The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-10
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CURRENT NOTES.

Champe reached the British lines after an
exciting pursuit, underwent IN examina'
ton before Sir Henry Clinton, md was
given apositon in the British army with
his former rank. A plan 10 sc2G and
carry oft Arnold failed, md ChAmpc re.
turned to the American army, from which
he was discharged by Washington, lest,
falling into the hands OF the enemy, he
should be hanged asaspy. Subsequently
he died in Kentucky near the close Of the
eighteenth century. At this rather late
day il Is proposed To reward the services
Of this revolutionary hero, and for this
purpose Mr.. ShellNbarger, Of Ohio, has
introduced in Congress n hill To grant his
heirs township of land from the public
domain. As the gallant Sergeant Major
has been dead nearly one hundred years,
ii is to be feared that he will moi bc much
benefited by the donation, while it is dit.
ilcult TO see what his heirs have done to
deserve 1t, They should be sufficiently
patriotic 10 consider the honor attaching
10 their distinguished ancestors name
full rcCOmpensc Tor their share in his
brave deeds
CONSIDERABLE interest has been excl.
ted in Maine by statement to the effect
that the European ~ North American
railway has come under the control Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company and
ii is said that the Portland ~ Rochester,
which affords the nearest communication
between Portland and New York, Ella
Worcester, is about to snCCumb to the
same powerful influence. The next step
would naturally he the connection OF
these two roads, either by driving the
Maine Central into compromise or hy
extending the Portland Il Rochester to
Bath, there connecting with the Knox n
Lincoln, and so on 10 Bangor. by this
arrangement, the Pennsylvania railroad
would not only have connected line to
New York, outside Of Boston, from Hall.
lax, but, rs is said, the shortest and most
direct; and they would, in addition, have
control Of Il continuous line from Halifax
to San FranciscO-thus literally betting
the continent II isa stupendous scheme,
and the reports concerning il are opera.
ting against the proposed general railroad
law now before the Maine Legislature.
A DISPATCH from Jamaica, w. l., says
that two enterprising Americans are max.
ing observations there iOr1hC. purpose of
establishing large hotel for invalids.
Some years ago several Cntcrpriing
Americans with large capital tried to
establish hotel at Kingston, the mercan.
tile metropolis. The Government, how
ever, tried TO balk the enterprise, and
succeeded. About the same time, too,
several enterprising Americans started the
expectation OF bamboo, Of which there
are immense quantities in the island. |
Alter they had put up comprising ma
chimes at various points, and got the
thing fairly going, the Government
swamped the enterprise by taxing the
bamboo. The Government Of jamaica
does not desire American enterprise in
the colony. The people do, however, and
American institutions and freedom To
boot.
A STATIONARY engine, asserted To be
the largest in the world, was recently put
into operation ut Fricdcnsvill, I.rhigh
county Pa. 1t is of thrcc.thousand horse
power, weighs six hundred and fifty tons,
and is capable Of pumping from fifteen To
seventeen thousand gallons OF water per
minute from depth of three hundred |
tret. The heaviest pieces are sections Of
beams, weighing twcnlylour tong. The
cylinder is ll0t inches in diameter and
the length Of the stroke is ten lcct. Two
wrought iron shafts weigh sixteen tons
each, the crank pins one ton each The
piston rod is fourteen inches in diameter.
The cross head weighs eight tons. The
connecting rods weigh eleven tons caCh,
their length is lorty.one feet two and n
half inches, and their diameter nine inches
in the nccRand fifteen inches in the mid.
die.
Missouri alone, Of all States in the
Union, utilities her vagrants In other
States men cable 10 work, but unwilling
10 do So" without visible means Of sup.
port or an honest calling, are sent To pick
the Oakllm OF aflliCtiOn or break the lime.
stone of tears, or, ornamcntcd with II
neat and inexpensive furniture print in
two COlOrs, set at the construction of
public works. The appetite Of these men
being much greater than their capacity
ty Of labor, they are generally M expense
rather than source Of revenue Ia the
State. In Missouri, however, when any
loaier or gambler is convicted before II Jus.
ticc of the Peace for vagranCy, the Sheriff
may sell the culprit at the Court House
door 10 the highest bidder, for II term Of
service Of six months. Should the offender
he minor, the service continues until
he reaches the age Of 81. A case has
lust occurred at st, Joseph, where col
ored boy has been arrested and is to be
sold for n term Of six years.
Pooh Mn. BELL, OF CALIFORNIA Here
is an old and wcIl.prcscrvcd gentleman Of
some sixty summers, Of respectable and
honorable parcntage, who never willing
" injured lClOw.heing, whose hcncvo
lcncc was bDundless, whose good deeds
caused his name 10 I've in every mouth
and whose sweet disposition WAS proven
bial. Yet, in his old age poor Mr.. Bell
finds himself unable to indulge in the
pleasing paslimc Of making biscuit, The
reason why Mr.. Bell cannot fashion the
tempting vinnds is that tho moment he
thrusts his hands into pan Of dough "hC
instantly becomes sort Of galvaniC hat.
Iery." When hc begins to kncNd, sharp,