Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-12-18
aloupkis, Nov. Il, is;a.

" 80 $50 HAA"H aha NAf D
Of Accomplishment ID. sncicn, bat the uew.
ban new. IL makcs a great LOT V although il
Is scarcely OJt ui The woods. which you know
i contrary 90 oar western .dlsc. Really. il
is a nPiils growing city All really too. 1,
has ali the marks ol newncss aboat II. For
est trees still flourish between tbs houses and
e'rr! where men are busy grading and digging
and filling in oules 20 facilitate ura,ci by the
most practical routes ,hrough the town.
And indeed n Is vcg lrccssary tor. | believe.
q stranger cannot set from auy onc part Of the
town 10 another without travelling at leas; a
miie-so ,guihcient are The distances. BE
SIDES the front on toe uyer is a perpendicular
biuii OF about q hundred fest whirh niakss
neeessor, any q~uun,ii, Of grading TO admit OF
The descent OF l6U or 10 thousand bales vi foot
ton, being the amount which " ~ be shipped
here this year. 81 bluffs and bsyous are com
ing 10 the same lcVel-for city building, like
the grave. - a great G~evellcT. Speaking OF the
save, The people here affirm that Memphis is
a very hca!'hy town. which | find it rather
d'thculI to credit, judging b. the natural Ia
%cilitics Tor disease in this region OF county.
In this judgement am Supported by the rc.
ports OF some who have been here in August
AMI Scptember. Still this is problbly dcs,in.
ed TO be a considerable city. Iobscrye how
ever the sain. defect here which / have found
tn other southern towns, a lack OF ialusis.
Now fs 49,. G~-.--.-r9 ulat the Mcmlh-
ians ARE Lazy. know no such thing Of them.
But II IS easy in walking through the streets.
TO miss the sound OF the hamm,r. the flame OF
the furnace aui all such cyidcncesu of mcchau.
zeal aud manufacturing industry; OF las the
fashion is TO phrase iD Of industrial pursuits.
see warehouses stores. negroes, M ilrs. wag.
ons and cotton balcs. ! see preparations for
supplying the country with dry goods and
groceries. But the mos, solid foundation ola
towns prosperity would consist Of n great
r0risiy OF pursuits and a general employment
OF the different kinds OF industry. You mus,
not suppose however that | know much about
this place, either Of is trade or its arts. lis
limit OF It's industry. III should sp,ak of its
merely by what meets the eve or
ranger on hls cnirJncc into the citv. could
scarcely 60 further than to give YOU The sreech
Of an auctloneeT who held forth last evening
10 q dozen customers. After CRYING himself
hoarse with miserable two-penny bids for hs
wares he finally stopped in his career Of go
going, and looking al lis customers
aNcleimed-"I would not give dried apple
- ioT the whole crowd OF you-Jobn, we
,ant sell these folks goods that cost a., any
thing. 50 hani "a, up soine OF our STORM goods
Trust however that thi, last J., not Il trait
IF M'mphian business transactions. ian gene.
al, Any one who whites about M,mph 5
ought perhaps To sly something about The
cstablishm'u t hat /, 10 hc-buta a. thcr.
= nothing OF a. yet bot a white.waAncd fence
,Tound some acres Of mud recently deserted
by th- Mississippi. | do not feel bound 10 dwell
upon n ami am sure ! would % so1ry "a
To dwell ~ a.. But ] see no reason 20 agree
with those who predict ,Ast the srn lnd wi
soon be s%wollowed up again by the river he.
cause IT was reclaim d from the river within a =
years. Every where the bunk, of tie
Mississippi (bclow the mouth OF the Missouri
have had a stmilIr origin and | am not aware
that tIc ground ~rnccni, 'mnlc' is. whcl
once . tiled aui established. NOR liable to bee
re- insulphcd than that which has stool since
th time whereof he memory OF man mnneth
not 10 the contrary Ofthe people ol Memphi,
have s,en but little yet-only enough TO
warrant me in saying tina, they 5 en- to be a
kind, hospitabic and intelligent community.
The city is crammed with strangers. The
hotels refuse admit,ancc 70 oil new corners,
%torloyc or money. Every appeal to them Tor
bed and boari, or even for = lodging ON tho
floor, isin vaih. They would, / verify believe.
resist Ia pathetic cntrca,ics Of that poor oil
man. (known 70 rs al in our spelling book
dhy-) whose trembling limbs have borne
him 10 your door Under the pressure OF
thc puO,icdus, the members OF the convention
no" arriving are com clled tol3lsr in Steam
boats, Whagt-bod,s, *, unles, like m,s.ll.
they are 80 fortunate as 20 receive the h1spi-
tniity of a private house from a warm hearted
son OF the Emerald Isle who lives in comfort
himself aud knows how to impau comfort 10
his guests.
AZ TO the Convention, the papers her, give
daily reports 10 thc public. anil ! refer YOU TO
them, imperfect as they az, for the BUSINESS.
though ! may give YOU q sketch Of sJm. mar.
ticulaTs ia another letter.
FATAL AFFRAY.
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