The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-06-26

ly as II Is neeueub . sPeSlaA Se9SASh VI
Congress, with all its liabilities to wide
spread, irrelevant, and expensive leg
islation, is dear price to pay for it.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
Horace Greeley and Albert Brisbane
have headed call for a "Social Science
Congress-" which is to meet In New
York to reform all the evils of society.
Horace's favorite method is to let loose
the worst villains.
Mrs. John AIorrissey did kind thing
to a poor crippled boy, in the cars be-
tween Troy and New York. last week.
She found him a comfortable seat, pill
lowed his head on her rich shawl,
bought oranges for him, paid his iare,
and watched over the lad while he en-
joyed refreshing slumber.
Mrs. Hulin, lady living near In
dianapolis, is the inventor OF new
hand-spinning machine. 1t is made
with any number of spindles, from
three to twelve, and a farmers wife or
daughter can run a machine with six
spindles with more ease than the old
fashioned wheel with its single spindle.
Mrs. Hulin whitfield out the model
with her own hands, and has obtained
patent for II.
AUBURN, June PA suit has been
commenced here for an injunction
against the Merchants Union Express
Company, and for the appointment OF
a receiver OF its profits. The suit Is
brought on the grounds OF reckless
souandering of the money ofthe COM
pauy, It's present insolvency and the
attempt on the part of a portion OF the
officers of the company to effect Tor
their own benefit, secret and ciandes-
tine arrangements for winding up the
company.
A muscular Irish woman assaulted
Jacob Barker, the New Orleans banker,
whose failure has caused SO much ex-
cItement. The angry woman seized
the financier by the throat, shook him
violently, and demanded her deposit OF
$50. Two gentlemen finally rescued
the banker from his Perilous position.
Mrs. Cobb, the infamous pardon
broker, and her husband, are about to
leave Washington and reside in Chi
cago.
Twenty-eight years ngo Gen. Sheri-
dan was boy in hardware store and
afterwards went into a dry goods
store. He was fortunately nominated
to West Point by Gen. Ritchey, MEM
Der of Congress from Ohio. and thus
we were insured IA good military COM
mander. While at West Point, Sheri-
dan was noted for his pugnacity, and
would have taken low rank on that &C.
count, had not one of the professors
said that fighting temperament was
not bad thing in a soldier.
The New York Board of Health is
breaking up the slaughter houses in
that city, and the butchers threaten to
retaliate by cutting short the supply of
beef. But what If butchers who don't
slaughter in New York choose to bring
beef 10 the city and sell it ? We APP
prehend, also, that the citizens of New
York can do without their beef as long
as the butchers can do without their
money. There are now 99S private meat
shops in New York, and they will be
pretty apt to secure meat from some
direction.
During May the aggregate losses in
the United States, caused by fire, each
involving loss of at least $40, 600, were
s2,12O,OOO. The aggregate losses during
the year, thus far, have been SIC, SIS. 600.
From 1859 to 1884 inclusive, the average
losses by fire in the United States were
about SIS, 900, 600 per annum, while In
1866 they rose TO S43 900, 900, and in 1885
TO 500, 200, 900. It Is supposed that $780,
600, 600 insurance was paid during the
last year for incendiary fires.
The New York Central Railroad is
preparing to carry beef to market in
cars lined with cork, non-couductor
of heat. The atmosphere is forced
through the cur in chambers at both
ends, keeping up constant circulation
of cold air. G9s
In Niagara county, Western New
York, the army worm is committing
dreadful ravages among the orchards.
In places. the whole population turns
out to do battle to save their fruit and
gardens. They attack a tree in such
numbers as to cover the leaves and
fruit, which they utterly destroy. If
the trunk OF tree is covered with tar
red paper, they cannot ascend it, and
they start for another orchard. 1t is
doubtful whether this Is the real army
worm OF the South, but it is probably
the'caterpillar of New England. If 1t
is the army worm, its progress can be
stopped by ploughing burrows and then.
digging bitches eight inches deep with
straight sides. Into this they will
crawl, and only with great difficulty
can they get out. Then strew straw
over them, set 1t on fire, and their day
is done.
A New Aneedote OF Pre.Ident Lincoln.
From he Portland tAel Press.
The following story, which we youch
for as true, has never before appeared
in print:
NJ, was a young man of clerical APP
pearance and modest demeanor, who
enlisted as private in one of our
Maine regiments. He was promised
the position of Chaplain, and 1t was
this consideration that induced him to
enter the service. But military COM
manders, who are raising their men,
undergo metamorphosis when at