The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-05-27

Wednesday, were very interesting.-
There was a grand ball Tuesday night.
Tho President returned to Washington
Wednesday afternoon.
BY MAIL.
THE running races at Cincinnati are
exciting a great deal of interest in that
city. Yesterday the bay colt HerzOg,
made the finest time on record, mile
in l 43L. This time is second to that OF
the famous winner of the English Der
by-Gladiator, which was l.39H, but
the yeracity of the report has been ques-
toned by sporting men in general. The
crowd in attendance has been very
great. Gems. Phil. Sheridan and Breck-
fnridge, during the first race, were on
the judges stand, and got along to-
gether quite anicably. They might
have compared notes as to their eX-
perience at Stone River, and on other
historic fields where they faced each
other, each leading u division of braves,
but we did not hear that they did so.
THE citizens of Cleveland are max.
ing great preparations for building a
tunnel out into the lake for the purpose
OF supplying them with fresh water.
The plan is similar to that of the tun-
mel in Chicago, though it will not be as
expensive. The people OF Chicago ind
water works is insufficient, and alrea-
dy begin to agiiate the subject of build
ing another in different part of the
city. a.
PERSONS who are contemplating a.
tour overland TO California as IL pleas
ant summer excursion had better wait
awhile before carrying their purpose
into effect. The fare from Cincinnati
to San Francisco is $25S 20 in currency.
Nk,jo TO-
amount of money would pay for the
first-class passage, berths and meals OF
two persons to Europe in any but the
two most expensive lines OF steamers,
and would nearly meet their demands.
That there will be speedy reduction
in the overland railroad rates is quite
certain. The Pacific Mail steamers
have already lowered their terms, while
negotiations are going on between the
Central and Union Pacific roads by
which fares will probably be fixed ut
500 in currency from Omaha to San
Francisco. The distance between those
points is about 1,050 miles, and at the
amended rate passengers would pay
over five cents mile, which is douol
the average charged for through tickets
on Eastern roads.
HALF dozen womens' organizations
arein existence, and a meeting OF one
or the other is in the papers everv day;
but what is the object? agitation OF
women's rights in some shape appa-
rently, but judging from the meetings,
1t is plain that they do not know what
their rights are, what they are without,
what they have or what they want.
Without purpose and without definite
aim, fiftV commonplace women come
together every now and then to cackle;
merely to cackle.
THE New York Evcning Matt com
ments as follows upon an article in the
star concerning the premature deaths
politan writers which have occurred
within a short time. No one outside OF
the journalistic profession can begin to
comprehend the perils which environ
the more genial and social among the
literary workers OF our city. Their
very best qualities unite with their
worst to assist in their ruin, and every
dav brings more temptations than Or
binary men have to resist in month.
They are inaccessible by the usual
warnings which restrain their fellows.
The Star improves the occasion OF
the death of Nathan G. Shepard, by
saying few earnest words in regard 10
the waste of literary life in the metrop-
oils. 1t attributes much or TINS 10 tine
artificial and dangerous lives led by
large portion OF our young literary
men," and says:
just look at this brief list OF the
brightest and most promising OF our
young writer's, who have, mainly from
This artificial living, gone before their
time to the place ordained for all that
Edward g. P. wilkins, Fitz James
O'Brien, Henry Neill, Charles F.
Brown (Artemus Ward). Frank Wood,
George j. Arnold, Charles G. Halpine,
Charles B. Seymour, Nathan e. Shep-
ard. Eg-
TITS SWEET to hear the watch dogs
we'll known bark, bay deep moutheu
welcome as we draw near nome, put
tits not so peculiarly refreshing to list
en- to our neighbours half-grown whelp,
in mournful cadeuces on the midnight
air, exert its lungs in requiems over
our buried hopes of sleep. Welcome
strains, we find, lose their peculiar
charms after twelve o'clOck,-at least
we have not experienced il as yet, and
prefer to remain III blissful Ignorance
as far as we are personally concerned.
THE moral of the following anecdote
is not bounded by its temperance ap-
nlication. Who cares TO take the re.
sponsibility of doing wrong?
Young man had been sadly lntem'
narate He was man of great capaci-
to. fascination and power, but he had
Tsssion for brandy which nothing
friend demonstrated with him, but IN
vain; as often, in turn, would l,,n1 ne IN
vain urge his friend TO- take asTsa5 socaai
70 Weld to him, and as they walked up
to the bar together, the barkeePer 1c sa1G'-
"Gentlemen, what will you haVe7
GWine, SIR" was the reply.
The glasses were filled, and the W. TWO
friends stood ready to pledge eacn ON ON
er in renewed ana eternal a. iFiennte his tntem.
NOV, II drink this glass of vine
| and become a drunkard, will you tahe
the responsibility 2" ....,
The drunkard looked at him Win
severity and said,
"Set down that glass"
1t was set down and the two walKeu
away without saying q word.
o, the drunkard knows the awful con
sequence of the first glass! Even In
his madness for liquor, he is not will
ing to assume the responsibility OF
] another becoming drunkard.