Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-03

the road, by the appearance of the troops,
aud cannot undertake 10 picture to you
what It Is hero. Just imsgine a man re-
proved under the galIows, aud restored at
one stroke to an bouorabls position in So
eietTi or drowning man, in the last ago.
MES, snatched from the jaws of death and
brought to without the recovering paugs
or any thing else unmeasurablY extFava-
giant, aud You may, 10y drawing largely on
Imagination, conceive the feelings of the
people OF Grafton at their deliTerance.-
FOR the last hour there has been such a
terrific uproar in the streets that could
scarcely write. What with drumming aud
filing, and cheering and singing, one can
hardly hear his ears, much less think his
thoughts. Shortly after our arrival, the
9Th Indiana Regiment, which had come to
Benwood yesterday just as We started,
came in AMER Us, only to add, by its pre-
sence, to the already overlooking enthusi-
asu. Shortly Afterwards the little girls
aud young ladies of tue town Paradrd on
the street, dressed in unique but appfo-
pirate dress, that appears to be peculiar
10 this place and Fettermnu, where we
saw few. II consists of an apron, which
is simply the American flag, the blue
ground OF stars coming up over the bosom,
and the rest being the stripes of red and
white. 1t is very beautiful, and the effect
is striking. The soldiers cheered them
tremendously, and brought out their hand
and played several of their hest pieces
After this vas all over, the 6fers got to
footing on that ear-piercing instrument,
and all the martial music ever invented,
together with your humble servant, has
been tortured with them most unmerciful-
IL for the last halfhour.
The Secession troops who fed from here
so iguominiOusly, it is said are al PhilIippi,
entrenching themselves in expectation of
an attack. 1t is not Improbable that
force will be sent out some time tonight
as far as Webster by railroad, for the pur-
pose of dislodging them. There is n great
commotion among the trains and the troops
at this writing, but nobody knows what is
going on but the officers and they won't
tell. 1t is generally understood here that
Anderson is advancing over the North
Western Virginia Railroad, 5at has been
detained at West Union (DOddridge, Co.,
by burnt bridges. He is expected here
shortly believe. While write, an officer
of the Indiann regiment is making little
speech to his men under my widow
Something is up, think. Can bear per-
haps before this is closed.
NeesOn was taken prisoner Mt Pruuty.
town by a few Union men night before last,
bnt was released next morning by a troop
of 40 Secession cavalry.
find here our friend and fellow-citizen
T. d. H. David, who is government super
intendent of teleganph, and has full charge
of all operations connected Herewith. =
He has done an amount of hard work
since the government took possession of the
telegraph nthis part OF the State, That
would seem incredible to those unac-
quainted with the character of the busi-
ness, and very much of the promptness
and success with which things are being
done up ON this line of road between CAT
TN and Wheeling is duo to his efficiency.
The line on the n. W. n. R.. is yet to be
set to rights.
Its late aud the subscriber tired.