Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-11-12
oUR Democratic friends are likely to have a

ofits statement beyond the imputation ofdoubt"
Here is the letter:
MARSHALL CorNrY, VA, Vov. /, 1853
TO the Editors Of tho Enquirer:
Gentlemen-There was \ meeting advertised
to be held here on Saturday last. for the purpose
of appointing delegates to the Petersburg Con-
Vention. Saturday came, but the meeting was
so very thinly attended that it was proposed,
and understood to be assented to, that the meet
ing be postponed till court day. With this I'M
derstsndfng several left the house, after which
some two or three of Mr.. Letchers friends seized
upon the opportunity, and appointed delegates,
with instructions to vote for Letcher IN the
Convention. Such is not the sentiment of the
people of this county, neither will they submit
to be misrepreSented. They will speak for
themselves in due time, report their proceed
ings, and express their preference in the Peters
burg Convention, for John w. Brockenbrough.
NORTHWEST.
The Enquirer does not relish very we'll the idea
of having John Letcher put forth as the stand
ard bearer of the Democracy, as most of our
readers are doubtless aware, but protest strong
u agaist it From lengthy editorial in the
last Enquirer, we take this paragraphs:
Let the voice of the majority be heard, and
John Letcher will stand no more chance of be-
ing Governor of Virginia, than does the editor
of "The South" But we warn Mr.. Letcher's
supporters to forbear from goading majority
OF the party to retrlbutiOn; VIC warn the minors
~ from the pursuit of o line of policy, which
would be scarcely endura5le, even in majority
THAT of pressing forward the name of candi-
date utterly obnoxious to a respectable portion
of the party, inasmuch that they will never be
brought to endorse his nomination. If, In spite
of their weakness before the people, Mr.. Letch-
erS friends shall succeed in obtaining mniori.
ty in the Convention, we will not dispute their
right to select the candidate If the majority
of the people choose to let judgment go by de-
fault, they cannot complain. But even such
default. will never justify the selection of the
only man among a dozen Democratic candidates,
against whom popular meetings of the Democ-
racy have found.it necessary to protest.
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DEATH OF A FoRNEn CITIZEN OF Wheeling
"A paper from st. Joseph, No., (IHe Vest re-
ceived by yesterdays mail, contains notice of
the death of Mr.. James Cargill, formerly of
this city, which took place near st. Joseph on
the,morning of the 9th ult. The Rest speaks
of Mr.. c. as having long been known through.
out that section of country, as one of the most
prominent and enterprising citizens of St.
Joseph. He died on his farm near st. Joseph,
of cancer of the stomach. His sufferiugs, Just
before his death, were intense; but were borne
with christian fortitude and resignation Mr..
Cargill was SO years old, and up to short time
before his death seemed one of the most robust
and hearty men in the community.
The same paper also mentions the death of
Samuel Green, who removed to that country
from Culpepper county, in this State, about IS
years ago. Mr.. G. is represented as man of
large property, and universally respected for his
many excellent qualities as citizen, neighbor
andfriend.
Tue Paris correspondent of the New York
Times relates story of French actress who
married respectable young man, having rem
dered him violently enamored of her. They
lived, of course, unhappily together and were
distressed for want of money, She had previ-
ously been the mistress of rich American who
"had his fling" in Paris, and, at the end of all
resources, they determined, by intimidation, to
compel him to give them the means of living
They arrived at New York, found him, and so
aroused his fears by threats of exposing his past
life, that he, out of regard for his character and
family, bound himself to pay an allowance to
Madame Of $1,000 year. With this the couple
returned to Paris. Her husbandhas since sued
for divorce, and these facts were revealed tlu.
ring the legal procedure
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URN the Fourth District, New Orleans, (says
the Delta,) lives a man, his infant child and a
matrOnly, well behaved nanny goat The nan
ny is the hairy foster.mother Of the infant,
which the fever some time since robbed of its
parent proper, and she entirely appreciates the
peculiar duties which have devOlved upon her
When she hears the hungry cry of her helpless
little human charge, she is by its side in an
instant, placing her teats at the service Of its
thirsty lips
ouE day astweeka young man named Dillon
in Philadelphia, who had become Jealous of his
mistresses attempted to satisfy his suspicion.
of her unfaithfulness by letting himself down
the chimney fue to her room. He stuck in the
aueand was suffocated before he could be reliev.
ed from the chimney. Another mistress Of
Dnon's, hearing of his death, gave way her
wearing apparel, went to the Delaware, took of
her hoops, leaving them on the walk, and jump,
ing into the river drowned herself
HEESAN, the pugilist. is said to be a good
Democrat, and, in politics. sound on ''LecOmp-
tOn." As he has been badly beaten lately, it is
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