Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-03-11
OUR WHEELING CORRESPONDENCE.
WHEELING, March nh, 1854.

WHEELING, March nh, 1904.
Editor, efMe Mirror: XII.
While write to-day, the
first topic which suggests itself, and tile
great topic ofremark in the city, is the
action of the Legislature ofthis State Oh
Saturday night last, You will rccoll0ct
that the voters Of this city decided at the
last Charter Election by large major
ity to stop the sale Of intoxicating Ii
quors in the city by license. This was
hailed with gladness by all The friends
of law aud order. But those who had
been making money by the foul bust
ness, set their heads together 10 devise
some plan by which to overcome tho
voice of tho people. The ppprictors
ofthe Mcclure and sprigg Houses Pc
titioned the Legislature to giant them
license, independent of the action ofthe
City Council and the voice Of the peo-
pie. No one could think that such a
petition could meet with favor from q
body of Representatives, as law-makers
for free people, enjoying the blessings
of a republican government, but on Sat
urday night last the Telegraph bore to
our city the astounding intelligence that
the Legislature of Virginia had abso-
lutely turned deaf ear to the voice of
the citizens Of Wheeling, and had Ii
censed the above named houses to sell
ziguori This came like a shock upon
the city, and never did anything create
a more deep modification than did this.
1t seemed to arouse the betar class IF
community at once, and as soon as fur
Their information reaches US as to the
extent or provisions Of the Bill, there
will be such an awakening demonssra-
ton here as seldom occurs in land OF
freedom. Inthe language of'he Editor
Of the Wheeling Gazette, "a fire of
freedom has been struck whose light
will yet CLEAN over the Blue Ridge to
light the path oftyranny to its tomb, md
tell the tyrants we are not quite roady
for the lash of the overseer." / shall
give you more on this subject next wsek.
The, Court of Enquiry into the ca'fse
of the collision between the steamers
Thomas Swami and Fanny Fern, deci-
ded that no one ,uas TO blame-that Ut the
time when the boats came in sight of
each other collision was unavoidable.
1t seems that this is just decision. ta-
king all the evidence. ag
Brewers great Panorama Of tho
mammoth Cave Of Kentucky" mi
agara Falls" and "Fairmont Water
Works." wero exhibited at the Melode
on Hall in this city, several days and
nights last week to crowded houses
The paintings are fine. and the artist
brought US as near reality as could be
done short of the spots themselves.
The Fortified Woman" and "Hu-
man.headed CALI" advertised in dur
daily papers as being on exhibition at
Union Hall, are abominable humbugs,
in my estimation. The "petrifed wo-
man." as they call it, looks like the
skeleton of a child, stolen from grave
yard. The only "human.headed calf"
l saw was the exhibitor, himself. One
consolation is that Printers arc not so
badly humbugged in these matters, as
those tina, pay the cash. Printers pay
their way with puff" and in this caso
we willjus alrn the bellows.nozzle the
other end foremost!
There is not mush of Importance to
write about this week. Business is brisk
as ever. The river continues in q good
navigablo condition. Railroad business
is very brisk.
Yours, &c, W,B.s