The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-10
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The : 4 sLvMs OF THE GREAT CAPITAL.
PAilaatAsop'o EHtrt to Alleviate the 30 q. r.fias
Of tAs u.fortuasss Poor-rAs rrlscs Of 4
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Ftom Our Special Correspondent.

HWA oA ASAoA AAo 4ultlhtlSo becI1lb ~ nav
. been set by a kind Providence, for sucl
mild weather has not been known In sixt,
years. A marked feature Of the epidemi,
was tho universal impulse Of all clssses t
20 and see for themselves. Mono doubted
the correctness Of the revelations made II
the pamphlet, yet everyone was an n1ious L
verify them by personal observation. Con
tsary to their custom, q epirit Of enterprizs
was exhibited by evea the newspaperp
representatives OF these being sent on daily
and monthly Waits 10 the hauntB OF vice
and misery, and the fickening details being
spread before the public the day following,
with such regularity and realism that we
seemed tor time to be living
10 the same tqualid 70 ms as
the poor, and to breathe the putrid
atmosphere surrounding them. The re-
salta OF these explorations were satistac.
tory on the whole; but in individual cases
serious trouble ensued:2 One reporter got
the ssmallpox, another sgot his head
punched, and another, who had under.
taken to impersonate a'vagrant, was taken
to the 'lockup.'S Bat the press, though q
leader In this movement, was far from hay.
| ing q monopoly Of IT, for the clergy, the
aristocr racy, and even the Government took
| it up, I. When Sir Charles Dixie, member
Of the Cabinet, STATED out to make the
rounds the climax WIS supposed 10 have
been reached. This, however, was not go,
Nor within the last week Royalty Itself has
entered the field. = ,;.ssa AZ.
TIE PRINCE or WALES INVESTIGATION
The other day, accompanied BY q couple
Of friends, mo less a personaga than the
Prince Of Wales made visit Of inspection.
lie was IN cog., OF course, but his features
are 40 well known in London thateit was
impoesible.! for, him 10, escape recognition,
and rumor hath it that in some OF the
abodes visited the conversation between
tbs wretched inmates and the one whom
they knew to be the heir to throne was cx-
csedingly touching, so much 30 that the
Prince was visibly affected But, be this
as It may, there can be no doubt that bis
tour in the slums has made him sadder
and wiser man, nor that it has added
greatly, 10 his popularity. Doubtless we
Rhall hear coon that other members OF the
Queens family have followed iu the
Princess footsteps, and il only the old lady
herseli'would take a trot around, pending
little more time In acts OF practical be-.
nevolence among the s,al wing thousands
OF London, and a little lees in attending
weddings and christenings in low liis
among her beloved higblanders, the climax
would indeed be reached, with results, TOO,
no less satisfactory to the @ leen's own
health and spirits than 10 thu parties ber-
eiited and the general cause OF active
Bdt'ths' q ,een, whatever her personal
defects, is certainly pleased with an active
and useful set OF children. It may be Just
" charged that they gobble up some OF. the
best positisns in the public service, hut it
cannot be alleged that, sfer having secured
these lat places. they loll around on people
and leave, others! to do the work. Itis
nothing Gtors the Duke of Connaught to
spend two years OF exile at military post
ini :1ndih? Does tho Dlks of Edin-
burg /; make { no sacrifice when he
cruises jim / foreign s.as for months
at a!lime, while his wife rtvels in tho raities
olithe; London .eeaaon apd makes almost
nightly visits to;;the theatres2 How much
the Prince :of Wales is dol, 6 everybody
knows. E...s,!4t ~ !. ;.ifIl77,4
is.:l ,itHELrlSo ,THEP, r.. -. .i3:;;::
Practically. the sovereign, with all his
mothers work on his hands, he still finds
time to respond to the calls oil sweet char
ily, and has shown himself ready, not only
.o palronsSt tho poor, bat to even visit
them and offer in person both sympathy
and Shelp.T The Duke Of Albany is likewise
busy. This fourth son OF Her Msjestyi is
the special friend Il [. importance societies.
He is credited with being personally a total
abstainer, and in recent speech Is report.
ed to have said that drink was the worst
enemy England had to-. fear" S.ropv
wordsthesei lot a British Priuce-too strong
one man lslt, sseyidently, for a couple OF
weeks atterwards this jmiscreant. flung the
contents Of a pot Of beer, at The piince's
head.s Bit. His Royal Highness will not.
itiisto be hoped, be turned from his chosen
course by alittle affair like this. Any one,
be ne Prince or peasant who advocates
temperance in England, il snre TO find
that he has an uphill task, and must *.
|pect 10. be treated with indignity. This
cauae; however, is moving on, and with
royalty in the lead, We may expect TO iud
is future progress greatly accelerated.
| CELEBRATED BREACH. OF pRoMlsE CASE. ~
The breach Of promise case, in which
Miss Finney, better known as Miss Forte.
scue, late Of the Savoy Theatre, will seek
| to obtain s25o,ooo form Lord Garmoyle,
grows in interest form day to day, and
when it finally comes up orttrial, will no
doubt attract widespread attention in both
countries. The circumstance are altogether
exceptional. When the heir'to an earldom
became engaged to popular and beautiful
actress, it was inevitable that the affair
would become subject Of newspaper
gossip, and that the movements OF tLe
parties! would he. closely watched by The
sensation loving public. 70 such an ex.
tent shas: this been done in the present
instance, that really the romantic court
shipEhas been carried OH. under the ysz.
Of al london, EVERY incident having been
proclaimed as from the house tops, The
general public, moreover, looked upon the
match with approval In choosiuga bride
without regard 10 her rank, and in defiance
ot social prejudice, Lord Gumoyle made
himself for the time qni.e hero, while the
fortunate lady, who was regarded as having
made such q good catch, was no more en-.
yiedby her sisters on the s.ak Q than she was
admired and lauded BY The outside world,
Itswns isnppoeed to be genuine love affair,
and swhen.all the facts came to be known il
was found that there was not slch; wide
divergence as appeared at first inithe socia
i stAtns of the couple. = igiziT5 I.
III IL & THE PINE CT PERFECTION.
i III personal character, Miss Forteecu,
turned out to!be the pink Of perfection
! |Ssrs importanttpointas as things 90 in thi
queen world, though We have not hear,
Ihow Lord Garmoyle stands in this matter
and nobody seems to think II a. all impor
tant tot inquire. Cr ,ar's vile must b
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