The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-13
GENERAL NOTES.

The Texas newspapers continue t
be filed with accounts of rObberies and
assassinations in that State.
The presiding burgomaster of the
the free Ci.y OF Hamburg was, in his
youth, dry goods clerk in a Philadel
phia store.
Carlyle says, with witty ambiguity
"If you are in doubt whether to kiss g
pretty girl, give her the benefit of the
doubt"
President Grant and family went tC
Washington church, Sunday, and
found their pew occupied. The occu-
pants would not vacate; so the Presi-
dent and his family withdrew and went
to another church.
Robert Houdin, the famous French
magician, has lost his whole fortune at
the Paris Bourse. He makes a living
now by literary labor.
Norfolk has a remarkable class OF
thieves. They recently stole an iron
safe and two large steam engines. They
are champions of the heavy weights.
"A little girl was very fond OF
preaching to her dolls. Her mother
heard her one day reproving one OF
them for being so wicked. "Oh, you
naughty, sinful child,'' she said, shak-
ing the waxen limbs, you'll go to the
lake of birthstone, and you won't burn
up-you'l just slZZle."
The difference between Eugenia
and the deposed Queen of Spain is,
that one is belle on a throne and the
other Isabelle off.
1t has recently been announced
that Alexander Won humboldt died
very poor. he was unable to make
good his bank account at Mendels-
sohn's, which he had considerably over
drawn. His publishers, the Cottas at
Stuttgart, had turned his we'll known
generosity to account, and paid him a
comparatively tritling copyright for his
"Cosmos," and other works.
-Sitka is the place where the traveller
either looses or gains one day In the
week. A person going eastwardly
around the world gains the day which
is lost by the one who goes to the West,
and Sitka is the point at which the
two recRonings meet. The Russians
who have journeyed toward 1t eastward
through Siberia celebrate their accus-
who has reached it by westward jour
ney across America, finds the shops
shut and business suspended on his
Saturday. -f
Why is a washerwoman the most
cruel person in the world Because she
daily wrings mems bosoms.
-"pm told, Mr.. Jones, that you are
becoming a terrible hard drinker."
"Not Bit" cried Jones, not bit; no
man ever drank easier"
Since the passage of the law in Ala
bama allowing the widows of men as
sassinated IS 600 from the county, every
husband in the State has become anxl-
GUS for his personal safety.
ANY person of good moral charac-
ter. being voter, may practice law in
Indiana.
What is the difference between a
belle and a burglar? One wears false
locks and the other false keys.
"A negre woman died at Brushville,
l.. l., on Wednesday,, aged, according
to the belief of those who knew her best,
lis years, leaving a daughter living in
the same house, aged so. Her death, it
is supposed, was hastened by grief at
the death of Mr.. Luke Bergen with
whom she resided who was buried on
Friday last, having lived bachelor to
the age of 20. Luke's brotherA Mr..
Schenck Bergen, was buried yesterday,
having lived to the age OF so, and his
death is also supposed d.to to have been d,
the house at Brushville, aged So, and
another sister resides in this city, who
has reached the age of 80.
What part of a ship is good for
youngsters2 The spanker.
"Gons sa@IH o@t.@ ass %asfe he iePs 4 off drinking
vet ?" "Oh, yes, he leave off two, three
time this morning."
An irritable man having been dis
appointed in his boots, threatened to
chaw up the shoemaker, but compro-
missed by drinking cobbler.
MIR. Thomas Duvall, an old citizen
of Frederick county, Md, and who
tn tko wor Nf 1910 6ipH last Uapk
"A gentleman who recently visited
Ianesboro, Minnesota, says there was
not a single house in the palce last
July. Now a $4,000 hotel is being
built, the public school numbers ninety.
five scholars, and the lowest figure for II
business lot is $1,000.
The Michigan Legislature is con-
sidering bill to prevent the shooting
of any person Sin sport"
Every fireman in Chicago has his
life insured for $4,000 by the merchants
and property owners of that city.
The Shenandoah Valley (Virginla)
wheat crop is said to be very promising
and the farmers there are jubilant.
The New York Mail thinks Hon.
Matt n. Carpenter is probably the
ablest lawyer is Congress.
There are about 1900 Hungarians
| in New York city.
Indiana hns had twenty-one muir
ders in three weeks.
The Tennessee wheat crop will be
very large this year.
- Messrs. Each. side--of-the-sky,
Streak of-light and Horned Snake (ln-
dians) are coming from the West to see
Gen. Grant.
WAYNE county, New York, has 81
nennermint distillerieS.
Cox.-As against the familiar patro'
nymics Smith, Brown, Jones and Roo'
inson, the name Cox is not reckoned a
| common one: yet it is just now fairly
represented on the official rolls OF the
Interior Department. The new Secre-
tary is Jacob D. Cox; the chief clerk Is
John c.; the commissioner of pensions
| Christopher c., while Ezekiel L. brings
I'M the rear as a clerk in the patent
office. 1t may be stated also that none
of these gentlemen are related to each
other, and that originally they came
from different parts OF the country.
a CoUPLEr FOR YOUNG LADIES'
''The best of all ways to lengthen your
days is to go to bed early and never
wear stays"
CANDoR.-A medical writer has late
ly asserted that "physic" Is the art Of
amusing the patient, while nature cnres
the disease.
CoNCERN1G CoURTING.-Thare Is vim
men who are az eazy to court az lint.
| "Iuy, at fust sight," IL ike eating
"a on