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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-01-13
Virginia Central Railroad.
ORANGE AND ALEX XANDRIA
$3.50 RAILRClAn s


Great Northern ana Southern AIan Route.
FOR NORTHERN, SOUTHERN AND WESTERN
TRAYELRRs.
Twice DAILY (Sunday night excepted, between Rich.
mond and Washington CITY Via Gordonsyille and Alex.
Hours Of departure At Rieh-
Rsasfsia9 4 n n and and .o
and $50
Arrive At Rlehmend. .1:80 p. n. and A. N
Baggage checks and tickets given through between Rich
m0nd and Washington
THESE TWO RAILROADS HAVING NO STRAP RAIL.
and being excellent order, and CARRYING I'VE GRPkT
NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN NAIL, give TIE Best guar
Antee Of aEayt securing connections shown BY ari-
yas daily At Richmond and Washington city In adEanc Of
the Steamboat line.
RAnE RlSlIl,o,y lVAsnrsoEos. $3.50
An onEhus VIII befOdnd always ready 70 take fiTougi
passengers and telr basngs Of wearing apparel etee
the two Depo fFee o. charge, with ample time for them ~
take their meAllI Fhether going North South.
Through Tickets can be obtained between DanvKe and
Washington at the Terminus Of TIE Road nov neav cons
Plsed e Danyle. An Agent Of te Company reeeiTs
the Chees Of pasengeTa from the DanVile Roa and A..
| tImoTe Depot y
route.
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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-01-13
WHEET1 ING Va WEDNEsDAY MORNING JANUARY 49, 1
TRANSPORTATION.
1876.

1s57.s. 1875.
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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-03-05
ElEPP0POTAMUS HUNTING.

An English publication gives the subjoin-
ed account of hunting this amphibious mon
ster
We, the mates boats crew, had been order
ed to prepare ourselves for general cruIse-
We provided ourselves with store of bread
and beef, filled the boats breaker with water,
spread our sail to the light breeze, and poiut-
the boat's bow to the nearest island. Landing
here we found noUght but wilderness of low
Jungle, which was scarcely peuetrablc, togeth-
er with poor landing. We examined three
or four Of the isles, and having at last fixed
upon suitable place to commence operations,
aud were about to return on board, when the
mate said. Trim aft, Tom, there's good
breeze, fair coming and going, and we'll take
look at the mainland The boats head was
laid shoreward, and we spread 0uSelves out
upon the thwarts, enjoying some cigars which
our chief officer had good naturedly brought
with him. When within about mile and
half of the mainland, We found the water shoal
ing. being not more than three fathomS-eigb
teen feet deep. Il saw black skin glisten in
the sun just then, said the boat-steerer, who
was att, the mate having stretched himself up
on the bowthwart to take nap. 'lt was
nothing hut putting pig either-nor-Do,'
said he with some degree of animation. nor
anything else that wears black skin that ever
saw before This had the effect OF rousiug US
up, every one casting his eyes ahead to catch
| sight of tue questionable 'black skln!' There
| he blows! sand there again. iand over here
too, said several voices In succession. 'lt
amt a spout at all, boys, let's pull Up and see
what it is We took to our oars, and the boat
was soon darting forward at good speed toward
the place where we had last seen the object of
our curiosity Stern all' suddenly shouted
the mate, as the boat bro't up 'all standing
against some object which We had not been
able to see on account of the murklness of the
collision nearly throwing us upon our backs
into the bottom OF the boat. As We backed
off an enormous beast slowly raised his head
above the water, gave a loud snort, and incou-
tinently dove down again, almost before we
could get fair look at it.
SWhat is it!' was now the question which no
one could answer. Whatever it Is, said the
mate, whose whaling blood was up, If ii comes
within reach Of my iron, I'll make fast to it,
lads; so pull ahead We were again under
headway, keeping bright lookout for the re-
appearance OF the stranger. There are whole
school, said the mate, eagerly, pointing IN
shore, where the glisteuing of white water
showed that a number of the nondescripts we're
evidently enjoying themselyesr. snow boys,
pull hard and we'll soon try their mettle.'-;
There's something broke water, just ahead
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-03-05

