The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-09
.GheGttelli(e1trr II
THE NEWS.

THE amount OF money sent through
the malls by postal money orders 10
increaSlng about one hundred per cont.
annually. This year the aggregate
foots up thirty million dollars, against
sixteen millions last year, and Il Ia es.
timated the amount will Esaln double
next year.
THE Chicago journal of the ID inst.
says that the crop news from the North.
west continues 10 be favorable.
The past fortnight OF good weather
has greatly improved the pros
pects. Tho crops In the aggregate will
be full average. the orOakers 10 the
contrary Notwithstanding. The failure
OF any Que crop IL almost entirely con.
fiued 10 the lowland and localities.
THE Berkeley West VIrRInia) Union
says: A man who is too slingy to ad :
vertIse farm he has for sale, put up
written notice In one OF the hotels The
other day. A man who was naulring
for small farm was referred 10 the
written notice. lie replied: 4 can't
buy land Vt fair price Of any man
who advertlses In that way. HO steels
the fence, the pump hSndle, and barn
doors before he gives up posesslon."
The last night Of the great dIsestRb.
llshment debate In the Lords taxed the
London papers 10 the uttermost. The
Times, which was the only paper that
gave Lord GranvlllO's closing speech In
full, and an account Of the division,
had but fifteen minutes belween going
to press and catching the first trains
fnF Tho NauptEu In ihat f,unrtnr ~ a .,
hour 1900 copies were printed. The
Tory WuL o'.the- WtSp was so sure Of
the defeat Of the bill that II prepared
an admirable cartoon OF the Lords
kicking II out OF the House. AT the
last moment a cartoon OF u somewhat
different kind had to be hastily aubBti-
tuted.
Mr.. GREELEY prints some Observa.
tions on his recent run through Virgin.
Ia. To immigrants he gives this
advice: 1T IL no apprehension that any
one need fear Ill usage that leads mo
10 reilerRte my advice that those who
from the North would make homes in
the South should take their future
neighbors along with them; for the
ways OF this people are so different
from ours-theIr ways OF thinking az
well as Rctlng-LhAt we cannot at once
become good neIghbors.'
IMMENSE quantities OF California
fruit have arrived 10 Chicago. The
pears are said to be- the finest ever
brought 10 that city, and the purple
plums arc without superIors. The open.
Ing shipments have resulted well, and
the most xperIenCed fruItsres are de-
lighted with the perfection OF these
summer products, brought six days
journey overland.
A GENTLEMAN OF oiIndIanapolis visited
Jetfersonyills, Ind, a few days ago,
and while there was informed by the
spirits that they would carry bCuuet
TO his married daughter, who resides ut
Terre Haute. He accordingly prepared
u bcquet, and attached TO u letter, and
when all was ready, he states that the
letter and boquet were taken from his
hand and suddenly disappeared. In
short time report WAS returned stating
that the message aud flowers had been
delivered at his daughters residence
and laid upon bureau In her bedcham-
Der. The gentleman Is now awaiting a
letter from his daughter by mail, 10
corroborRte the statement OF the agents
ofthls new express line.
FIFTYTHREE exchange newspapers
were received In the N. Y. SIN office yes-
terday, containing accounts of The Phil.
adelphia fire. All but four introduced
the disaster with displayed head lines,
In but two Of these was reference
made TO the loss OF life; but all were
impressed with The cAlalnitous loss OF
Over Thirty Thousand Barrels OF
Whisky! melancholy fact which they
announced in type or large sizs. The
Boston Journal, printed In city where
liquors are supposed to be contraband,
hxed It's hea9iPg ihps: ..nlg gg7f
10000 Barrels Of Whisky