The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-06-06
RATE OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.

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Aweek ago housekeepers were in a
panic because dour was rising. Now
speculators are in panic because 1t is
falling.
Mr.. Greeley offers to send his photo
graph to all new subscribers of the
Tribune. Just now the country news
papers are furnishing portraits of the
philosopher without the new subscrip-
tions.
Goyetnor Morton, of-IndIana, is re-
covering from the paralysis with which
he was afflicted. His mind is as active
and vigorous az ever. He will remain
for some time at the Hot Springs of
Arkansas. gs=.-.-
Jay Cooke & Co., haYe recently made
a heavy investment in Mennesota, be-
ing the purchase of 1OO, 900 acres of pine
lands, on the st. Louis river. They
will Immediately erect number of
mills for he manufacture oflumber, to
be shipped to Milwaukee, Chicago, and
the Eastern market.
Edwin Booth began an engagement
of four weeks, yesterday, at Mcvick-
er's theatre, Chicago. Mr.. McYicker
has guaranteed him $500 per week,
with the prospect of larger sum If
the engagement proves very successful.
Prentice, the renowned wit Of the
Louisville Journal, is now about sixty
years OF age. He has u fine forehead
but a coarse mouth; is rustic and un-
couth in his manners and sIoyenly in
his dress; but he is good talker, and
his wit Is spontaneous. He has neg
lected the journal of late, and its con-
tents and typography are countryfied
and behind the times. --l- ~ r'
Horace Greedy has salary OF $500 a
year as editor of the Tribune. Hels so
disinterested in money matters that he
accepted a recent increase of salary
with reluctance, and he has been
manipulated by others out of most Of
his stock in the Tribune. He is strong
at his editorial desk-weak almost
everywhere else. Mr.. Greedy is 56years
old and grows foolish fast.
The Toronto Globe says: 1--WE un-
derstand that small and unpretending
tenement in the vicinity of the Falls,
ON the Canadian side of the river, has
been rented for the occupation of Jeffer-
son Davis and his family during the
ensuing summer. The house is about
half way between Clifton and Queens
town."
The Duke of Edinburgh Queen Vic.'s
second boy) has an allowance of S75, 600
year as one of the royal family. He
also has his pay and allowances as cap
tain in the Royal Navy, and whenever
his uncle. the reigning Grand Duke,
dies, he will become sovereign of Sake
Coburg- Gotha, with II civil list Vulgar
ly called salary OF $500. SO in gold, be-
sides succession to said uncle's large
property. f-f sl-E FsE
A well known physician at Albany
called upon lady the other day to ad-
minister medicine. He commenced
operations by kissing her. Lady tlared
up and told her husband. Husband
called on lawyer. Lawyer dropped
note TO the physician. Physician re-
sponded, plead guilty to the kiss, asked
for pardon, paid $50, and leftffOr home.
At a penny peep-show at a fair held
in Southampton, England, three weeks
ago, there was to be seen a picture of
the death of the great African explorer,
Livingstone, which was stated by the
exhibitor to have been "executed on
the spot!"
The Lynchburg (ya.) NetOS says:
From Pennsylvania we learn that
many gentlemen are setting out their
tobacco. One gentleman alone has
planted one hundred and fifty thou
sand hills, and others nearly an equal
number. We are told of three large
planters who will cultivate this season
two million tive hundred thousand
plants.
Many branches of mercantile trade in
Philadelphia have agreed to an earlier
closing of their stores than ordinarily,
during the heated term, and likely
most of the others will follow. The
principal wooden ware and cotton yarn
dealers have come into the measure,
and their places will be closed at P.
NJ. and at 8 P. NJ. on Saturdays.
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HenryVJ. Raymond. is the most in
dustrious editor in New York. he
looks into all the details of the Times
establishment as no other chief editor
would do, and knows every one of his
thousand correspondents and contribu-
tors. His rapid writing is among the
newspaper wonders; IL being stated that
his obituary Of Daniel Webster, filling
sixteen columns of the Times, was pre-
pared in eleven hours. Mr.. Raymond
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