The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-06-14
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From CHARACTERISTICS.
THE PEACE JUBILEE.
MASS, June 9, 1869.

THE PEACE JUBILEE.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, June 8. 1869.
To The Editors OF the Intelligencer:
AS the time for the Peace Jubilee in
Boston draws near, the excitement in
creases. 1t will be the grandest affair
of'the kind that has ever taken place In
this country, where anvils, trumpets,
and thousands of voices will roll the
wave OF song far out over the heights
there are great many here, and dare
say all over the country, who have
doubts about it's success. Some CON
tend that such aRreat volume of sound
cannot be distinctly heard, and that a
thousand trumpets sounded at once
will give a signal heard at no greater
distance than one blast from a single
instrument; and claim that it is doubt
full II the ear can catch any distinct ut
terance made by thousand lips at
once, at the extreme distance where a
selected solo would be audible, because
of the waves of sound breaking against
each other. The common idea would
be that If one singer can be distinctly
heard at certain distance, two
singing In unison could be heard twice
that distance, and SO on; the more sing
ers the greater the force OF the sound.
But the great musical festival held In
Germany several years ago caused gen.
eral dissatisfaction, and was complete
failure. We all hope that this will be
q success, but have some fears for the
above reasons. -..
WoMAN's RIGHTS.
The ladies of this State have been
working hard OF late to get vote, and
have, within the past year, made rapid
strides in that direction. Societies have
been formed in all the cities, and al
most every town; for the Advancement
Il L. H.
cessful in enlisting some of the most
influential and wealthy citizens OF the
State. The Legislature gave them a
hearing; but like the prohibitorY law,
this is all it will amount to this session,
1t being very nearly over.
THE TIMES.
Business is very good except with the
cotton factories. A great number of
them voted to suspend all their work
last month. Those that stop have been
running at loss the past year, and
some of them have million yards of
cloth unsold. But other business
makes up for all that, and have not
seen one person who wanted work that
could not get plenty of II this season.
The armory at this place has employed
u great number of men on a new fire.
arm Just invented. I do not think
Uncle Sam contemplates any trouble on
account of Mr.. Sumner, although he is
"A very bad boy and great trouble to
John Bull just at present. That does
not effect business much in this State
anyhow.
WHAT a YANKEE THINKS.
l see in the Springfield Republican an
occasional correspondent who signs
himself a native OF this State; he
went down to West Virginia some time
since and started a colony. He gave
some very encouraging accounts of the
State and thinks it will grow in course
oftime and become of some importance 1!
No doubt it will! Why shouldn't it :?
Has it not got in its Kanawha valley
ten times the inducements OF any
Southern State? And every one is
going into the South to get nice farms
for song all going with colonies. 1
think West Virginia is the place for a
poor man, he has better chances there
than in any of the Southern States. If
the State would encourage emigration
there would be plenty to go and settle,
who now settle somewhere else. Why
don't it? II. T. E.