The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-08-21
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Several New York magnates, worth
in the aggregate $l5,OOO,0OO, rode to the
races in one omnibus, but the boys on
salaries hired carriages.
Miss Charlotte Cushman is confined
to her bed at Newport, and her phySicians
have forbidden all visitors. Her agents
have Cancelled all her engagements.
The ex-Grand Duke Of Tuscany has
finally given up all hope Of ever return
lug to his former dOminiOns, and has just
ordered all his property in Treasury,
amounting to 81 100000 in value, to be
sold.
The Postmaster General has removed
large number Of pOstmasters in various
sections OF the country for improper dis
position oI postage stamps, and unjustly
increasing their salaries thereby.
Andrew johnson Is the sixth menu
ber of the new Congress who has been
buried, The others are BufiintOn, OF
Massachusetts; Hershey, Of Muinei Allen,
Of New York Head, Of Tennessee, and
In Dow, Of Oregon,
-" Augustus, dear, said she, tenderly
pushing him from her as the moonlight
Hooded IN Mt the bay window where they
were standing, | think you had better
try some other hair dye; your mustachC
tastes like turpentine,"
--"Iet us lay our bones together" said
ayoung lady sweCtly to her companion at
a picnic, and she held up u drumstiCk in
dainty way. But he said mo, lei us
rather be one flesh" Then she put her
doubled list on the end Of his nose and
won the first blood.
"A widower was asked why he did not
have the picture Of his departed wife
framed as a memento Of her who was gone
before. "Sir," said the man addressed,
"thCre is no necessity for II; her memory
ia kept verdant by association. l keep a
hardware store, and see sadirons, frying.
pans and rolling.pina every day. used
to feel 'em.
--Plunging into the rolling sea, and
saving from watery tomb some fair
maid, with great black eyes and dimpled
chin, thrillsa young man with untold, de-
light, but when the old gentleman Slaps
him frOcibly on the shoulder and says /;
"Theres nothing mean about me, young
man, come in and take q drink" II ia
enough to make one rave with joy,
There Is no place like RoCkawny beach
for generosity and gratitude.
"A little hoy and girl living in Lower
lake, Cal, being left alone for an after
noon few days ago, strayed away from
home and got lost in tue woods. They
we're not found till three o'clock the next
morning. In the meantime the boy, who
had taken GUN with him, shot several
Qunils, which they COntrived to cook and
eat, and also huge California lion that
had occupied IL tree in which they sought
shelter for the night The children
were but twelve and seven years old res
peclively.
Two prominent Philadelphia law.
yers, named, respectively, Mealy and lIag
gcrty, had quarrel last week, and q
challenge was given 10 fight with piStolt
AT thirty PAGES, and accepted. Mealy
however, got frightened and found It con
ycnient to go of to sea side resort fol
his health, and Haggcrty went to the sad
sea waves in another direction the mex
day. The seconds want to know where
the principals are.
Judge Kelley, in his indianapolis
speech, defended the tramp' against th'
denuncialions Of the press, chnracLerizinl
them US "largely industrious and we'll
meaning mechanics, robbed Of their EN-
ployment by vicious legislation" Tht
plea only shows to what numerical powcI
the tramp has grown, when politica
dcmagogucs seek to control their vote
by nattery. The tramp Is voter as vel
as a burglar and robber, and in clost
contest his vote ia impOrtant.-&. Loui
Globe. Dem.