee boasts of one rolling
mill, four flour mills, two breweries.
two distilleries, six churches, TWENTY
eight business blocks and 1000 private
residences, all built this year, The cost
OF these structures was four and a half
millions of dollars.
"A prize tight for the chamnionshin
of England is arranged TO come of
next Apriic near London. The COM
Giant, " who recently fought for and
won the belt, and man who has been
selected by Mace, the exclamation.
"A bridge will soon span Broadway
New YORK, opposite st. Paul's church
over Wnlch loot passengers can cross
Wltnoot being In danger OF having their
necEs broken. II this bridge works
We'll slnilar ones will be erected over
nal. s'A4N va
An Alexandria letter saws tbe SIM
| ply OF LEgyptian cotton this wear viii So
only 1000 bales, instead Of i. On. OS0'
as was expected. But as prices SFe
sStrong and the Egyptians do not vet be-
tStN mat the South Is to stay Whipped.
the next crop will be doubled. ~,
"A single firm in London consumes
ON an average, the whites OF two thou.
sand eggs daily, or six hundred thon.
sand annually, in the manufactnre 81
albument1ed paper for photour1nhS
printing. 1t Is estimated that six mil.
lions OF tncohate fowls are sacrificed IA
the sun, In this way, in Great Britain,