Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-10-01
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days past, and seems 10 be founded on fact, that
atolerably high official functionary, holding Office
under the New Constitution, in this cIty-to be
more defnite-connected with the Courts, is de-
fauIter to the amount of somesixty thousand lol-
lars One of his securities, wei known aud
very worthy citizen, will suffer To- the extent per-
-haps of his entire mems, accumulated by long
alduous life of industry. This seems very hard.
but politicians usually have to pay for their fun
/ do not deem it prudent to mention names AZ
present. Time will doubtless fully develop the
whole The truth s.the new Democrat
ic Constitution of our State, has worked badly in
some respects. 1t is too radical and egrariap.-
This is one of its bad effects, and from certain IN
dications would not be surprised TO hear OF 9TH
err gouging operations by which the puoto luhos
have been squnndered. The official who IS chalg=
ed with the rumored defalcation was one among
our most promising and esteemed young men, 90
loose system of business as is now practicedb by
many of the officials under the New Constitution
cannot but result disastrousy.
y Your editorial lin explanation of the supposed
difficulty with the Central Ohio Railroad, has been
received here and given, general satisfaction. 1t
aIIays doubts which did exist and serves to give
more confidence 10 our gteat improvement.
The business over the Baltimore and Ohio rail-s
road is increasing with great rapidity. Thetravel
is enormous and the amount offreight incAlcuia-
BILE. The great travelling public is gradually learn
ing the superior advantages of this Ioute 10 and
from the West and are adopting il more and moro
every day. One among the many inducements is
the fine accommodations which your Wheeling
hotels afford them. The Union Line of boats too
is a great feature. They give variety, and not
that alone, but splendid entertainments. have
heard them, and your M'Lute House.. especially
spoken of by hundreds who have been West, in
the most exalted terms. --,
The poorer classes Of our city ere being some
what alarmed and considerably distressed asthe re-
cent advance in price of fuel, flour, PROVISIONS
beef pork poultry of all kinds, vegetables wear
ing apparel, servants wages, and indeed, almost all
the ingredients requisite TO housekeeping have
gone up, and are gradually tending towards higher
nrices. know not how 10 account for this unless
il be in consequence Of the rapid increase of our
population In many cases there isno correspon-
ding advance in the regular income of the consu-
mers, and the condition of affairs presses upon
them heavily. The time is at hand when reme-
dy must be sought and substituted for the alIeVla-
ton of this evil. 1t is clear that our population
has expanded beyond the immediate means to sup
i plv its wants. Thanks be to Providence for the
opening of our great thoroughfare 10 the West.-
Through the fundamentally of this iron highway
we hope 10 find relief. The CHI and fertile val
lies of the Ohio and Mississippi teeming as they
do with every luxury, almost worthless for wantot
facilities TO reach remunerating market, will,
when the great western chain of railroad is COM
4 l They
will be enabled to compete with our huxtering mo-
nopolists who control, ut present, our markets..
which afford the actual necessary ingredients OF
existence. We shall hope, ere long, TO receive
butter, eggs, chickens-poultry of all kinds Vege
tables, meals and thousand other things IN eve
lry-day use from the valley of the ohlo' anu PROB
ably the Mississippi, delivered at our DOORS on bet
Ter terms than they now be had from the armers
gardeners, granaTieS, &c. OF our Immediate negh-
lborhood. This is no wild specula- ion-your west-
ern PRODUCERS will realize it fully in less thah TWO
4 years. In fact, some of them have already en-
parked in the enterprise. Itwould not surprise
me TO see roasting ears, potatoes-vegetables oil
various descriptions-eggs butter, and all hummer
of noultry brought from the interior Of Ohio, IL
Illinois, or Indiana and actually sold under the pre-
sent rates paid for these things to persons in the
culinary markets.
The recent strikes in our city, for higher wages
among The mechanics and labolers, were based
upon the fact that the actuul.necessaries ofhfe
had SO materially advanced in price, that they
could not live. The desired advance for labor
having been obtained, the next step seems 10 have
been for prouucers of, and dealers in the tndis-
pensable requisites of existence. TO comb ne TO-
gether anil put up the price of their commodities IN
corresponding degree, thus leaving the opera
tive, actually no better of than he was at first.
Let your enterprising Western producer look
to this state things, and by applying ther remedy
they will not only enhance their own interests
but do large majority of inhabitants. infinite
good. The advantages must eyentuate recpro-
cally. at ss.at
The project of establishing line of steamers
between Baltimore and Savannah meets with gen.
eral favor and decided encouragement. It prom
ises full success at no distant period.
The Baltimore and Liverpool steamship line,
seems at present to be sumbering. There are
hopes however, that it will yet be resuscitated,
and put into practical operation Ofall things;
Baltimore wants this most. She can never be en-
titled rank among the great commercial cities
until she puts in operation her Liverpool steam
ers, and becomes an importing. original market.
Business is steady. Breadstufs firm. Flour
So to 6,121. Red wheat 120a25, white 130a3s.
Corn SO to 10. Oats 38a42. Rye 72a74. Mess
pork $50. Beef so. Bacon firm; shoulders
s, sides 50, hams 10a12. Cheese, common Wes-
tern toa1Oa. Butter in kegs 14al6, roll 17a19 per
pound. l..
Coffee is not so frn,-sales Rio Mt HALT cts.
STOCK about $4,000 bags. Sugars and MoIasses
dull. Western adamantine candles 2Oa25 cents.
Mould do lac; dipped 12als cts. per Id. LarIi in
barrels LII and kegs 124a13 cents per Id.
Wool quiet, unwsshed 22a24, washed s2as6c.;
fine fleece 36a47c. & za.+e
Hides scarce and in demand. Beefcattle frmat