The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-03-21

GAMIRicGS FRIEND, AND MARIETTA
GAzErrB.RAThis Is the name OF an old
paper, published in Marietta, Ohio, about
FiiIty yeafs ago, a copy Of which has been
handed US BY A. g. Robinson, Esq, The
copy before us, printed and published by
Royal Prentiss, is dated February 10,
1850, and is a neatly printed twenIy-col'
umn folio. ... 1000
Speaking Of the mails in 1919 and 1929,
the editor says: $50.
aBy referring back 10 our old files, we
find that the first message to Congress, al
ter the establishment Of our press in this
territory, was delivered on the 9TH Dec:
1927, and was not received and published
by as until the 22d Of Feb. following-a
period OF Sepeniy.eigh dapiU
president Jackson's message 10 INC
present Congress was delivered on the I'd
inst. and received here on the 22d-a
period Of only fourteen dlys!H
"Thus have the improvements which
have been made in the expedition Of our
mails brought us, as 1t were, Sthy;tour
days nearer the Seat Of the General Gov
eminent than We were ten years ago.
These facts are worth more than volumes
OF comments"
The paper also contains the following
interesting paragraph from an exchange,
concerning a railroad which has since
become one OF the leading thoroughtareS
Of the country:
continues to attract visitors from all
parts Of the Union. On Saturday last
there was very large concourse oil spec
tators upon the ground, and among them
fifteen or sixteen members OF Congress
A train Of four carriages containing
about one hundred and Gtty passengers was
drawn by single horse at the rate OF Six
miles an hour. A carriage with sail
was propelled with very great velocity.
The members OF Congress were conveyed
at the rate Of fifteen miles an hour"
The editor, III this connection, predicted
that
an twenty years, the many hundreds
Of canals made, and now making in the
United States at an expense OF about
thirty millions Of dollars, will be all filled
up or drained, to make foundations fol
railroads"
At the present time, with the Belknar
expose and crooked whisky operations
still fresh in our minds, the paragraph
given below may serve TO show what was
thought Of frauds on the government
fifty years ago. The paragraph, which is
credited 10 the lfarielta and Warrington
County Pilot, and headed "Frauds on the
| P. o. Department" reads as follows:
ave are advised that certain name
less gentleman, member Of our Legisla.
ture, has acknowledged himself indebted
to Uncle Sam in the sum Of TEN DOL.
LARS, for the odense Of enclosing z
letters in pamphlets, to evade postage; at
the complaint OF two postmaslers Of this
State. The offender is among the leading
friends Of the late Administration. We
are in possession Of names, copies Of
documents, &c, but forbear exposing, at
this time, the individual"
= In this great Centennial year, when
men in and out OF Office are stealing mil
lions from the government, the above
reads like a burlesque. Yet honest
Prentiss seriously and severely comment.
ed upon "this specimen Of choice fruit"
in a half.column editorial, closing with
the following appeal: awe hope Mr..
Joline will consider it his duty TO expose
the NAME he Is in possession OF, and do
Justice to the public and our representa-
tiyes-we call upon him to do So"