The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-08
InE sEcoAD WARD coaEIIcr.
The Progrsss OF the extraordinarily
WnF-YesteFday's Features,

The PfogFeee OF the 60ahoFuaAenneoI
WnF-NesteFday's Features,
We can't on the inspiration Of the mo-
ment recall who it was, bat somebody
once gave utterance to the words: "My
Lords, the fight goes bravsly on" Such
was the state Of Affairs yesterday in regard
to the bitter war being waged between
Generals GoshOrn and Kennedy. The
day before Kennedy'sfo forces were engaged
In repairing the breach made in their for
t~i6cations, and as night threw her sable
mantle over the scene the bArricHdes were
once more made secure and the tired vet
Grams took the rest they so much needed.
The enemy had been watchiul OF the
movements OF General Kennedy's army,
and were only waiting for Q favorable OPP
pOrtunity to make an attack.
At early dawn General Goshorn's forces
moved across The vacant lots, the steady
tramp OF the veterans failing, however, TO
Waken the sleeping enemy, When within
a few feet OF the fence q halt was ordered
until the Grow bar Battery came up. When
the battery was In position the forces
we're disposed OF advantagsouSly TO pro-
tect the guns. The engagement opened by
an ~enflading hTe from q powerful crowbal
in the hands OF an obese artilleriat, whose
painful pauses to catch breath and spit on
mis- hands was one Of the most touching
incidents In the engagement One by one
the boards dsw from their ~tastenings, grad
uallY widening the gap,and soonthe entire
force was called into the engagement, and
after Q short and sharp struggle the
works OF the enemy were des
troyed, and with Q triumphant
shout the army retired TO await the ap
pearanCs II General Kennedy,
So far it has been q brilliant campaign
LeonidIs at Thermopyln psles into
lusigni6Csnce when compared to thu
Spartan courage exhibited by the early
birds that arose On yesterday morning Il
verify the adsge, which assures to all suCt
the successful pursuit Of the worm
Gears greatest tFiumphs will dwindl'
down into ward rows when the gloTies o
the day that saw Goshorn's forces NOV
upon that fence ave YsCited, and NApo
Icons victories will be nothing NOR
han skirmish successes In comparison
Win tup hVtSp gukukeuputo tuht law
characterized this ~stubbornly contested
battle. The bov may have stood on III,
burning deCk-or two OF them for tina
mAtter-yet that was but Q small CirCum
stance to the heat that the heroes Of yes
'erday were called upon to endure. TIL,
historiRn's pen can never do justice Il
the occasion. The quarrel 90 1t stands, q
Sir LnCius 0'TriRger would say, Is a yer!
pretty one-Ihe beautiful features Of which
N ISt be seen to be appreciated.
Yesterday afternoon General Kennel!
changed his tactics and also the seat o
var, by taking the case before Justicl
Felbsr. We related In Wednesdays re
port OF the war that In the course Of q no
engagement one Of the camp follower
was accidentally injured by Culliding will
a flying board. For this General Kenned!
brings action against General Goshorn 70
assault and battery. About fifty wltnesse
we're summoned, and all Of the afternoon
was spent in quizzlng them, and the cas-
was adjourned over until this morning
when, It 10 supposed, It will be concluded
In connection with this subject, we re
Ceived yesterday an anonymous commun
iCatioD, which claims 10 be a criticism Of
the conduct OF the war, but the wrilinI
is 90 bad that we failed to translate 1t. l
YVES first thought by the reportorial fore
to be q letter from Col. Howell, oil the In
TRLLIdRNcRE stat, who Is o out west
but the postmark upset that theory.