subjected. | mean bv this that, in many IN
stances, the plant has been cultivated ID
manner contrary to its original nature; aud tAat
in consequence, it bas become partially, II not
permanently, diseased.
Planting in a:soil in every respect unsuitable;
planting seed diseased or mperfectly selected;
negligent. or, what is worse, a wrong noue OF
cultivation; exposing the potatoes after beng
dug to early frosts, chilling rains or the NOT
RAYS Of the sun; putting them away IN oad con-
dtion in damp cellars or IN improperly con-
structed receptacles in the ground--are some
Of the aliases to which the potato has been sub
iected. and some of the eahses it presents OF de-
terioration.
If these conclusions are correct, instead OF
seeking specific for the rot, it would ne WI
ser and more practical course to endeavor, by
proper care ana cultivation, to restore this plant
10 its original soundness. And that the snG-
sestions which follow, if faithfully praeticed, will
contribute to this result, il not entirely accom-
plsh it, my own experience demonstrates. Du-
ring tie past Season one-elgath, at least, OF me
potatoes raised in this neighborhood were $"
much affected With the rot as 10 be unht for
use. while mine were almost perfectly sound
Of a crop OF over hundred bushels, had
not. perhaps, more than bushel of rnsonnd
potatoes As the result Of my experience IN
raising this crop during severafy years, n which
have been almost invariably successful IN Sc
curing sound potatoes and oetalhng tair yield
make the following Suggestions;
lst. Select, if p~ssibie, a new, dry and san
DIV soil. Here 1.-the West, especially, this kind
Of soil is alpJst Indispensable to the Successful
raising essound potatoes. If it is necessary to
use a fertilizer, compost made of ashes Or
lia1 and stable manure, in which the ashes or
Rnie prepouderates, is preferable to any other.
=. Having secured proper soil, the groubd
shoult be deeply and thoroughly plowed in the
fall, or early 10 the spring, aud again inlmedi-
ately before planting. Whatever other precau
tious are overlooked III preparing the ground,
that OF deep plowng should not be neglected.
3. The best place to keen potatoes through
the winter Is dry, dark cellar, having wood
en- floor Ii the cellar is damp layer of cLaif
(liIat OF wheat being the best should be placed
Under them aud around the walls. They should
be frequently examined, if possible, through
the winter and the decayed ones should be
perfectly sound until harvest by keeping them
in dark aud tolerably dry place and by keep
ing the sprouts broken OF.
II the foregoing suggestions are faithfully
observed have no doubt that the ravages Of
the rot will be greatly retarded. Unfortunately
for the pntato, it has received less attention,
with view to its Improvement, than almost
any other kind of agricultural product Let
the same pains be taken with the potato as are
bestowed upon some other kinds OF farming
plodace and the result will be that this almost
indispensable article Of food will not only be-
come more abundant, bat greatly improved in
quality Baltimore Sun.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-03-05

A Coop JoKE.-A Prussian journal of the
lower Rhine tells very good joke of reli-
gious community thereon, who, appreciating
the long and able services Of their faithful min
ister, unanimously resolved, as slight testi-
monial of the same, to present him this year Of
bountfui vintage, each with bottle of white
vino. The minister, of course, duly sensitive
30 this delicate tribute of love and affection,
rs well as pretty proud Of ii, as an evidence
that his ministry had not been altogether in
vain, at considerable expense prepared, in his
cellar, huge ornamcnted cask, into which, on
the appointed day, appeared every member of
his flock to empty his bottle. But what was
the surprise of the minister, as well as of the
generous donors, on tasting from the now over
flowing cask, 10 find that it was not wine but
water. strange thing, certainly, and of
which we have no other explanation than this,
that every member of tie society were of the
same idea, that one bottle of water would not
be neticed III whole cask of wine
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-03-05

HONORABLE CoNDIroN.-Many years ago,
in what is now fourishing city in this State,
lived stalwart blacksmith, fond of his pipe
aud of his joke. He was also fond of his
blooming daughter, whose many graces and
charms had ensnared the affection of a suscep-
tibe young printer. The couple, ifter sea-
son Of mutual billing and cooling, engaged F"
themselves, and nothing but the consent of the
Young ladies sparent" prevented their onion.
TO obtain this, Typo prepared little
speech to astonish and convince the old gen
tieman, who sat enjoying his pipe in perfect
content Typo dilated upon the fact of their
long friendship, their mutual attachment, their
hopes for the future, and like topics, and ta-
king the daughter by the hand, said now,
sir, ask your permission to transplant this love-
ly fowor from its parent bed but his "phe-
links overcame him, be forgot the remainder
of his rhetorical flourish, blushed, stammered,
and finally wound up With" from its parent
bed, into my own" The father keenly relish
ed the discontinue of the suitor, aud after re-
moving his pipe and blowing cloud, replied.
" Well, young man, don't know as Pye any OBJ
jec,iOns, provided you marry the gal FIRST.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-03-05

