The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-29

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WASHINGTON, b. O., Sept. T.-The
West Virginia Press Association, nearly a
hundred strong, left Charleston for White
Sulphur Springs at an early hour last
morning A greater number Of
ladies' than ever before accompanied the
membsrs Of ths Association, were along
Among thsm were, Mrs, a. y, Gibbsnsl
Mrs, A. i, HustsRd, IfS, j, 0. ThompSoni
Ms. ]. j. Peterson, Miss Lulu DoEntain
and Miss Smith, the latter the sister Of the
genial Charming OF the Parkersburg Lnder.
The magnificent scenery Of the New
river has been 20 often described that q
mere mention Of it seems all that is neces'
sary in this connection. The announce.
ment that u cable railway, on which car
loads OF lumber were run across the .ha-
pawha, could be seen, excited great curl.
osity. Improved to be d single rope Of
great diameter and strength:
The party soon turned from viewing
scenery to amusing itself. Songs and
speeches we're the order at first. Then
crowd got alter Col. jesse r. PlattenbuTg,
of the Hancock county Courier, and he
was served up in avanety OF styles. He
was al frss called on for q speech. he
nado one in pantomime, II a speech
ran be made that way, amid all the dem.
opstrations Of approval or disapProval,
ioy and sorrow, delight and anguish, which
were known and human ingenuity could
devise. The assembly howled, applauded,
Kissed, groaned, stamped, laughed and
cried, Then the gallant Colonel was
vested with most every terrible character
until finally he was supposed to be de-
tuuct aud was laid out. On coming 70
life a collection, which realize eleven
cents, was taken up for his benefit.
The White Sulphur seemed Ike ban
onet hall deseEted-that Is the hotel,
which has great deal Of banquet hall,
otherwise dining room about it. The
water tastes like II had just come out OF
an old gun barrel, from which rusty
load OF powder and wad had recently
been fred. 1t is probably good for the
health, which is q recommendation it
needs. II ought to have some good quail
ity about 1t. As liquid, pleasant 70 the
taste, il is gigantic failure. The White
Sulphur is no doubt fine GUNNER resort
The proprietor does not hang out his sign
to the public in winter: You can com,
prehsnd this along the latter part OF Sep
tembsF. The editor who had left his
oyercoat at home understands the reason
perfectly. The CHEEKY blaze Of q coal fire
il already very welcome, at night.
The newspaper gang lett at an early
hour Friday morning. At Clifton Forge,
where il proposed to take the Richmond
4 Allegheny railroad. fjr the Natural
Bridge, your correspondent tore himself
away from the excurlionists, and hence
he Is not With them, hut here in this
locality, which it is taid Grover Cleve:
land never saw till after he was elected
President,
Washington is dull politically. The
tramp Of the Weat Yirginian, or many
other, ofFice.seekers, is not heard along
Pennsylvania avenue; very. much some
way or other, a feeling Of sadness touches
my heart, as I think OF the bli2hted hopes
OF most OF the one hundred thousand l
saw here the h Of March.
Speaking OF officers, reminds me thatour
editorial gang met Joe Miller, Commits
sioner OF the Revenue, in the dining room
at Clifton Forge. Joe disappeared when
a number Of Democratic editors begun TO
pressa around him. Iheard aiterwRrd, on the
train took, that he was concealed in the
engine. A dozen or so editors had con.
cluded that the Natural Bridge had no
attraction for them, and were inquiring for
Joe Miller. Probably Joe could have
broken up the excursion. Still do
not say that any Democrat editor wants
an office.
The National Hotel lobby, which is
headquarters for West Virgiuiaus, as the
capitol, is almost deserted at present.
Charley Shinn, OF the FGirmont West ptr-
gilidn, and John Holt, OF the Grafton Stan.
dGrd, greeted me there yesterday. They
looked as lonely as the last rose OF sum-
mer.
Echoes from the Virginia campaign
reach here. Things are rather animated
in Virginia. People are making remarks
about each in political way. The re-
marks are sometimes emphatic. My i'm
preston Is that the political situation in
Virginia ia warm. ! have an idea from
what can gather that the next Governor
Of Virginia will not be Wise-at least not
as much so as he ought to be. have
had a conversation with Col. John FAINT,
who lives here, but goes often to Virginia,
and is Just in from Culpepper, where
Captain Eustace G. was want 10 be, and he
says that Fitz Lee will be elected by o
large majority. | have formerly found
Col. FAINT accurate in his estimates, and
fear he will hit the nail on the head this
time. Here's hoping, however, he is
mistaken.
Among the pictures OF Senators in 8
show window hero | failed 10 discern that
OF Senator Camden-although about all
the rest were there. suppose Jim Mason
has been down here and purloined the
photograph out OF the group.
The fye-Cent barber shops and dime
museums have struck Washing
ton in all their glory. Before, .
hungry man could get nice roll and but
ter and cup Of coffee for ten cents, which
would pretty well satisfy his appetite. l
can stay here couple Of days longer, you
observe. Seriously, the idea that it costs
much 10 come here and remain week or
80 is mistake-that is, at any other time
than during an Inauguration. Private
boarding houses are abundant, and most
OF them are good. For stranger to stop
at one Of them ia good thing, for he can
most always find some one there who will
show him the city. To be told how
to see the city, is to enable any one to
look over 1t in a day. Nearly all the
points OF interest are near Pennsylvania
avenue. Tobegin at the Capitol land 90 west
to the Botanical Gardens, Departments,
Smithsonian Institute, White House, Cor
coran Art Galley, ETC., can be easily
reached. This information is for the
stranger to Washington--and there is an
occasional one, / suppose-and not the
regular visitor.
AS the printers some times say, I will
put in another line to fill up this waste
paper am using-not the 1NTELLIGENCER
and close. P.w.M.