Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-06-24
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Pe0nbIiean fOminGti0Rs-T TIE Contest IN Wash
inotoa Coaaty-Hoa. Biz Montgomery En-
joyiDg otiaa cum dignitale-His ProsReels
xfis sFs,lLZ Death ef James E,oiua, de-, dc.
WAsHIsGroS, Pa, June %, 1858.
The ReDublican County Convention met on
Yesterday and made their nominations. They
are as follows: Legislature, Geo. V. Lawrence,
lanes Graham; SierlG, Norton McGifin; Com
,aiasoner, o. p Cook; AuditOT, Phillips; Oiree-
tor of Poor. William Sproules. There wall be,
from the interest at present manifested, q SPIT
tied contest between the opposing parties, IN
this county, the coming fall. Mckennan re-
fuses being a candidate for Congress, and James
Veech ESQ, of Fayette Co., will doubtless be
Minced ON the ticket Veeeh is man OF &C
knowIedeet ability, and viii be.a toeman wor-
thy of Montgomery's steel Montgomery Is
now here, repoSing in lusty good hunior and
fine spirits after the exciting little brush with
Ioyesr for thecandidacy. We verify think that
| his short congressional experiences has had an
improving effect upon him. He carries his
dignity and his greatness (fOr, as certain as ms
life he has some of the latter, with more Of
the Statesman's ease, and he wears the title OF
his official station with obviously greater grace
than people, year or two ago, womb nave
thought Sanguine Of an election In the fall,
over any Republican that can be brought
against him, and already victorious over ms
Democratic opposeTs "Bill" begins to feel him
self inyincible. He has been attacked With un-
precedented viruIence in his private and public
in his moral and political character aud stli ne Is
invnlnerablc His friends even think now that
after the many furious onslaughts he has re-
nelled their big Achilles is able to stand the
most cunning attack Of the most prying Paris,
and very much doubt whether there be about
him one single spot for fatal lance to reach.
The end of "Bill" is not yet, and it is hard to
divine what it may be
l. flaF aNrtn 70 raI a.
bration of the Third (the Fourth being on Sun
day) in an appropriate manner, by the large
Union School of this borough. We hear be-
sides of sundry parties, pic-nics, &c. 1t IS the
standing custom here for business houses all to
close upon that anniversary, aud the whole DAY
is kept as a political Sabbath.
Our citizens are greatly rejoiced at the re-
yiying prospects of the Henipfeld. They give
great credit to your enterprising townsTnan, Hon.
Thomas Sweeney, for his efforts in behalf OF this
really important project,
Mr.. James Ewing, one of our very best anu
most respected citizens, well known as an extern
siye wool dealer, died on yesterday morning.
we have not learned the exact nature oil ms
disease. In the death of NJ Ewing the commu-
nity has lost a good citizen, ala honest man and
n consistent christian.
The celebrated worldwide traveller, DIR. Baird,
deliyereda lecture ON India, in connection with
the late rebellion" in the Baptist church, on
Sunday evening Like every lhlhS pFOeSeuii'S
from that learned gentleman, it was instructive
and entertaining.
But the weather is absolutely 50 hot that
we couldn't write you another line, if we
were to try, unless it be to tell you (and we
would be grossly derelict in our duty to the
public if we did,.t inform YOU that the
tnns;c.rrintler is in town. Even now, as We
write, he has planted himself right over the
wav, opposite our door, under the broiing, bis
tcring RAYS of to-day's dnnble-intensified sun,
and is discoursing delightful strains to crowd
of ragged. l!atless, boOtless boys their hearty
nianjiIsLexpresse with no fashionable mode
Tation-ampiy testifying their unqualified APP
proval of the organ mans benevolent efforts.
whilst their vaccinations (almos) hyperooii-
cal, leave not doubt that the monkey
miserable caricature on human dignity
himself with becoming honor Long live the
spirit of Young America-the organ grinder
glory and his very life-and long live the organ
SSrindeT himself STEPHEN.