How Mr.. BUCHANAN FEELs.-The curios-
ity IN the minds of some people as to the feel
ings which Mr.. Buchanan privately ente-tains
in regard 10 the agitation OF the question grow
ing out Of the Lecompton swiudle, is about be-
ing gratiGed by some of the correspondents of
the public journals. That the old gentleman
feels very much out OF humour, is nothing more
thau need be expected but that he should
give reut 10 his bad temper in cnrseS and pro-
faulty, is something more than we were prepa
red tc hear from our circumspcct old Bachelor
President. 1t is well for the ''trators" in the
Democratic camp that their chief has not the
power to take their lives, aud imprison their
persons, paced in his hands, or we would have
IA repetition of the ''Bloody Assizes,' even in
this advanced stage of the nineteenth century.
His name.ake of England vas not more bitter
and unreknting toward the refractory contes-
tants of lHs kiagly prerogative than our james
would bean his treatment of Douglas, Walker,
Stanton, md their friend, if the Constitution
perInitteda similar qualification of his revenge
full feelings. 1t is said thet Bancroft, the his
torian, afer listening to the reading OF the
Presidents message, in the Seuate, when it
was finished, pronounced the document shell
lish." THIS criticism coming to the ears o. the
President it excited his feelings so much as te
cause hin to rail and swear in a very earnest
manner Douglas told one of his friends that
when 'Old Buck" read the declaration of his
speech tlat he was absent from the country
when the Nebraska bill was passed, he fairly
howled with rage. A correspondent remarks :
''There is intense personal bitterness between
BuchanaG and Douglas, on all points. The
President denounces the Senator as little de-
maeogue who is afraid of the consequences of
his own measures lie expresses the greatest
contempt for the blunder of Douglas anti-Le-
compton movement, and does not disguise his
purpose to aid in the election of a Republican
Senator, if necessary, to defeat Douglas, should
he centinue to oppose Lecompton and if he
now turns again the President says he might be
tolerated in the party, but he would be de-
spised. On his part, Douglas everywhere as
serted that Buchanan and the administration
are dead Some of the Douglas office holders
in Illinois would have been dismissed before
this. but tue House delegation entreated the
President to spare them, because they would,
In case of general row, lose their seats as
well as Douglas his"
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-03-05
Brighton, near Rochester, ". Y
POTATo RoT-ITs REMEDY.

1t is not SO much my object in this cem-
mu1ication to pretend to give remedy for the
potato rot as to offer some observations upon
its probable causes and some suggestion for the
management and cultivation of that invaluable
plant, by acting upon which have uniformly
succeeded in raising good crops:
Now, whatever may be the existing or imme-
diate cause of this disease, | think that the re-
mote cause is to be found in the abuse to which
the potato has. for long series of years, been
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-03-05

