The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-05-16
NEWS SUMMARY.
RY TELRGRARA.

The storm, Thursday night, al
Lewiston, Me-, was the severest known
for years. The damage to bridges In this
city and vicinity was quite large.
"A T5ibune's Washington dispatch
saws Messrs. Anthony and Sprague
are both doubtful, and are strongly
claimed by the Presidents friends as
sure to vote for acquittal.
"A Tines dispatch says Randall, OF
Pennsylvania, who received sound
Gaming from Gov. Hamilton, OF Texas,
Thursday evening, is perfect stranger
to Hamilton, who never saw him be-
fore, and the insult from Randall is
perfectly unaccountable.
The Anniversary of the American
Congregational Union waslheld Thurs
day evening at the Academy of Music,
Brooklyn. The annual reports show
that seventy churches have been assist
en- during the year, many of them be-
ing in western States. The receipts of
the expenditures about the same. Rev.
DIR. Bacon was elected President, to-
gether with ex-Vice President and
twenty-five Trustees. Henry Wilson
delivered an address detailing to them
the encouragement given to Christians
IN their work. Addresses were also
delivered by Rev. Messrs. Stone,
beecneEB MaiCuluihS InS latteE aNo"lhS
himself publicly in favor OF open COM
munion by the Baptisls, of which de-
nomination he is minister.
in the House of Representatives
yesterday, Mr.. Woodward offered a
resolution to appoint committee to
investigate the facts relative TO the Mis-
souri, delegates sending u letter to Mr..
Henderson, but the Speaker ruled that
1t was not a question OF privilege.
Captain Wilson, OF the British
steamer Palmyra from Liverpoo ],
was before u. s. Commissioner Hal
lette, Thursday, on complaint OF car
lows. He plead not guilty, and gave
personal recognizance 10 answer on the
9th OF July next.
-Sherman's large planning and
packing box factory, ut New York,
with several adjoining tenements, on
Sedgewick and Columbia streets,
Brooklyn, were burned yesterday
morning. Loss 100000. Several poor
families were burnt out.
AT mass meeting OF colored peo-
pie held at Baltimore, Thursday night,
views upon the division Of the Repub-
licans of Maryland, resolutions were
offered endorsing Judge Bond as rep
resenting the Republicans of the Stale,
and for the admission of the Bond dele
cation TO the Chicago Convention. AZ.
ter considerable debate the resolutions
were laid on the table. Delegations
from the soldiers and sailors of Mary,
land, and from the regular Republican
Convention, left last evening FOL
Chicago.
Large meetings were held ut Ban
gor, Bath, and other places in Maine
Thursday night, fayoring impeach,
ment. The meeting at Bangor passed
resolutions expressing the hope thai
Notwithstanding reports to the contra
/ ry, both Fessenden and Morrill, would
vote for conviction.
"A Times special says that Charles
w. Jeferds, imprisoned at Sing Sing
New York, January 4, 1868. for killinL
John w. Mathews, and sentenced fo
life to the State prison, was founC
wounded in the loft of the stable of tn
prison on Thursday, and died Rbou
fQuarLer past three O'Clock. He was in
sensible when found, and could Civ
no clue as to who had committed tn
assault. It is supposed the decease
had money on his person, and that b
was killed for it.
The Brooklyn police, Thursday
broke up bogus dry goods firm unde
the name of Ryder C Co., who are a
legged to have practiced frauds upo
western business men.
AT Worcester, Mass, Thursday, tn
grand jury reported true bills agains
Silas and Charles James for the murde
of man named Clark, of that city. Fl
February. Also true bills against Da
vid Dare and Josephine Latiamme 70
the murder of Louis Laflamme, ii
Webster, in April. The trials will tax
place before a full bench of the Su
preme and Judicial Court Tuesday
,Tune 2d.