Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-01-05

a CORRESPONDENT of the Pittsburgh Com.
mereiaL has a good word to say for the
town of StoubenviIIe and its prospects. 1t
seems that real estate has greatly Ad yanced
in price there and that houses for rent are
scarce. The people all feel quite elated at
the iron future of the town, owing to the
superior quality Of the coal being devel-
oped underneath their coil. 1t contains
but very small ingredient of sulphur, and
is therefore better suited than the common
bituminOus coal for the manufacture oil
iron. AlIusiOn is made to the new furnace
belonging in part to the La Belle works
here. and to the good effect its sue
cessful working il having on. the prospects
OF the place. The new railroad bridge is
also looked to as an element of importance
to the prosperity of the place. Aud last,
but 20, least, the excellent Seminary es-
tabIished thirty-six yesrs ago. by the Rev.
DR.. Beatty and his wife, is reckoued as one
OF the pillars of the town. Mr.. and Mrs.
Reid are now its managers, and the iusti.
ttdon boasts one hundred and fifty
borders, and about fifty day scholars.
We are glad to read this cheering &C.
count Of our sister town. SteubenviIle,
like Wheeling, has had its ups and downs
for these many years past, and has perhaps
been more under the weather than ever we
have. Like Our's its industrial enterprises
have at different times been quite uufortu
nate, and tho town has suffered from pro.
tracted prostration and Encouragement
But there can be no question that it has q
solid future before it. This valley con.
taius as much OF promise as any other 10.
cairy in the country, considered in respect
to its good climate, good soil, its iron, coal
grape lands, and its petroleum resources.-
Those who are alive twenty years from
now will see "a populous country uE
and down this river between Pitts.
burgh aud Cincinnati. The solid
foundations for wealth and a dense
population are revealing themselves
year by year. There is no estimating the
extent to which the iron business can be
developed. The superior coal found at
S'eubenville exists here at greater depth,
and only awaits the necessary accumula-
tion of capital and the return OF peace to be
disembOweled from the earth The iron
ore Immediately opposite us is proving it
self even more valuable than two years ago
we could have expected, and as q mixture
with other qualities of ore not only greatly
reduces theprico of ourpig metal but makes
nail of very superior character. The
ore beds on this side of the river, out in
the immediate interior, as in Wetzel couu-
ty, have yet TO undergo the proper tests.-
Nature has supplied US the metal for
some valuable purpose we may be
sure, and that purpose in these days
Of rapidly increasing enterprise will
not long await finding out The war has
given new impetus to this surrounding
country. Our political relations have been
advantAgeously changed, as the first great
step. and our country has been visited by
thousands of observing eyes and rejecting
minds from all parts OF the country alive
to and aPPrNoiativs of such advantages as
1t holds out to labor end capital The
dead era in our experience, we may rea-
sOnAoly hope, has forever gone by. We
have all the indications of new life full
OF rich promise. All we want is pesce
once more, and along with 1.-THE assurance
that this is free country of ours, never
more to be cursed with the old order of
things.