aid the boat-steerer 'Pull easy, lads-I see
him -thcre-way enougb-there's his back .
sStern all u shouted he, as he darted his
iron intpsthe back as broad US small sperm
whale. =
sStera all back water-bsck water, every
man . aad the infuriated beast made desperate
lunges in every direction, making the white
water fly almost equal to a whale We could
now see the whole shape of the creature, as,
in liB agony and surprise, he raised himself
above the surface. We all recognized at once
the Hppopotamus, as he is represented in
books. ii natural history. Our object soon got
| a little cooler, and giving savage roar, bent
his head around until he grasped the shank of
the irap between his teeth. With one jerk he
drew il out of his bleeding quarter. and sha-
king itsavagely, dove down to the bottom.
The water was here about two fathoms deep,
and we eould see the direction, in which he was
travelling along the bottom by Tue of blood
as wells as the air bubbles which rose to The
surface as he brea'hed.
'Giyf he another iron, Charley, aud we'll
not givehim chance TO pull it out next time
The irunlwas handed up, and we slowly sailed
in the objection VIII ch our prize was following
along the bottom. 'ilere's two or three of
them aScrn of US, said the boat-stcerer. Jus;
then twp more rose, one on either side of the
boat, and IN rather unpleasant proximity, and
before We had begun to realize our situation
the wounded beast, uuable any longer to stay
beneath tale surface, came up to breathe just
ahead. Pull ahead little; let's get out Of
this snarE Lay the boat around-so- now,
c.a III fko tod
the neck Df our victim. Wnh a roar louder
than dozen of the wild bulls Of Madagascar,
the now aladdened beast made for the boat
'Ijack waler back, | say Take down this
boatsall, aud stern all Stern for your lives
men ? as two more appeared by the bows, eyi
denily prepared TO assist their coinrade. lie
was making the water fly in nll directions, and
having failed to reach the boat, was now vainly
essayina 20 grasp the iron, which the mate had
purposelyput into bis short neck 50 close to
his head taat he could not get it into lis
laolth.
Stick out line till we get clear Of the schoul,
aud then wc'll put up on the other side of this
fellow, aud soon settle him with lance
This was done, and as we again hauled up
4A-r fr'Ets BEAST The Iiiafe poised Lis
bright lance for moment then sent il deep
into his heart. With tremendous roar, and
a desperate final struggle, of scarcely min-
ute's duration. our Prize gave up the ghost,
and after sinking for r'omeu;, rose again 10
the surface, lying upon his SHE, just does
the whale when dead His companion had lett
Us, and we now, giving three cheers for our
victory .towed the clrcase to the shore. 1t was
luckily high tide, and we got the boiy up to
high water-lnark, where the speedily recedipg
waves left it ashore. When we here viewed
the giant, aud thought of the singular agility
he had displayed in the water, We could not
help acknowledging to Que another, thar to get
among school of Hippopotami, was rather
desperate game,
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-03-05

The editor of the Democrat says that the
New York Democrats who voted against Mayor
Wood we're s'afflcted" with ''honesty," that
disorder has rarely attacked Democrats out here
they usually enjoy excellent party health.
Lou. JomndL
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-03-05
GEORGE BANCROFT.
Saturday, Feb. Is, 1858.

FELLOW CITIZENS Tue proper solution
of the question before the country, which in
soao OF its aspects, is the most momentous that
has been presented siuce the adoption OF the
Federal Constitution, is self-evideut; but that
solution has been SO thwarted that it is made
necessary to revert to first principles, and to
take counsel of the people, who are the source
of wisdom and of power. We are assembled
Tonight not in hostility TO the Administration.
We veneraie the President for his age aud past
services, ana desire TO remove out of his path
tie great obstacle TO his present usefulness
Still less are we at variance with the South
We have never feared to sustain the South on
any question in which the South was in the
right, and we are justified in asking It's co-ops
Grafton to prevent great national wrong,
which, if consummated, will injure It's friends
Far from opposing Democracy, We come here
to night to uphold it, BY fresheniug in our
minds the love of justice and freedom, without
which Democracy is delnson.
We are assembled to protest against forcing
the Lecompton Constitution upon the people Of
Kansas against their will Bear with me, fell
low-citizens, if, in the fewest possible words, |
speak TO the facts in the case, to the right, anu
to the means Of redress.
As to the facts of the case, the Leeempton
Constitution was authorized in advance by no
one branch of the General Government. The
Senate Of the United States passed bib for a
Convention in Kansas, having in view very
different mode of procedure. The House, by
"a decided vote, declared itself willing TO accept
the real aud true opinion of the majority of
Kansas, however it might be expressed The
President, through his agent, the Governor of
the Territory, vetoed the bill for the conven-
ton. The Senate, the House, tie Presidents
of the United States, are all innocent of the
Lecomptou Convention. The people of the
Territory never elected that convention, and
never had an opportunity to do so. the lists
Of voters were made out by partisan officers,
who acted under 20 penalties for neglect of du-
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-03-05
George Bancroft ON Kansas.
TO THE PEOPLE or NEW WORK.


