Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-08-04
FROM PHILADELPHIA.
Correspondence Of the 1ntelllgsncer.l
UNION HorEL, PnrLADELPnIA, /

Correspondence Oh Ihe AnLSILESuCeElt
UNION HorEE, Pnu.ADElPnIA,l
July 81, 1868. 5
NeasrS. Etlitors:-After the lapse of some
months, your correspondent resumes his pen, to
give you and your readers a few items of Phila-
delphia news.
Now, that our good people are nearly all out
Of town, we may say that Philadelphia is really
lat least represented at Cape May Atlantic City,
Long Branch, Bedford Springs, and all the wa
tering places-only the scan'tget-nway club
remaining at home. With the thermometer Mt
90 and 100 degrees in the shade, brick and NOR!
tar are by no means agreeable to live in, es-
peciay in large city like this. Accordingly,
your correspondent, although partially a mem.
Der of the aforesaid club, found himself tone
bright summer morn" on the beautiful steamer
Balloon, sailing down the Delaware, passing on
the way the battle ground Of Red Bank the
Quarantine, (which, by the way, is quito full of
vessels from the Southern ports3 Wilmington,
New Castle, and other picturesque towns and
villages, until in due time the Cape MAY Light
House appeared, and we soon were landed on
the desolate shores of Jersey. No one would
imagine in landing, that this was near civili-
cation, for there is not n town that is wor.t
thy OF the name to be seen, and only rank
vegetation and short clumpy trees, with.
cred by the sun, greets the eye. A hundred
Jersey wagons, however, are in readiness
to take you two miles to the Island, over the
busiest road that can be imagined. Having
arrived at.your destination, you can soon select
your Hotel from the thirty or forty frame houses.
so denominated, and feel yourself at home in
as democratic mot politically speaking) com
Pany as can be found any where. Convention
nlitles and formality is laid aside and every one
sets to work to enjoy life as much us possible,
and to do so they must contribute to tho enioy.
ment OF those around them. Cape Nav, this
season, ismore popular than it ever has been,
Upwards OF 5000 are at present there and the
number Is daily increasing. Tho beach is con-
sidered the finest on the Atlantic, and the surf
and brakers, although not so heavy MS at At
antlc City or Long Branch, are far safer. The
drives to Diamond Beach, Cold Springs the
Sound, and to the Light House, and the stag
and Fishing Parties to Cape Henlopen are pleas
ant Pastmes for the day-eithcr before or after
bathing hours, which is at IL o'clock A. Nj
Every evening Hope concert promenade or
Iaolaux's kills the time" very agreeabIy.
Every one regrets the day of his departure, and
no one did SO more than /. Here [ am, how
ever, again in the noisy hustle of citydom.
The merchants Rre preparing for the Fall trade,
whlcn mas already commenced. In few weeks
our city will be full of merchants from the west
and south. a good business is anticipated nj
though no one presumes that very large mum.
Der OF goods will be sold. Merchants will buy
from absolute necessity, such goods as they
absolutely want, while no one will be induced
TO lay IN as heavy n stock as formerly. This will
be to the interest nf the buyer and seller and
will exert good influence The Spring trade
will doubtless be heavy, as evidences from all
sections,o of this country as well as Europe in.
dictate that general revival of business will
then take place. In my future letters will
sPortprogress on this head. at present there
is but little news. Politicians are at work cam.
paigning for the Fall elections. Tho ShcrifFalty,
OF course, being the fat office of the season, a
large number Of candidates have presented them
selves for nomination, subject to the voters, SC.
The kirkpatrick poisoning case has been oc.
cnpying the attention of our courts for some
time past, but will be brought to conclusion
next week. The case of Fred. w. Porter. the
detaulter of the Sunday School Union, has been
deferred until October. OccAsIoNA1,