Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-02-01
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There has recently been considerable flow
| of emigration into this and some of the neigh
boring counties of North Western Virginia.
We have them from Germany, Sweden, Switz-
erland, the British Isles, New York, Connect
cut and Canada. They are known in the coun-
tries from which they came as being intelligent
and industrious, and doubtless will add wealth
and strength to the country of their adoption.
They bring with them a large amount of gold,
and 1t has been good deal scattered among our
citizens for land, stock aud other articles which
every new conner needs, and our citizens can
well spare. Their land purchases are confined
principally to the counties of Lewis, Upshur,
Gimer, BraXton, and we understand in several
other of the adjoining counties
This emigration is effected through the agen-
cy of our enierprising tOwnsman, e. S. Hurley,
ESQ., who has connected himself with the Emil
grant Aid Company, and in whose hands the
principal part of our land holders have placed
their lands for the purpose of furnishing emf
grants with homes in our State.
We would just remark, in connection with
the above, that the lands now in the bands of
this company, amounting TO 10000 acres are
as good rs can be found i'll any portion OF the
| State. The natural productions of these lands
I-btuminOuS coal. iron ore, salt, &c, render
them more valuable than any other inlands in
the State. We are requested TO state that any
one desiring to purchase lands in this section of
country can receive any information in regard
thereto by applying either to o. S. Hurley, Esq.
OF Weston, Lewis county. Va, or TO j. @, IN
derwood, 20 Nassau street, New York.
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| The INvlrATIoN TO Nix. H. WlNTEn DAVIS
1t seems that the fact that this gentleman has
been invited to deliver the next ANNUAL address
before the literary societies f,he Virginia Uni
versity has generated terrible iubbub in that
] institution. The following letter from student
subscriber tells the story
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINrA, Jan. % 1853
There is much excitement in college arising
| from tho fact that the societies have invited
Henry Winter Davis to deliver before them an
address at the end of the session. It's custom
airy for the three societies each to appoint a
committee, and these three committees conjoint-
ly elect orator for the final celebration. 1t is
4 usual to select man of distinction: and this
time they selected and invited Mr.. Davis, not
being acquainted with those special acts of his
which have made him obnoxious to the South.
1t is usual, too for the proceedings 81 the com
mite to be kept perfectly secret unt:! some one
has accepted INSTRUMENTATION. Theyt en- report
! to their respective societies that they have
extended, the iuvit alton to such man and
that he has accepted it. Well when it got out
that Davis had been invited, a large number of
the students and all the faculty were furious
and last night the societies met to consider what
was to be done in the embarrassing circumstan.
ices.
The result was that ono of the societies voted
that Davis should be made acquainted with the
circumstance, and requested not to come but
the other two declared that in spite of the Pro-
fessors, the Legislature aud the State Davis
Should address them. And here the matter
stands. The thing has been heard of in Rich
mond, and day or two ago an article appeared
In the "Sotll denounclng, IN the strongest terms
1.-THE imprOprietY of the selection. The LegiSla.
Itnre,stoo, has been applied to for an appropria-
touzoG large amount of money to supply the
wants of the University, and the faculty have
received letters from some of the members, de-.
lclaFing that unless the action of the COMMITTEES
be rescinded they will use all their cxertions to
defeat the appropriation bill, &C., &c. can't
think what will come of the matter, but Isup-
pose everything viii be published in the papers
and you will then get full account.
THE Adriatic, on her homewarl trip, brought
1.-THE English pilot through to New York, having
been unable to transfer him. He was to return
in the Baltic, the company having to pay all his
Eexpenses and second officers wages, with the
right TO pilotthe ship into Liverpool, and bring
her out again. His brother pilots having taken
him into tow while sojourning in New York,
boarded him at the Pacific Hotel; and on New
Years day put him behind tel. horses to make
calls.
Il A postmaster, puzzing out a very uncertain
Esnperscrption toan Irish letter. jocosely remark
ed to an Intelligent son of Erin, who stood by.
that the Irish brought very h ard set of names