The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-24

she repelled all their advances. She
had, at long intervals, kept up a cores
pondence with the youthful husband
from whom she had been separated;
and not long since, when she landed in
New York, the first person on whom
her eyes lighted was the Benedict
aforesaid, grown more manly and hand
some, and eager to embrace his wife.
The parents no longer opposed their
reunion.
The giving to each Pacific Railway
Company the control Of as much road
as they can build is an admirable incen-
tive to the Eastern and Western rivals
who are pushing out as rapidly as they
can toward the centre of the vast area
to be crossed. There is prizet to be
gained besides mere eeLGt-it is the great
central trade with Montana, Utah, Coll
orado and the other swiftly expanding
States. st. Louis, the old trading post
of the Mississippi French, and San
Francisco, the ancient mission ground
ofthe Spanish Jesufts, stand about on an
equality now in respect to prices of most
goods, and, of course, the railroad that
takes freight 10 the central markets with
the least amount OF wagon travel and
tedious teaming will be the one to get
t g first start In establishing connec-
tions of trade. Railroading doesn't
cost traders more than third as much
as teaming, to be remunerative all
round; and when in addition to econo.
my is added speed, the hundreds of
thousands of shrewd MormOns, busy
minors, hard-workers of every sort
throughout those central States are 60
ing to clasp hands in trade with the
first comers.
Ristori's last appearancein In this couu-
try was in the personation of Medea at
the French Theatre, New York, on
Friday evening. At the termination
of the tragedy, in response to the en-
thusiastic call of the audience, Mad
ame RtstOri came forward and spoke as
follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: This is the
first moment of profound sorrow have
known in this country. To bid adieu
to New York, the birthplace OF my
successful say farewell to the United
States, that have received me every
where with open arms-awakens emo
tions too deep for any words my poor
tongue can utter. My visit to America
is the grand event of my life-grand in
its temerity, but grander still in its
triumphs. Your enthusiasm, your mu-
nificence, your goodness, Ishall remem-
Der long and gratefully-remember till
memory decays, and my heart ceases to
throb. Adieu. sal
The anxiety of those interested in
petroleum to find some mode by which
it can be used as a fuel for heat is not
confined to this country. England has
been agitated somewhat Of late years by
statements from her geologists and
statisticians as to the probable giving
out of her coal beds at some indefinite
time in the future, and ever since there
has been much talk of finding some
liquid fuel, more particularly as a
heater for steam boilers; for, besides
the saving of an immense amount OF
bituminous coal, 1t has advantages of
condensed bulk and cleanliness, and,
most liquid fuels being concentrated
forms of carbon, an additional value in
intensity of heat. So important is the
subject deemed that the English Ad-
miraltY have granted an appropriation
of 9127 for the purpose of q competitive
trial of distilled shals oil, petroleum,
creosote or tar oil, and naphthaline.
A common service guuboat boiler, with
thirty-six feet surface of fire CRATE, has
been prepared for the experiments
which are to take place in the Dock
old to have another oil fever, though,
like cholera, the more we know OF 1t
the better we are able to treat 1t, and
the less dangerous does 1t become.
An Omaha (Nebraska) paper tells
how George Francis Train commenced
building hotel at that place. While a
large number of gentlemen were dining
at the Herndon, the gale blew out a
pane of glass. The gush of air was
fearful to those AFRAID of the draft.
What was to be done? No hat was big
enough-no time to put in a pane of
glass-no pillow at hand; the gale to
fierce to tack up the curtain, and all the
while the guests taking cold. Train
was equal to it. He gave one of Thad.
Stevens new citizens ten cents min
ute to stand with his back against the
breeze, The effect was electric. The
wind was stopped, the guests
happy, the negro delighted. But
the success was not appreciated
by the steward; he objected:
said the waiter was wanted; damned
him. And Train, observing that his
genius was not appreciated, got mad
said he would build new hotel in six
ty daysl bought the land that night,
dug the cellar next morning, and fifty
carpenters were at work the day follow
ingI This is the history of the Grand
Hotel of the Pacific. and illustrates the
proverb that 1t is an Ill wind that blows
nobody any good. r-.=E...