Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-02-21
FROM PHILADELPHIA.
Especial Correspondence Of The Daily IntelEencerI
ST. LAWRENCE HorEL, PuILADELPHIA,)
February IL, 1859.


have been here a day or two, and ere this
had expected to have sent you off a line or two.
But between business and pleasuring, have
been constantly on the go, and have had neither
the leisure nor inclination to write. This morning
got up unusually early in the hope of giving
you the benefit of quiet hour before the hustle
and run of business commenced-but | was
met on the stairs by friend, who insisted on
an airing while we could have the freedom of
the side walks.
You see write you from the st Lawrence
one of the most pleasantly situated hotelsin the
city, either for business or pleasure seeing: II
is kept by one of the former proprietors of the
St Charles in Pittsburgh, and is largely
patronized by visitors from the Panhandle
and Western Pennsylvania. Among the ac'
quaintances have met here is Rev. j. Il: WI.
son, of the 4th Street Methodist Church, and
his brother, GenI Ed. Wilson, Adjutant Geher-
al of this State Mr.. Wilson has q call from
the Central Methodist Church here, which call
is 10 be acted upon by the March session of the
Philadelphia Conference. By the by, IS 1t not
little singular that the Philadelphia Nethodists
take such liking to our Wheeling clergymen!
They drew, as you know, on the same church
not long ago, for the eloquent Frank Moore
Mr.. Wilson preached at St. Johns Church here
last Sunday night. / am sorry that there
is so strong n prospect of his being removed
from Wheeling. A greater wag than General
Wilson have not met for many day Like
Yorick he has a fund of ''infinite jest and most
excellent merriment." To him am indebted
to-day for an acquaintance with Chief Justice
Lowry, of the Supreme Court of this State.
have spent some pleasant hours since have
been with the pubishers-es especially IN the
houses of j. b. Lippincott & Co., JAS. Challen
& Son, and others. Lippincotts mammoth es'
1 r. AL feet HNRl
6epots in the world, and they are getting to be
scarcely less famous as publishers The ship
ments from their establishment daily are reckon
ed by tons. They have lately come into the
publication of all the editions of Websters Dc
tionary, which will immensely extend their lame
and add to their profits. This firm, like most
other great ones in this and other cities, has
risen up gradually from small bcgnniHgs-the
secret of their success being that of ali success
ful men, viz: economy and energy. The Messrs.
ChallenS are coming into general note for their
fine class of publications. They justly pride
themselves upon their issue OF 'Ihe CITY oil the
Great King, written by DIR. Barclay, Mission
airy at Jerusalem. noticed, not long ago, some
copies of this work on the shelves OF Mr.. j. Z.
Orr. 1t is in matter and finish most superb
book They have more lately issued an an
tagoniStic work to Prescott's history OF Mexico,
which is having large run in New England,
where Prescott's work is most known. They
u
John r. TAFT, u graduate of Bethany, called
"Sketches of European travel" which N. 2.
Willis, who is du fat in all such matters, pro-
nounccs one of the very best works OF that
kind yet written by an American.
have likewise enjoyed myself no little IN
looking through some of the large business
houses here, in which have found some OF our
old WheeIingites ensconced. In the house oil
j. H. Brown & Co.. is our friend Geo. Swearen-
gen. who is and has been for long while one oil
the partners. This house is very wealthy one,
equally so am told with any house on Market
street Mr.. Brown, the head of the firm,
made the bulk of his fortune in the Iron bust
ness. In the house of Burnet, Sexton & Swear
iugen, is Mr.. Gus Swearingem. This house,
one of the finest buildings on Market street, is
heavily engaged in the Notion and Variety line,
and is the largest Of the kind here and one of
the largest in the country.
also met our young friend John q. Kelly,
Cson of our widely known friend the Colonel,
formerly of Wheeling,) who is associated IN the
house of Hopes i Davis, No. 10 and Il South
Fourth street, dealers in Hats, Furs and Straw
goods. Their great speciality is hats, OF whic
they can boast one of the most beautiful assort-
ments ever saw. think your friends Avery.
Harpers, Bliss d Campbell, and others OF our
Wheeling hat and cap men will find 1t to their
interests to give Kelly call. The Colonel, |
find to he the same good natured old two and
/ siXpence" that he was always. He still hangs
out at the corner of 9th and Chestnut, where he
presides over the freight interests of the Balti-
more and Ohio road. The Colonel has, proba-
| bly,, the largest business acquaintance of any
man in Philadelphia, and his selection for this
post was "ten strike" on the part of the Balti-
more road.
One of the great forthcoming sensations here
is the ball to be given on the 4th Of March, by
the Sons of Malta. By looking at the advertise
ment in the Philadelphia papers, yon will see
that the card of announcement has appended to
it list of 100 managers, among whom are Elk
Mayor Vnux. John w. Forney and others of the
distingue. Eve thousand tickets to be issu-
ed, and the great.hnll of the Academy of Music
is engaged for the evening, at rent Of $3.50 90.
They are to have two of the finest bamds in the
city, the one for dancing and the other for prone
made purposes. l am told that it will be the
greatest thing of the kind ever attempted in the
! United States. Numerous delegates from Bos
| ton, New York, Baltimore, Washington and the
west are expected. l learn that several of the
Wheeling knights of the Maltese cross are to be
| in attendance.
But have already spun out my letter to an
unreasonable length and as can't, like the
stump speakers, when they make this kind of
an apology, hear you say ''go onl go oni"
will cut it short, hoping that you are having a
much more genial day than it is here in Pllila-