The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-11
An old wheeling Paper.

E1gu Of the Island, for q copy Of the
wbeelin. Ga:,z Of January 9th, 1880. II
c. hack one year earlier in the history
,pI progress Of tue Baltimore ( Ohio rail.
nd than the copy Of the National Intel-
EN.r Inferred to 4 few days ago in our
columns Q1otins from Mia Regi'ter-
p1bltbe! at B4..imore-it gives the follow.
iag.aoqntoieyperiences and experiments
On the inan,ite B; ( o. rails in 1880. The
scouni i hardly credible perhaps to the
mind. oiihe present generation, but never
heIcss It is matter OF undoubted record.
weqroic It g. iolIow&
some very interesting experiments took
pase On the Baltimore x Ohio Railroad
On Monday last, and have been continued
during the week. 4 large number OF per-
SOS have attended to witness them, Of
Ehon many we're distinguished strangers.
Am0bgthe experiments we notice these {:
The hore, with the same apparent ease
thai he would have drawn gig over a
smooth aud hard road, moved two Of
WiHlns cars, laden with fOrty.one per.
AhS 81 the rate ol between ten and eleven
nils IN hour. The distance travelled out
ani in was about five miles. Another
horse drew twenty persons on 4 carriage OF
tncther construction, TO the end OF the
zils lal back, in 4 lively trot. A second
TRIP VA made with the same horse, car
rage and load, at the rate OF twelve miles
An hQuE 4 single horse then drew two
eafriases and titty.fve persons, nine miles
aa hoar 4 third carriage was attached,
and the whole loaded with eighty.feur men
and women, and the horse perform
ei the trip with the same ease and
aniysQcity. Another carriage with seven
PerNns vas rapidly driven by a winch,
Eottu!byKoOititm. Two dogs attached
Daai irOiiel of with load Of six per.
sons Ihose who have not seen can hardly
betsTe such things, but they are true.
Among The experiments on Tuesday was
one made b! car fitted with sail.
lhoass tie bretze was gentle, six persons
were aFret % tat rapid rate. The ex.
pertinent lfariei much amusement to the
Spectators L7t went to show that with q
hAe 81. and fresh breeze carriages may
s PNPeIiei With great velocity"
The iSle Of the GqIetIe before US is an
interesting old record. locally and other
'is lisarSely devoted to the proceed
ias Of TIE Constitutional Convention Of
'Fsla, then sitting at Richmond, known
Il the Convection OF 30 and 80" A
lenh Of Philip Doddridge, of Brook,
@aa;F in favor OF the white basis is pub
lshe!, and in this speech there is an in
tHlaou about the possibility Of u move
nent ior division OF the State at an early
day i Justice is not done to the western
portion.
Wheeling was not a city in those days
6u! il bal Mayor and Commonalty''
notwithstanding. 1t would seem that these
anihof;ie hal not deigned to furnish the
people sufficient information about the
financial affairs of the town, and that
therefore meeting was held on the evOn'
Tug OF the I'll Of January, 1880, at the
court House agreeable to public notice,
TO take into consideration the fiscal con.
Germs Of the town. ofthis meeting Sam'I
A Westcott was chairman and John P.
!maE, secretary. 1t passed formal resolu.
tons calling on the said Mayor and Com.
n'naIiy to pass an ordinance directing
Hereafter an annual exposition Of their re,
eelpts and disbursements on or before the
ls day Of March" The exposition was
expected to embrace an exhibit covering
neIF financial concerns and public i'm.
p'oTementa since the year 1925"
Another item of interest is a communica.
H0n signed Observer" setting forth the
as'ssities Of the town. One was branch
1.-The United States Bank and another
vs. aSlspension bridge that should con-
a'Si the Ohio and Virginia divisions Of
Ge = Cumberland road. 1t seems that Noah
9ae was favorable" to this latter project.
Wis to abutt q bluff lin front OF his
aas'oa.' Reference was made in the
naae to the day when the Baltimore &
Vaio Oad would be completed to Wheel.
as 1t was completed % years aiterwards)
Ia' 10 our river advantases-all OF which
were 10 make US 'one Of the most impor.
.I. sa' towns {, west Of the Allegheny noun.
,iSa, Among the items OF local news was an
advertisement W. X, Of the marriage Of Mr.. Hen
y Moore, Of Wheeling, to Miss Ann Nc.
DoSeFn' NOV Of Nar,iusburg, on the ed Of
December previous. S' - 'A' - y
"a. a number Of Passengers who had arrived
from p,, Louisville on the steamer Robert
i.a ialion publish a cah expressing their
Or, 0o''sa''on TO the Captain Captain
eaaFcAl for courteous treatment and a
Pleasant p trip, The fare was reasonable mai :
dious." ' 'OA' commo-
,,.1. Inc arrival Of boats FOR the week wa.
Published. The Caste was a weekly Sr
epeF g. only They were mostly tIon
S5if'Uurgh, ! ZanesyilIe and Louisville. We
sRo!t find any from other places. Thew
= 'se the Lark, Erie, Monticello, Ruban.
:. IN lA-Grangc, b. franklin, Commerce
g; SS;s''S,Pede, X Fulton, Packet, Seventy.
SL, J. Nountaineer. Aurora, and Paragon,
~ outside Of advertisements, there was nc
S'Ae' q local news Of interes, in the paper
Il %I ~; local news was not cultivated n
~ W. Is DAYS, Probably a Wheeling paper q
S,r. contains more local news IN on,
M Se ca.als snan was contained in six months 0