The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-02-03
LITERARY NEWS.

Mrs. Rsbecca Harding Davis has a
novel running through Lippincott's
new Magazine called Dallas Galbraith.
In the February number of the same
magazine DR.. D. B. Dorsey, of Fair
mont, has a story called Love on the
Ohio" The heso is Mr.. George Thorn,
a graduate Of Jefferson College at Cam
onsburg, who takes passage on the
steamer Brilliant at wheeling and
meets with an interesting young lady,
Who in the denouement OF the story,
falls overheard and is rescued by
George, and, Of course, finally becomes
Mrs.. Thorn.
The last number of LttLeLE,s Living A0e
contains a review of "Eece Homo" by
Mr.. Gladstone. who at one time was
supposed TO be the author of the work.
We are indebted, we presume, to
the Hon. George r. Latham, United
States Consul at Melbourne, Australia,
for copy OF the Melbourne DAILY ar
gus, an eight-page sheet that closely
resembles the leading English and
Irish dailies. AS showing what a
place Melbourne is, we may state that
two columns and half OF the ATgHs'
ample pages are taken up with amuse-
ment advertisements. A good deal of
the reading matter Is devoted to a de-
tail Of proceedings in honor OF Prince
Alfred's Queen ViGtoEiais second son,
arrival in those parts. We should
Judge from the following opening par
agraPh OF an article, that the Prince
WAS not permitted TO lack for the ne.
cessary attentions:
I'VE are requested to state that the
number OF addresses 10 be presented 10
II. r. II. the Duke OF Edinburgh after
the Leree precludes the possibility Of
their being read; but his Royal High
ness Will receive them, and an answer
20 each will be subsequently, forward
cd"
Amer looking through the paper and
seeing how many columns are devoted
to the Prince-hoW the people turned
out TO do him honor In the name OF his
Royal Mother. their Queen-how the
Sunday School children sang loyal
Paeans-hOw the city was illuminated
how the drums beat and the
cannon roared-we are inclined to
think that Prince Of the blood travel
ing about the world in such magnifi-
cent style, must occasionally sigh for
the privileges of the common traveller.
We have been receiving several num-
bers OF the Colorado Daily Herald,
published at Central city, Colorado Ter
ritory, some 1000 miles distant from
Wheeling. Think of two daily papers
in II city born but yesterday as it were,
and in a region that Is not yet State
in the Union; and think TOO, of the fact
that the paper alluded to reaches us in
about a week after It's issue. There
Is something marvellous and almost in
credible about such progress. We ON e
it to the Pacific Railway that is now so
rapidly pushing across the continent,
and that In "a year or two will span the
whole distance between the Missouri
river and the Pacific ocean. The Her
AID is edited by Mr.. Thomas j. Camp
bell, formerly o. Brooke county, in
this State, and the personal acquain-
ces Of that gentleman do not need
to be told that it is, under his
management, a spicy, candid,
heightened and sensible paper. We
wish the adventurous editor the most
abundant success. And 1t would seem
as il he ought to be successful il he has
many subscribers at s24 per year
the price of the daily edition. This is
the highest quotation we see in the
paper with the exception OF st. Louis
flour, which is quoted at about $50 per
bbl- Colorado spring wheat -four
quotes at about $40; corn and oats ut SO
per 100 lbs; potatoes q. so per bush.; but
ter 6Oa7O cts. per Ib.i bacon 2sa3Oc; nails
sl7ais per keg; coal oil 81 5Oa2OO per
gallon: fresh beef lsc, and fresh pork
SO cts. per- nj
Colorado, we infer, is in a rather
unsettled condition on the cues
ton of stateship. 1t is also.
like all new countries, peoplsd
by rather migratory population.
Here is paragraph from the Herald
which in few words seems to Indicate
its status:
1--WE can certainly offer as good in
duCements to emigrants as Kansas can.
W. nave u Luiuet Cllmate1 more pro.
ductlye SOIL and greater mineral
wealth. Our pasture lands are better
than those OF any of the Western
States. We can raise more small Rfain
to the acre than they can, and We have
as good n market as any State in the
Union"
The misfortune Ia, we are all a set OF
visionary Spectators. We are con-
tinunlly running after capital and max
ing up large companies, which are Just
as likely to prove curse to the coun-
try as blessing amer they are formed
We need strong hands and stout
hearts as much Rs we do capital, We
want men to come here with the tnten-
ton OF making Colorado their home.
Il Many who come now expect
to remain only few years-mRke n
fortune and carry 1t back with them
consequently, II they are men of famil.
les, they leave the family in the States.
II they are young men, they put of
marrying until the fortune is made.
All this works against our prosperity
and progress.
VIII become great State some day,
bnt without public spirit and and an,
terprlse on our part, the day must me-
cessartly be far distant. There are
thousands OF people In the United
States, who regard Colorado as being
ont OF the World-a land inhabIte bV
a race OF barbariAns. We can enlighten
do sO5
Status OF tho Dry Goods MarRet.
We are assured that the truth of the
1 axiom that low prices in anv aFtIrIa ~