Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-03-24

Inns competition, alInOuSl IVely anu ouSl-
ness like, is by no means ofan over done kind;
such, for instance, as the strife of the Nine Mu-
SEES for the Sherfffalty. The District is large,
the salary is three thousand year, mileage and
the ranking privilege in, not to speak of n Con-
gress pen-knife, quilts, and several quires of
"cream laid" note paper. Besides all these,
the honor of representing the "only white Dis
trict' in Virginia, Gas Sherrard said in his
speech, lisa considerable triAc.
There should be at least n candidate for every
county in the District.
The ARGUS TAXING HUNDRED EYED VIEW OF
TIE FAITuFUL.-We reproduce this morning an
extraordinary manifesto which appeared in the
Wheeling argus last Saturday evening, and
which, by way of apology would say, the
demands upon space since that time has kept
US from noticing until now.
Our heavy organic neighbor takes down his
rusty sword, so long used only to ''do battle"
against the uncircumcised, and with most ire
mcmdous indignation wades in among the ranks
of the faithful hercabouts, cutting haggling and
hacking on the right hand and on the left, in the
most ferOcious manner.
We remember nothing like it in these latter
times, save, perhaps, some of the excavations
which Brigham Young and Elder Heber from
time to time administer to the Saints, from their
stands in the Salt Lake Tabernacle. We have
asked ourselves, we suppose, fifty. odd
times, "What, Oh! what could the matter be-"
Yet still are we in the fog The office seekers
among the faithful the especial objects of the
virtuous indignation of our bcicose Organ,
and into them it pitches with all the might and
about three times the terribleness of Old Ajax
himself No distinction is made among the
seekers or the gatherers of the public crumbs
among the faithful. They all slapped in the
face as n miserable set of Lazaroni, together.
First it sets out by telling how it the venera-
BILE Organ,) had called upon the Democracy of
the county to organize," and how there has
been no response" Yes, like wisdom herself,
as pictured of old, the Organ has called but the
faithful refused, it has stretched out its hand,
but no man regarded" And now in return, il
laughs at the internecine feuds, the grabbing
and grasping with which the spoilers and spoils-
men vex and distract the unheeding frank and
lille. s-..., ,..rtt can all this mean: How we
long for tho tripod of the Sybils, upon which we
might take up the oracle and its application
Can it be that this ralsing Encouragement was
meant as an cxtinguisher upon the candidates
for county Offices, who are in the interest OF our
Congressman. We suspect it must he. 1t GER
tainly cannot be intended for the iunta of which
the Organ is par excellence, "the philosopher,
guide and friend" No, it must be as we have
suspicioned. 1t must be heavy FOUNDER at
candidate, not regularly nominated, for
the Sherifalty. Now as there are only three
over whom, we presume, the Organ pretends to
exercise jurisdiction, it becomes an interesting
subject of investigation, not as to who struck
Billy Patterson, but who the unfortunate Will
liam is.
We trust we shall have supplementary shot
this evening that will go straight home.
-&.<D.s---
a DIRTY Doc SHowED rP-The Cincinnati
Commercial gives the cowardly villain who made
the slung shot attack upon its Columbus cor
respondent, particular fits. 1t appears to us
that Gen Sargent would be glad to get good
chance to stink througha knot whole some
where. A man who will attack his unarmed
fellow with deadly weapon, is one at whom
old Satan would hold his nose as he passes by
--AsDsS
SIckNESs AT rHR Virginia UNIvERsITY-It is
stated that much sickness now prevails at the
University of Virginia, and that the young men
ARE rapidly repairing to their homes in order
to avoid the cOntagion. Several deaths have oc-
CURED, and much alarm prevails. The Shunton
Spectator says the disease is typhoid fever, aud
the ooniectures are various as to the cause gifts
origin, but it is mostly attributed to some defect
about the buildings or grounds
R W. HUsHEs, Formerly editor Of the Rich.
mond Examiner, and Mr.. johnson, of New York,
are now the priciple writer's for the editorial dc.