The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-07-02

HdrpeStin1 IN Pro0reSS-A talk Oih Gen.
Relley-1ne Reported Strike In the Roll
ing Nil-7He late Robert l. Curtis Gro.
QIet Playing IN K0undseil!e.
-a9 MouNDsv1LIE, July l, 1874,
Editors Of the IntellIeeneer
Having leisure this week have been
ltrplling around somewhat to see what I
could see and hear what / could hear. Il
seeall around Us here q beautiful valley
covered over with vegetation, TO which
The rains Of last week have given a cheer.
iul appearance, but which still want
more, as the hot, broiling days have al
ready ef1aced every vestage Of the show
eta wethen enjoyed, We now again en-
dute the dust, and pray for refreshing
showers. The farmers arc oil busy this
dtyIwesther harvesting the wheat crop,
which, promises to be abundant.
oli Il THE ROLLING MILL. ID, &.
II, my walks around town to. day l find
business very dull-much OF 1t no doubt
owing to the fact that the country people
are 60 busy at homo, and only come to
town III they come at ally in the even
ing. Report says that the rolling mill
hauds are on strike. This may be so,
though II causes no excitement, and we
don't expect q lille toar on the strength
Of Il, as they had in Ohio a few weeks
ago It is true our mill Is on the stand
Still as Mr.. Whipple, the manager, Is at.
tending the funeral OF his brother. We
think this Is all there Is in the strike
spoken Of.
~ FUEERALoF RoBT. ]. CURTIS.
The remains Of Robert I. Curtis were
this afternoon followed to their last rest
ing place by large concouIse OF people.
Another one OF the old pioneers OF West
Virginia gone to his reward. Peace TO his
aahes lr6l ~
AiATALK WITH GEN. KRLLEY. O..
On my way home from Wheeling yes.
terday had the pleasure Of a short chat
with Gen, B. F. Kelley. Ashe Is now an
aspirant Tor Congressional honors, he 10
more than usually polite and laxative,
and willing to know and be known by all.
The General Is q whole.souled great
hearted man, and would undoubtedly
make an acceptable representative at
Washington City, If 1t be his tate to go
there. aa M
{ A CANDIDATE FOR TIE LEGISLATURE.
iifWe SEQ by correspondent Of the Epsn.
ing Standard signing himself Eek" that
he expects be q candidate for tho Legis.
lsture, as he expects the next to be q pay
ing session. Well, we must say for him
the he 10 the honesteat candidate we have
heard Of. We will vote Tor Eek" It Ia
about time our candidates were present.
ipg their names to the public, 80 that we
can have the opportunity Of selecting the
best men. We hear several spoken Of,
but rs none have 40 yet announced them.
sttpts, we will mention no names.
cRbQuRT As AN EVENING OCCUPATION,
,Cfoquet isnow the standing amusement
Of many among Us in the evening, after
aupper, the middle OF the day being too
hot 10 indulge In Rnythlpg that requires
any phyaical e1ertioH whatever. Alex,
Ewing, Esq, and G. o. Knight are the
champion players, and they are each very
jealous of tho honor conceded 10 them by
their honest but less expert comrades,
among whom ranks your correspondent
The game Is carried on In the Upper
Ward by lamplight-ladies and gentle
men thus enjoying themselves sometimes
almost till, the "wee sma hours" Of morn
are upon them.
,li-Il ea ? A SCHOOL PICNIC.
e Our school picnic on last Saturday,
although not . brilliant, was q very enjoy.
able affair. AS the morning was un-.
settled, the forenoon was spent and dinner
eaten at the school building. In the after.
moon Of the camp ground, croquet and
Copenhagen" seemed TO monopolze the
timeuf the young folks, while the elderly
ones looked on, thinking Of the days when
they were young and how times have
! changed since then. Young America Of
9 to-day ID quite u different parsonage from
what he was twenty years ago, Then
girls were girls and boys were boys; now
all are men and women. We often won.
gderwhether the change Is for the best
We can think Of the days Of "Auld Lang