The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-11-26
NEWS AND GOSSIP.

mo President has ever had a child
born in the White House.
There is extensive discussion now,
as to whether Indian Summer is past,
is present, or yet to come.
The Manchester IN. HI Mirror
thinks it a remarkable fact" that a
citizen of that place should have lived
In the same house eighty years.
1t is said that John Allen, the
"wickedest mani in New, York, has
gone back into the horrible pit rom
thought 10 be worse than before- -sas-q.s
"A Georgia paper says "Seward,and
Stanton, two OF the worst men the
world has ever known, are waiting for
Grant" 445f
"A New York bride kindly received
a $40, 600 diamond necklace as a we'd
ding present the other day.
An editor describing church in
Minnesota says: No velvet cushions
in our pews; we don't go in for style.
| The latest person has the softest seat,
and takes it out with him at The close OF
the SERVICE" E q -sia'-5 ~
"A Boston widow lady, about to
change her name, intends TO dress on
the suspicious occasion in Lavender
satin at Sl4 a yard. rr.,.,5
buAh h1IuuEhHh I'LL 4AGAA-
nor in retiring from the late firm OF
ricknor 81 Fields, publishers, OF Boston,
was $4,000.
-Thurlow Weed and Henry ]. Ray
mond are negotiating for the purchase
of the National InteEtigeNecr, at Wash
ington. y 5sf
The Philadelphia Ledger says: =
In a corset-maker's shop, not far
from the Ledger building, there is a
sign giving Information that "alt kinds
of ladies stays here" atiAft 90
AT a recent Republican demonstra-
ton in Connecticut, clergyman
illuminated his house and displayed a
transparency with the following Scrip
tural quotation: Grant not the desire
of the wicked. IA happy hit.
-"What is your notion of the true
physicianf" asked a medical professor
OF q student, to which the latter replied:
HE Is an unfortunate gentleman who
is every day called upon to perform
the miracle OF reconciling health with
lntemperAnce." l.f la
| drove a blind horse into the canal; and
the question now agitating the Troy
debating society is whether he was
| trying to water his milk, his horse or
his whisky. Neither. he was going
1t blind.
| H. Selling, Of Hartford, recently
| performed the rite of circumcision upon
Jewish infant. After the operation
the child was anointed with wine, and
the piece OF flesh cut of was CONSUMED
In the flames Ofwa1 candles, according
to the custom in such cases. Iaalu y
"A quaint writer compares a certain
class of professors of religion to sheet
iron stoves heated by shaYings. When
there is a little revival In the church,
they all at once flame up and become
very hot and Jealous, but they cool off
as suddenly as they became heated. II
such people, he says, had not souls of
their own TO be saved, they would not
be worth taking into the church. va
MIR. Harvey, for ten. years editor OF
the Louisville Democrat, in retiring
from the editorial chair, says; "The
worst sin have on my conscience is
helping to make great men out of very
small material" 1t was more q shame
IMAM SIM .tstsJ.6 raEe-E -.-r5.,rig I, 2
The Cincinnati Methodist Preach.
ers' meeting has been discussing the
question whether regular attendance
upon class-mseLinRi Is to be considered
under the last revision of The book ,oi
discipline, as a test of membership. A
vote upon the question was omitted.
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