The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-01
PERSONS AND THINGS.

A GREAT crop Of oponums Is reported
down South. They are ripe In persim.
mon time. z
FEMALE prisoners In the California
prisons are chained to poles, lied to iron
rings and drawn around by the hair, and
some folks think 1t Is bearing on n little
too much.
a BowERY merchant who had declined
to advertise because nobody would see
it," came around a few days after to ofler
SOS to have his name kept out Of the pc.
lice reports.
THERE has been quite an accumulation
Of gold and silver In this country during
the past two years Tho net expectation
was $58,0OO,OOO, against production for
the two years Of $lSO,OOOOOO.
WHEN you see a piece Of Ice lying on
the walk after 10 o'clock A. NJ, You may
know that the husband Is determined and
the wife obstinate, and that they are
waiting to see who will give in-Ffee
Pres.
GENERAL JunAI EARLY, who loves to
be bit facetiOus at times, recently told 4
Pennsylvania at White Sulphur Springs,
West Virginia, that the city Of York,
Pa, still owes him s7l,4OO, with interest
on the assessment Of 100000 made
during his war expedition, and that he
proposes TO put the account into the
hands Of a collector.
An irreverent reporter whose phreno-
logical bump Of veneration was not de-
veloped to excess, approached Gov. Har.
tranit last Friday as hewas getting aboard
train in Philadelphia with this pointed
question: Governor, where are you go
ing?" The Governor replied quite as
pointed: ~ will let You know when I get
there" &.
In 1904 Napoleon assembled 100000
men, 10000 horses, 1900 sailors and a
ilOtilla Of 900 vessels to invade England
from Boulogne, Wimereux and Amble-
teusei but the expedition was baiIled by
tho English government Hubsidizing Aus
tria and Russia, The army Of Boulogne,
however, conquered Austria, and gained
great victory over both at Austerlitz.
TIE Lebanon PENN Tines has found
the champion mean man. He Is 4 farmer,
who, finding some young girls in his
fields picking berries, permission having
been given them by the hired hand, dc.
liberately tore the baskets from them,
emptied the berries on the grass, and
started for home TO get basket to carry
them away. In tho meantime the girls
returned, and trampled all the berries
into the ground.-M Y. Times.
BRN HILL has been interviewed at White
Sulphur Springs. From what Mr.. Hill
says himself, we are Of the opinion that
the government should lose no time in
insuring his life for about eight hundred
millions Of dollars and some odd cents.
For it is very evident, from Mr.. Hills re.
marks, that when he dies statesmanship,
political wisdom, eloquence and knoWl.
edge will die out Of this country, and we
will have to import all We need from
other lands at fabulous prices.-Harkeys;
RECENTLY James F. Scott, cashier Of
the First National Bank Of Andes, New
York, took to himself wife. Two days
later he was served with u complaint for
breach Of promise Of marriage by a Miss
Clifton, of Andes. Before the timo for
answering the complaint expired Scott
settled with Miss Clifton by paying her
$1,000. lie says he never promised to
marry the lady, though he visited her
constantly for six years, and, thinking
very highly Of her, preferred to pay the
money TO her rather than TO lawyers.
A FEATuEEoi next seasons show bust.
meas will be the great number Of travel.
ing dramatic companies, each specially
geIected for one or two plays, and taking
the place, to large extent, Of stock com.
panies in the smaller cities. Generally,
every organization has "star" at the
head, Boucicault sends out "Shangh.
raun" company, but dOes not accompany
it, and also one to play an adaptation Of
a French comedy. Companies will travel
with Fannie Louise Buckingham in
"Mazeppa," Genevievc Rogers in "Maud
Muller" the Lingards in several new
pieces, Robert McWade in "Trip Van
Winkle," Kate Claxtou in 1.-TWO Or.
phans," and Mckee Rankin in "The
Danites." Besides, Buffalo Bill is to lead
troup of Indian killers III 1.-THE Red
Right Hand"