Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-11-19

nrdise ot the Silks oi j. w. Gill, ESQ, who Is
in that city now. We consider him a; great
beneiactor of his country. He has introiuced
almost a new business and persued it with
uncommon energy to success.
MELANCHOLY.
We have the melancholy duty of auuoun-
1ng the death of Capt. J. e. REID, of the L,
s. Army, and ate aid to Gen. Gaines, which
took place at the United States Hotel in this
city, about 4 o'clock yesterday morning. He
arrived in the New England from Cincinnati
on Monday, and stopped at the Y. S. Hotel;
in the evening paid his bill and his fare TO
Philadelphia. He appeared melancholy and
somewhat deranged. He went to his room
but did not retirc-persons lodging in the
adjoining rooins heard him walking the room
from the time he entered until the hour above
Named. He then appears To have deliberate.
ly taken his holster pistols from his trunk,
locked il. and placing the muzzle of one at his
right temple, snapped two caps, (as they were
heard in the adjoining room, and mistaken fol
thc swapping of coal in the iire). A third
time the pistol was discharged, the ball passing
through the right to left temple, and through
the PARTITION into the adjoining room. He
fell Instantly dead, without a groan.
He had a letter in his possession of recent
date, from Gen. Gaines, accepting his resig.
nation as one of his aids, and couched in the
most ilattering terms. He had also "a sword
presented to his father by the Legislature of n,
York, for honorable service in the last war
and by his father presented to him in ISL
He had about so dollars ofmoney with him and
some baggage. He was aged about 30 years.
IMPROVEMENT IN VIRGINIA.
We have seen the proceedings of several
meetings among the friends of the Great Cen
trail Improvement in Virginia, and read the
speeches OF some of tho leading men of the
state upon the different routes, which they
desired to see pursued to tap the valley of the
Mississippi, and bring a fair proportion of the
trade of that region into Virginia, with some
apprchensions and fears that the spirit now
awake, aroused and burning in the Statc--a
spirit of improvement that would carry her
upward and onward until she eclipsed her an
NNhN S''', "phit w itAtN w ptIu anu DOW
down before selfish local purposes, or ulti-
matcly be borne down by the weight of their
own magnitude.
Cannot the iii difficulty he settled and all vet
he induced TO work together in The great and
good cause which all have so much at heart?
We trust they will excuse us for making a
few suggestions upon the subject of the CEN
tral work which would they follow, would lead
them out OF all difficulty.
We believe almost all agree, that canalling
'snot, among modern Improvements, the most
desired or desirable. Railroads have super
coded canals, as cheaper of construction, more
durable, capable of being travelled with great
er speed, and equally capable of carving hea-
W burihcns. If Railroad is the most desi-
saHe, IL would seem TO us desirable that il
should be made 10 the best point at the least
expense. The people of the South West turn
a cold shoulder TO the Railroad through their
country. The route into Tennessee can draw
but little trade until il is finished. and tina,
from the distance, must be u y work of a gene
ration.
Not so an improvement To the Ohio. If
the latter is to bc adopted, cannot all agree
that the several routes should be SURVEYED nv
competent engineers aud the best one sclcc,ed2
Os We copy the following from the re-.
port OF the committee of the franklin Insti-
tute, Philadelphia. The remarks Of the
committee are as high an honor as could be-
bestowed on the manufacturers. and cannot
iall 10 enhance the demand for the product Of
$hier. magnificent establishment.
GLASS, CHINA, &c.
The display of articles i'm this dcnartmc,,
Is III a high degree crcditable To the manufac
turcrs, amt shows the rapil advance of i'm
pfoFeincnt IN this interesting branch of our
home industry. ~"
No. VI. An invoice of Glass Ware. m,lc
by NJ. and r. Swcony, Wheeling. Va drnos.
tied by /. Sweeny. This ware IS snnerin, j.,
uchncss OF material to that from the same
manufacturer at the last exhibition. and The
Judges believe 1t to be- the best lot OF alut class
ever made ia this country. The brsTiG1I
vase hNe Iec1 one inch high, docs grcat honor
!" V ln'hcTS' Ihose only who arc familiar
WIN the manufacture of glass can apurr,i,tc
The difficulties and hozards encounter IN GLc
execution OF sicha piece of work. The indus
l'6aIl II as truly a triumph in American nrt
ant rom all The information they can Obtain
~ aoIs not appear to have AN equal for size
ana De1uiy ~ any country. IL cmincntIy
Bieui's lhc ligi' st honor the committee can
bcstow-thc First Premium. ~
III consequence, however. of the ,ccrI;,,
fxccilcncc OF this article, The subicci Win bc
referred To tic consideration of the I~nstin,tc
Tor sdcll higher award rs ma be iudgcd urnnor
No. 61J. Flint and Colored Glass. from thn
Dyoivlil@ Works, K%ensington, Deposited l.,
> y. smith. The colored glass. embraces (,
variety OF shades, all of thcm good. but the
pirier'lcc - gwen 10 The Cansr.. This tiooe
beautifully impaired, and is richer than the