The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-04-30
NOTES AND COMnENrs.

a reply to the charges and specifics
lions preferred by Governor Peirpoint
against him. a
st. Louis claims to have popuia-
ton Of 10000.
Mrs. Harriet Benham Prentice,
wife of Geo. D. Prentice of the Louis
vile Journal, died last Sunday morn
ing.
Gen. Napier, who has Just achieved
such a fine success in Abyssinia, may
now be not inaptly styled "the Nubian
Lion"
The best of several good things cir
culated in Washington, is an uncon-
scious pungency of which Jerry Black
has been guilty since his quarrel with
Seward. Jerry has been very savage
on the Secretary of State, and, denoun-
cling him TO the President, said: "Why,
sir, put him one day among honest
men, and he would die" AS Seward
has been associstiDg with Andrew
johnson and his Cabinet officers, for
several years, and still lives, the point
of Blacks observation Is apparent.
All the Trotters are invited to as
semble in mass convention at Clarks-
Vile, Tennessee, TO devise means to
recover an estate of SIS, 600, 900 belong
ing to the "Trotter estate" in Europe.
The property probably was amassed by
Job Trotter, the impecunious friend
and follower of the elegant but deceit
full Mr.. Alfred Jingle. and much fruit
less trotting will be done in pursuit of
the tempting prize.
Tho Sacramento Union, I'd inst,
says: "Wong Sho Kee, ChInaman,
from Canton, aged ~ years. died in this
city lately, and was buried yesterday
with considerable pomp, he having ac-
cumuIated goodly sum ofmoney as
washman. Almost all the hacks in the
city were engaged for the OCCASION"
There is a current tradition that China
man can be b nried nowhere but within
the Celestial Empire, and that all who
die in California areI carried 10 China
for burial. The foregoing dIscredlts
this belief
Southern papers announced with
great satisfaction that General Butler,
as chief manager of the impeachment
trial, is called "Sergeant BnzfuZ."
Have they forgotten that Sergeant b.
won his case2
"A Minnesota editor says that a man
came into his office 10 advertise for
lost dog, and that such was the wonder
ful power of advertising that the dog
walked into his Office while he was
c,,t tI,o
Mrs. Ben. Butler is a dark-eyed,
handsome, and very young appearing
lady, with a fine bodily carriage and
much elegance of dress. Blanche But
Ter has dark auburn hair, fine ex-
pressive eyes, and a skin where the
rose and the lily blend. She wears
generally green silk dress. Her
figure is like her mothers, slender and
tall.
"A Democratic paper says much of
Boutwell's speech was tout of place."
But if itputs johnson in that condition,
that "much" Will be forgiven Bout
well.
"A young Indian maid, visiting
Touring mill in winona. Minnesota.
got hold of the stencils, and decorated
her white blanket with "Ellsworth's
choice" in bright red letters, after
which she strutted down street, to the
eventual horror of the bachelor Ellis
worth who owns the mill.
The Washington Star says blue is
the fashionable color In London. 1t
is getting TO be prevalent Mt the White
House.
When the battle of Pava was over.
the defeated Francis said: "AlI Is lost,
save honor" And the Nation thinks
II the population movement succeeds,
history will say 1.-THE Republic saved
all, except honor"
"A Bostoninn has toy barometer
IN exhibition, which consists of a min 9
ature cottage, with two doors. At one s
IF these stands a man. clad in such :
purple and fine linen us constitute
sunday-go-to-meetiD garb in New
while at the other appears n
female nrrayed in like apparel. These
twain seem to watch the impending
If there are signs of rain,
the man, with noble bravery worthy \
of a better fate, steps boldly out of
doors, while the woman shrinks into
the cottage. But il the signs are favor
able, the woman goes forth to shop and
gossip, while the man stays at home
and tends house and baby. A Their
forms part of the household
furniture of this institution.
Mrs. Pancake, OF Peoria, has got
divorce from her husband, G. 81. Pam
cake. That flattens him.
MIR. Nelson, in his defense of the
President, said he hoped the Senators
would do their duty, although 1t was
like cutting off u right arm or punching
out n right eye. We guess they will
punch out the right IL"
MIR. Greeley is IN favor of appoint
ing Senator Nye to be Secretary of the
Treasury. because "Nye can borrow
more money and pay back less than
any other man in the United States"
MIR. Dickens was certainly Tempe
rate in his habits when in this country.
but 1t cannot be denied that to-day, he
he is half seas over.
George h. Pendleton has an income
of nine thousand dollars.
John Tyler, Jr,, son of ex-Presi-
dent Tyler, is lecturiug in st. Louis.
Mr.. Nelson insisted In his speech
before the Senate, that Andrew John.
son had only carried out Mr.. Lincolp,s
policy. Well, the Senate will now car.
ry itin again.
Mr.. Patterson, the Presidents SON.