The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-05-23

with John-TOtaI Failure OF the
I wheat Crop-An Anniversary-Ca-
miiIa Urso-A Big LOttery-The Fe-
nian Chief - Vice Presidential
HighfaIutin.
SAN Francisco, May II, 1870.
AZ the present moment California
must hold within her borders the intel
lect, piety and genius of the whole
thirtv-nine States. Every day brings
us a swarm of so-called Eastern cele-
britics. aud our editors have nearly
worn ont their Biographical Diction-
aries in collating the family histories Of
these
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS.
Lecturers and Woman's Fighters,
Temperance Advocates and Fenian
Chiefs, Governors andmembers Of State
Legislatures come in car loads while
troop Of money making free lancers
raid through the interior specializing,
sight. seeing AMI contriving TO pocket
com. Last week posse Of New En-
gland clergymen afflicted us with their
presence; projecting the spiritual needs
Of their own tiocks, risking the dangers
of trip in Pullman Palace cars across
the plains, suhjecting their purity 10 the
communicating contact of Californian
immortality, in order 10 JOIN our local
pastors in mighty effort for the con
version Of the poor heather. How they
manage TO extract so much gold out of
our moneyle>S purses is the puzzle of
the period, for times are so dull a even
To affect the Chinese.
HARD TIMES WITH JOHN.
During the past three DAYS, as many
as three boys have applied at my own
house for work, offering TO cook, wash
and clean for four dollars month. In
their own language, too many China
men come to Californy. No can get
work Californv all same China no
GOOD, too muchy no get something to
10. The distress amongst these pco-
pie Is 80 great that their temples have
been converted into temporary LODI ging
houses. and Chinese brggars, poor, mis-
cradle creatures, wall and gaunt with
hunger, now appeal for aims on the
principal thorouGhturr>.
For the last week We have hal a sue
ccs,ion OF dry, parching winds, a. hot
rs the breath Of furnace, and the con-
sequence is Il nearly
TOTAL FAILURE or THE WHEAT CROP.
The most alarming accounts are
pouring in from the agricultural dis
tlict~. Hundreds OF thousand- of acres
Of standing wheat j. being cut for hay,
and farmers have already sent to the
civ tu secure seed next tall, as they
thinl; it can be purchased now at
more favorable price than in few
months. Letters from various places
say that the settlers have lost all heart
and predict absolute distress during the
coming winter While our soil i
adapted tu the cultivation of nearly
every prodacl OF the temperate and trol-
zeal zones, We have no diversity of agri-
culture, and il our wheat felds do not
Weld ahundantly. the farming interest
i all but ruiuc.l. Last year, ont Of
:. ~. 10 acres of cultivated land,
..lGG, $50 were sown in wheat and bar
ley, - that fully thrcc-iomths OF the
whole agricultural interest Is concen-
tr#ted in grain. Until a short time ago
the prospects were favorable for Il good
hmyes, and the change has been 20
sudden and the evil SO wile-sl read, that
general depression i felt in every cir
Gle The ~toppage Of all the gold mines
ia the State would not he such a calam-
i;y A. the one threatened.