The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-03-19
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NEWS SUMMARY.

D. Hubbard. on the 9th inst, introduced n
bill providing that Co. A. Independent Ex-
empts ". Va. Vol. Inf, shall be entitled tn
the same bounty as is or may be provided toy
soldiers enlisted in the volunteer forces al
the United States, during the year 1852; aud
IN case any members of the co1npanv are
dead or may die before the payment of such
bounty, 1t Is TO be paid to their repressn In.
tlveS in the same order provided by law n,
the payment ofbounty in other cases.
Two men supposed to be bank robbers
were taken from jail and hanged ut Rich
mond, Mo-, Tuesday night by Vigilance
Committee.
kansas came very near losing her ar
chlVes on Tuesday. A store room under the
state otices at Topeka was discovered 10 lbs
on hre. and had ttnot been extinguiahed the
loss to theState would have been irreparable
Some more consplrators In Mexico arc
to be shot.
Madame Rlstorl has been causing trou.
bic between Church and State in Cuba.
Jersey City was thrown into a stew o
excitement Monday, over rumored design
to kidnap Daniel Drew; one OF the parties tc
the great Erie contest going on in Now York
MF' Drew had removed the office or the Eric
company, with large amount of money, IL
Jersey City, with vIewof avoiding In }unc
tons and other incOnvenient legal processes
a number OF roughs were observed by tht
police, lurking around the Erie Railway Ds
poi anu 1t was fumored their mission was tC
kidnap Mr.. Drew. and were to have s5O. .OOC
for dOlngIt.
1t Is said that the vacant Attorney Cen
eralship has been rendered to Hon. W. s
Groesbeck, of Cincinnati.
Hon. IAOnorJ Grrnnt - -
Teen requested by the President to come
TO WashIngtonto act as associate counsel In
his defense before the Senate.
-Johnson's friends are enCieayorinp In CO,
cure the aid of one or two Republican law
yers of note to aid his defense, for tho pur-
pose of exciting political influence on the
Senate.
Kansas bonds to the amount OF $40. .OOC
have just been thrown upon the New York
market.
Tho Ohio Board of Agriculture met al
Columbus Tuesday and decided to hold the
next State Fair ut Toledo. The Fair will be.
gin September 2ist.
Con. Hancock Is ex peCtsd in Washington
this evening.
Mr.. Hudson, edI or OF the Cleveland
Leader, has gone to Washington in answer
to thesummOns of the Impeachment Man.
agers, 10 testify the Presidents Cleveland
harangue.
Jerry Black is reported ms admitting free.
ly tohis friends that lie has a difficult job on
hand to defend Mr.. johnson. A day or two
since he said: "NOw you see we of the de
tense are bound to go in pretty strongon tho
Constitution, aud nine chances ont OF ter
some ofthese Managers Will quote the Pfesi
dents words on MS, when you hear man
prating about the Constitution, spot him, ,
I'm the Senate Tuesday, when the bill tc
exempt certain manufactured articles from
tax was under consideration, an amendment
was submitted by Mr. Van Wrinkle to reduce
the tax on petroleum and other bltumihous
substances, one-halL 1t does not appear
what became OF the amendment.
Three Western contested election case:
will be decided this week by the House Com.
mlttee-that of DelauO as. Morgan, ThIr.
teenth Ohio District; SWItZer Us. Anderson
Ninth Missouri District; and Hogan rs. Pile
First Missouri District.
The Legislature to he elected In Con-
nectIcut on the 9th OF April will have a
Senator to elect, in place OF MIR. Dixon whose
term expires in 1863.
The joint committee OF the Old and Now
School Presbyterian General Assemblies, ap.
pointed to prepare basis OF reunion, have
been in session in Philadelphia for i've days
past, and have adopted basis by a unanI
mouSvote. The doctrinRl basis includes the
platform of the Pan-Presbyte Conven.
ton, which met in Philadelphia in Novem.
ber last. On other questions tho joint COM
mtttee have amended tho report, which
they made year ago, so that 1t will be &c.
ceptable to both churches, with few excep.
tions.
"A gentleman had his pocket picked on
Tuesday morning OF a. wallet containing
twenty.one hundred dollars, at the depot OF
the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad. Cincin,
natl. He offers a reward OF five huudIed
dollars for Its recovery. The money was in
large bills.
"A man by the name OF Samuel Harvey
fell dead in the street at Bucyrus, O., Tues
day. Appoplexy Is supposed to have beer
thecause OF his death.
The bill which passed in Congress on Fri
day last, intended to prevent appeals in Ger
tain cases to the United States Supreme
Court, was delivered to tho President at
o'clock in the evening OF that day, and con
sequently the constitutional ten days, ex
Guiding Sunday, allowed the President fol
holding the bill, will expire al o'clock or
Wednesday evening, the 18th instant. It'll
well understood that the bill will be vetoed
"A petition Is in circulation acdlessed t.
the General Assembly OF the State of Ohio
protesting against the passage of any Law
which will authorize the construction of {
pier bridge across the Ohio river at oIncin
natl, and representing that "any brldgt
built at this point upon piers, is certain Il
cause annually great loss OF property. and ii
many cases, loss ollie.
The Chairman OF the Impeachment
Managers says they viii have their replica
tion ready for hling in two days after th'
Presidents answer is submitted, and viii
then demand that the trial proceed forthwith
unless the President can show much bette
cause for delay than they believe he can.