The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-09-27
SOME rniLASrrrRoPrsrs.

New Albany has reason to. be proud Of
the benefactions OF some OF her wealthy
citizens. Iwrotc some months ago in re-
gard to Mrs. Lapsley, who OF her death last
snrinc left nearly her whole estate OF about
100000 to various benevolent objects.
The Presbyterian Board Of Foreign Mis-
s;ons will receive about 100000. Among
the living philanthropists Of the place Is
Mr.. Culbertson, a relative OF Ih6mas "
Culbcrtson OF Martins Ferry. tie IS 70,
portea to he worth at least q million OF
dollars. He has at his own expense
purchased a building for an old Lady's
Home and supports the inmates 50 far as
thew need his help. They are admitted
from any part Of the State. An other
such man Is Mr.. De PAW who sonie yeats
400 purchased a building for a. female
seminary and gave II to tho public, with
no thought Of any pecuniary. return. !
was sorry TO learn that the school Is not
prosperous. The same gentleman, IL |
remember correctly, has more recently
presented the Orphan Asylum with Q
suitable building. And now some OF the
people are agitating the subject OF q
hoapital. which shall bc free to a.!
Who are unable TO pay for its caro- II
Il ia remembered that I'LL these things arc
done by . little city, oVershadowea py
Louisville, and with the prospect before II
only Of decrease OF business, u speaks
well for the generosity Of some OF US PEG
ple. And yet in the indlseriinulate cry
against "bondholders," which is ringing
through the land, these men and women,
who pour out their money Ike water ior
the best OF objects, are classed with the
ishoddyists' and with those whose sudden
acnuisition Of wealth has served only 10
I'M them up with pride and stimulate
Them to A heartless use OF their passing
day Of power. This lisa shame and q dis
grace to the demagogues engaged In It,
LOUISVILLE AND THE YELLOW FEVER.
Huntsville seems % be doing a good bus.
incss,-though the strides with which she
went forward for q time at the
close of the war are evidently checked
she ia lust now making the most OF her
course toward the parts Of tho Southwest
which have boon stricken blythe pestilencc'
She did not quarantine, but on the contrary
she lot Il be known that refugees were well
come, The result has been that many have
gocEed thither. There have been q good
many cases OF yellow fever. six were Put
off n boat upon lis arrival, but the dis'
ease has not spread among the people:
The course taken was daring, In view OF
the fears which prevail about yellow lever
and tho customs OF other cities. IL adop'
ted out OF a generous sympathy. Tor ihe
suffering It was noble. but Z confess that
/ have been sorry to observe IN some
quarters nm oycr.anxiety to let the world
know what has been done, apparently
with m eve to tho business advantage
which NAV be rcapcd by the debt OF graf
;tnde under which the South has thus been
nIaccd. It Is a pity to bring a noble act
into contempt by causing It even to seem
10 bc prompted by selfish motives: Louis
willie can afford to leave the South TO per-
ceiye the kindness done, without constant
illusions TO the quarantine OF st. Louis
and Cincinnati and the panic into which
a refugee stricken with the fever seemed
rcady 10 throw them. A little less boast
fitness over contributions made would be
well in many places.
'ciS TINE YELLOW FEVER 90 HoRTn2
The exemption Of Louisville from the
vcilow fever. Notwithstanding the open
door which she hassct before theretugeeS
from The Southland the number OF impor'
led cases which she has sent to her hospi'
tai, will be supposed by many persons e
prove thatthe disease cannot become epl
demic in the more northern. latitudes o
our country. or ut any, considerable elcva
tion above the leveliot the SEQ. But thl