Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-11-06
Unexpeoled Elevation.

The ycissilujes of human life are strange. In
$780, President Taylor, then Colonel in the or.
my, wrote letter 10 Gen. McNiel, who had just
been appointed Surveyor OF Boston, from which
we make The following extract;
81 am fully aware lhatls impossible loT us 10
pursue any profession, particularly that Of orms--
for fifteen OF twenty years, without forming strong
attachments to IL IN various ways, and OF course
must abandon them with considerable Teluctanctj
but there 0Te circumstances which should recon.
cie us to doing So aud 10 justify US, not onlv IN
or own eyes, but that Of the community. Could
yet civil appointment rs respectable, with half
The emOlument attached 10 il there is TO the one
you have received, and where could he located
so as To supennlend the education Of my children,
would resign lOtlhwilhi for, Aiet serving TWEEN.
ly-iWo years andupwards in the army, all Of which
time on duty With the exception Of few months,
without being stationed two years together at any
one post, during that time, begin TO think need
TepOSe, but As do mol pDSsess influence enough TO
procure civil appointment Of any grade, con
sideT my doom fixed"
Here is a plain, modest officer of the United
States army, who in 1880, expressed sincere wish
that he could retire from his lSbors upon some Of
fee with h.lf the emOlumenls that Gen. McNiel
received, and declared that he did not possess
enough 10 procure a civil appointment, and yet this
same man became wOrd.renOwmed General, and
President Of the United States, in less than TWEEN
~ years from that time.
ITWe perceive by the following correspond.
ence, published ia the. Memphis papers, THAT they
have been "puthng through" friend PRESTloE,
down there. Wonder II he'll let his children speak
TO his his nsghbOrs' Children as usual, after this;
hs MEMPHls, Oct %, 1854.
GEoRoE d. PRENriog, Eso,-S NJ; A large
number OF the citizens Of Memphis, irrespective
oil party, are DESTROYS Of the oppotlunltyto tesl
iytheir high appreciation Of your distinguished
abilities as Journalist, their Animation for your
genius as poel, FIRST in rank with our native
bardsi end their cordial good will towsrls you ns
a man, while al the same time they may vxlehd
their personal acquaintance with you ON this your
first visit 10 our city. They have thought that u
public dinner would furnish such an oppOttuntV
The undersigned, therefore, 10 behalf Of the
gentlemen they represent (hnving determined that
q refusal on any pfetexl 10 ihadiHisSOblt) await
your answer, TO know at what time II will suit
your convenience 10 meet them around the feS.
tive board. Very respectfully,
HENRY @. WALKER,
II. s. AYRES,
j. KNOX WALKER,
J. @. HARRINGTON,
DAVID NJ. CURREN,
Committee.
.t.. MEHPmIs, Oct. 90, 1874.
DsLR SIRSi Without any attempt to express the
qualification and The gratitude which could not
express adequately, | cordially accept the kind
aud faienng Invitation given me IN your letter OF
this day. and beg leave To name Wednesday the
36lh inst, as the tny on which il will be conYe-
nent aud nRIeeableto me TO hold communion OF
Tie festive board with you and these whom you
represent. Yours, resp, ollully,
GEORGE ID PRENTICE,
N,Ssrs. Jas C. JO'ts Henry C. Walker an
others. puliea.
Tux DINNER TO Ma. PRENTIcE.--rh was one
Of The most recherche aif1lTs that has ever come
of in our town. As we went 10 press last night,
IN the wee Sna' hours The company were still
in full tile ofSeniiment and song. MI. Pientice'S
response TO the regular toast complimentary 10
hilnsrlf WIS one Of the most beautiful we have
ever heard. We trust TO be able TO give sketch
~ II Tomorrow, with fuller notice Of the entire
adar.-Mempht' Eng, oet, 26.
DAMAoEB ron SEDUCrION.--A suit was lalely
brought in franklin county, Va. by Elijah Hodges,
for the seduclionof his daughter, Julia Hodges, by
CLas. C. Lee. The hearing Of tie case occupied
nearly two dSys. II WIS in evidence before The
Jury that The defendants property Yves worth sl6,.
zoo. Amer relidnga short time, Tue jury found
for the plaintiff, aud assessed the damages OF
$4,000, that sum being within friction Of one.
third Of the defendengs estate.
DnEapggLlNrELLloENo~ ell is stated that Wor-
cesler has Transportation new unabridged Bug
lish dlefionary which will contain uPRh1ds often
thousand woElss he! p be found IN aHy.EoTk Of
l9y ( Rd: slfu