Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-09-20


eause We we're better prepared to resist the
enemy. In truth-though there is no such
thing as luck good or bad, as every sensi-
BILE person we'll kno8s-this world is ruled
/ by law and not by chance. Our so called
streaks of bad luck have been but the log
! ical sequences of csuses-Ehe inevitable
result Of want Of preparation and iDjudi-
eious appointments + = Every member
of the cabinet at Richmond knew that GER
tain appointments could only be followed
by disaster. Unfortunately, they were
afraid to utter their honest opinions, or,
perhaps, We should rather say they knew
their opinions would have no weight what
ever, and SO kept discreeuy silent.
"If the popular ideE that streaks of good
and. bad luck come and go of their own
sweet will, irrespective of the eztraordi-.
nary commissions thrust upon incompetent
officers by the appointing power, then it
is perfectly easy TO prophecy what is come
| in Georgia, Let us pray, however, that
this popular fallacy may be from this mo-
ment dismissed, and that henceforth the
adoption of means to ends may be the fixed
policy of our rulers. Weersve the for
| giveness as we'll of the public ss of the
highest functiouaries for suggesting, in
this connection, an ancient maxim touch
| ing q silk, purse and what may not be
| lIhueiOIuGQ lubO lNs SOulQ
that this homeIy adRge would now be taken
70 heart, We should unhesitatipgly declare
that the present streak of bad luck will be
of duration the briefest, and that the
poignant cry tor peace of so many hun
dreds of thousands of sorely tried men,
women and children will be heard and
answered, in accordance with the general
expectation, within the current year. To
this contamination, SO deyoutly wished,
| let orr most fervent aspirations be directed.
After all, streak, at best, is but narrow
thing, and we need only be patient to
witness the return of better fortune and
brighter days"
GRANTS RAILROAD.
The F6ig says:
1--WE have often heard of railroad grants,
but now we hear of Grants railroad
Lieutenant General Ulysses SyphaI Grant
is buildings railroad from his base of sup
plies at City Point to his extreme left,
which rests on the Weldon road. This is
no idle rumor, for a telegraphic correspon-
dent tells us the fact has been definitely
ascertAined-'
"Uur telegrsphist informs US that Grant
intends to go into winter quarters in front
of Petersburg. Then he does not intend
to take the town before the 9Th of Novem
ber This is unpleasant tidiugs FOR the
hospitable people ofthe Cocksde city, who
will dislike extremely to leave their dis
tinguished guest out in the cold.
1--WE have a better opinion of Ulysses.
His rail road is a blind. He wishes us to
believe that he will postpone his grand
assault upon the South Side road until
this new road is completed. Having thus
thrown Us off our guard, he will make an
easy thing of it. But old 'Marsa Robert
unless we are previously mistaken, will
interpose q prodigiously steep grade in the
path of the rail road builder, and indoc-
trinate him with some original ideas about
the properties of reverse curve before he
is done with him."
coEoBRHIEo THE PIRATE GEORGIA.
The Whig also has the following:
ave have authority for saying that the
Georgia has not been in possession of the
Confederate government for many months
past. 1t was sold in England to an Eng
lish firm for hard cash, and whatever may
have been its subsequent fate is matter of
little concern to the South. Perhaps pa
tient England may discover in the late pro-
eedure of the United States ship of-war
Niagara something to awaken a momentary
peevishness. More than that is not to be
expected. Albion's sensitive pride, like her
Bullying insoIence, is of the past"
WHAT 1T COSTS TO LIVE IL TIE RAAEL STATES.
The following market'reports are inter-
estiug:
"R1cznoHD, September e.-BroWn sugar,
$s5oa8 SIS; crushed do, Slla11 IS; Cuba
coffee, SIIdI1 rs; Rio do. $ll 75Gl2 10;
-four, $275a3O5; carb. soda, S4 45a4 sos
starch, So SO; nails, assorted sizes, $3.50;
ia acks, by keg, SO 81 per Ib; bacon, Sc IS
per h.; salt, sat ceuisi green tea S42; inte'
rior black, S2s; Florida cigars, SlSoa335;
grain alcohol, SIP 5OGll3-e3 per cent;
"A Augusta sheeting, So 95G4; Gran
iteville do, So 35, 10 drills, 50 81; OF.
osnaburgs, So 623; 34 gray cloth $l6i Mo-
rocco skins, Sl46al56 per dozen; country
calf skins, 81 5Oal0 IS; sole leather, Sl1 5oi
Faber's lead pencils, $1s5d20o per dozen
mMoB1LR, September 4.-We have plenty
of -four here, which is quoted at $50 to 100
per sack; bacon 81 per pound; lard 81; corn
! SIS per bushel; fresh meat, pork and NUT
| Ton retail in the market at 50 so per pound;
sweet potatoes and Irish potatoes 50 per
quart, aud are in great abundance; okrs
Soc per quart; turnip greens 81 per bunch;
butter beans 81 per quart, and other artl-
cles in like proportion.
MACON, September Board at our
hotels, says the Macon Confederate, is $50
per day, which includes three meals and q
room. If a man is single and wishes to
reside mere, be can obtain board at private
| houses at from $l4O to $2Oo per month.
If he takes furnished room at the house
be win be charged $25o to $500 per month,
according to-quality. This is aside from
other necessary expenses, clothing, Sc
A pair of boots will cost from 500 to
5000; coat from $500 to 500; a vest
from Sloo to 5000; pair Of pants from
$3.50 to $500; shirt from S25 to $780,
socks So to SIS; tobacco - to So per
pounds: whisky So per drink cigars rs to