Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-07-01
OUR WHEELING CORRESPONDENCE
WHEELING, juno &c. 1854.

your Wheeling correspondent to look espe.
cially for them, they have looked in vain lin
your last two numbers. The why's and
whereforcs are,-in the first place, at the
time should have written my first letter.
| was attending the celebration of,hc open.
ing of the Caliz branch of the steubenrlls
and Indiana Railroad, at the former /, 1.
We had big time" certainly, al, y.
dinner splendidly gotten up, lots ofspeeeh.
es and ,oasts, a tremendous oe.poutins Of
The citizens, military and firemen, of steu.
benvlllo and Cadiz, and vail The region
round about" At the time that | should
have written the second letter, was on my
winding way on a business excursion in The
edge of Ohio. These things worked togeth.
er to prevent my writing at the proper times
and so | did not write at all.
The city is at present dull, or rather tho
business of it; for believe the city itself is
rather brighter than it has been. The many
Improvements going on, in building and re.
novating, give things a fine appearance.
The River is low, und none but little stern
wheel steamers can navigate; and believe
even they can scarcely venture above this
port. There is still good deal of business
doing on the Railroad, considering the dul,
times.
The most that is worthy Of note at pres.
ent: is the conduc, Of the Catholics and for.
eigners in this city. | Informed you in NV
last Of the s,oning Of Mr.. Li,tlo's house.
Since that no particular outbreak has occur
red, but every one who pays attention to the
"signs OF the tlmes,n can see secret work.
ing OF these Pope-worshippers to effect some
injurious purpose either TO the lives or pro
perry Of the Protestant community. A few
evenings since, number Of little red Gloss.
es, cut out Of red paper, were found abou,
the streets, and posted at public Corners
You are doubtless aware that this is a means
employed by secret society called the
Saniidests," for calling their members to.
gethe' when they have any thing to do or
talk about. These little crosses, when scat.
tered about, mean tive meet tonight No
one knows where they meet, but it is sup.
posed their rendezvous is in the basement Of
the Cathedral, where rumor says there is a
stack of Shooting IRONS" This order, or.
ganized by Bejini, during his late mission to
the United States, is to go agains, Republ.
canism to the knife. On some Of their eros.
ses was inscribed, "dcoth to The heretics -
If they should make an attempt to carry GU.
this threat, they will doubtless End that the
rule will work both ways. ~
| A mysterious event occurred inehis city,
about four weeks ago, which has been re-
Gently published in the daily papers, and CO.
casioncd no little excitement. About two
years ago German lady and her only child,
a daughter Of about l6, C amc to this city,
where they lived until tho death Of her mo.
ther, few months since. The daughter was
summoned TO the bedside Of her dying mo.
Their, who was an Intelligent lady, and who
exacted from her daughter The promise that
/; she would never enter a Catholic house Of
worship. This promise she faithfully kept,
up TO the time which l will now mention.
One night about four weeks ago, at o late
hour, two girls came to the house where the
German girl wa, living, in highly respect
nble Protestant family, called her to the door
and told her that some Of her relatives from
Germany had arrived in this city, and that
she mus, 60 and spend the night with them.
She obtained the consent of her mistress and
went. She has not been heard of sinee,-
She was young and beautiful, and it is ,hos
tina. if the lis Of the Nunnery in Wheel
ing could speak, they would unfold deeds
Of darkness. But time viii determine.
| We hear great deal, here and elsewhere,
of an order lately organized, called tho
"KnOv Nothings," the design of which is
said 10 be to ptotec, our country and its in.
s'iin'ions from the nefarious designs of the
Papisls. II such an order is in existence,
God speed tiff there is not, the sooner it
is put in motion the better. WfM
| see good deal OF squibbing in the Mir.
ror lately about the "Know No,hingsn in
your town. and their organization attributed
to Wheeling man, Mr.. L. b. Banlcson..-.
Mr.. B. is not a" Know Nothing" in all
senses Of the word whether he is q member
Of the Order or not; and If a certain genius
who wrote SO freely Of him in the Mirror,
and abused him so undeservcdly, would do
the same things at Wheeling, he would Ell
thes get a refreshing plunge in the Ohio, or
be introduced TO the locomotive properties
Of fence rail .....
But am spinning out too long, and must
close up. There is nothing new or interest
ing. Business dull. Weather pleasant
Money scarce. Shinplas,ers nowhere, No
more at present.