The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-07-15

/ reSOluIlOn recognizing the national
character OF naHigable rivers and lake
harbors which offered facilities for con-
1 Quoting the commerce of the country.
from which the Government derives a
! large revenue, and it is the sense of
this convention that it is the interest as
| We'll as duty of the general Government
to make such improvements on such
rivers and harbOrs as the necessity for
it may be determined and rs the cOndi-
ton of the treasury will warrant.
On motion of Mr.. Scammon, the con-
ventiOn adjourned, to adjourn sine die
at p. NJ. to-day. tl.sEF
/ The resolution recommending the ne
gotintiOn of the reciprocity treaty re-
ceiVed Il unanimous vote. The conven-
ton then adjourned. 50.
Post Office Ar'pOintmentS.--AInI Con.
trHctS---IleHigIIntiOn of ID. r. IEOIIO-
wny---Iaying ~ Corner Stone.
WASHINGTON, July 14.-The recent
appointments and re-appOintments of
! W.; L. T. Jackson, PrOvidence; Geo. a.
I Benedict, Cleveland; Geo. Rowland,
sacramento, CAL; Geo. b. Lincoln
! Brooklyn; S. A. UpdilSc, Rochester,
The Postmaster General has ordered
temporary contracts for CONVEYANCE of
mails from EdentOn by HartfOrt, Eliza
| beth City, CenterVillG, Smiths Mills,
Lake DrummOnd, Va, Deep Creek and
Portsmouth to Norfolk three times a
week and back. Thus the postal service
i'll the south is being gradually restored
1t is true as reported that Hon. ID. Z.
Holloway has rendered his resignation
as Commissioner of Patents The mn
per is in the hands of the Secretary of
the Interior, who will to-day lay it be-
fore the President. Mr.. Holloway will
not retire before the appointment of a
successor. HH
The General Land Office has deter
mined upon measures with IL view of
putting speedily into operation in late
insurgcnt States the machinery for the
sale of land.
At the laying of the corner stone of
the Washington city protestant orphan
asylum yesterday, the Secretary of the
Interior, Mr.. Harlan, i'll his brief ad-
dress, said: When the French, not now
so friendly to our prosperity, sprung to
arms i'll defense of Turkish nationality,
we all applauded, but when they at
tempt to crush feeble Mexico, we des-
| pise their want of generous gallantry,
and wish it might be the will Of God, IN
tho order of His providence, TINT this
great republic of ours should be called
upon to protect her feeble sister repub-
/ lic." This remark met with general
applause from the large auditory pres
ent.
The evidence in the Harris murder
trial Will be finished to-day.
All troops on duty around Washing
ton will be paid next week.
Particulars Concerning the New York
NEW York, July 14.-Tlie CONNER
cial says the proprietor and employees
of the museum are thoroughly cOnVinc-
ed that the fire was the work of incen-
diaries. The fire was first discovered in
the basement, and on Immediately run
/ ming to the roof to turn on the water
from the large tank the flames were dis
covered bursting out on the second floor,
and on the third near the stage of the
/ lecture room and on the top floor. The
treasurer, Mr.. Tiffany, who had gone to
the roof to turn the water found his
! exit cut off, and was obliged to descend
| from the upper windows by leaping to
/ the balcony below. Returning to his
Office, he took from his safe SOC, 900 dol
lars in government bonds and left the
building. The manager had lately re-
threats of burning the building on ac-
count, it is supposed, of the play of
"Jeff in Petticoats."
4 Among the works of art saved MT the
museum yesterday was the Greek slave,
also twenty-fOur gigantic pictures illus
trating Wnshington's battles, painted
/ by John McNeVin, which were soon Ia
be exhibited AS panorama. Fortu-
nately they had not yet been taken into
the museum building, but stand else
where. 5 s
|, The giantess, Anna Swami, had n mr.
row escape. She was found mt the head
of the stairs in swooning condition
from the smoke, and was with dificul.
ty assisted out ofthe building, She10st
everything except the clothes she wore
and in her trunk were 800 dollars IN
gold besides some greenhaclSs and al
her clothing. III
/. The wax figure of JEFF. Davis was car
ried out, but just MS the street wa.
: reached the head dropped off. II WA
D afterwards found suspended to n laml
: post. - -
g A soldier, who had to Jump from tn,
third story window, saws he had in hi
i company James Burns, of Lancaster
e Pa, n member of the New York 6gtI
e regiment, and it is feared he persisted
1 The monster bear was lowered fron
s an upper window, on n ladder nv
8 chain attached to his back. He wa
e very docile.
0 The learned seal WIS also got out
through he fought against very rougl
y breastworks. '-i4
e The tanks holding the whale and al
nSHtOr were broken to let the wnte
II Hood the building, leaving their occu
e pants to roast rather than broil.
3 Barnum, who was at bridgeport, tel
, egraphed to have his agent ready I
d sail for Europe on Saturday, to secur
curiostieS for new museum,
New ORLEANS, July l3.-Cotton firm
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