The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-07-27
aEWs AND GOSSIP.

tween Lns ElFa4 piano 6Ssns ID III
eago.
not one of the Tennessee registers
Of bankruptcy Il a native Of the STATE
Eleven Indian tribes. Numbering
=. no, are now on the war path
-Ex-Prssidsn, james Baeasns, NJ
been engaged to lecture in Cincintl4Ai
nsGL winter
-Tbs Bo-,ou PINT ssys the only
Black Death in Ireland IL the Brtish
a southern paper calls the summer
neetiDg Of Congress '-the dos-dsJ ses-
-Tbs London TfD1es thinks that the
number Of English puipito ThsTe Ritu-
aIism is defended, Is 0-eI-esttnatsd at
tEo thousand.
six new Catholic churches have
besn dedicated in Wisconsin within the
last two weeks.
When MCggins was asked IL be
could gei anything 10 drink in Boston,
ne said hsgussssd he could az the no
tells.
Alta grand ball given in London,
notice Eas given 10 every one attend
ing, that tbeir tickets would entitls
them ''to drink wine during the entire
evening"
Wool, according 70 quality, u sold
10 the New England states at present
At from 30 70 % cents per pound
The bank book Of a professions!
thief was prod ucsd in 8 London court
de had some ESQ standing in bts maine.
A studens in Brown University,
remarkably healthy and vigorous
Young man, died recently from eGees-
siys exercise al base ball.
A life Of Jefferson Dayis, written By
4 30 Sazs a
the hrst Of a series Of partnership
works by those sztirfsts.
Mr.. Ward being asked, do you
spell your name Artsm-as or Artsm-
us7'' answered, On, spell it wrong
and ne sue To bs right"
The question is sgitsted ofestabIish-
ing a press fund in New York like that
OF London, for the benefit Of decayed or
superannusted newspaper writers.
The large steamer Drew, in a race
With the Connecticut reoentlv, ran from
New York 10 PouShEeeIs.e 10 lzss than
four hours.
1t is said that million OF dollars is
annually made by the sale of Florida
cedar wood for lead pencils.
The new track on the Hudson River
Railroad, Of steel rails, is completed
from New York to YonksrsY and will
be extended 10 Sing Sing during the
coming two weeks.
a cooperative furniture store, with
ca pitai Of s., OOO, 90, and employing 60
men, most Of whom are stockholders,
has gone into operation in Cincinnati.
An absurd law in England makes
IL unlawful for carriers in the country
TO drive wagons with Hsins from their
carts, while it is lawful for carriers in
London 10 do 50.
"A letter dated at Frankfort-on-the
Main saws the letter of Secretary Nc
CuII0ch 10 the Boston merchants has
been well received there, and that
american securities are preferred to
any other"
-BstWeen Memphis and Nashville Is
the following inscription on a sign board
al q railroad crossing: "LGOk out for
the Ingine wen the whsle bloes or
rings"
-Gereral Frank z. Blair, Jr., is
stumping West Tennessee on behalf Of
Mr.. EtheTidgs.
William Swinton says of Alexan-
der II. Stephens that in his physique
be has just enough of the material TO
make him subject to the Law ofgravi-
tation. He weighs just ntnsty: fOur
pounds HyOiTd upJis.
"A gentleman called 10 see a tene-
ment that was to be let. II WAS shown
him by pretty, chHtty woman, whose
manners charmed her visitor. care
you to let, too7" inquired he. with
ianguishing look. ''Yes," said she,
~ sm; L m to be let alone"
The steamer Graham recently run
from the mouth OF the Yellowstone TO
st. Louis-two thousand three hundred
and twenty-five miles-in five days
and nine hour. That is nearly at the
rate Of four hundred and forty miles
day.
-Julesburg, a Pacific Railway town,
young as II is, is not without some of
the characteristics OF old settlements.
A correspondent says 1t has already had
several murders and transformations,
and at dinner one day his riRht-hand
neighbor threw some crumbs in the
face OF an acquaintance, and the salute
WAS pIayfully returned with a fist full
OF bacon grabbed from a public dish.
-On the 2lst OF August next an event
will occur which has only twice been
recorded in the history OF celestial
phenOmenH-Jupitsr will appear with
out satellites. Three of them will then
be passing across the planets disc, and
the other will be Immersed in its
shadow. The apparent absence OF Ju-
pliers moons will not last more than
TWO hours.
The Saengerfest at Philadelphia cost
the musical societies OF that city be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. The entire
expenses Of the visiting delegates were
paid by them. The banner given as the
first prize, for the best singing, cost two
thousand dollars. The Society to which
it was awarded, the New York Lieder-
kranz, Is composed mostly of the sons
of wealthy merchants.
An old lady in New Jersry having
read an account of the bursting of II
grind stone in manufacturing estab-
iishmenL, became terribly alarmed lest
u grind stone which was standing in
her cellar should burst and blow the
house up. She sent Immediately for
her son, who was at his work, and
would not be content till he had re-
moved the "pesky dangerous thing"
entirely away from the premises.