Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-11-27


fine anthracite coal in Montgomery. and other
counties of Virginia, has drawn the attention
Of many wealthy and enterprising citizens of
New York They have and are making extern
sige preparations for mining in those felds.-
Now, that so much Of the Virginia and Tennes-
see and Virginia Central railroads as connect
the mountainous regions are completed, in
which these Goals lie, with the Atlantic
cities, give value TO their mines, quite
Independent of the superiority, which, by
analysis, they appear to possess over other
coal mines now successfully worked To
determine the boundary of these coal formations
or deposits, the services Of Prof Forrest Shep-
herd, Of New Haven, CT, geologists Of: great
experience and professional skin, have been en-
gagged, and We learn he win proceed at once to
the counties of Montgomery, Botetourt, Bath,
and Allegheny, 10 make the desired explorations
Gorxe 10 NIcARAcuA.--Some days ago we
had circular or notice sent US. setting forth the
inducements held out to persons TO join com
pany making up in Philadelphia for. Central
America. Some suggestions offered themselves
10 us, but which were, for the time, laid by. We
see by the last Philadelphia Ledger that the pro
ject is still alive and that efforts are going ON to
make up the desired number. The Ledger an
ticipates, in its weltimed remarks, in which it
shows that the right of Walker to give a title to
land win be repudiated by every opposing gov
ernnent which may oyerpower him, and so long
rs he remains in the country land cannot quiet.
ly be cultivated-for the natives of Nicaragua
and the surrounding countries win be continue
ally warning against him. The fact is, the men
who are seduced into Nicaragua by such splen-
did promises are wanted for soldiers; and once
therc-as every American isregardcd as fill
buster-thcy will have to fight in self-defence
1t appears by report in Walkers newspaper
organ, that within the last fourteen months he
has received from the United States little over
], 100 recruits. OF these, III are reported as
having been killed in battle Walkers whole
force on the LIST of November, including the last
arrival of 1876 men from New Orleans, was, by
the returns, only ,275 men, leaving about 2. ZOO
to be accounted for. These recruits have either
died from diseases of the climate, wounds, &C.,
or run away. This does not look likct the reali-
cation of the factoring prospects whichare held
out 10 a.tiventurers. s. Esssiis.5s.s s,lsss
FUaruEs rtsox SourH CARoLrsA.--Ec took
occasion, yesterday; TO remark a little upon the
discontinued symptoms in South Carolina, as
manifested in the columns of the Charleston
Mercury STANDARD, and in the published
speech of tho Hon. Mr. Rhett These organs
of public opinion are noted for their proini-
nence-for their tine complishments- be-
ing cmbodiments of that spirit and chivalry
which belongs to the large planting class of the
State. We lind that this cue, given at Charles
TON, as the tone for the next four years, is being
takcnup by the lessor lights through the State,
We extract the following from the Lawrence
yille:lS c. Herald:
The returns of the election, which VIC give
below, and which may be relied on, certainly
develop nothing 70 cause great rejoicing at the
South. IL is true, the Democratic candidate is
elected but by much smaller majority than
was Mr.. Pierce in 1852; while the vote for the
abolition candidate has increased to an alarming
extent Where, we ask, is the evidence that
the Democratic party ut the North can be relied
on? Where is the falling off to be fnundg The
Southern States, with one exception, have united-
~ gone for him, and, with the aid of only Jies
Northern States, have elected him, whilst the
popular vote OF the country is III favor of Free
mont by II, 900 votes, will be seen by an an
nexed table.
Many inthe South, four years ago, would have
secuted the idea that, in 1896, Black Republic
can candidate would receive oas httlLdgei and
tea Eotss in the electoral College of the United
States; but suchsis now fixed fact; aalthough
Fremont was put forth with no other Qnaliiica-
ton to recommend him to the people, but oppo-
siiion TO the South aud her institution of slavery
What, then, might we not reasonably suppose,
would have been, the result if the abolition cam
didste had had the additional and potent weight
Ola pnfe moral character aud past political SER
vices TO recommend tim2 In Pennsylvania, no
doubt, State pride had much influence in secure
ing q majority for Buchanan, and we have no
confidence in the party Of that State when ti-
rect issue Is tnade without such influence to
bias them.
THr STATE REynxuE, In Wood county, Va,
the recent assessment Of real estate shows amin
crease of nearly fifty per cent since the assess-
ment ofIsSo IA Roanoke county the increase
isseyenty pur cent In several eastern coun.
ties tho inesssee Is Twenty-Five per cent Should
the increase average thirty.three per cent, State
taxes may be reduced pne-third ard raise the
same amount q Reyenns This will be good
news.
UssrcclssFUr The search for the steamer
70 Lyonnaia. which was run into BY the ship
Adriaiic, has thus FIR proved unsuccessful
Captain Ward, Of the ship John wis, at Bos-
ton on Saturday, from Calcutta reports having
spoken, November 20, IN latitude 40 % N, long
itadetGo, steamship Marion, from New York, in
ssarcli Of the missing steamer. Capt Foster, Of
the Marion, reported ts.st he had met with no
ss,ooa1g tive ~