Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-03-14
Philadelphia Correspondence.

PHILADELPHIA, March 8, 1853.
The friends of prohbtory liquor law held
meeting, last evening, in the large Hall of the
Spring Garden Commissioners. The room was
filled to its utmost capacity, and the greatest enthu-
siasm prevailed. Strong resolutions were prepared
and adopted, and eloquent speeches made bearing
upon this great question. One of the strongest
speeches in favor of such a law was made by a
Mr.. Kennedy, who acknowledged that he was not
total abstinence man, but he was strongly in IA
vor of prohibition.
An adjourned meeting Of the Volunteer Fire De-
partment was also held last evening, and resulted
in the adoption of Bill, to be sent 10 the Legisla
ture, for their adoption asking that Chief Engi-
neer and Assistants be appointed. who are to have
control of the entire Fire Department They are
also to be clothed with the same power that is Civ
en- to the Marshall of Police. The community
have become so indignant at the rowdyism of the
FIRE Department, that they demand change of
the entire system. The Firemen, or at least the
best portion of them, convinced that radical
change is necessary to continue them in existence,
have made this move TO disarm the efforts of the
friends of the paid Fire Department
one OF the most shocking, and deplorable cases
OF runs effects that we have been called upon 10
record, occurred in our city on Tuesday morning
The facts are simply these: young man named
Charles Hanson, having been upon a spree for
several days, was attacked with mania potu and
during one of his delriums, escaped from his home
and wandered in the neighborhood of the Girard
College. He was found leaning against the walls
OF that building, by an officer who had been sent
after him, attempting to eat The flesh from his urm
He had also shockingly mutilated his person with
a fragment of a broken norter hottie Mo1as+,, For
bids my telling your readers the extent of his nu-
res. He was taken to the Hospital.
About the same hour, that this poor unfortunate
man was discovered, another man living in the
same neghborhood, hung himself in the cell of the
Spring Garden Watch House. He had been sent
there by his friends, account of his violent con-
duct while laboring under delirien tremens
Notwithstanding the stringent law in this State
against the sale of lottery policies, men are con-
stantly being arrested for its violation One of the
Police officers was before the Mayor this week, in
company with black man, charged with conspra-
cy in forcing lottery policy vender 10 pay them
certain amount of money, or else they would in
form upon them. This is one of the plans adopted
by some OF our Police 10 increase their salaries
In fact, the whole Police Department in our city,
looked upon as being very corrupt and requiring
d lHolouSn reform.
took walk, yesterday, along the Delaware to
note the state of affairs and was really surprised
to see how busy everybody seemed. The wharves
were crowded with boxes and bales, and each
steamer for the various towns and cities bordering
on the great river were heavily laden with mer-
chandise. Its evident, from all appearances that
much heavier business will be done by our mer-
chants this spring than for many years past. The
completion of the Pennsylvania Railroad, and the
one direct to your city from Baltimore, has had a
great tendency to make up this increase, for the
western merchants wishing to purchase in this city,
and ship to Wheeling, have only to order their
goods by any of the lines to Baltimore, and thence
direct to your city and the W est.
have had conversation with several gentleman
here, who have seen your paper, and they speak
in very hatterng terms of its appearance, and the
dignifed manner in which, is conducted have
no doubt that many of merchants will select it
as medium through which to inform your mer-
chants of their stock in trade, &c.
Yours truly,
NAMELOC.