Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-01-05
Philadelphia Correspondence.


JAxrAET Is. 1857.
EDuozs WHEELING ISrEI1feEScEE Happy
New Year 70 ron, MessTz Editors, and your ten
tbouSand raiders We have buried 1856 in =
uantled shroDd Of snOE, and welcomed 1851
Sadly re part With the former, With Al its joys
and sorrors. Its Clouds and sunshine As the
bells ring the welcome to the new year. and the
loud saiutes arc sounding on every side while
an are smiling With the general cheer, lst rs for
gel the past that mingled yarn Of good and
IT. and speak of the promises Of the future
what's done cannot be undone; what Is past
cannot be recalled 1t Is = mighty scroll on
which the records Of the deeds Of men are en-
rolled. and ve may profit by them Let US
therefore look into the pas, not to beEail its
griefs, but to profit by It's Instructions
As = general thing.tO-day has passed on quiet
II the people enjoying themselves TO their hearts
content. Gotham has doubtless been in her
.,iory. and the young bucks have been making
thsir promiscuous calls Here II Is OtherEise-
Old friends pay thei- Eisits only to friends, and
rejoice together, recalling memories Of other
days.r The Sunday Schools have their annual
festivals, and in the evening the churches have
meetings for the benefit of the poor SandfoTd
distributes from his Opera House, 1900 lCsves
of bread to the poor, and al enjoy il in doing
good
A NEr YEAz scE1-Last night, and after
the Ne~ Year had entered upon his career this
morning, many scenes of disorder occurred in
our thoroughareS scenes in fact which should,
and VIII, no doubt, detraet much from the rePu-
t.tion that Philadelphia once bore As the Qua
ker City" The efficient guardians of law and
order we're non est One scene that zen under
our notice deserves remark
About eight O'Clock this morning, crowd of
probably fifty persons. eolleeted At the corner Of
Fourth ard Pine streets They we're from
Baltimore. and consisted of members Of those
disreputable organizations known as ''Piug Ug-
lies rip Raps," &c. After creating disor-
der in the neigaboFhooi for upwards Of a half
hour, they simultaneously drew forth reviewers,
and discharged them in the air.
TaR LAs1 FLEE OF NE YEAK-The last fire OF
the year 1856, took place few minutes before
twelve o'clock last night It was portion Of a
bird cage factory on Green street The damage
was not great, and is covered by insurance The
owner of the above property has since been ar
rested on the charge of having set FIRE to his
premises
MYSTERIOUS FTAIR-SOmeo of the ohcersOf the
police force, while engaged this morning on their
beats, discovered the door of portion Of the
wheelwright shop of Mr. Coleman, in Amber
street, above Otter, partly open Upon exaTli-
nation within. the body of man was discovered
seated upright in one corner He was dead
His height is about nedium-of middle age, res
pectably dressed, and apparently had been we'll
tO-do in the world The Coroner Of the city
was Immediately sent for to hold an inquest, but
before he arrived large crowd had collected
around the premises The official is now ensa-
ged in his investigation as 10 the origin of the
affair.
FIaIsc Or TIE OLD YEAR-our juvenile
population began early last evening, to fire out
the old year, in accordance with universal Gus
tom. The discharge of firearms could be heard
in all directions, and the number increased as
the night advanced. 1t must be confessed that
the custom is one more hoHered in the breach
than the observance, but it is one of the priyie-
ges of Young America, 50 considered, and any
attempt to interfere with it, would, we Opine, be
strongly resisted To-day, of course, the New
Year, 1857, will be fred in, custom sanctions
that too. No little powder will be burnt and
we shall doubtless be called on to record num-
Der of accidents in consequence.
1t has been at last determined that the grand
inauguration ball and concert at the Academy
of Music, shall take place on the evening OF the
goth OF January, instant.
Again wishing you all a happy New Year
to you Messrs. Editors, double patronage, and
your sensible readers their full quota ofall the
good things of earth, 1 am, &c
PHILADELPHUs.