The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-18
OUR WELLssuRe LETTER.
The Beauty Of the Country-Fur-
ther Interesting Extracts From
the Diary Of an Old River Pilot
History Now Repeating Itself

ther Interesting Extracts From
the Diary OF an Old River Pilot
History Now Repeating Itself
WELLsBuRo, June II.
Conapou iones oI the Daily Iutelllgencer.
Nothing very strange or remarkable
has occurred here or in the neighborhoOd
since we last wrote. The growing crops
certainly bid fair to produce more than
an ordinary yield. Just now the country
Is 10 the fullness Of It's beauty. The
scenery bids dedsnce to mans ingenuity
to equal it either with pencil or brush.
The music that resounds in the meadows,
valleys and on the hill.tops, furnished by
the innumerable fss.hered songsters,is su.
psrior to any instrument In the hands Of
a performer. All this grand scenery and q
free open air concert can be enjoyed by
all who will take the time and trouble to
put Themselves a few miles In the COIN
try at any time during the summer
months.
W. Il. White, Of this place, but more
recently Of Seattle, Washington Territory,
who has been here for some weeks visit
ing his father, Thompson White, started
for Seattle this morning via P. W. & KY.
Mr.. White is promising young lawyer;
Is District Attorney at Seattle, and is
having fne law practice.
W.. Kelly, formerly Of this place, is
here visiting friends. He now resides at
Omaha, Ne6. Is passenger conductor on
the Union Pacific Railroad, and Is well
liked.
We are promised a sight at, and a
hearing Of Edisons Phonograph to day.
Strawberries plenty. twenty-five cents
per gallon.
Messrs. Barclay & Jacob have recently
been appointed Adams Express agents
at this place.
FuarHER EXTRACTS FRoT THE DIARY.
We closed the diary in our last with
the boatmen on their way to Natchez,
Miss. We shall speedily pass through
the book noting what may be deemed
Of interest. The next entry finds the
crew safely landed at Natchez. Flour
at New Orleans Is 50 25a6 so. We find
that the writer Of the notes before US is
anxious 10 be at home with his family.
He warns his children against ever fol.
lowing boating for living. The entry
is closed with the remark that the record
is kept for the benefit OF the family, that
they may see what the writer experienced
in the way OF the ups and downs Of a river
life and oi the markets, and the different
stages OF water in the Mississippi river.
Jan. II, 1912. (Wellsburg) Weather
pleasant for time Of year; no ice In the
river yet; -four S. 25; pork So 25; wheat
81 90; times hard; money scarce and not
good what there iS Of 1t.
March 4, 1912. The Ohio Banks resume
this day. Bankruptcy law in force; many
taking the benefit Of it.
March 20. Start to New Orleans very
reluctantly because OF not getting more
than half pay. "Half loaf better than
none."
New Orleans, May Z. Markets dull;
money matters in 4 deplorable condition;
-four 81 62i.
May 10. New Orleans Banks resume.
Wellsburg, May "a, 1912. Weather cold
aud rainy; prospects Of a good wheat
crop; flour S3 s7t; bacon SIC.
June Z, 1912. On the night Of the 9th
OF June there fell heavy white frost; as
TO damage, not yet ascertalned.
June 20, 1912. River raised 10 ten feet
in the channel; continues to rain more or
less every week; fears Of a late harvest
on account OF much rain and cool
weather.
July 4, 1912. Day warm and pleasant.
August 9, 1912 Heavy frost;- harvest
good; wheat started at so cents; thought
that It will he down to 81 or 40 cents.
August 2l, 1872. Tyler vetoes the Tariff
Bill. Here follows an address BY the Rev.
H. V. D. Johns at the inauguration Of the
President Of the Miami University. The
address was considered as peculiarly ap-
proprlate at the time august, 1872 and
NAV be in time to come, and II 10 recon-.
mended that the children read 1t, with
the hope that they may be attentive to Its
instructions. We will furnish the address
at future time, as it is appropriate TO
the present times.
August 25, 1872. Wheat, so cents; flour,
s.; money scarce; nothing but Pennsyl-
vania relief notes and part OF them below
September /, 1912. Plenty Of water in
the river. Wheat, As cent?; -four 81 90
10 Cincinnati.
September 9th. Wellsburg markets
Flour 50 95 in currency; oats Is cent?;
potatoes IS cents; green apples l2t centsi
bacon 81 cent?, hog round; butter 9 cents;
lard Ct cents; salt 81 25al 30 per barrel;
whisky 25 cents. Everything on the
downward tendency.
October 10Th, 1912. Flour is worth In
Pittsburgh So 25, Wellsburg 81 81, Gin
cinnati So 62t.
October 2Si, 1872. Lave for New
Orleans; 2! feet water 10 the channel.
At Waraaw, Ky, on November 10Th;
I.ouisville, November 2lS,; mouth Of the
Ohio, December ID
Memphis, December llIh. Arrived at
this port alter two weeks Of hard labor
and toll, dodgipg snags and sand reels.
Market glutted with all kinds Of pro-
duce. Flour 81 90. :.
Natchez, December 9th, 1912. Find
some friends; 81 so for -four.
Christmas Day; cold, Carrollton, eight
miles above the Crescent City.
December 81. This ought to be day
Of Thanksgiving. We should be thankful
that we are permitted TO pass one more
year without further troubles or misfor.
tunes.
January ], 1s4S. New Orleans. Take
a ride on the Carrollton railroad to this
far famed city Of the South.
New orleans, January 20, ls4S. Leave
for home; -four S..
HOW LIKE THE PRESENT TIMES.
Wellsburg, March l, ls4S. Weather
very cold; dour 50 25a2 so; house rents
down about one.third; laborers wages
one.hali; pilots wages about one third:
little doing; not half enough work for the
people. Millerism and religion the prin-
n.