The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-05-04
BY MAIL,

Mrs. Mary G. Vaughn, we'll known
in the literary world as a contributor
to the leading magazines and papers OF
the day, died in Oswego, few days
ago, of paralysis, brought on. proba-
bly,, by long continued and unremitted
literary labor.
Potato spectators in some sections
OF the country have been badly bitten,
and are unloading their stocks as sad
sacrifice. A Michigan paper says that
farmers in portions OF that State are
obliged to sell potatoes at fifteen cents
per bushel, for which they refused 81 so
last fall, and that they have very
large stock on hand.
Mr.. Buffers friends are looking
sharply after Mr.. Schenck's travelling
committee. They assert that Mr..
Schenck has already drawn from the
contingent fund of the House $4,000 to
cover the expenses of the grand sum-
mer trip. This is doubtless an exag-
geration, but the expenses of the travel
ing committees will be enormous.
Chicago rejoices in having produced
the largest American failure of the pre-
sent time.
California is raising nutmegs. Con.
necticut will have to look out for her
reputation.
"A gigantic raid is begun by the
New York authorities against all the
bill-sticking, wall and cur bstone de-
facing fraternity of that model town.
, -Sleighing in Bethel, Maine, is still
good. There have been five months
and sixteen days good sleighing, and
the winter is not over yet.
GEL Dorado" is the name of II news
paper recently started in San Francisco
In the interest of working women. 1t
furnishes employment to twenty Wo'
men as writers, compositors, carriers,
business agents, &c. The paper is edit
ed with much ability.
"A curious thing happened on Sun
day afternoon, says the merlden (Ct.)
Republican. AS Mr.. Frank Wright was
standing In front of his mothers resi-
dence, he noticed some dark object, ap.
parently falling from great height,
and striking iu the street between him
and the Meriden House. On examtna-
ton it proved to be the shell of land
turtle, with the flesh all picked out,
fresh blood remaining inside. Both the
upper and under shell remained and
were each about ten inches long. Some
large bird, probably, in passing over
head dropped it. The shell had en-
graved upon its back the letter NV"
and "1750."
An old building in Hartford, CT,
recently torn down, was originally
erected, some sixty years ago, for the
Hartford C0Ura'It. In this building the
first Bibles ever printed in this country
were produced. At large expense,
the printed matter, all set up, was
brought from London in forty or fifty
''chases." The finest minion type was
used. So choice were those "forms"
that a fireproof building was erected, in
which they were stored together with
the presses used. Thousands of these
Bibles were printed and bound, and
furnished to the Connecticut Bible
q aNE1I fVNn lot n
all parts of the State. In addition to
this business, Webster's Spelling Book
was issued in large editions.
Not day passes cow but what the
remains of some unknown person are
found floating in the river at New York.
The proposition to nominate Gov.
Chamberlain of Maine for another term
is meeting a favorable response all over
the State.
Mr.. Longfellow finds the climate OF
Naples agrees with him so we'll that he
Intends to stay there longer than he had
anticipated.
-Forty-three thousand three hun
dred aud one emigrants have landeo at
Nav York from the 1st of January to
the 2lst of April, against 1889 last
wear, an increase of 4.67l.
We are told from Washington that
startling frauds perpetrated oy cialm
agent on the Indian soldiers in the ter
ritory west of Arkansas, have just come
to light. About 2, 200 men were muster
ed out of the Indian Brigade. me GOV
ernment was indebted to them Ply SITo aGI eacn
for bounty and considerable back pay.
Sc. Sc By some arrangement or authorio gdo
tv issued at Washington, at least !,oOo
| Of these claims passed into the hanus OF
one man. connected at the time with
we'll known Washington law trm. NoI toa
more than 500, 900 has been pau @ ore1,ted eG ted
with receiving the whole amount. The
same party has also obtained most OF
the extra bounty claims, 500 eacn'
which are now being paid half in gooos'
at store in Fort Gibson. in the Cher-
okee Nation. The chiefs protest against
such payment. The storeis believed to
he owned in part by the agent referred
10. such are. the facts of this new fraud
aa rauOrted,