Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-08-16
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Pan ADCLPHiA. August :.
The Philsdelphians have been complaining
tlt up 70 this time they have had 10 real Sar1n
weather. bu, rather think that the past day c.
two has made ample amends. l 10 not remein-
b.r TO have felt the heat more intensely than
"Wednesday night, and Thursday during the day.
In the business houses noticed the eoatess and
craystless clerks, stopping every once anu
awhile To cool themselves with their faus-and
even the Miss Flora NcFliu,seyy seemed eNeriins
themselves to their utmost, to keep their lily
white complexions from being suddenly DIS
solved
BnsineSS is becnuiin. more briS!l each DAY,
and ,te draws arc crowded with freight for the
dsoots. BIZ the var. am glad to learn from a
,Iisn,teh which Mr Ford yesterday sent Cot
KeIIv the Agent Of the r. i o. r. R. here, that
,I,o tr.el. over the Board Tree funnel, would DC
ready for the cars on Monday next The Col
,nei tells me that the Ioad has sustained los.
by the faTins Of tins; tunnel. Of upwards OF
81 .6lo per day. from this city alone Inc
amount Of freight sent over the road from he'c
i immense. and IS constantly increasing, to the
s,rc.t vexa.ion of the Pennsylvania Central
EorEs, who. with their canal and other helps,
cannot compete with the Biltimo-e & Ohio
This state Of trade. II Is urged by the friends Of
the R.it;more ( Ohio road. must increase, snd
think It altogether reasonable from the fac; that
the Baltimore road is the one great national route
from the East to the West. Ii strikes the cer-
tral portion Of the West, at points from which
itisa yreAtdeaI cheaper and easier to discTsc
than from mo.e northern lines
The far west nerchants-those from Kansas,
Nebraska. lows, Arkansas and Missouri. arc
those chiefly in. the market now-aHd are u
course having pick and choice Of the first open
ings. vas in the silk house. yesterday. our
friends. Morris l. Hallosell Co. one Of 'ir
largest houses Of the kind in the country. Si,a
informed me, that mp that time Of d1y (about
p. NJ they had sold $4,000 worth Of geods--
This to a greenhorn Ike myself used to hear
ing or ASIA 600 per annum business only. vas
calculated to open my eyes. You will remsui-
Der that Mr. HaiIoweII is the gentleman, whom
the PeassyIsaaian singled out BE- name last
summer, because Of his Free Soil prociivities.
and waruei southern merchants to keep out OF
his house. This contemptiblc piece Of party
despotisn. had the effect to iniure great deal
of their southern trade last fsii. but last
spring and this fall the rebound took place and
their tradc neyer was 50 large as at present
Nearly every one Of their southern customers
came back to them, as well as hosts Of new
ones from the north and west.
By the way, speaking of tie Pc',Hsy'randtF,
learn that ii is falling into chronic decline.
s:hhbiblsaFRfg i TBS S e. INC is E9F
Forncy is an old, acute thinLlc rigger and has
zone into the business fully posted upon all the
riclis Of the trade 1t is asserted that Mr,
Buchanan is largely interested in his paper, and
hat it viii receive the lions share Of the gov
rnment patronage.
Pennsylvania politics do not seem to be en-
,aging very particular attention here at present
The three candidates-Packcr, dem, Wi!mo;,
Rep, and Hazzlchurst, american. are all on the
stump. The Americans hold the balance Of
power, and it remains to be seen to whom San
ierson & Co. viii sell ont to before the result
can be guessed al with any degree of certainty
ViImos will get vote in the West which will
be hard to overcome.
had the pleasure Of meeting pleasant little
group Of FheeIingitcs at the Girard last even
ins, among whom was our worthy Mayor, VINO
has been down at Caps My for sosnctins, and
two Of the MeSsrs. Swcatinseas. who are con-
nectctl With prominent busiRess houses here.