The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-07
NOTES AND COMMENTS:


FEMALE assumptions Of mems clothing
in order to earn tho reward Of masculine
work, are not attended with uniformly
good fortune. The Pleasantyille Gaslight
tells aromantic SturyOr tho daughter Of q
bankrupt merchant Of Syracuse, AZ y,
who, In 1850, when misfortune overlook
her parents, started for the Venango oil
region, and DOMINIC mail attire, began,
under the euphonious pseudonym Of Billy
MCGEE, the Careerot driller, from which
she gradually obtained working interests
in sundry wells, and at the end iof. two
years retired with q fortune Of Sl3,OOO,
which enabled her to support her parents
In comfort. A less fortunate heroine was
brought before the Mayor Of Richmond
the othef day. ThiSIlady wasia native OF
Virginia, and had come from Washington
in search of employment rs 4, seamstress.
Unable to obtain this, she ASSUMED the zap
propriate garb, and found employment as
q i0uFneYman tailor. After some time her
sex was suspected, and being convicted
on her own avoWal, she was brought be-
fore the Mayor. Her conduct had been
most exemplary, and Us her case excited
much compassion, she was lentently dealt
with. iGA Ieod silipsp n!srE I'd
A REPORT just submitted from the Sen.
ate Committee on Indian Affairs, describes
one of the hardships inflicted on the tribes
by their white neighbors. BY the act Of
June, 1894, 1t Is provided TINT no person
shall drive any animals to feed upon In
dian land without consent of the natives,
under u penalty OF one dollar for each ami,
nal. In the face oil this enactment tho
Texas cattle.traders drive immense herds
through tho territory Of the Chcrokees-
and US they zfg-2ag all over 1t, and tre.
quently travel but three to five miles q
day, tie greater part Of the summer and
autumn is usually spent in grazing over
the Indian country. The laws, both Of
Missouri and Kansas, forbid the driving
Of Texas cattle through these States dur
ing the growing season and SO the Cheroi
KEGS are made lOsulfer. The Indians i'm
posed, Us q set of against this, u tax oil
ten cents d head, whereup0n the drovers
began to complain, and. denied their right
to make such u charge. The Senate Com.
mittee give it as their opinion that the
tax is very moderate, especially In view
the one dollar fine which might legally
be inflicted. rs a5s 5. ,la..g J7..l ifai
/ THE Partisan journal Of forty years
ago, was, it appears, much less formulas
bic engine than its counterpart of today.
Tho most notable items Of its contents
wcro the variations of the weather; M
enigma, and the numbers drawn from the
Royal lottery. lis. mode OF attack was
less explosive thnn that adopted by the
contemporary dailies-being In such wise
us the following: ut is not his country
that is dear to n. Vilelle-it is M. Villele
who is dear to his country" Mile.
Theodorine may look III vain in her mir.
ror, she will never sec my teeth there"
i" A fair artist OF the Vaudeville Theatre
says TO military admircr, Dear Albert,
hive been waiting century for yOu.
: One can sec that by your looks replied
the captain. i-.. IT,.
THERE arc various ways Of making a
will Lord Clyde, the celebrated English
General wrote his at his Club on sheet
Of notc-papcr in half dozen lines, and it
was duly proved. A certain hostlcr i" nr-
ttcuIO morris, crawlcG to the corn.chest,
raised the lid, scrawled his parting in.
junction on the wood with piece Of
chalk, got post.boy and stable-man to
witness his signature, and the box-lid be-
ing taken off It's hinges, was accepted rs a
valid instrument. An eminent English
Queens Counsel made his Inst testament
in these words: Everything to my
brother, ToM;" and being duly attested the
document was found sufficient.