The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-06

shall give or how it .shall be given for
their support We beg the members OF
the Board Of Education TO remember that
they are the agents of the community
in this matter, and not the agents of the
leeChes.
Career Of the Late "Pet" IIaISteRd.
From the N. Y. Tribune.
Oliver Spencer Halstead, Jr., the mur.
dered man, belonged to a prominent tami-
ly, several Of whose members have at
tained eminent positions In the State.
His father, who resides near Newark, Ia
the venerable and well known ex.Chan.
cellor Halstead. The deceased was born
at Elizabeth, N. D., and was In the ODD
year Of Of his age. lie was graduated at
Princeton College in 1880, and studied
law In his fathers office. lie practlced
bis profession until 1S40, when he went
to California and remained q year or two.
Returning to Newark, he continued his
profession until 1850. At this time MIR.
Halstead, who had been an old line Whig,
was a prominent supporter OF Bell and
Everett. He was warm personal friend
of Mr.. Lincoln's all through his admins.
tratiOn, and was frequently consulted by
the President upon matters OF state. MIR.
Halstcad from u Conservative became q
radical Republican, but was often out Of
favor with his party owing TO his predi.
lection for independent" movements.
When Senator Sprague, of Rhode Island
entered upon his Labor and Capital
stumping tour, Mr.. II. was one Of his
chief supporters, giving the Senator q
grand reception at his residence on Broad
street, Newark. He was also great
friend OF the late Gen. Phil Kearny, and
II was to him that Gen. Kearny wrote his
famous letter from lTarrison's Landing
rejecting upon Gen. McClellAn's action
during the Seven Days Battle before
Richmond. The last case in which Mr.
llalstead was prominent was when he de-
Tended himself on charge brought
against him In the Newark Police Court
Of "grand larceny" ot some sort Of sub
marine battery, the prOprietorship o.
which was claimed by Mr.. Tying Of New
York. Mr.. Halstead disputed the claims
of Tyng, and there was q lively lega
fight over the vessel the gentleman from
New York failing, however, 10 make goOt
his criminal charge.
Mfr Ualsted,s career IN Washington
,juring Tho Crpdt rebellion was nro6Hbly
;ha nost evenilnl no II waa iho ,noat hriI
liant cniaode of bis checkered life M,
vagsrieo yvnrn nuite hovoni iho cnnnre
beSoion oS ordinary man and n mi and
corrnct uk e,ch OC kis Iife In Waahingior
would lorn, n lnrCe md highlv ontertain.
ing chantcr CiiiIpd with matchless 0s
siSancr he succeeded in making himsel
Snch a familiar in the councils n men ri
no,o note that ho won tor himself The titlo n
"pot % Sv which ho wo. moot ToneralIy
.roTr 1Tn was cnuaiIy NJ home in In ~
SinIomocy Gi fr"ncc AMI military aiI"irs
Spccially impacable in his animosity tt
Gen, Mcclellan, and deeply convinced o.
the total incapacity of that military hero
he was also the seif.appointed flrleman q
Gen. Hooker, and distinguished himsel
irumpeting the praises OF the General or
every posSible occasion. He penetrated
ihe Htiyacy OF President Lincoln's Cabine
and afflicted that patient statesman will
niles of documents showing the eimbecilit,
nc Mcclellan and the mAtchless genius O
Hooker. During the general depression
which existed during the interval between
the battle Of Mine Run and that of Gettys
hnrg. when the rt,n,or That Mcclellan wa
NbolIt TO lie recalled to the command O
ihe Army of The Potomac. Eained cred
ence. HaIsted astonished everybody by Iii
oracnlar itterances on the subject, ant
shut Ip party of strangers in a raiiwa,
carriage, whom he overheard congratula
ting themselves on the report, by askinl
If President Lincoln were deadH LII
grimly explained that If Mcclellan vert
to take command Of the army, II was only
because Mr.. Lincoln was dead; he neVe
would otherwise.
His financial genius led him to bold
flights Of lobbying, and his exploits Il
that fertile field were numerous and bril-
liant. CONSPICUOUS among these was hi
engineering great wrought.iron gun cor
tract for the Ames Brothers. 1t was im
possible to know how much authority Ii
had In the premises, but II Is certain tina
he for time appeared to have exclusiv
charge Of the scheme, the plans, drawing
: estimates, and all the machinery for gel
ting bill through Congress. His lecttr
on the proposed plan for the revolution
IIn ORopttNn Of rst1nunry tunFn T1lunpinl