The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-17
Tho number Of people 10 the square
mile In several leading cities Is AZ fol-

Philadelphia, .. II13 Cincinnati ,... "A
London ..........2i78S Chicago IN
LlVeFpOOl."....tD,7l Boston ,,,,,,,.... ~ mn
BriAtol...n.,.....,R,OS Pittsburgh ",,,.'' S2{
New loTk.""m8lOBS u
It II thus seen that Liverpool Ia the
most crowded, and PHILADELPHIA Inc
most roomy In this list. II 10 not prob.
able that any city In Christendom 10 80
densely populated as Liverpool, nor no
considerable city so highly favored for
room, and, therefore, pure air, as nthe
City Of Brotherly Love-"
During the progress Of tho canal al
Suez, NJ. LSsseps despatched a number
OF engineers 10 The Desert Of Sahara 10
ascertain the exact difference between
the level ofthat tract Of country and
the surface Of the Red Sea. The SUR
veylng party on their return reported
a dscliVity Of nearly ninety feet, which
Ia presumed to become still greater fur.
ther inland. NJ. Lesseps, now suggests
the possibly Of letting the waters Of
the Red Sea into the interior OF Africa
by means OF 4 canal, and thus convert
Ing this hitherto almost unexplored
desert into a large inland lake, which
would afford easy access to the fertile
countries surrounding 1t. The good CON.
sequences OF such an achievement, In q
commercial sense, would doubtless be
vast; but to the present Inhabitants OF
the country the project would be
lraught with obvious Inconvenience.
-IflO0, 900 laborIng men spend twen-
" cents day for liquor, cigars and
tobacco. on the average, they waste
$0,72O,O0O In year, or an dverEe OF
SG7 20 each a year. We suppose the
same clphering would be good for those
who are not w0rking-men
The editor oithe ChIllIcothe Ga:ette
spells potatoes thusly: "Poughtelgh-
toughB." aD.r .a H.. -
"A story Is current In Washington
In connection with the nomination OF
Daniel l.. Slckles as Minister to Spain,
II appears that the nomination OF
Slckles, like that OF most other foreign
Ministers, was discussed In Cabinet
council previous 10 his appointment,
When Slckles's name was mentioned
by the President, Mr.. Hoar, raising his
speclacles above his eyebrows, said: III
l recOllect right, It appears to me that
Gen. Slckles was mixed up with thnt
OStend manifesto. don't know how
that would do In connection with his
appointment 10 Spaln.' Secretary Fish,
who was never enthusiastic for Slckles,
seemed TO take courage at the remark
OF Mr.. Hoar, and interposed that his
recollection was similar to that OF MIR,
Hoar concerning the Ostend manifesto,
he also expressed some doubts as to
the proprlety ofsendlng Mr.. Slokles to
Spain, in view OF his connection with
that affair. There was brief pause,
after which Secretary RAwllns said,
We'll, was In favor Of the Oatend
manifesto myself at the time It was Is
sued.' Yes said Creswell. 'and so
was l in favor OF II then.' There was
another brief silence, when the Presi-
dent, looking at the council board In a
thoughtful manner, sNld, Gentlemen,
believe l was In favor Of that mani
festo myself at the time 1t was issued.'
This put an end 10 the Cavil. Hoar
made no further objection on that score,
Fish was silent, and the nomination OF
Slckles was settled by the President.
Drinkers OF champagne, who would
like 10 know all about the. sparkle and
the liquid light and so on, should
note that In recent seizure OF a cham.
payne making establishment, the ar
ticles found on hand were four barrels
OF common white wine, one barrel OF
molasses and one barrel Of vItriol.
Two young men In Fon du Lao got
badly frightened the other night BY
what: they supposed TO be a ghost,
Close Investigation proved that II was
fastened by pins 10 q clothes line, and
was simply an undergarment invarla.
bl y worn by the gentler sex. The viz.
tuons young men excuse themselves
very handsomely by saying that they
had never seen anything Of the kind
before! Nice boys In Fon du Lac
very.
"A gentleman III Londonderry, N.
h., reports thata spider was recently
seen In that town going upward appar.
emily on u web, but that describing
circle about him with hoo handle, he
could perceive no thread by which the
Insect made Its upward journey.
The New Hayen Journal and Our.
Ter says the next total eclipse In the
United States Will occur on the Sth of
May, 1900, and will be duly reported in
the Courier Of May 0, 1900, by reporter
sent up on an Wrial steamship 10 OBJ
serve the event at q nearer point OF
view. .--, -. - =
The city Of Dubuque, Iowa, has a
population oflS0S4. decrease Of 5, l3S
In the last two years. q s.' n 'a''77F
MFR. John Bullock, OF Bristol, r, T.,
one hundred years old on the ID day OF
last June, never drank glass Of alco.
holic liquor In his life, aud never had
any need Of or used spectacles. The
old gentleman can zee to pick up n min
or needle from the floor as quick a. any
young person. .....~-',1.
The Colorado Citizen estimates the
damage BY the recent floods to the
bales. 'N~-N-
Weston Is walking In Iowa, doing
htty miles In ten and half hours, haif
2 mile Of the distance being performed
backward. .. Ill : -
Pretty WoMEN.-A comparatively,
few Ladies monopolIze the Beauty as
well as the attention OF Society. This
ought not to be SO, but 1t Is; and will
be while men arc foolish and single out
pretty faces for companions. .1
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