The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-08-21

Tie whisky punches in Washing
ton are brought 10 the proper fTigoriic
standard, by ice from the ksnnebec
river.
Last year Colorado paid sl65, 90
internal revenue tax
A Chicago real estate operator who
neglected to put the required revenue
stamps on sundry leaves was fined
$500 Tuesday.
The farm OF James 81. Mason, near
Winchester, containing 81 acres, has
been sold Tor $1,000.
Up to August Ist, there have been
only twsnty-eight applicants for bank
rupt benefits in Indiana.
The Washington correspondents do
not hazard their reputation for intelli.
geucs or veracity by any "Tumors"
that Secretary v ellis intends to resign.
A democratic paper calls Secretary
Stanton tough customer"-because
he would not lender his resignation,
probably.
Beware Of green fruit at this season
of the year. See that your apples, and
pears, and cucumDers are ripe before
you eat them.
Boston street railway companies
have adopted a system Of watching
their conductors, by spies stationed
Along llt EbuAt- L ne Blhu IN ~ ENI-
cessfnl, the papers say, that the con-
ductoFs have lett OF building, and are
now renting houses. and there are
some hopes Of dividend or two for
the stockholders.
A large falling OF in the circulation
of the New York papers j. reported.
People are beginning to learn that their
local papers are as good news reporters
US they can read.
The Chicago Tunes, with PurdOua-
BILE exultation, exclaims editoriaily:
anywhere he naturally comes to Chica-
CO." We coneede the fact.
The President proposes TO make a
tour for the benefit of his health. What
he specially needs are the regimen and
discipline OF an insane asylum.
Miss Williams ran away from
wealthy parents, in Georgia, because
they insisted on her marrying a man
obnoxious to her, and came to New
York to earn her own living. When
she found what earning her own living
in New York meant, she went into the
East river from a ferry boat, Friday,
and settled all the vexing questions OF
this life.
Horace Greeley once remarked to a
friend OF an autobiogrdPhical tenden-
cy, that she would as soon think OF
running down the Champs Elysees
half dressed" But now he's gone and
done 1.-THE autobiography.
There are eight papers in the United
States edited by colored men.
in Taunton, Mass, aud within a
circuit OF 20 miles, about ], coo 900 kegs
OF nails are manufactured annually.
"A literary critic who has been
waiting for the appearance of really
true poet, is tired OF the delay of the
last minstrel.
--Quere When base ball club
gets so badly defeated in match that
It's honors do not count anything, can
II be said to be in the 'nine-holes ~
Hans says "Sein."
One hundred and seventy years
ago, a Temperance Society was formed
in New York, in which the penalty for
getting drunk Was twenty-five cents.
Queen Victoria in her Rutobiogra-
ply speaks OF" 1.-THE last fatal Illness of
the Prince" How many fatal illnesses
did he have in the course OF his life?
The old Pennsylvania Bank build
ing in Philadelphia Is TO be removed
piecemenl to Portland, Me. The mar
bic has been marked, lettered, and num-
heTed. stone by stone, and is sent to
Portland. where 1t will appear as a
Custom House.
A Dayton man concocted a new adj
vertisiug scheme the other day. He
sent silk balloon several hundred feet
into the air, when a patent fuse ex-
ploded a large bag full OF circulars, and
they came huttering down to all parts
of the city.
A new variety of wheat, which has
smooth red chat, which completely
covers the kernel SO the nudge cannot
lay eggs in it, thus making il a weevil-
proof grain, originated in Hardin Co.,
o., Is wears ago, but il is not Us we'll
known among the farmers rs 1t ought
to be. Il Yields an average crop and
makes good hour.
The Clerk of the House OF Repre-
sentatives has Issued proposals for far
nishIng that body with stationary for
the winter. He calls, among other
things, for six dozen scrap books, four
dozen autograph books, 60dozeu pocket
knives, III dozen lead pencils, SIS gross
of steel pens, Is dozen gold pens, six
dozen gold aud silver pencils.
During the last TWO years the gar
risou at City Point, Va, has been re-
duced by degrees, until now only ten
soldiers remain, while corporal "com-
mands the post" All the Government
properly there including the long rows
Of sheds and wharvesl having been re-
Gently sold by auction, little or no
necessity OF military force exists, and
soon that we'll remembered place, where
SO lately dwelt all the .Pomp and cir
cumstance OF glorious war" will re-
lapse into. lie usual state OF dizziness
aud insignificance.-N.Y y, Paper.