Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-09-19
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Az EDIToa As Is Az Roiror-wc have some
thing to announce to the dear public of this vi
cinity, If they viii but take off their hats and
hold still moment Do the dear public know
that they have been entertaining not exactly an
angel. but Hercules nnawares? Will thelea
public allow MS TO announce the fact, provided
the fact may be nnkowu to them? The fact is
beyond dispute, for it comes from Hercues him
self, aud surely Hercules, as an all-powerfnl
man--swayitg the popular mind as hurricanes
would reed ii the wind, turning it around and
about, topsy turvy every which way, according
to his fancy, could have no interest in stating
anything exaggerative Of his Importance to this
community, and the world at large. Read tsis:
'.When the present editor Of the Times as
sutned control az these columns, hO found his
party friends ia minority OF nearly two hun
dred, as developed at the Presidential! cleo
ton. He went vigorously TO work to repair the
damage which had been done by the ttcBI;is's-
ey and bad management OF OthsFs and believing
that there was neither sense nor reason III the
refusal of LocofOcoism to accept Of our just
proportion Of the proceeds Of the public lands
he .'ding donged" upon that subject, IN connec.
tion with others, until, from being in II minority
Of two hundred, our candidates for the begisIa-
ture were each triumphant by an overwhelming
majority!
IL the profundlty of our ignorance, we had
all along been deluding ourselves with the be-
lief that perhaps the popularity and ability Of
the candidates themselves had at least contrib
uted some small share to their success. We
had failed to see in Messrs. Caldwell, Swccny
and Woods, row of second fiddlers," await
ing the initiative nod Of the iIlustriOus lead
that little while before had found them in such
IN inefficient" plight. Indeed, we had ven
tured, in Eighty moment, to fatter ourselves
that, perhaps, by some remote possibility, this
journal might have Influenced say some hHlfdozen
votes. The wellsburgh Herald, too. circulating
some part Of its edition it this county, lid'nt
know but 10 had some effect But We were
wholly, totally and entirely wrong, and now that
we have walked up, we here publicly record the
fact that we care under. Neither the speeches
of Mayor Caldwell, nor the well known reputa-
tons Of Messrs. Sweeny and Woods for tinan-
cial sagacity mattered a stiver--not hooter
with the people.
The people merely sncczcd as they observed
the Editor of the Times take more or less snuff
TRoTTING oY Lose ISLAND. Stakes SO, OOo'--s
We learn from our Eastern exchanges that two
of the most interesting trots that have ever TAX
en- place in this country, came off on Tuesday
last-one on the Union Course and the other
on the Centrcville Course, L. I. They were
both alike as regards distance 10 betrotted class
of vehicle, and the amount of money at stake.
One of the trots took place on the Union track,
md the other on the Ccntrevillc-the first be-
Tween Lantern and Prince, and the second be-
tween Lancet and Rose of Washington. The
aces were three mile heats to wagons, and each
or $4,000 Both these were play or pay
matches, and were made last spring, giving the
lorscs ample opportunity to be put in suitable
condition; but whether they were really so is
natter of dispute, it being asserted that Rose of
Washington was totally unfit to contend with
UGH horse as Lancet. Lantern also is said to
layc been out Of fix; he was undoubtedly quite
anne and it is said that the slow work he had
,een taking had been somewhat prejudicial TO
his speed and endurance. However, that may
De, the time made in both races was most excel
emit, and indeed much better than was antici.
Dated, particularly as regards Prince and Lam
ern, nurncro us bets having been offered, with:
out takers, that they would not 90 in ,cight
minutes. Tic result shows that TINS was ptht-
en- handsomely, and much enhanced the reputa-
ton of both horses. The following are the sunr-
uiarics of both races:--
Usos couass. II, TuGsOsI, Sept iS-TrOttins match
$500, three mile heats, wagons. ,s
J. D. McAIaun named eh. e. Pftnce.-
q. spieer named b. Lantern '..-...st
Time-I53S; I:S5
cEzTlEyILLE cOuEsz, l. L, TGEsDAI Sept iS-Froi'lng
match, SS,OOO, three mile hea 3 TO wagons
8 MeLSnEhin named blk g. Lancet ............'I
NJ WoolTua named b. OF WRshing
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