Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-10-03


tics decrease Of s55 members of the Ghnrchin
sttie bonds Of that Conference. $40 probationers,
and4 local leachefss andthe decrease isattlibut-
ed theSemigr constantly going on to- Iowa,
and the new territories. Aceusus Of Peru, 1lli-
nois, Just taken, also shows decrease ofa250 in
the population ef that town in the last two years.
For the lntelIgeneer.
M MKssRs EDfToas $ Please give place in your
a columns to the enclosed, at least such portion
ofsitxdS does justice. the chaEacter,and repro
bates the wrong Of officer, the create partiof
= whose life has been devoted 10 his country, aud
who is now senttwith others of the gallant baud
which he belonged TO
siBeg btttet bread hro' realms their savsl''
while the public lands are sQuandered on rail
roaSspeculators, the public revenue madeSub
yientto patty ends; and public ships, and public
treasure employed to impo.t foreign incendiares
10 ourshotes, that theYmay be feastedat public ex-
pense, aud enaBsI bypnyate subscription to foment
scord, already rlfe IN national constitution
sButcommander Nicholas was only a VirglnIan, and
what is this TO Northern consideration OF sympa-
sthys only sonto herformer distinguished Govern
- or; only a connexion of her JelersoMs, her RAN
Iophs, ler Cars, and such other worthless US have
passed thszgrave. cxhsrel they may blush, but
cannot tessatl in TACT, and to old fogYsm in APP
precidhoa; has only been forty years in the ser-e
vice; only, asthis letter announces, teen useful
Of late, in such unostentatlous duty, in retired,
bptresponsible situation, tells on priyateinter-
est, but which promotes no political purpose, and
may therefore be ts'dropped'' with impunity, that
the,toadies aboutthe Capitol maybe advanced.
aud new recruits be added to the cohortssof the
successor of Washington; the present distinguish
.sl5el. chief of grateful Republic. 90. =
.1S-
= 3 We havereceiyel the following indignant letter
in relation 10 Commander John S. Nicholas, who
has b1enlfEacett on3thes Iurlough list;
81 rs q sroi ThEsEDrroR OF TIIE liERArp.
IT was astonished this morning in reading your
paper, on seeing plnted in full the name OF Com q
nanller Nicholas, as having been retired from the
navy-put out of it in the most degraded position
that could possibly be given him5 that is, has been
furlopghed on a''baEe subsistence, less than the
earnings Of a laboter. Now, gentlemen, this is
news touS upon the Lakes-news which
Lake people do not undarstand, and are not diSpO
se sed 10 submit. We have yotes ut The West as
well as you Of the East, and we will make our
votes tell on naval affairs III such way as will
be felt. 80
Commander Nicholas has been known to us
upon the! Lakes for the last eighteen months. as
commander ofthe Omitted States steamer Michigan,
audi has duting that time performed more yau-
able services TO our lake commerce than have
- been rendered by tile ship during the entire nine
edged, from time TO- time, oy9t and again. There
is no Merchant, no,shIp0wner, no ShipnaSter, but
will Ie!echo myassettons; and Gallon all pub
ssrsheEs throughout the W Est aud Lake country to
promuIsatesthis: That Captain NichoIas,- whose
tIulysyaluaLIe services have been at alt times
freely tendeIed us, has been removed fr2m the
uayy-cause5not known Shame, shameyc shame,
we say to the government and It's inquistoriai
Star Chamber, that although :hey may not value
the services Of Capt: Nicholas, we do, aud will
he is AIKEN care of. In the coolest winds,
1.-The most violent storms the most desperate err
iScunStances, heihus not heSltated where duty OF
humanity called him. and through his gallant eff
forts vast amounts Of properly and many liyeshave5
sabeen. sayel.k S.sssss
l9Let us; ask, how stood the navy before Capt.
3 Nicholas appeared anong usa ny, sirS naval
officers were regarded as gilded ornaments tll of
sthe balbroom-ofno earthly use. The services
ofthe Michigan were. nsthiug. Coptain Nicholas
has raised tue navY 10 the highest standatl his
a eifoits have reloundeda tile credit Of the ma
SVys has cleared it from the name of Teptoach,
and isnow rewarded by his countrY by being set
aside. There is no man among us who will not
regret tha lsSStosthe navy Of such an officer. Ask
the insurance conipanles- ask the shipowners-5
ask General Reid what Inns beau. done. Why,in
this present year $500 600 Of property have been
saved, and now the man 81 no has been unIeIlIt--
ting III his exertiols OUT behalf has been
e,t, while other gentlemen OF the nasy have been
champagnlng in Washington dancing at the
a WntGfihg places. Is 1t right2-isit honeSt2 We
of the lakes cannot lsrstan1 tbese naval ehica-
neEies, aud one aud all, do most heartily condemn
lGuch proceedings HOE can We ueeye that such
acts u lespGtlshi will be sustained by Congress.
ssssa ~ ~ 81 s 4es A EAKEsSHORENIAN.
.e a. BiAnvsLLous SroRY. 4 he reader must de-
eide for hiniseI how mueblh will believe of the
HsfoIloying account of Marvellous discovery re-
latedln the Cork Reporters
We have 6een Informed, but what exact amount
-sSsofcEebqility should give 70 the statement
are not prepared say, that IN the ptogTess OF the
tonnation.o Of The Foynes Railway, some labovers
discovered, at a small distance beneath the sur
Iaceof the tattli, about two miles Of Askea-
tonssa gigantic skeleton, II feet nlengtb. Reside
the remains was found ayeSSeI with an inScflps
ton on It, ind eating hat something would lie
found by digging teepeE Following this Imile.
diatstyS they uug sryessel5 something
Resembling bolt esin linscrIbed with a lie
gend which directed that three drops ofthe con
tents should be poured into the mouth oil the
gskeleton, u heEeupon its owner would cone 10
lie again. AIt60lg much dou btinS, they foIEow-
cd The lstEucttonsf but letting the second ltoP
TRtothe mould, the keeton .legan.to stir, upoit
whieht tie meu became So jghsenetl that they
to6kto flight expecting as they Ea to be pursued
blythe hslfTestcitated glant. The report ofthis
strung story caused such sensation in tiensishs
boFh6dd Tat the poice haf 70 elise up the grave,
and thuslhesold Fspian giant has been once more
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