The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-04-12
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of fruits.
The peopleIo f Charleston and Saysn.
nah ars tndulging in dpe and luscious
straw berriess s.
are $50 colored children at
Lending school In IynchbuTg, Va.
Ten thousand children go to school
In San Francisco, California.
"a man in Ohio committed suicide
on account of having been severely
taxed.
The Cumberland Union nominates
Speaker Colfax for Preside and Hon.
Francis Thomas, of Maryland, for Vice
President of the United States.
"A good deal of surprises expressed
that Paneh published no obituary of
ATtemus Ward, and that none Of the
writers Tor that journal attended the
funeral. sF,.5..5
An exchange wants to know WHY
Senator Sumner objects to Senator
sirregularity1 and not to
the iFregulaFity" OF Senators Chandler
and sprague?
"A letter from New Orleans says:
son Mardi Gras, one of the masquer-
aders wore q military dress, the epau-
lettes OF which were made of Spoons
As he passed by, the people, seeing the
spoons, even the negroes, shouted But
ler,' Butler"
"A watch has been manufactured in
Paris which is wound up by simply
opening the case to note time. 1t only
requires to be opened once month TO
keep 1t always going, and it Is perhaps
the nearest approach to perpetual mo-
ton yet Invented.
The orange trees in Louisiana are
hanging full OF blossoms; every branch
and zig is crowded to It's utmost ca
pacity. II no accident happens by way
Of frost or drought, the orange trees
next fall will gIoan under the weight
of their golden fruit. 7"a1.is
Gen. Rosecrans, it Is now suggest
ed, will be nominsted as Minister to
Austria, and hewill be confirmed, al
though it is hardly probable that he
will accept,
Hon. Thaddeus Stevens has de.
clined free passage to Europe, tender
ed by one of the New York steamship
companies.
Tx Marvel has opened an Office In
New York as rural architect, landscape
gardener, and real estate agent.
The Republican says there is no
doubt that spring has reached Spring
field. for the first haId organ has come
and grinds out the same old tunes it
has for the last century.
"A little animal known as the clay
fish eats through the levees on the Mis-
sissippt and causes the crevasses which
are now SO prevalent. The worst of it
is that the ravages of the clay-fish can
not be detected until it is too late to re.
pair the damages he hus done.
We learn from the Boston Traveller
extra and other journals Of that city
that "Oxygenized air" has taken the
place of whisky at the "Hub." 1t is
quite gassy.
Brick Pomeroy has performing
dog which accompanies him on his lec-
turing tour. The intelligent animal
has been trained to stroll on the plat
form accidentally, in order to give the
lecturer an opportunity of making
SOME "exceedingly clever innpromptu
remarks"
Late news from Montana shows that
mining operations this season will be
much extended, and the estimated yield
OF precious metals is SS6, COO, 600.
The Hebrew National, new Jew
ish weekly published In London, COM
plains that the last English edition OF
Webster's Dictionary cOn:Rinslt the verb
ITO jew" in the sense of "'to cheat" to
'sswindle, - etc.
-Sardines are uucommonly plenty
at Bayonne this season. A local paper
says that a woman hawking about a
considerable quantity and unable to
get rid of her stock, set up cry of
CrounlpGtStouss on que L0uS jitti buy
them or throw them away.)
The Earl Of Brownlow, just de-
ceased, had an income OF S650,OO, but
was never we'll an entire day.
-Proverbial Philosopher Upper po-
etically advocates the appointment of
Prince Alfred to rule over Canada.|--
The New York Express has found
Democratic victories enough to con-
struct pyramid. Connecticut is the
oase which is topped out with municipal
elections where reform" tickets won
small maiOrities.
The South London Press says that
Mormonlsm Is hourishing in the neigh
In hatvicinity have large and enLhusi-
asttc meetings once a week.
"A bill has been introduced into the
New York Senate for the sale of all the
old markets in New York City, and
the abolition of "the whole system OF
public markets" with all the offices
pertaining to them, SO as to leave the
business Ct keeping markets wholly to
private enterprise, like other branches
OF trade. - ,ffa-f
The New Orleans Pieag,ine, in an
article on negro suffrage, says with
great force: SIT Is ridiculous for any
one to pretend that he is lowered or dis
graced by going to the polls with a ne.
gro, when he crowds in at the general
delivery with him to gets letter at the
postotIice.
"A contemporary remarks, s'if the
public knew One-half the trash shat en-
ters into the composition of what is
sold as ground coffee, they
would be struck with establishment aud
The remark holds good not
as to coffee alone, for it is equally APP
TO most Of the prepared articles
offered in such perfection, alleged
cheappess and abundance.
The Duke d'osauna, Spanish EN-
to Russia, is one of the
men in Europe. He lately
gave a ball which cost him about TWEEN
ty thousand dollars. Two thousand
were expended for flowers alone, yand,
not thinking anything st. Petersburg
could produce worthy the occasion, he
to Paris for 100 fooEmen, 2
llaGitTeS d'hotet, and engaged 800 Mon
icks to work under the higher fune-
On the ball night 100 horse
men and lao of his private guard did
duty outside the embassy.
The Washington County Tragedy
Two OF the Supposed SIurdererS In
Custody-..A BEGee yet ut LarEe...
Names OfIhe Suspected Parties.
Many of our readers are yet familiar
with the murder of David Sproul, In
county on the night of
March 18th, but for the bene-
it of those!who did not read an ac-
count Of the tragedy published Just af-
lar q Ngea mis- ha rHn11aW1r