The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-03-17
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NEWS SUMMARY.

L'SuLAAnBS 5SAeLutS morning at brook2tOn,
Indiana.
"A hill was introduced in the House OF
Representatives yesterday establishing n
District Court at Parkers6urg.
-Great food in the Mohawk river. New
York. Damnge to the canals is unprecedented
An injunction in the Erie Railway case
has been served on Judge Barnard or the
supreme Court, staying proceeding until the
INST Monday ofApril.
-Thaddeus Stevens Is In very 10 state
ofhehlth and It Is feared he will never again
leave his room alive. Rumors OF his death
were circulated In Washington and Though
out the country a day or two ago.
-Mr. Wade is beset with office seekers.
1t is said johnson has telegraphed Gen
Hancock to come to Warrington.
The Indian Peace Commissioners will
meet at Omaha April 81.
The United States supTomo Court has
granted leave 10 flle bill in the case OF
Georgia Is. Gen. Grant ct al.
-FearS have been rife in Washington for
week past of raid from Virginia, and
these fears arc now believed to be well
grounded. Unusual precautions have been
taken to guard against the danger.
-1twas expected Shermans funding bill
would be taken mp yesterday In the Senate.
No hnal vote on II is looked for till Impeacn-
ment is disposed OF.
The lmpeachers intend TO press the trial
to speedy issue. and look upon 1t as certain
that senator Wade will bs installed in the
White House by the flrst of May. The policy
OF tile House managers. as foreshadowed In
Buffers speech of Friday, is to cut the do
Tense short, by admitting nearly all that
they propose 10 Prove In the Presidents be-
half.
Last Friday young blood. near COlum-
bla, Tenn, overlook negro woman who
was driving wagon Into town. HO ordered
her TO get out OF the wagon, but before she
had time to obey him he shot her through
the head, killing her Instantly. Leaving the
woman dead on the rOad lie went until he
overlook negro man, whom he shot
through the neck, lnflIctIng Il dangerous
wound. These deeds were done in daylight,
and In the presence OF witnesses. The muir.
derer then went to his grandfathers, and
boasted he had killed two negroes: but he
was soon after arrested and lodged In Jail.
He boasted, when he waI brought to town
that he was good rebel, but did MT receive
any demonstrations OF sympathy.
The Virginia Convention has added 10
the oath 10 be taken by State officers the
words: 81 recognize and accept the civil
| and political equality OF all men before the
laws"
1t Is the Intention Of the Senate Appro.
priatlon Committee to press all the appro,
prtation bills through the Senate before lin
Peachment trial. and the Finance Commit.
tee VIII also attempt to make similar dIspo-
sal OF the House bill repeating the tax on
manu- facturers.
The Minnesota Democrats adopted the
Ohio platform entire, though one member
denounced 1t as n "tImid iockJaw, scary
cowardly policy" The president OF the con,
Yentlon took the same View. He was In
favor OF getting back TO the Irresistible de
cree ofthe Almighty, who had established
and ordained slavery"
Washington dispatches represent that
the Presidents friends are losing confidence
The yielding ofthe Senate to the Impeachels
III the nattsr OF time for preparing the de-
tense, Is considered rather an evil omen
The Radicals expect to see Wade in the
White House by the lst of May: and the
postmasters and other officials throughou
the country, who have been Iaboring for
some time under the. INJURIOUS suspicion o.
Iavoring JohnsonIsm, are hllinS the waste
paper basket OF the looming man" with
volumlnous protestatIons of their consent
and unswerving adherence to loyalty and
Congress.
The President, II convicted, will go on G
speaking tour through the country, com
menclnG at New York and extending TO the
far West during which he will attempt hi
own vindIcatIon.
On Friday a savage fight took place IL
Liberty township. Scott county, Iowa, be-
tween A. W. Smith, the fathtr, John and
Jacob Smith, hIstwo sons, and two brothers
no 0f6 IL ToH.y c,
der, NJ. Culver, and two men named Jacobs
on the other. During the fight A. w. Smith
was Rhot through the cheek, carrying away
many of his teeth, and in the side. Snyder
was shot through the neck, and Culver got 6
fearful blow on the head; the wounds O
either will probably not provo fatal. 1t had
lis origin In q family feud.
-Anaftray occurred at Ripley, Ohio, Satur
about hve O'Clock, between Sllvnnus Moore
and Patrick Allen, resulting the latter stab
bing the former In the breast three times
killing him almost instantly. Allen wa
arrested. Mr.. Moore was a young man, and
very much respected.
Tho Ways and Means Committee of the
House are quite dIsgusted with the Senate
because 1t has not yet acted upon the Housl
bill taking taxes from manufactures, and re
duclng the aggregate burden of taxation
some sixty million dollar.
"A large number of very suspicious char
actera to the number OF two or three hun
dred, are reported to have arrived In Wash
idEton quietly within the past week, bu
every movement is closely watched by the
police authorities. In anticipationo OF trOu
BILE, a large. number OF detectives have beer
sworn into tho secret service of the War De
partrnent TO keep tho authorities posted q
TO every suspicious movement made b,
strangers.
One evening last week Representative
IN Congress, General Cary, with his wife
visited one Ofthe theatres OF New York, an,
while interested in the performance wa
robbed Of $50. The robbery left the Genera
horse de combat" financially, and the mex
day he applied to Billy Wilkinson, of the 81
Nicholas hotel, for a loan OF small sum O
money, which he would return when he nr
rived at Washington, telling Mr.. Wilkinson
what had befallen him. 'BiIly" gave infor
nation of the robbery TO well.known de
tectIve in the hotel, who in few hours re
covered 500 OF the money, and returned It I,
General Cary, who declined TO remain Ii
New York to prosecute the thieves bscaus
of pressing duties at the capital.
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