On sIon2ay, the Sth inst, having been as
surei that The Academy of Music had certain
II been engaged for the occasion, / signed a
call for an AntiLecompton meeting, to be held
there on Friday the 18th
On Tuesday evening one of the Directors of
the Academy Of Music came to my house and
expressed himself very strongly against the
terms IN which the meeting was called, and
against the meeting; ami expressed bis uuwil-
Iingness that meeting should be held in the
Academy nhder such a call and fur such pur-
pose. But he added t,rat he spoke only for
himself; the:e were eight other directors and
tney might all differ from him. lie also ex-
pressed bis own unwilIingness to grant the use
Of the Academy Of Music for any political
meeting whatever. did nor debate with him
either the language of the call or its purpose,
aud he sithdrew, excusing himself on the
ground that lie was in search OF another person
and not Of ME. The next day saw the re-
eeipt for the use OF the Academy. which uae-
quvocally leased the Hall for an s.Anti-Lc-
compton meeting" l was also Informed on
Thursday, on what seemed and still seemed and
still seems to me, the highest authority, that
the building would be opened on Friday aocor-
ding TO contract. On Friday morning I went
to the Academy, was corteouSy received by
tae agent, found fires lighted, aud every ne
cessary preparation proceeding rapidly, nor did
receive the slightest ntimation that there
was any obstacle in the way of holding the
meeting as proposed.
Ii the thousands vino showed their wish to
be present last evening had been allowed to
assemble, | might have been called upon to
preside, and in that case should have address
sed them. The opportunity was denied me;
but the free expression of opinion cannot be
stified; the press relieves from all such wrong,
and having written out some remarks, very
nearly such as ] should have spoken, submit
them to my fellow citizens of New York, be-
ing sure that nothing Is wanting to just judg-
ment on the subject in question, bat the atten-
lion OF the people.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-06-30

Labor1s.-Ths valuable class has suffered
terribly from the effects of the crisis, but we
were not prepared to hear that in one of the
enterprising go-ahead towns of young Iowa,
there was any danger of starvation, or any ne.
cessity for bread riots. The Davenport people,
it seems from late reports, are almost prepared
'y distress and penury, to reproduce the scenes
for which auperized Europe, in times of
great scarcity, has been distinguished. Itcer-
tainly cannot be true that the laborers of
Davenport would resort to, or the city authori.
ties allow such disgraccful exhibitions Of bread
clamor as are reported; other cities provide
labor or food for their poor
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-06-30

Newspapers III. G. Kelly Esq. has again
bcco me associated with ]. B. Doom in the
Editorship of the Dubuque Express & Herald
The Herald, already the leading paper of the
State, will not suffer by the re association of
Mr.. Kelly with its writers. He handles rea.
dy pen and his stock Of information is such as
to PROMPT it to useful exercise. Mr.. McNutt,
DORIS late assistant has left Dubuque
The Cedar Falls Banner has expired and in
lieu of it we have received No. OF the De.
'nocrat issued from the same Office by A. B
Stillman. The Democrat takes Lecompton
ground even after the Administration, by aGop-
ton Of the English Bill, has abandoned i'll
We wish Mr.. Stillman success in business, but
we cannot see the necessity of now advocating
a bill which is as much "out of the ring as
the celebrated Quintuple Treaty.
The Cedar Valley News after brief sus
pension is again in motion under the charge
of d. Babcock Esq of Bradford. late associate
of Mr. Beach in the defunct Chickasaw Co.
Republican. The News ,cks well and VIC
wish it fortune.
The North West is to he revived shortly
SO says the Dubuque Times We had the
pleasure Of meeting Col. Heath in Washing
ton, but he did not speak confidently of re-
opening the Office. -.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-06-30

Chds. r. WatenLerg Esf-We had the plea
sure last week of call from this gentleman
He is a travelling correspondent of several
German Newspapers one Of which we believe
is a leading Emigrant journal in 'Rudolstadt. :
Mr.. w. is employed for the present by the
Dubuque Emigrant Assertion, and his bust.
ness now is the examination of the towns and
country of Northern Iowa with view TO re-
port their advantages in such channels of in
telligcnce as will reach the German reader in
Europe and in America. We were gratiied
in having an opportunity to furnish Mr.. Wit
tenberg with such matters of interest about
our town and its surroundings as we could has
tily gather, and we trust that his motives and
mission may be appreciated in every village
and neighborhood through which he may pass
He comes to onr portion of the State indorsed
by gentleman Of the highest respectability.