Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-06-18
FRoM RICHMOND.
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term for the present month, and seemingly es-
tablished the title TO the claim of capacity Tor
correct ADMINISTRATION of those who have de-
clared they detected indications OF summer
severe as regards disease as well as temperature.
! And indeed there has been decided grounds tor
onnrehensiop. on the first named score (of sick
ness) from the large number OF flies, which Is
slyvavs esteemed a certain .hafbingeT, Of some
| of the destructive maladies peculiar TO the
summer season, if there we're no mahllest cAus-
| es Since Sunday night there has 'oeen q n ,
I rial change of atmosphere, which may douDtleSs'
/ heSaccounted forby violent hail storm snps
| nosed to have occurred in the vicinity oil the
itv. of the destructive effects of which no posi-
/ tive account has yet reached me- Inc Weatnet
! to-day is quite cool, indeed so mush SO mat
! not few have renewed the caSt-oH gaIuls Gu
of winter The atmosphere is very unlike
/ 10 That of June generally, and is quite DC
/ tober.ish. Bnt though the weather has thus
changed. there is change in the dull
/ ness of the city; no inetamorphis, ION, now
! incomparably more delightful such an one
would be to any like that OF OVID rom
staphation of news to the yivacity of series
of stirring incidents. Not a circumstance
seems likely to ruffle the calm waters of nom
progressiveneSS pervading Richmond, notone 70
interrupt ''the even tenor Of her way" butiaEiy
she drags "her slow length along" without an
excitement; no stabbings, no roooeTieS, ana hos
a single negro has. disappeared that have heafu
of since the denouement in Norfolk and Peters,
4 hir1 For the last named fact it may be dltit-
\ cult to account; there is only one explanation,
viz the example so promptly made oil tue
rnarauders, who at Petersburg, within twenty
miles of her capital audacously violated, anu set
Mt naught one of Virginia's most stringent laws.
/ T'The State Sabbath School Convention assem-
HE'D here on Thursday night, and sat about
three days. Many schemes were proposed as
likely to assist the promotion OF the Saooaih
School cause; though, | helleVe. 1t Is genefally
t1rtkO
ltnken: no essential alterations or improvements
| in system or otherwise, and that the results
| of the deliberations by no means answered the
sanSuine expectations of the or1gnat0rs oil inc
movements. The venerable DR.. Wm. >. Pluner,
of Allegheny City, was IN attendance, and
preached twice on Sunday last. DIR. r. former
| iy had charge of congregation III Richmond,
and no where else has he more ardent aHectioh
and esteem than among the lArge number OF ms
denomination here.
In addition to the Fair of the Virginia Cen
trail Agricultural Society, to be held here next
Fall asSiduous efforts, with flattering Indications
| of success are being made to secure for Rich
mond the exhibition OF w. S. Society Thus
| we will be amply compensated for the loss, OF
/ rather voluntary surrender OF the State exhl-
bition which was so much condemned SHORT
| time since.
/ Mr.. Robert Harrie, of this city, has received
! from the Government of Brazil, contract for
the cons trnction of section of railroad in that
! country the amount of which contract is estl-
mated at 81, 100000. The awarding OF the con-
tract to Mr.. Harrie is a triumphant success OF
American over British enterprise; an EnSiish
co,nnanv having commended with the American
company, and enlisted some OF the newspapers
of Rio de Janeiro againstit
Wee aIIlictaa ever SO violently with cdcoeeaeS
seribeudi would be compeHeu 70 s!UP' -
though rather abruptly, having nothing more
| from which to fabricate line. FRANK.
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A PEorLe's PARRY IN DEtAwARE.--rhe citi-
zens of Delaware, opposed TO the Administration,
held a very large meeting at Dover on the 10th,
with Senator Spruance in the chnir. Com
mittec of fifty was appointed from each of the
| three counties of the State to adopt platform
The meeting was addressed by Messrs. Barr,
Fisher, smithers. Alderdice, Morris, Townsend
| and others The platform adopted by the Com
mittee, section by section, was in substance MS
follows, viz: Iel
That the name ofthe party be "THE PEOPLES
PARTY.n That its prinPles be:
That the citizens of the Territories be allowed
| TO settle their own institutions and their own
forms of government.
That the constitution of every new State be
submitted to the people for ratification orrejec-
ton before being accepted by Congress.
That n tariff for revenue be laid with inclden-
1 tai protection to home industry.
That when the revenue of the Government
exceeds the expenditure, such excess as may
be derived from tho sale Ofthe public lands
shall be divided among the States, both old as
well as new.
That the importation of foreign criminals and
tpaupers be prohibited.
The meeting was of the largest ever held
| in Dover. The State House was unable to con-
tain the crowd, and they had to adjourn outside.
Among those present, large number voted for
Mr.. Buchanan it
MASSACHUSETTS, emancipationists l., Missouri
are bringing out their candidates for an active
canvass in the several congressional districts,
and in some of them with very hopeful pros
poets of successes. Col. j. NJ. Richardson of
Richmond, late Secretary ofstate, is on the
stump in the 9th district, against John S. Phelps,
Democrat; James B. Gardenhire, lately elected
mayor Of Jefferson City on the emancipation
issue, is the candidate against woodson, Amer.
ican and Democrat, in the 9th district; Judge
Albert jackson has become the candidate in the
9TH (Caruthers') district against NOEL; and
Harry Branch has taken up the banner offree
labor in the very home of Atcbison, suingfel