The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-23
NOTES OF THE DAY.


boasts of negotiating twenty.six divorces
at the last term Of Court
I'm Paris, this year. the finest turnout
is driven by Lewis Cas-, son of the late
Gen. Cass. -rs 70
Why should Samson have made q
good opera singer? Because he could SC
easily have brought down the house
The Des MOines Bulletin announces
births under the head Of Spring Chick
ems"
1t is recorded rs a remarkable fact
in Indiana, that one judge there has re-
fused divorce.
Making Of all wills should be lett to
women, in order 10 avoid expensive III
CATION. There is no such thing AS dis
putting their wills.
The British ironclad navy comprises
fOrty.seven vessels, varying in size from
the AgincOurt, of G,52l tons and twenty
eight guns, 10 the Viper, of 7S1 tons
and two guns.
There are two hnnOyanCeS that have
existed probably from the foundation OF
the world, which no system of laws seems
adequate to mcet-Short- bread
and watercd milk.
AT a jumping match in Binghamton,
New York, one Of the competitors
Jumped 12 feet and 1Ot inches, which is
said to be the biggest" Jump on record.
The delegates from Great Britain to
the Evangelical Council will count up be-
tween three and four hundred, but 1t is
supposed they will be accompanied by
three thousand outsiders, including many
distinguished persOnagcs. g.a.t
Paramount Park, Philadelphia, in
Guiding the new district, has 1905 acres,
and is the largest public park in America,
Central Park, New York, only measuring
S62 acres. ...--.
The population Of the world is set
down at ] .2S0,00O,O00. The number of
spoken languages is 3,G42, and there IS
1000 forms OF religion. Only one out OF
every 100000 lives century. Ono man
in every eight is soldier.
-Fifty-two persons were killed by the
explosion of kerosene during 1869, and
the total sufferers were one hundred and
eight.
Sir Knight Alfred Creigh, l.. l.. D., Of
Washington, Pa, has been appointed rep.
rcsentative from the grand cOnclave Of
England and Wales, u the Most Eminent
Grand Master and Grand Encampment Of
Knights Templar of the United States.
This Is said TO be the first time that this
order has appointed a representative to the
United States.
Cancer. the disease Of which Jerome
Napoleon Bonapartc, OF Baltimore, died a
few days since, is the family disease, as it
were, Of the BOnapartcs. Napoleon the
First died of it, as also did his father.
Harvesting is busily progressing
throughout VirglniA. md the prospects Of
n full average yield are very good. In
some sections the wheat has suffered slight
" from rust, while few complain also Of
smut and scab, but US Il general thing the
crop is believed to be about as fair rs it
has ever been.
The latest sweet pretty" thing we
have seen is this: "As the unseen violet
bctrays itself by its odor, so will love,
however carefully concealed, discover it.
self by impalpabIc carnations from the
heart that forms its arbOr." The "arbor'
part is especially finc-and appropriate.
"A thoughtful person thus muses. on
the story Of Daniel in the lions den: "How
sud it was for those poor lions, when Daniel
was dropped into their den, 10 be COM
PEELED to go shifting about him, and think
how nice small chop from the calf Of
his leg would taste, and be denied the
luxury. 1t was rough on them lions, but
it taught them sclf.Daniel."
Reports from the Oregon election to
June 10, published in the San. Francisco
papers, say that the Republicans had nine
Senators, the Democrats twelve, and there
was one district in doubt In the House
the Republicans had certainly nineteen
members, the Democrats twenty-three,
and five were in doubt. The vote in many
districts was very close, and it is reported
that forty additional votes would have
elected members enough to give the Re.
publicans u handsome majority in the
Legislature.
Tally one for Jim Fisk. Mcfarland
applied to him for railroad pass. Jim
told him they were not issuing free passes
to assasSins that day, but whenever hegot
control of IL road making through connec-
tions Tor hell, Mcfarland should 60
through on the lightning express, free.
One DR.. Bergman insists that men
were originally what he terms Autro-
piSkes, residing somewhere in Africa, and
were evolved from upes. The race was
originally Of q rich black color, but GER
tain families since faded out and also lost
most of their tropical fullnCss and luxuri-
BUSINESS. How the good doctor got his
facts he don't deign 10 inform us.
The Washington county, Pennsylva.
mia, Primary Convention has instructed
its delegates to the General Nominating
Convention to vote unanimously for Hon.
John B. Donley for Congress. This is the
second Of four counties composing the
Congressional district, which have now
declared for Mr.. DonlGy. The third hNs
declared for Michael WeyRnd, and the
fourth has not yet decided, but is expected
to go for Donlcy.
The Grand Jury of Hamilton county
has made a move in the right direction in
the indictment Of sundry persons for rent
ing houses knowing that the same were
to be used for Illicit purposes. Hereto
fore, when a spasm Of virtue seized the
authorities the miserable women who
inhnbit these disrcputable houses have
been the only sufferers, and to their
already hard fate was added heavy
penalty in the shape Of fine aud imprisOn-
ment. The rich landlords who own the
houses, and who receive double rate Of
rent because of the Legitimate business
of the occupants, have heretofore escaped
scott free and grown fat upon their profits
from this horrid trade. Now that the