The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-03-20
Genern: News summary.

road, costing 1888, ,735, ,2l9 and run by
1919 locomotives. Last year they earned
S65, ,OOO, 900, their expenses were 42,00O,-
600, and they transported Il, 900, 600 tons
ofcoRl.
Pennsylvania is caring for the or
phans of her soldiers more literally
than any other State. She has assumed
the care of 1000 now in the public schools,
at a cost of about $3.50 apiece per annum,
exclusive of clothing.
Immigration into Missouri is very
brisk. A single land agent in Adrian
county has sold since the close of the
war 1882 acres of land, some thirty
dwellings and a large number of town
lots, valued at Sl74,s16.
A queer lawsuit in London is that
brought by jeweler, whose store had
been plundered by burglars, against
the manufacturers of his safe. The jew
elers principal witness is the principal
burglar, who has told particularly how
the safe was forced.
People Mt Raleigh, N. c., are COM
planning of such high prices al these ::
Eggs 25c. chickens 4ea50c apiece, bacon
2Oc, beef ga I0c, lamb 10c, butter 40c, pork
I5c, flour Sl2, 2,50a15. We could stand
such height as that very comfortably,
hereabouts.
The official record of the deaths by
the cattle disease in England during
January makes the number over 12l !
600. while very many go unrecorded.
The disease has thus far nearly doubled
its ravaaes every four weeks, and the
utter determination of the bOvines in
England is imminent, unless some REM
edy soon proves effectual.
The authorities at Cambridge univer-
sity, England. have voted to reject the
proposition of Mr.. Henry Yates Thomp-
son to establish lectureship on Amer
lean history, the lecturer to be selected
nv the faculty of Harvard college.
England evidently does not care to be
cured of her Ignorance in regard to the
United States.
At n recent church election OF the
First Presbyterians of Cincinnati there
was n disgracefnl rumpus on account OF
political differences. A democrat got
the chair, whereat republican ladies
hissed, men yelled, there was a miscel-
laneous scuffle, and the police were
called in to preserve order. The cop
perheads were defeated in the ballot and
have seeded.
siSpotted tail, !" chief ofa band of ST.
oux Indians, was received at Fort Lar
annie with great ceremony by Colonel
Nagruder, on Friday. The CHIEF came
10 Of1TlR EIle DtbuX OI aASA
was inferred at the cemetery with Chris
tian rites, the chapline performing the
burial service. This is considered a
strong indication of the desire of the Si-
oux to make peace.
At the auction sale of pictures at the
old Dusseldorf gallery, New York, last
week, $S5, 900 were realized in two even
ings. sGTwilight in the Wilderness, y
by Church. brought $500, and some OF
the others brought large prices. A coll
lection of abont one hundred pictures
by t. Addison Richards will be exhibited
at the Dusseldorf gallery this week, and
sold at auction Saturday evening.
The following satisfactory answer was
given by ''dry Yankee" to aSt. Johns
merchant. AS he CHANGED to be in a
store in the above named city, the mer.
chant, and others present, ascertaining
that he was from st. Albans, began tc
question him as to public opinion on
the Fenian movements, designs, etc.
Said the merchant: "what do the
Fenians expect to do with Canada,
should they take it2"
"welI" said the Yankee, after little
hesitation, 81 don't erGetiy kHOiD, but II
is reported that they are going 70 give
it to the United States for tlCo iron etdd'
and q ram I''-ISt, Adams Messenger.