New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-24
WESTERN VIRGLNLi.
PARKERsBUR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NEGROES
CHOLERA-THE CROPS, sc.

CHOLERA-THE CROPS &c.
Correspondence Of The ~ Y. Tribune
P,RKFRsBURG, Va. Monday, July Il. 1854.
Your correspondents in this end of the Ancient Do
uuon are not exactly what angels visits at the
present day. for they neither few nor tar be-
tween if would sccept of one half OF that which
purports to come from the other world Nor is your
popular journal as plenty bsckberres" are here
lust now. Being temporary denizen of this region,
will with your permission, occasionally Jot down such
items as may appear to be of readable character.
This town is pleasantly situated on the Ohio
River at the mouth of the Little kanawha, and
is doubtless the most hourshng place on TINS SIDE the
beautiful river to be found between Wheeling and
the Kentucky line. IL aims 10 be rival OF
Wheeling. and, perhaps, In some respects, win a
show of reason. Being located at the terminus OF
the North western Virginia Railroad, which Is really
only a western branch of the Baltimore and ONO
Road and exactly the same distance from Baltimore,
il has the advantage of being about hundred miles
nearer Cincinnati than Wheeling. IL would seem to
follow as necessary consequence that when thls
road is finished aud opened, which will be In Decem-
ber 1-5j, this town must be- the medium OF all the
western trade aud travel which now passes through
Wheeling Though older than some OF our fast west
ern cities we now number only about = OO lnhabt-
ants The prosperity of the place has doubtless been
somewhat retarded by certain " old iogles who, Ike
Gen Cass hold on TO their lots, in the hope OF one
these DAYS finding themselves IN the possession OF
princely fortunes with neither enterprise nor labor
ga their part The room OF all such Is better than
their company. We have weekly Wing and a ditto
Democratic paper, plenty of stores hotels, grogshops
and the like, but a scarcity OF mechsnics-the real
bone and snew Of any place. Nevertheless, the town
has advantages and fair prospects.
The summer calm of politics has been rather I'M
expectedy disturbed hereabons by the recent death
of the Hon. J. +. Snodgrass our Democratic Repre-
sentative from this (the With Congressional District,
and the consequent necessity of choosing successor.
The name of the patriots who aspire to enter into the
service of their country for the space OF three months
is legion The chief the Democratic side are {. 5.
Lewis of Harrison County, b. Basel, Jr, of UPshur
County and b. w. Jackson of Wood County the law
partner of the late member. The last named is
young gentleman of promising abilities just old enough
10 be eligible: Basel is rather old Ogyish, and hoth
Of them have been put upon the course as supposed
To- head off" Lewis, for whom the party leaders
entertain cordial hate, while he is rather the IMAM
"of the people" with the rank and hle. Lewis is
a.o supposed be the candidate of Gov Johnson and
as Lewis had thoroughly canvassed this large District
az the last election the Governor appointed the hrst
Thursday in August for holding the electOn-thus de-
prving Lewiss opponents from maknga thorough can
vass from want OF time TO settle the " fierce rivalry
between these hungry Office seekers, kind OF amateur
convention has been summoned to meet at Cillmer
Court. House on the Goth. Of course, in this body
Lewis will be- nowhere. You will remember that
Lewis was the candidate in opposition to Snodgrass
before the convention which nominated the latter last
year; and his friends assert he does also, that he
n
he took the field in opposition to the late member and
within few votes OF carrying it, In spite OF all
the appliances of party tactics and the prestige OF
regular nominations.
Lewis says be il willing to submit his claims to
a convention fairly constituted, but maintains that
there is not time enough TO form such q bOdy-and
therefore be will be candidate convention or no con-
yenton and that if defeated now he Will be candl-
date again. 30 you zee he Is IN open rebelll0n and
the first movement Of the convention will be 10 resolve
that no candidate shall before them for NOM
nation hose friends will not pledge him to abide by
its decision 80 look for little comfortable ex-
element with the thermometer at YO' whereof you
shall be duly apprzed.
On the Wing side, the Hon. b. II. Smith Of Ks-
narha County has been announced in consequence of
which all other Wings will give way and leave him the
field. If bis friends half turn out, be Will probably be
chosen.
Property in human chattels appears to be exceeding
" precarious in the region along the banks OF the OHIO
According to statement lately published in one of the
papers here, within the last fifteen or twenty years
some $50 600 to 5000 600 of tis kind of riches has
taken to itself legs and away And this is but one
county 1t presumed that all the counties bordering
on the Ohio have been equally unfortunate The facll-
tiles for all those who choose TO own - themselves 10
do 30 are so great that remain but the lame and
the lazy "Who would be free, himself must" run
away The losers appear TO care but little about the
matter, and take it very phlosophicdly-at least,
some do.
The Wheat Harvest here is about over and the yield
is remarkably good at least onethrd larger than any
heretofore, with full, clean berry Other crops
promise we'll though they begin to suffer from the e1-
IRENE dryness of the weather. Rain is much needed
The Ohio River il at it's lowest stage Of water there
scarcely being enough 70 float the ghtest draft stern
wheelers. If our Government would spend 1.-THE OF
the money that is wasted in carrying tuns OF senseless
speeches the country indorsed by an empty head
ed NJ c., in clearing away few sandbars and other
v ise improving the navigation Of the river, it would
hoat the largest boats in the dryest seasons.
There were two cases of cholera here last week,
both terminating fatally. More anon. Yours,
X. W. r. T.