Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-07-16

Niagara river. jacob did not see BLondin do
this, but he might have seen him, had. he not
considered he 'scould find more amusement at
Buffalo" Amusement was what Jacobwas after.
The trip TO Dunkirk proves that.
Brother jacobs trip was full of adventure.
The last thing that was done TO amuse him, be-
lore he got off the cars at Lagrange, was the
stepping offthe cars, going at the rate of thirty
miles an hour, by a. man, who found he was on
theswrong train. Nothing less than book will
do Justice to the details Of the trip.
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Tue Petersburg 1ntelIigencer (on.which y.
B. . now writes and the Richmond IY7big, are
both cIamerous for a Democratic State Conven-
ton, this fall, inzyiew Of the dreadful imbroglio
which the harmonious Democracy have gotsinto.
between the aspirations Of Wise and Hunter
Tho trouble is with these two papers that both
want the Convention held in their towns
Ridgway is OF. the opinion that Richmond should
have the Convention from the fact that Peters.
burg had the last one, and that#its session SO
ldisgustedth people there that they turned over
strong to the Opposition. He considers, he
/ saws Democratic Conventions,
A kind Of Missionary Mcnagerie, for the ex-
elusive benefit of the Opposition; and we are,
therefore, in favor of their moving about, from
place to place, satisfied that wherever they make
Their appearance the Opposition will gain over
Iwhelmingly We wish these Conventions OF
the Democracy could be held in every city,
town, and county of the Commonwealth We
accordingly propose that these Conventions
shall meet every month, from now until the
| Presidential election; and then the Opposition
will certainly carry the State by a rousing ina
iority. In5fact, they will meet that often, the
Opposition will cheerfully pay all expenses
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Tu4 Weilsburg Herald of yesterday, in COM
menting on the late article Of the Richmond
Wigs, 10 which we made reference the other
day, says that
One hopeful sign about the Wig is, thatiti
growing respectful in its language. Instead OF
Idenouncing all who do not throw up their hats,
and ioin With it in hozannas to niggerism, as
s6lqck RcpuJJ icdns,' 't460titionists," '.T0nGt.
ics," or "traitoya," it now, with, at least, the
IscmLlance of some decency, styles them North
Western Virginia Free Sellers" Itistrue that
a rose by any other name smells just as sweet;
but we must acknowledge, that If we are not
Il better pleased to be thus dignihed, 1t shows
zEbetter taste in the editor of the veg, at any
=frate.
Exnctly. Sweet are the uses Of adversely,
you know. And that's the good that has conc
of the independent course=of the=""North West
4 cru Virginia free sellers" in the late 20 n n"As
ztspect-ot all men-especially, however, When
backed up by "the balance Of power
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What may well be called the drowning season
has arrived, and the papers that come to us
have the usual number of cases, some of them
most sad ones. 1t would be remarkable it, at
the. season when so many go in to bathc, no
accidents were to occur, but ne fear ana know
that many arc the result Of carelessncss and
trechlessness. One meets his death through div.
ling foolishly in shallow water; another, who
cannot sWim, by venturing out too far, and so
ION to the end Of the chapter. We're this mol. so
much the case, death by drowning would not be
half SO frequent, even at this time OF the year
The greatest care should be taken by swimmers
land bathers.
MAJOR Ben McCoLLocn, late United States
Marshal for Texas, has not only resigned his
office, but upon settling his accounts, the gov-
;crnment found due him SIS 06 more than he
claimed. During the seven years be was in.
office, he disbursed 100000 for the govern
Ement and collected under executions and judg-
I.ments about half a million more, and yet he
did not hold on to dollar under the prctext
| that he had offsets against the government
The Majors resignation ought not to have been
accepted Such fidelity and honesty in Office
We seldom find at the present time.
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THERE are many persons in the township Of
Chatham, Canada West, positively in a starving
condition. Many Of these persons are religious,
economical and Industrious The causes Of
their suffering are the failure Of their crops the
past year, the hardness Of the times and the
want of#labor They. have had no bread for
SIX or eight days, and are existing on greens
like the beasts. Lt=scelns that one young wo.==
man has died from want OF food, and many Of
ham g