Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-06-19
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ed some ingenuity in getting behind the Council
and endeayoring 10 mike it appear that remarks
iutenled mainly for himself, were leveied at their
heads rather than at his own. This lodging will
not do. The council understand our position and
our remarks, and if by this time they do not, we
care not. We have long since said we accordedto
most fthe Council ecredt Of 'honest error, and
had hoped that the circumstances to which we
have alluded would have long since had their
proper weight in bringing them 10 a proper view
of the city and her finances. We had hoped that
apropeI legard for temperance itself would have
opened The eyes of its friends in the council TO a
perception of the state which they are themselves
inflicting by their blind and Inconsiuerate course
on this question. Whether we are "thanked" or
not, for thus expressing our views and those of at
least three fourths Of our citizens, is matter
about which we have very little concern.
We shall not pause to notice the perversions
" kich have been,m made of our article, which of
course were intended 10 aid in drawing the public
mind from the facts of the case. We said 'the city
is burdened for funds to meet her daily EXPENSES
while the Times says ''the assertion thatthe city
treasury,is bankrupt &c."' The falsshood and ut.
Ter peryerson of our remarks is manifest to need
correction and We pass it by. ito The fact of
our remarks let any one desiring information apply
to the proper authorities aud he can have it. and
there is no use Disgusting The fact, and we
will not do it, but expose the act and the actors.
Whether citizens will ''thank'' us Tor expressing
our belief asto the drinking and selling of drink in
this CITY shall not Stop toenqulre but refer it to
each of them 10 decide for hinhseIa' The neal
point of the article isto attempt 10 affect the cir
culation of the Iatelligencer, andif possible
crease that of The Times. Just listen, f.ean you
suffer youl families TO be contaminated by One
who would spread broadcast over Your city. the
curse of inte.npeIanc, profanity, ineligon, hate,
deriuln, death, and then sneer OF theworl. he has
doue2 and nlllhis for saying that the council have
taken the wrong way to reach the end they desire.
This is The regnlnr course of that paper in taking
its side upon any question. The moneytaIy gain
account is first gone intoand then comes its posi-
ton. 49, s-e f. s, i9E 5ils
reference TO its past course upon sundfy ques-
lions will demonstrate this; but as our readers are
familiar with these things, we will not trouble
them with them. In this, as in abotionsm the
Gazette follows The lead of Greedy, aniso doing is
utterly INSCRIPTIONS as 10 The means used. We
will not interfere with its course, but will from
time 70 time expose lis action and that its editor
10 the public Hewill be fortunate in having The
Council TO dodge behind, If thereby he can hide his
deformities and drive off attention from his acts
and their results. Be this as it may we shall pur
suethe "even tenor OF our way" speak our mind
plainly when we Judge proper, expose improper
action whenwe perceive il, evenif it be that of
experienced and thoroughly educated and intelii-
gent men who have been lithe Council for some
twenty years. So S'q..ss q !. a.. srl.si -5a
Whe shall again advert TO the action of the
Council upon some other questions connected
with our city management, but have not time at
present, In the meantime we advise "GabrieP' to
slip around to the drinking houses and setCleup.
CuRostTIEs.-In the office of the Ohio & Mis-
siss,ppi Railroad, on Fourth street, may be seen
curiosity well worthy the attention of naturaliss.
II is tusk, in fine state of preservation, (tho'
fast softening from exposure to the air. which
measured six feet four inches when first discover
ed. 1t has been broken at both ends, but from the
shape of the portion remaining, it must have been
much larger than at present 1t was found in
heeder's gravel bank, two and half miles below
this city, at q depth of twenty-five feet. That it
once belonged TO an animal whose whole race has
long passed away, there can be no doubt. Its
shape differs materially from the trunk of the ee
plant or wild boar. We wish some naturalist
would enlghten US en- the subject. A human
skull was also found some Is feet below the sur
face, in gravel pit, farther down the road.
These are relics of,the pastwlic must be high
yinteresting TO thenatnIalist and the antiquarian
Gin. Columbian. - ~, d 64g. $50
CRY OF GLssGow.-By the last foreign news,
we learn that This i'll fatel screw steamship with
its $50 souls on board, at length given up. She
sailed from Liverpool on the first of March, with
Ill cabin, and 292 steerage passengers-her crew
numbered IS including the commander; and from
that time up to the present moment not the lesst
tldings have been heard Of her. The breaking up
of the immense fields of ice4to the nonhward of
the bank which were borne down the Atlantic in
masses, it is said. Of some 200 or 800 miles in
length, no dou overwhelmed the vessel in an at
tempt TO force a. passage, and caused her almost
immediate destruction, not soul escaping. The
City of Glasgow and her cargo were ENSURED for
100000. - Is r.. 5.y 81. ,.i5 ,.rs.
NOVEL sAILoos AscENsIoN.-A man named Ma
ron made balloon ascension on Monday evening
about eightosclock, in West Philadelphia, with
his bead downwards, his legs, having been fasten-
ed to rope attached to the basket suspended from
the balloon. The balloon, risstated, was about
twoihirds Undated, and ascent was quite slow,
it tlid;not reaclrah elevation of more than four
bundled yards. Mari nsremaineda suspended Eve
minutes. when he pulled himself up and took a
seat in tie basket. .sThe balloon descended at
about three quarters OF annie ffom the place of
starting. Such hazardous feats cia certainly do
no good. 30. 57-,---,i-
aEA striking piece Of News from, India is the
opening Of the Gauges c. nal by the Lieutenant
Governor Of Agra on the sth of April which was
celebrated with4 great ceremony aud grand dis
play ofstroopsy 1t is work OF great magnitude,
aud great benefits are anticipated fon ii, not only