The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-29
MiseeIlaneous Matrer-.

Miscellaneous Mstrer--
The number Of visitors at Niagara
Falls has been much greater thus far
this season than in previous years. An
association Of hackmen has been form
ed, and, to the surprise Of visitors, Is
eountenaneed by one hotel, the pro-
pr:etors Of which, it Is said, have leas-
ed their SIX carriages to this HsSocia-l
ton Of forty-four haekmen for 1900
for the season.
a girl in Springfield. Massachusetts,.
applied to her teacher for leave to be
absent half day, on the plea that they
had company at home. The teacher
referred her to the printed list OF rea-
sons that the School Committee think
sufficient to justify absence and asked
her II her case came under any Of them.
She nHiyely replied that il might
come under the head of Domestic AZ
fiction"
The New York Gazette says: @Pres-
ident Johnson complains bitterly Of
the restrictions placed on him by Con-
gress. Said be, recently, to \ gentle
man, 4 am like n bird In cage, and
all that can do is to bite the wires. I"
The immortal al. n" who was kill
ed in the newspapers few months ago,
still lives 10 enlighlen his fellow citi-
zens upon the great questions Of the
f; hour 10 which he alone holds the key
3 r. En1rRFrr Ia e rE1u
a meeting of the Chicago sight-hour
men at the Trades Assembly Room 4
few days ago, resolved that the menu
bes would persist in their determine
ton to work only eight hours day or
not at all, and they resolved TO send out
committees TO raise funds IN other
! States 70 enable them 'sto hold out
faithful unto the end
/ The Springfield Repnbieun says Of
the financial reasons urged for a ses-
sion of Congress in July: sDoes any
body think Congress would do any
thing financially but add q few hun
dred millions or 50 to the debt, if a
summer session should be held? What
o
I December is quite soon enough for
starting another series OF experiments"
A correspondent at the Paris Expo
sition notices the fact that the people
from each nation pay more attention to
its special department than to any
other,-that Americans may be more
often found studying or admiriug the
articles from AmeTica,-the English
those from England, &c.,-than any
/ others.
Louisville citizens suffer to the tune
Of one hundred million dollars by the
recent judicial decision declaring
worthless the debt Incurred by the pur-
chase Of slaves before the war.
The merit of General Buffers late
letter reiterating his opinion about
Booths diary and the Presidents par
don ofthe West Virginia deserters, is
not highly thought of by at least two
/ members Of the Judiciary Committee.
/ one OF whom, on reading il, said it
wouldn't hold water, and the other
observed that It would pass well enough
I'LL the facts are made public.
In the Committee OF the Maryland
Constitutional Convention, from which
the bill Of rights was reported, the vote
stood IL yeas to 10 nays on the question
Of allowing negroes to testify on the
same terms as whites, and three mem
bers even opposed the proposition de-
elariDg that slavery shall not be per
miLted in the State.
! We observe a paragraph going tbs
| public rounds Of the papers giving the
"'Iast words" Of various celebrated per,
sons who have died. Those Of Webster
are, however, omitted. They are
| ''ZYthepsary, EyLtirBI, !" as reference q
the Unabridged" viii shoW. .5f
The people Of Raleigh, who for many
years have been searching for the re-
mains Of President Johnson's father
with all the assiduity Of Lady Frank.
lin for those Of her husband, have al
length discovered them. II Is ia delight
fnl coincidence that this has occurred
just at time when President Johnson
is most popular at the South SO that his
ure. . -
In the days Of Slavery, the negro
women Of the South constituted fully
one-halfthe field force in the light labor
of cotton culture. Even last year they
worked in the field to a considerable
extent; but Southern correspondent
writes that this year they have almost
entirely withdrawn from It. Thew de-
clare that ''the white women never
work out, but are supported by their
men, that It ought to be so, and that
they 1.-THE blacks) will not submit any
more to outdoor work." We have no
doubt that the "colored sisters. will
adhere TO this determination. So the
eotton planters must give up all hope
Oh ever seeing them again in the field:
The New York World might make a
good point against Mr.. Greeley in recall
ing the strict account to which he held
Rev. Henry Ward Bsecher for writing
MS famous letter in support of the
Cleveland Convention, but in fact only
cites the case of Mr.. Beecber 10 sbo;,
him that he need expect no leniency
from the men who have hitherto acted
In political unison with him. MI.
Greeley held that man in Mr.. Beech.
er's position, as a leader, and with such
Bntecedents as he had, could not affoTj
to commit such a mistake as he iiid
/ We apply the censure OF Mr.. Beecher
by Mr.. Grcely to Mr.. Greeley himself
The action of the two Is all OF a niece.
II was for magnanimitY and concilia-
ton In both cases; yet Mr.. Greeley
could not see 1t rs Mr.. Beecher did.
The Boston TrdUeEter is SO wen con-
WINGED that Mr.. Seward win be can
didate for the Presidency next year,
that 1t thinks 1t necessary to begin thus
early to carry him OF. It alleges that
he declared son,a : + -.