Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-12-18
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PARKERsRURG, Va, Dec. n, 1860.


You Wheeling folks may tai us you
please about our aourtshing little city.
She is going onward and upward alta $50
speed. Just think fit Ohm Brown, the
energetic agent Of theSB g OR. r.. at this
point, to receive, load and send off from
This station, upwards zone hundred cars
on a given5daY. And such are the facili-
ties for doing business, that only few
clerks and about a dozen mensare all the
force engaged, Gould your smoky city
come upsto thai, in der palmiest days p
Guess not. Improvements of oil kinds
are gong on in and about town. "A few
years ago, ia wet weather, our streetswere
impossible ga but now, how different.
Every property lder is compelled, by
city ordinance, to- pave, &c, opposite his
place, and the result is beautiful side
walks: that will compare favorablY with
Eany of your cracked up cities. Pretty
cottages are being built rapidly, in and
about town., showing conclhsive1y that
Wheeling had better look to, her INHrelsl in
point Of populations, We are not dis
tur6ed in the least here, by the threats, of
the sdisunionists. All are, for the Union as
tits, and willssupport old Abe's Admins
tration, should. it be conservative, Ia thing
not to be doubtel.) By the. way, we have
one disunionist of the real Doctor Jacobs
kind, a degenerate son of the glorious old
Keystone State. And, like your Ohio
county Breckenridge disunionists, he.neY-
or owned NEGRO. and; Ithink, never will;
but. like them, he prefers negro help to
the unWAshed, when it can be obtained.
Many shre@d people here think that
this section of Western Virginia is about
to become the greatest business place in
the State!
/ I'm Richie county, within 80 miles OF
Us, is he Burning Springs, where there is
now in successful operation three oil wells,
pumping an@ayerages of $500 gallons per
the we'll. am informed that lere WILDE
fully l25 wells in operation this coming
Spring. Judge Keenes, an energetic citi-
zen of Freeport, Pa, has; invested largely
and is now coming money. Heis Il clev-
er, high-toned gentleman. a splendid
Hotel is now in course of erection, and
will be open for guests by February next.
The proprietor, WIN. Yortmok, is an hon-
est German citizen, late of your town,
and will prove on accommodating land
lord to all who may visit the oil region
had almost forgot to mention another.
evidence of our greatness as a people, viz,
thattlle Wheeling Daily Intettigencer has
become an institution ofsthe place. It's
much sought after, and many say it is
almoststheS only yirginia print worth readS
ing. You, Messrs. Editors, are, L suppose,
too MODESTO concur in this opinion.
Your distinguished fellow-townsnlan,
Judge Thompson, is here, and there is no
man in Western yirginiamore commended
than he, for his late Union address in the
Ohio county Court House. We respect
Union men here, regardless of past polit-
ical di fferences. The Ohio county seces-
slonists are execrated, even by Breckin-
ridge Democrats Even friend Charley, of
the Ne,es, is for the Union, and, TO some
extent, this may be taken as an indication
of the course a. G. Jenkens will pursue in
the House this time. It's thought he will
be side by side with your own worthy
Clemens, God bless him. His letter had a
telling effect everywhere it was seen OF
heard. Twill wrltesto you again before
go into the interior counties