The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-11-06

An experiment on sweet potatoes
from North Carolina shows that BY
powerful presses 90 per cent. Of their
weight can be obtained as Juice, which
contains 10h per cent Of sugar. This
amount could be Increased by careful
cultivation, La-
Prof W. @. Kerr, geologist Of the
State Of North Carolina, pTomulgRteB
the theory that the Black Mountain Of
North Carolina was the frat dry land
OF the globe and the oldest spot OF earth
In the world. He proposes 10 erect 0
monument upon 1t 10 Adam. 4r.
The Commissioner OF the Land Office
has written letter 10 the Register and
Receiver ut Humboldt, Kansas, rela.
tive to entering the Osoalla lands in that
State. The Joint resolution OF April
last confers the privilege Of purchasing,
when bona fde settlers reside there's
on, In quantities not exceeding one
hundred and sixty acres. To each SET
tier having certain prescribed qualldN
cations as to cltiEenShlp-R person who
has made q contract 10 sell the land
may acquire, by title under the Joint
resolution, but cannot be regarded aB o
bona fde settler. 80 9#NF'
One hundred and fifty thousand dol.
lars for the new Merchants Exchange
building In Cincinnati, have been sub
scrlbed. VI ~
Owing to the Illness of Judge Slorer,
the case OF the Injunction against the
expellinH Of the Bible from the CIncIn-
natl schools was deferred till to-day.
In the Supreme Court Of the United
States Yesterday, was argued the case
ofthe United States US. George W. Lane,
appeal from the Court OF Claims. Ii,
involves the detention in North Caro-!
lima waters Of cotton, which during the
rebellion had been brought from within
the rebel lines and under safe conduct
OF the military authorities Of the United
States. 0,TI.f.' L.r mp. n Erl60W
New Orleans papers record that one
visitor at q hotel In that city, when
JEFF. Davis name was inscribed upon
the register, stopped and kissed Il with
the greatest ferv0r. tttF -s' nv l.'T
Three "mouchards" accompany Eu,
genie East, to keep their eagle eyes on
the $4O0, 600 worth OF diamonds which
her Majesty takes along. g,.,s..
According to the He6reD National,
OF London, there are SIX million OF
Jews In the world, one half OF them
living In Europe, and allowing only
26O, 900 In all America. li b.. 'js :
The members OF the family Of Hon.
Reverdy johnson are to assemble In
baltimore ut his residence on the 18th
Instant, to celebrate the golden wedding
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson. a..
Williamsport, Pa, is paved almost
entirely with the Nlcolson pavement.
Pittsburgh Cheap Johns attract GUS
toners by having bands OF music play
In their stores. r...1
The valuable residence Of Mrs. Col.
Strange, near GordonsVille, Va, was
consumed by fire on Monday night,
with all the furniture, library, Iewelry,
etc. The family barely escaped with
their lives, several members being
badly burned. They lost every piece OF
clothing. :. =
The bark Plymouth, from Hamilton,
Canada, loaded with wood and slaves,
was wrecked In the breakwater at
Buffalo, yesterday afternoon, The crew
we're saved on a raft.
from Intelligence received through
Mr.. Thornton, British Minister, 1t ap-
pears that Her Msjesty's Government
10 prepared to reduce the single rate Of
postage for prepaid letters between the
United States and United Kingdom to
three pence. There is little doubt,
therefore, OF the early adoption Of this
measure OF postal reform. .r.... ,..
The McCoole-Allen difficulty Is 80 far
settled that the fight will come of. AL
len was held In $1,000 to keep the peace,
by magistrate at Cincinnati.
The New York Sun publishes ru-
NOR Of the flight OF Samuel R. Blatch-
lord, deputy collector in the New York
custom house, guilty OF frauds, II such
they prove, exceeding a quarter mil.
lion Of dollars.