Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-03-11
Az oIa yvheellng Newspaper.

cussed.
An Old wheeling Newspaper.
We have been shown a copy of the Vest
eyn Post and Wheeling AdOerhser, of april
18th, 1923, paper now nearly forty years
old. 1t is quite decayed looking copy
and barely holds together, although it has
been evidently well preserved. Its small
aGair-about the size in length and breadth
of the common commercial ledger, and the
price is announced as being "two dollars
and City cents per annum" or three dollars
at the end of the year. Il was published
by WIN. Greer, "directly opposite William
Loughbridge's tavern, sligo of the Cross
Koys," which by the way is quite quaint
and ancient way of designating the office OF
publication. The contents in local point
of view are not very interesting, as very
little attention to town mutters. seems to
have been paid. In fact previous to the
days of the Inteliigenccr here local matters
were considered as incompatible with the
dignity that ought to characterize Wheel
ing newspaper, just as dispatches and the
many other improvements which the Intel
IigsHeer added, were considered uDjustiia-
bly, expensive.
The advertising columns of the old news
paper before US are more interesting than
anything else. From them, as well as from
three feroeious wood cuts, we learn that
Hall & Pollock had shoe and boot shop
in "thc building adjoining Mr. MoOre's tav.
ern, on Main street" We also learn that
VIM. Diehl had established a chandIery
on the upper end of Main street, Mr..
DiehI being in an uncentral position Of
fered his candles ut the reduced price of
IL cents per pound" in order that he
might enjoy, as he himself says, Tan equal
share Of patronage with those engaged in
the same business" "Plasteriug and white
washing and paper hanging" was done by
Michael bravo, who hadju removed from
Pittsburgh to Wheeling, =" with view of
permanently locating himself"
The Wheeling Female Academy was then
an institution in vogue, aud was under the
auspices of ~. W. Picket, A. NJ. and A.
Picket, jr., Principals" This institution
was recommended to public favor by .sNoah
ZaHe-Rev. John Armstrong Alexander
Caldwell-JOscph Caldwell-Moses w.
Chapliuo and Samuel Sprigg." t. c. Rose
man advertised n Cabinet Warehouse. lie
had on hands "Grecian sofas and chairs;
Pillar and Claw tables Pillar and triangle
tables; Pillaster tables with claws" @.
MFadden announces his intention of maxi
ing fire buckets" can those who may
please to call on him may expect to have
their buckets made of the best Spanish
leather and on the most reasonable terms. -
P. W. Gale was an ''attorney and COUNSEL
lor at law" at an Office in the rear of the
new book store, nearly opposite f. Miles,
tavern" Boot and shoe making was car.
ried on by "P. w. Kennedy and j. Bow.
man" on Maiu street at the sign of the
Golden boot, one door south of DR.
TOdd's Drug store" A Select School
was advertised of John Isett, ir., and
those wishing to send pupils were invited
TO call on him Mt his rooms "at the Colum.
biau Hotel Main street," VIM. Chaplaiue.
J1., was county clerk in those days and he
attests an estray notice. One marriage
notice appears in the paper. "on Tuesday
evening the 18th of April, by the Rev.
John Armstrong, Mr.. VIM. Cunningham to
Miss Maria Nashville, both of Wheeling y
There is not the sign of an editorial in the
paper, which fact adds to the interest to
which We have alluded. There is, how.
ever, one very appropriate and striking Sc
lection in it for these times. 1t is taken
from the New York S'atssnaa and reads as
follows:
1.-THE very ridiculous practice OF certain
gentlemen lin Oongressl from the Soutbern
States, of clustering about division Of
thelUnion, whenever any measure is pro-
posed in Congress which does not exactIv
suit their views, ought TO be uuiYersaliy
condemned, aud those who venture sucb
idle threats should be, especially designs
ted IN the newspapers, in order that all
VINO are attached to the republic, aud desire
70 seeits free institutions perpetuated NAV
troWn Indignantly upon such idle attempts
to ALLEVIATE one portion OF the country from
the other s'SA'
sOmuoh for this old newspaper. nisap
interesting relic aud is ven worth FORTY
years more preservation for the sake of The