The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-18
THE GOOD OLD TIMES
RECALLED BY AN oLo NEWSPAPER.
Something Absut wAssIss a s.lt Century AGO a,
Cleaned from the v h,ellps "Glr,ts"-rhs
Kiad Of Pspsrs Thsy Bsdiu Those Days.
Progress In Local Journall.n.

There Is probably no one particular in
which the Wheeling Of to day Is more widely
different from the Wheeling OF halt a century
ago ago than in her newspapers. This Is ma
tural, because the press Is necessarily more OF
less q reflex OF the community, and all the
varied interests affect 1t 10 some degree. Mr..
JIG. W. Beier, the Twelfth street cigar man.
uiacturer, hes shown the INTEtLloEScER q
copy OF the Wheeling Gazette OF Saturday
morning, January 8, 1880, q weekly sheet Of
four pages, with five columns to each page,
which presents In all respects q striking con
trast 10 the Wheeling daflieS OF 1888.
A paper printed now which paid no more
attention TO what Is going Oh In the commu'
nifty than did the Gazette in 1880 would moi
survive q day. The only index'to what was
occurring in the city at that time Is found In
the advertisements and about three items Of
local news. One OF the latter announce
that 1.-THE river Is about 8 feet above low wa
ter mark" Another item says that January
l resembled a Spring day.
An account 10 given OF ameeting OF citi,
zsns held at the Court House on Saturday
evening, January 9, at which Samuel A,
Westcott acted as chairman, and John T.
Truax as secretary, and at which the Mayor
aud Commonalty were requesttd TO give Q
full exposition Of their financial concerns
and all public Improvements since the yeaI
1925" and to pass an ordinance requiring
such IN exposition 10 be made annually
thereafter. Apparently the dificultiesab ou,
city finances are not new experiences for the
city.
ian Observer" writes a communication
nn1lgn. .tknntta- - an t.aS,nS,nuN - E,na,nr
ializs the Bank Of the United States to estab'
writer approves, but be adds:
"But while our attention Is directed to oul
own immediate interests, let us not overlook
the interests OF our neighbors In Ohio, and
the numerous travellers who are hourly cross
ing the Ohio river. Let us petition the Con
gress OF the United states 10 co rpleto thi!
part Of The Cumberland road by erecting {
bridge across The river"
Some people can find It in their hearts to
wish this suggestion had been carried out,
and Congress had complied with the petition,
IAN Observer" further mentions thai
Noah Zane, Esq, the owner OF the property
to be used, fav0rs the PROJECT, and will MAKE
the most liberal concessions. It is suggested
that 'the high bluff In front OF the Mansion
House, be chosen as the site for the bridge
for the reason that the current is tere Close
to shore, and the bank would give the bridge
sufficient elevation TO allow the largest
steamboats, to pass under.
The communication concludes:
Certainly II we are united to the -four
ishipg State Of Ohio by means OF a bridge
and connected with the Atlantic citiesby the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, with our nople
and natural outlet TO the South via New Or
In.ua aal a.. tra1nK1aa aanrraH Ia f.Htar al
the Bank OF the United States, Wheeling Ii
destined to become one Of the most import
ant towns est OF the Allegheny mountains.'
A table is given showing 1.-THE interment
in the two burying grounds In the town o.
Wheeling during the year 1920 " which nun
bered 1913, Of whom A were white adults, o.
white children, three colored adults aud l.
children. The dafkey's are designated "col
oured.n
There IL q list OF steamboat arrivals and de
partures%, numbering four or five q day, all
Pittsburgh, Louisville or ZInesville packets
Richard Mcclure, postmaster, advertises
long list OF uRcalled for letters, and John Nc
Lure, James 81. Forsyth and Thomas Woods
offer for sale a foundry site m the river front
In North Wheeling. with suticientland for q
boat yard.
In another advertisement "The Public are
informed that the Female School recently
opened at the Academy by the Misses Ewell
and the Rev. Mr.. Wheat will In consequence
Of Mr.. Wheat's removal from Wheeling) be
continued for the future in the school house
lately occupied by Mr.. Hiltreth." The
terms OF tuition are given: Spelling, read
ing and writing, So per quarter. Arithmetic,
geography, the drawing of maps, history and
bellies letters OF schools generally, 81 per quar-.
ter. An extra charge OF $l.50 Is made Tor a
course OF instruction In drawing and paint.
ing, "either by the old or new system" and
each pupil is charged 25 cents per quarter for
fuel.
The Gazette wasedited in 1880 by R. ]. Our.
tiss, the father Of the well,known Mounds
vile nnrseryman. 1t afterwards passed into
james !. Wharton's hands. and became the
Times. II was founded in 1917 by Mr.. Ewing.
the uncle OF William Ewing, who until
within a few years conducted a job n%rinting
stlce. 1t was In the old Gazette office that
the latter got his first insight into the Art
Preseryatiye.