Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-05-06
Il e ELING. VA.
SATURDAY. MORNING. NAY {. 1854.


W Il e 81 II n G. Va:
SATURDAY MORNING, NAY &. 1854.
~ Wei have 50 frequently alluded 10 tteeonai;
ton OF oar streets and alleys, and llie generet
want ofaraining, q q, il orr city that we hardly
know how to approach the subject agaia Bdt
We hear such general couplatnt on The subject
that We must agein press the matter upon the
s.powers that be. Much is being done towards
accomplishing the desired end by The Street Com.
missioner, who seems anSiousto DO his whole. duty
the premises, and tile sanitary committee have
also acted in the matter sill much remains 10 be
done. The accnmnlaiel DIAL Of the winter is vel
remaining in rs place 10 great extent. ready 10
be acted upon bya Summers So d. and thus pro
auce the diseses incident from such ca0ses. and
70 aid such diseases as may be imported from oti-
er places. Lime should be used much more gene
ally, and in greater quantities. anu we learn
thatit is hard to get il. Now what is easier than
70 provide IN ample supply ID a few days. with
the limestone and coal 'inlouI midst, and that too
the property Of The city ITSELF
Ina very short time the Street Commissioner
could II authorized; employ hands and have
sufficient quantity OF lime losupply the city dur
ing the season. Somstlir g more efficient shoull
be done. The powers OF The street commissioner
should lif necessary be enlarged, and the most
DECIDED and energetic measures should be forth
sS3iih adopted, sfyr the thorough cleansing Of
every pnrtion Of 1he city. and then. by the Zee
and constant use Of anhsepi we can expect to
pass though the SUMMER free from the various dis
eases which offilctcilies. aud which are TOO often
induced by neglect Of even slight precautionary
measures. ga stitch in time saves nine, .san
ounce Of pfessnuge IS worth a pound Of cuTe."
and there hasrafely been time IN our city CON
Germs. hen poor Richards sayings could with
greater proPsiets be heard. app5ovedof ana acted
upon.
The Washington Stqr complains thatwe aud
tie Baltimore Pdflot, and some other papers, take
items from his paper without rendering the proper
credit The Star is a good papet from wHich.io
obtain the news and goss' p of W Washington. ami
we often consult its columns for that purpose,
though We do not receive il as regularly as we
desire. We have no recollection of ever having
taken IN original article from the Star without
giving the proper credit. The Baltimcre Patriot,
being published inthe evening. Is often the nedi4
of Iniest diligence from The Rast bynaaf,
and news items relating to " ashingt ton, which
have been transfered tothei Patriot we often.clin
from that paper, before ne W shington papers
reach US. So that Inc ssonginal si,,' If any, may
Is
that our excellent blother Of The Patriot Is even
guilty OF tins delinquency except thIoug en-
sfency, andif iheEpeci6c cases are pointed out 10
him we Layesno dou6t he viii cleeffiily make lie
coTtecTI6n. zsa=efs
The Acqufttal OF Ward
The New York Mirror thus comments on ltlsis
ease: There IS ggestion, in lie last paragraph
deserving Of some attention: 2-4 iss 3 4
tleftN
sors at acgliittaI Of Ward, Iatsy
fTief Tor tue kiflngso Batter. We don't believe
shapging mur5ereFs PREY sinupler On the con-
trary we believe that persons convicted of capital
crimes would prove greaierswarniag- to such as
are possesset with nntdeIous proeGyilies, if in
stead stIaugel 10 deaih5 and forgotten,
they were lied mp In chain gangs and made 10
clean streets, dig se4ets, and do the
generaf druid gerry of society, with the brand OF muir
sdeFer. upt n their orehradS. slss assse
w ar, who has Just been acquitted of The crime
otWurdeT, byasworn jury of twelve: mem iii
ythe stalnof flood upon his hand 10 his grave
and the only hing he cam otlowafds atoning for
his great wrong is 10 maze public confession Of
shame for the crime he has csnnittel and settle
supoifthe poor widow dlchId of the victim Oh
has ungosernabe tempe all wealth that Re pos.i
sesses OF expects; aud then devote the miserable
remainderof his life 10 works of peniience aud hui
niintion. 81 &zttn
IaThE LosTs esE.--ln tIlesity of memphis qailel
an.excitement exists in consequence of the dis
aPSearance of Miss Sue Bowen, daughter OF f. r
Bowen of that city. Miss b. bad beenllaborrg
npder severe attack ofIever. and home on the
24th of April. under mental excitement caused by
herafaiction: Y = bs.s S s.4sss. IS !
On the 26tb large meeting was held in Court
Square, nd4muchs feeling was manifest for her
safely. Numerous volunteer companiesSwere or
gained, and large number of citizens tusned
out to scour the surrounding country. The high
marked hv h,yeay,,sn - -