The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-03-18
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NEWS sUMMARY.

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Gold closed yesterday in New York at 1B9.
-Admita Farra8ut has gone TO Rome -
The. Engllsh army Is being gedEced fri IN
their allegiance TO the FenianR.
Irish reform stu occupies the attention
OF Parliament. tflGIY EE4 ~
Another conspiracy against JuaIez has
been discovered In Mexico. The general sItu-
alton OF afIairs there is unsatisfactory.
"A man named Sykea WAS robbed and
thrown nom train, Sal tufday, on the Grand
Trunk Railroad. Canada. His injuries were
yerv serious.
The Ice is beginning TO break up in the
Hudson river.
The eleetIonon the Georgia conslit Ition
Is ordered for April Goth.
"A Chicago despatch says the story started
by the New York papers, and generally cir
| eulated through the press, that Charles
Dickens had sent S, OGO to the wife OF hts de-
ceased brother, residing In Chicago, Is with!
out foundation, as is ascertaIned from inti-
mate friends of Mrs. Dickens.
The vtals Of Dem ocratic wrath have been
enptied in an uninterrupted stream upon
the heads OF Wilson, OF Iowa. and schencA
OF Ohio. for the part taken by these gentle-
men In passing the amendment, taking away
IuI Isdlction from the Supreme Court In
! hGbeGS cOrpuI cases. The severe CirubbIng
schenck gave them In the House on satur-
day seems 70 have disturbed them quite rs
much as the passage Of the bill itself
The supreme Court OF the United states
has ordered a decision, which 1t Is thought
will apply TO the tax levied by Che States OF
Maryland and New JerSey upon passengers
on roads crossing those States. The case was
that OF Craudall against the State OF Nevada,
and the law orthAt State, which imposes a
capltation tax of one dollar upon passengers
leaving the State, was pronounced uncon.
stltutIonRl.
The Democrats In the Ohio Legislature
haveagreed not TO adjourn until the impeach-
ment question is disposed OF, SO that IL Mr..
Wsde should become President, they can
elect Democratic successor.
The Ohio Legislature has before IL n pro.
position to request Congress to make" such
modification of existing laws as will clearly
leave United States securities subject 10
State taxation" Amendments were offer.
ell 10 add "If the same can be done In good
faith to the holders of such securities, and
without violation of the Constitution OF tho
United States.''
Secretary Seward left Auburn, N. y,
yesterday, on his return To Washington.
-1en. Hancock Is en- route forswashinE-
tonin obedience to orders nom the Presl-
dent. 1t is understood he Is to be placed in
command of the new Atlanti ic Military D IvI-
sion.
The express train from Pittsburgh on the
Pennsylvania Central Railroad Monday
morning ran into land slide near Paclrsad-
die. The locomotive was wrecked and the
express and mail coaches throwniTrom the
track No one Injured. q
"A meeting of PlttsbuIgh manufactures
intGFGSfAfH In hFs nP kha
tax from manufactures, was held yester-
day, aud delegates appointed to attend
The general meeting at wnlard's Hotel,
Washington, called for to-day. s., 8
The annual session OF t Pittsburgh
Conference commenced at GreenSburg,
Westmoreland county, Pa, yesterday morn
ing, Bishop Kingsley presIdIng.A
On Monday the House OF Represenia-
tives refused by q Vote of 80 10 q to order the
previous question on a resolution to issue an
amount of currency equal to the amount
Withdrawn by Secretary McOullocl, aud 1t
was referred by a vote OF 80 IS.
Mr.. Lawrs noe, q member OF the Ohio
Legislature attended the exhibition of a
Magician at Columbus, Monday night and
was the holder a ticket which drew a live pig.
Sunday evening the house OF Deems
Miller Of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, was robbed OF
6OoV III 4uOu6S ANU u kOlu WutCus
Richard Lloyd committed suicide at Fort
Wayne. Ind. Saturday morning last.
"A Washington despatch to the CincIn-
natl Commercial asserts there Is not the
slightest foundation for rumors Sorsa rebsl
raid from Virginia.
AT PittshuFE. nine O'Clock last evening,
the Monongahela was 92 #. and rising at the
rate OF an inch an hour. The Alleghany WAS.
o feet and rising rapidly. At on city. at the
same hour, there were Indications Of q
further rise. ..l9 81 = .giI..l, ~
IA desperate attempt at escape was made
by the conyicts In the West Virginia Penj-
tentiaEy at Momdsville,y yesterday afternoon.
Twenty.four broke out. Two were shot, one
dead, and another, Abner Marks, the noted.
Express robber, fatally. Twenty ont OF the
twenty. -four were recAptuHed. a.,ls isar +.
Frederick Douglass lectured at CincIn-
natl laat night, on Questions of the hour