The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-10-22
NEW YORK.

NEW YoRK, October 81.
4 In the Supreme Court yesterda,
II Judge McCunn rendered highly Inn
poElant opinion upon the application
OF James Steward, an ex-seamnn ofthl
United States, 70 be admitted ,as q ciki
zen of the United States. Judge Mo
4 Gum holds that the act of Congress
does not, in terms, extend privileges tc
lhonorably discbared sailors, but only
to such as have served in, and been
henorably discharged from the armies
OF the United States; the court will put
a liberal construction upon the act ac.
cordtng to its special meaning, and ad-
init sailors as we'll as soldiers to natur-
alization. =
| The National and State Democratic
Committees have issued addresses TO
the Democrats, Both addresses urge
the Democracy to march forward under
their present standard bearers, and de-
ny that the party. is pledged to over
throw the reconstruction acts by any
but peaceful means.
The World states that Seymour will
stump Pennsylvania next week. 1t
says, edttorially, II Seymour Is elected
President he will be President, and If
he lives to perform his duties, the poll
cles OF the Vice President are OF as lit
Eleipractical account alter he Is elected
as the. policies of the Major of the Sen.
ate Chamber Clerk. slrat &.
The weather reports state that It Is
raining and cloudy AT all points; wind
eas@terIy; @ thermometer ranges from 40
HI. Mead, furniture dealer, blowed
his head nearly of with pistol last
evening in the presence of his family,
while under the influence of liquor.
Mary Bushel fatally stabbed her hus-
bandwuh butcher knife last night
during fight.
There Is quite panic In Wall street
to-day owing TO the tightnesB of
money, which is eId-very firm at z per
cent in gold. The sub,treasurer sold
$500 600 in gold to-day at 1876 .62-100a
1856 81 100. -
The Scotia took no specie. George
w. Chields, ofthe Philadelphia Ledger,
was q passenger. ~
!, Patrick Kerrigan was arrested last
night for breaking kerosene lamp on
the head Of his wife, which set IRE to
herclothes fatally burning her.
In the Episcopal Convention yester-
day motion to table the whole subject
of Intrusion, the Tying canon, was
the matter came up again and was re-
ferred back to the Committee on Canons
rs before. F s4 r q -i4
Il is stated that the election of Oovode
in Pennsylyania is still in'doubt. The
Conference Judges in his district have
dlVlueQ on Inc question: and two GER
tthcates were sent to the Governor, one
declaring Covode elected by 825 major
ity, aud the other declaring Foster
elected by Al majority. ~.
The dedication of the monument to
General Sedgwick took place at West
POintto day. l
The Evangelical Knowledge Society
OF the. Protestant Episoopar Church
held its annual meeting yesterday
afternoon and reelected, its present Of
fcers for the coming year. log
The Reunion of the Alumni Society
Of the General theological Seminary of
the Protestant Episcopal Church was
held yesterday. There were six Bish-
ops and 112 clergymen present.
The Free Church movement in the
Protestant Episcopal Church rapidly
gathers force. A meeting to further Il
was held this evening. Five Bishops
delivered addresses. l1t Ea@