Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-24
ERoM NEW YORK.
Especial Correspondence Of the IaIelllssnoer.

Before leaving Philadelphia l noticed quito
a number of Wheelingites Several of us had
quite good laugh at the breakfast table of the
St. Lawrence OH the morning after the day of
your late Democratic Convention, in reading, in
the Philadelphia papers the result of that
remarkable gathering. They all expressed
themselves as entirely delighted that Sherrard
had so fatty laid out the getters up of the affair
And by the way, how does your neighbor, next
door, feel over the nomination.? Does lie come
into the traces reluctantly, or with head mp
Like the famed Dead Sea Apples, the fruit of all
his laborS for months past seems suddenly to
have turned to ashes on his lips, just when sue
cess seemed to crown his efforts. Not more
taken aback, suspect, was Hoaman of ancient
memory, when ne found out who it was that
the King delighted honor. Sure enough, there's
"many slip 'twiXt the cup and the lip"
very much regretted having to leave Phia'
delpha on Friday night last, inasmuch rs had
an invitation to very remarkable operation
performed at the Jefferson Medical College by
DIR. Pancost. There had been exhibited for
some days previous, the monstrosity of living
child, having another smaller child growing OF
the side of its face and neck-havng the fashion,
animation, &c, of another human being, 1t
was regarded by the medical faculty there as
L1sus nature of the most singular character
Dr. Pancost was to undertake TO divide 1t from
the child by chain saw operation.
| We left Philadelphia on Friday nihgt but did
not reach here until 10 o'clock on Saturday fore
noon. One of the densest fogs of the season
prevailed from the ocean up to the harbor. Our
steamer Was in imminent danger on two Ocea-
sOnS of coming in collision with other vessels,
although her aud their whistles were kept in
active use all the time. Som times we would
be almost upon the line of full rugged ship,
not a hundred yards ahead of us, which, had
both vessels been under full head, would have
| been fatal meeting. The destruction to life
and property every oEce and awhile, in these
| fogs, is very great. At about ten, ash said, we
were landed away above Washington Market,
instead of the Camden and AmbOy pier, mile
below But the walk down, with carpet
bags in hand, afforded us not only very good
exercise after being shut up all night, but en-
ablcd us to get glimpse of life among the rag
and scum of this great Gotham. Down in that
region is where you will meet with enough
beef mutton, pork, and vegetable stuif, coupled
with enough misery, poverty and dirt, TO last
| you for six months reflection.
The first person, almost, l met after getting
busted and brushed up, WAS the Hon. John NJ.
Bolts who was on here that much in advance
to deliver his big speech on the 22d. He very
kindly gave me an advance copy OF 1t, which
have sent on for Yom TO make such use OF us
you may deem proper. | arn also further IN
debted to his courtesy for q ticket TO eligible
seat in the Academy on that day. Some con-
siderable speculation is going on among the
/ pOlltclanS as 10 Nfl0L euCCJ IoOblS SpecCu VIII
4 have: whether it will perceptibly Affect the gen.
eral complexion Of Northern politics, or put
forward any person (himself included) or party
| for the succession in 1860 don't think, my
self from all can see or learn, that 1t will have
any other effect than that OF temporary
sensation. have always thought, since could
| notice such things Mt oil, that the Presidency
was something that could not be comprised
by any man. Mr.. Bolts, like some other tai
ented and ambitious men, is trying his hand III
that line now, but, ! think, without any assur.
ance of success whatever.
| Mr. Bolts continues TO have enthusiastic hopes
/ of the success of the Opposition ticket recently
put in nomination at Richmond. From this you
may Judge something of the perceptive power of
| the man. He will not, as stated ut Richmond,
take the stump at all in the State. lie says
when he has made this speech (to-morrow) he
+, is ready to 20 before magistrate and make
oath that it is the last for a long time to
come if not for ever. He had been invited TO
stop in Baltimore, on his way back, and have a
public reception, (which he absolutely and some
| what Indignantly declined. And this trait in
the man is one thing particularly like about
him. The Omitted Americans here wanted
to receive him his arrival, with a great
do-something like they got up over Fillmore
! on his arrival from Europe-but Bolts wrote
them that he would have nothing of the kind
and that if it was projected he would not come
| at al. He's wonderfully plain and positive
conversation of five minutes with him.
| Last night company of us went over to hear
Beecher. 1t was my second visit to the church
of the Rev. gentleman. We foundit full from
pit to dome 1t was considered mark of con
sideration almost, TO get u standing place when
the pew holders were all in. Never before,
cept in the same place, had seen such n con-
gregation assembled To hear any man under no
unusual stimulus norupon no unusual occasion.
1t was his ordinary house twice every Sunday.
l was enabled to judge of the immense size OF
his regular congregation by the fact that at
least $500 of the 5000 persons present were
holding in their hands singing books. CHhcy
use books there with music and hymns all in
one) j could not help thinking that such q
scene, week after week, was calculated to hattcr
any mans vanity-and that Beecher had proba.r
i5lY stood the test as well as most men would.
After the opening exercises, which embraced
some of the finest singing had heard for
long time, Mr. Beecher read his text from the
9th chapter of Luke, 10th verse, which read
Substantially that lie who was faithful in little
| was faithful in much, and he that was unjust in
/ little was unjust in much. was sorry that
had not good place in which to sketch down
an outline for you; as it was, j was compelled to
depend on my memory. must say, however,
that report would have been more to crafty