The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-16
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tAIRMosT, August 10,
Correspondents Of the Intelllssnosr.
Yesterday at this place about twenty
cars were loaded with cattle for Balti.
more. Doubtless the slight advance Ia
the market last week had the effect OF
starting dealers out with their stock,
We learn that Marion, Monopgalia and
Harrison counties are fall Of cattle, and
that II Is q matter Of much concern to
many whether all can be sold at profit.
Many dealers went TO Chicago early last
spring and purchased cattle at very high
fgures; they then shipped them into this
section and have fed and pastured them
ever since, and now the price in the East
Ia but little In advance Of the price paid.
Unless there 10 q very great advance
In the market some OF these dealers must
lose money. And yet, Notwithstanding
this lesson, young calves have been and
are now being shipped BY the car load
from various points IN our State. Instead
Of raising the stock and getting all the
profit Of growth, and keeping II at home,
our dealers send thousands f6f-dollars TO
other States, whereby we lose the use Of
that much money, and the dealers them
selves get scarcely enough TO pay for pas
turage and labor. We think some in.
s.ruetion in political economy is neces.
sary. .d- ~, ~ .i-''.
on August 9th, you hsd telegram
from Fetterman giving an account Of the
death Of Levi Barker BY lightning on the
Sd inst. That dispatch was incorrect in
at least two important respects. In the
frat place, the sad occurrence was at least
IS miles from Fettsrman, whereas the
telegram would leave the impression that
It was at or near that town. This was the
case, when papers in different par Is Of the
country stated, in summing up the acci.
dents Of the week, "Killed,-At Fetter.
man, w. Va." etc. Then it was stated
that every bone in the body. Of the IN.
fortunate man was broken and the body
crushed into 4 Jelly. There was not a
bone broken, and the only trace OF any
kind found was little singed hair on one
side Of the head. Our letter at the time
made the correction, but seeing the Item
90 generally copied, we merely refer TO 1t
TO show how much false news gets into
print. ~ ''
Mr.. John W. Lott has begun the found.
alton for large brick building, corner oi
Main and Bridge streets. twill be three
stories and basement. We understand
the upper story will be fitted up for a
Masonic Hall. '.'
Mr.. T. W. Fleming, son.in.law Of Mr..
Thomas Sweeney, Of your city, is also
improving his residence by putting on a
mansard roof and erecting neat paling
fence around his lot. - y ~
Other Improvements are noticed about
town, and we think our little Mountain
City"is looking up. One atreet Ia being
cut down and graded, In some places to
the depth Of Eve or six feet.
The following teachers have been Sc
lected for our public schools for next
wear: Principal, Thomas G. Miller; as.
sistau,s, in regular order, Misses Fannie
Pride, Mamie F. Watson. Amanda Elem:
ing and Carrie V. Turney; teacher oil
colored school, James Satterfeld; Barnes
willie school, q. @. Hall; Watson school,
W, s. Fleming. The schools will open
September 10th and continue eight
months.
Several Of our citizens will attend the
Camp Meeting at Moundsville, while 9th.
era will wait and go to Shinnston.
We had fine rain yeate day. G.