Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-03-09

business in an unfair way in one particular, will
be found toeing the strict line of fair dealing
in another. Our attention has, within day or
two past, been drawn to evidences of would be
sharp practice upon the part of our neighbors
of the Pennsylvania Central road, and we have
Just concluded that we might as well halloa
stop thief" just here, before they get along
any further. The agent of the B. & o. r. r. at
this point, Mr.. j. B. Ford.-we find by a dispatch
in the Philadelphia Press, telegraphed the agent
there, (Phila,) on the 9th of Feb, as follows
1--WE are having large fall rain, which will
enable the boats to resume their trips from this
place to Cincinnati and Louisville Tomorrow
All shipments of goods destined for river points
below, will be forwarded to their destinations
without interruption. The thermometer has
risen 81 degrees"
In the face of this despatch from this point,
the Pttsburg Journal of the 28d, comes out and
tells the public that
''The announcement is altogether premature;
navigation is still suspended at Wheeling"
Now let US see whose right and whose wrong
in this matter, and whether the Pittsburg peo-
pie can sustain their navigation over our heads
by such representations. On referring to our
river notices, we CLEAN the following items:
''The last boat from Pittsburg passed this ci
ty as long ago as the 18th of February. The
Messenger followed her, but could not make the
trip, and stuck in the gorge at Browns island,
where she now remains to the imminent peril
of the boat herself and all the merchandise on
board. From Wheeling the Interchange left
Feb. 10th, Liberty on the 18th, Altamont on the
18th, Gust the day after Mr.. Fords despatch,
which the Pittsburg paper sought to discredit0
and from below, The Liberty came up on the
10th, and the Ohio No. . left Parkersburg on
the 23d.
These boats we specify, because they are
all we happen just now to have any note Of
We do not know how many other boats there
were that arrived and departed. But we have
mentioned enough to amply invaIidpte the at
tempt to direct trade from this point by resort
ing to such unfair attempts by the Pennsylvania
central people.
During this last week, the B. and Ohio Rail-
road have sent out the Courier, the Ford, and
the Interchange, and there has arrived some six
or seven boats for Pittsburgh, which are now
lying at Wheeling and between Wheeling aud
the gorge. A part of the freight of these boats
has been ordered to the B. & o. R R., and is now
on its way to its destination, and another order
was, we understand, received only last night,
for the transfer of freight intended for the
Pennsylvania Central route All the freight
from the East to the West, via the B. & o. Rail
read, up to the 9TH inst, has been sent forward
via the river to its destination.
We wish to be moderate and truthful in all
we say on this mntter but we cannot consent to
let our enterprsing friends up ut the quondrm
head of navigation, make such bQrefaced at
tempts to depreciate superior inducements
to shippers They know, and people east and
west, and everywhere, where they know any
thing about the great arteries of trade from the
east to the west, know that the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad is the great central conduit of
trade from tue east to the west. 1t offers the
facilities Of two river points-WheeIing and
Parkersburg-the former 30 and the latter $50
miles below Pittsburg it offers direct and
prompt connection with C. o. railroad, for
Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and ali
points west; and, still more, it has direct con-
uection with the Cleveland & Pittsburg road,
for Cleveland and the northwest.
These things we have but touched upon for
we have time and space, now, only for limited
course of remark. Our whole object was but
to notice these unfair attempts against us
Shippers everywhere will see in n moment and
appreciate the suggestions which We have
thrown out.
PARsoN BRowNLow AND HIS MIssIox.-The
Baltimore american objects to Parson Brown
low going on in his missionary expedition to the