The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-12-03
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News and GOssip.--ThInEs PolItIcaI
Social, Personal. and Mixed.

News and GOsSip..-ThinSa Political
Social, Personal. and Mixed.
The Unconditional Union girls of
Laporte, Ind.," have presented a Eold
napkin ring to Speaker Colfax, and he
has handsomely accepted it.
The Philadelphians who went on
the recent Union Pacific railroad excur-
sion, made the round trip of $500 miles
in one car, journey which is believed
to bewithout precedent. n
New York is full .1of-members of
Congress and newspaper correspond
ents, particularly from the Western
States, who are dissipating for few
days at the metropolis before proceed
ing TO Washington. :F7rls rsTF-J so
a Sporting man at Denver city, Col
orado, who has the consumption, has
wagered $50 against a coffin worth the
same amount that he will die before
January1. He was shrewd enough to
arrange for something that would be
useful for him if he should win.
"A child, FIVE years old, recently died
at Bradwell Bucks, England, of hydro
Phobia. At :he inquest it transpired,
that in order to cure the child, the dog.
which had been killed and buried for
some time, was dug up, and piece of
its liver cut of, frizzled and given to the
child. -l-- q = u -
William T. Bailey has recovered a
verdict of $500 against the city of
Newport, KY, for the destruction of his
anti-slavery press by a mob previous
to the war.
The Chicago Republican proposes
the establishment of an Associated
Press enterprise in that city, to furnish
telegraphic news to sat least a hundred
daily newspapers between Kalamazoo
and the Rocky Mountains"
The st. Louis Democrat has long
editorial advocating Charles D. Drake
for the office of United States Senator.
We must, therefore, regard the election
OF Mr.. Drake as at least possible.
General Halleck says that the ac-
ton of the California Legislature in
refusing to countenance the adoption
of the national. currency has cost that
State fifty millions in money and five
hundred thousand Inhabitants.
Through railroad Communication
from Cairo to New Orlrans, without
change of cars, was perfected on the
9th. Passengers can now leave Cairo
at $50 in the afternoon, and, after
spending the night in luxurious sleep
ing cars, arrive at New Orleans the
next evening at o'clock. Through
connections are now also made with
Nashville, UiG Humboldt and Parish.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton being
piqued by some remark OF the Albany
Journal made during the recent Wo-
mans Rights Convention, sent the edi-
tor bottle of Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup. The editor accepts, but gets
rather the better of the donor by re-
marking that his wife doesn't drug his
babies, as oratorical and dstrOng-minded
women frequently find it necessary to
do.
Dion Bourcicault recently made the
surprising statement before an English
Parliamentary Committee that in
America people "smoke or drink or do
what they please in the theatre; there
is no restriction of any kind" He.
however, gave us some credit by stating
that mot only is the theatre maintain
ed on higher level than in England,
so far rs the nature of the performance
goes, but the actors themselves are a
better class"
"A London letter writer quotes re-
mark which he once heard the late Mr..
Thackera ylmake in speaking to}a con-
tributor to the Cornhill Magazine. SIT
is very well for you young authors, )" he
said, "to take your Two guineas page
and claim copyright in n reprint many
long year 1 worked for Fraser at IS a
sheet OF 10 pages==double columns, you
know-and even thought it glorious
pay"
Gov Morton oF Indiana =, t.,,;,,.
a new remedy--a Swedish invention,
called the 'Iron treatment2' .Thetlegs
are placed in iron boots and subjected
to an oscillatOry motion of twelve hun:
dred q minute, and the arms, similarly
incased, two thousand a minute. The
object is TO vitalize and increase the ac-
tion of the muscles and nerves. The
operation causes almost insutferable
heat to the eXtremitieS. His EXcellency
improves.
The Detroit Post makes the follow
ing hit: "The growing insignificance
of names in the great popular contests
of the present day is isillustrated in the
fact that the son of Francis P. Blair and
the grandson of John Quincy Adams
could not be elected TO the Legislature
of their respective States. The trouble
with these, young men is that in the
matter of ideas they began where their
ancestors. left off, and are leaving off
where their ancestors began"
The Washington correspondent of
the Cincinnati Enquirer (Nov. 2Oth)
says: ...-..s
"Hon. John Morrissey announced to-
day that he had $4,000 to spend, if nee
essary, to procure the election of Mr..
Greeley to the United States Senate. He
says Mr.. Greeley favored him, and he
{ tMorrisseyl, therefore, goes for Gree
ley.". - i-
"A bill has passed the Georgia Leg
islature to provide every Georgia sol
dier under thirty years of age, manned
in the military service, an education at
the State University free, provided he
will teach a like time after leaving the
University "A number of propositions
encouraging immigration are before
the Legislature; among these is one to
repeal the law prohibiting aliens from
holding real estate. Resolutions in
viting immigration were introduced.
-one of General Lees students at
Lexington, Va, shot colored man
dead, the other day, for watching him
while he was talking with a colored
girl. The facts were clearly proved be-
fore n Justice, but he released the stu
dent, saying that the laws OF Virginia
have always recognized the difference
between the white man and the black;
that q white man may protect himself
from negro insults; that though the
deed was clearly proved, it was the re-
suit of the insult; and that, therefore, he
shOuId Ciischar0a the dRfenGlaUt fTOn