Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-07-28

THE following letter, written by gen
t}ei"en from Wheeling to his brother, has
been placed in our hands for publication.
As the writer romarks, it is a "plain,"
easy going letter, natural and interesting:
NIAGARA FALLS, July 10th. 1860.
Dear Br0thcr:-Haviug accomplished so
much of my journey in safety, from this
place of the "thunder of waters" | will
proceed to rrlnte, according to promise.
the incidents of my trip, and attempt, rs
well as l can, a description of this won
der of nature. And us y0u know me to
be plain mattcr-o .t,ct-mau, YOU will
not expect me to forget my own identity
and yield to that grandiloqucnt STYLE
which characteriZes most of the produc-
tlons which cminate from this place.
could not ape their style if would, and
would not if ] conld. So you must bear
with my plain and unornate language, and
perhaps you will learn as much about the
Fails as if You read Il half dozen of those
Wild, half crazy aud half poetic produc-
tions which fill the columns of newspa-
pcrs.
To begin, then: left Wheeling July
18th, and after detention at Mingo and
WellSville of some three hours. arrived
without accident ut Cleveland quarter be-
fore nine, almost Suffocated with dust and
overcome with heat. As the evening is
calm and beautiful, and 81 COOL refreshing
breeze blowing from the lake, we conclude
TO take passage on the steamer "Citv of
Buffalo, for the place after which the
vessel is named. Accordingly, hv nine
o'clock VIC tiud ourselves and baggage ON
board
After supper we wend our way to the
IRTrH.V Il
lights along the shore gradually disappear
IN the increasing gloom, our attention is
directed TO the most brilliant one OF all
the light house above the harbor of
C!evcland-and we gaze on it until it
fades away in impenetrab!e darkness; and
then feeling we are fairly embarked OH the
lake, We retire to our room to rest rs COM
tortaEly as possible, considering the din
and confusion below. caused hy some fifty
head of cattle slowed too close for keeping,
and which, consequently. keep g0riug each
other and believing ali night, greatly to
our discomfort.
At half past four in the morning we are
up and on deck to get the COOL refreshing
breeze, and to gaze on the beautiful lake,
Away in the distance, in every direction,
we see vessels of every dimension, from!
the fsherman's smack up to the mapuii
- ~ n,,:6 up oH "ll parts OF
'.as NV nol l@o' anu lying 10 All parts OF the
lake arises blush haze, castinga mourn
full shade over the projecting points of land
seen seer atr on IN 'lc distance on either hand,
anu rem!hGlhg one OF the tar on land en-
Se!opeu ID !" @eeper gloom than that which
""TEs NJ over 'nesS Ialry Isles.
Inc weary ana dusty traveller cannot but
lna M! II Il reiicf, after having been confined
IN one one Posltlon All DAY IN a crowded car,
10 ma nlmselt on oo"r OF vessel, with
"miPle "eco.nmouatIons OF 'he hrSt quality,
anu nsSEc,"aeu WIN "ineerS whose gentle
m,an.' 9v'TIe"'c"I yoT secure MS respect and
,S7 n.'Ne ui.n ,,. lSe' periectiy at nome: and we
"o".I tntLoo'e nba "us'Se al VINO visit Mag
w." -. "'IGse Wss to"1e Ie%us tneh tnfo"Sh
ncSteFn NEW 1OFhi Wnen tNcy arrive at