Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-04-16

AZ ANONYMOUS WRITER in SteubeIyille writes
tissue of falshoods in regard to Wheeling, which
the Pittsburgh Journal SEXES upon as savory
mosel and publishes. To show how much the
writer knows of the subject of which he speaks,
We copy the following paragraph:
''Let US lonk at Whtellng-See with our own
eyes that monster which has excited SO much en-
Wy. Older than any town in Ohio, she cannot
compare with Dayton, is about the size of Zames-
vile. trlfe larger than Steubenville, and not
ut to be named ia the same day with Cleveland.
She is located % miles below SteLbenviiIe on t!t:
Virginia side OF the Ohio river, on an exceedingly
uneven piece of ground, and the exact extent of
territory included within her corporate limits, like
the burial placeof Moses, is not known at this
day-theIe were only l465 votes cast in the entire
county OF OHIO, IN which she is situated, at the
Residential election of l84S, (moSt of these lived
In the city of Wleeling,) while there were 1921
ID Jefferson county, Ohio, where Steubenylle is
situated. The population OF the county in 1910
vas 1891, and in 1850 Only-(nut known to
&s wnteI) How Suptemely ridiculous this sri.
Ti1ly' talk seems. The valor of Jack the Giant
Miller has become matter of worldwide renown;
0lI all the Snylngs OF the invlncible Jack are
ISt IN Inc balance" in comparison with the
nskoi exciting IN the breast of Pittsburgh envy
o. Inc gro tn and prosperity of Wheeling, which
us wheeling has achieved. The fy in Esop's
oe IS not the last one that has attributed 10 itself
ae dust that was turned by the rolling chariot
Wheel" -
NWould be difficult to determine whether inn
Puaence or lgnorance is most prominent in the
AOoSe. The regard he pays to truth when he
speaks OF the corporate limits of the city Lot be-
Jug N@own' Is shown by the following paragraph
IN Tue Wheeling Directory which we published
more than year ago:
Inc existence OF Wheeling as a town does not
ele lutther kthan 1913, when the first lots
y, "ulnoer,were laid out by Col. Ebenezer Zane.
tae original town comprised the ground now lying
Se'"een north Union and Washington Streets
Zen additions were SUCCESSFULLY made. and nm IN
100 100 'Le lots within the corporate limits numbered
several other additions have since been made.
80! VI 1nem quite recently, to wit: Churchilps
G STuiaon, East Wheeling, laid out by Charles ~
Sautchiil and Emily A. Zane, north of 7th street
W. Inc old formations of Monroe and Ouin
baena Vista addition, on the hill side.
S,,Sat. me oIu examinations Of Union and Monroe
iIy z .asu OUT ny Charles I. Churchill and En-
Ia a. Zane; Nc Lures addition, North Wheeling.
M" uSul oy john Mcclure, ST.; Bushfeld and Nc.
,ion GU ADDITION. North Wheeling; Zane's addi-
CsI3i WI Sne Island laid out by Henry Moore Eso.
onj 49, auulti0n, between South Wheel,np
Fso queenstown laid out by Joseph Caldwell,
tett M theSe lots have been brought into mar.
nora,n G d! except Cadwelrs, are within the cor
.nt VEL; Inc whole number of lots at pres.
irio%n i M the City proper is about 1855. Ritch
lied t.So,.,h recent act of incorporation entl-
the c;t% oo W. heeilng' and Lagrange, south o.
nTss w! On The bans Of the river. tIovgh NOT q
SrorcaI. Wl'hih the limits of the city nr9ner. ar.
corts;HS separated by any Intervening snace. anG
W.. %se'het about 800 lots.
bnt ns senls was incorporated as n TOWN IN ,s os
wv AZ city until 1852 '', - 800 ~
sion Of me publication of the above. the expa
tb,4 The city in all directions has been SO rrea,
tent NJ az s'e willing to admit that .sthe exact ex
might nn.s, e''''oFy within its corporate limits,
Sta sn' puzzle one with the mearre ideas of n,
county t"m. Tti'er' As 10 the population of ohi
" 10 ~. mol known 10 the wri,er',l we have ON
knows tt., .aa' every school boy in this region
then Is ooo O'|'l's 10 the census of 1850, it wa,
coniaa ao'OOS' and at present the most reason II,
'O M place it at Is COO -'OSs te"Sonaoi
.oa tne J''rHsss of contrasting the vote of LETTER
tion u"'y' Ohio, with this county as an indie.
Ohm con rpu'at'on, is shown by the facts. Isl
0"unty Contains an area of only ohanti, :,
that n'les' while Jefferson is at least tEr.. linn.
Tna. sSe' 3D. that III. vote referred 10 w. &c s.a,t
h.vo 1 tes''ic'i0ns on the right of suffT.ys 49,
W. oeeh removed by the new cons.;t'.;a1
,ha, "oa take the Presidential vote or Iasoo ~, NJ
te,soo sSss votes. Now take one tbird.of 1sel
county with her 4sel votes to comna,s zee,
'aDne extent of territory in Ohio saa,,, ~