The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-03-20

NEWS SUMMARY.
"a old closed yesterday at 1857.

States Senator.
"A duel was fought at Augusta, Ca, on
Tuesday. Nobody hurt.
-0en. BrlSbln. OF Ky has been appointed
and confirmed In Major GeneralshIp In the
regular army.
Col. FOrney lsspokeu off for the position
OF Post Master General under (the comIns)
President Wade.
The conservatives iu tho Virginia Con-
venton have mainly ceased to participate
in the debates and leave 1t to the Republl
cans.
The Washington EIpre,s has created a
ripple at the National Capital by urging the
claims OF Chief Justic Chase as the Demo-
cratic candidate for President.
1t is reported the Presidents counsel
claim that the testimony OF Gen. RoSseau,
now in Walrnssia, is absolutely ne,sary to
the Presidents defense.
Tho Adams Express company has declar-
ed an extra dividend OF tIve per cent on its
capital stock.
The Vermont Republican State Conven-
tion met Thesday and appointed delegates to
Chicago. Resolutions were passed favoring
Grant, impeachment. and equal civil and po.
lttical rights.
-Lucius H. Terry, dcfaultInE teller of the
First National Bank OF Springfield, has
been sentenced to flve years in the State
prison.
"A fire in the rolling mills OF Lawnnce
Barry at spuyten Devil Creek, on the
Hudson river, yesterday, caused a damage OF
S1.OCO, which is covered by insurance.
The House Library Com mIttes OF Con-
Gress has determined to lay aside the ques-
tion OF an International copy right law as
inexpedIent and adverse to the interests OF
American authors.
Two daughters OF Capt. RaIne, light
house keeper at Crown Point, Lake Cham.
plain, were drowned Wednesday In attempt-
ing to cross the lake on the leo.
The Michigan Republican State Conven-
ton met at Detroit Wednesday and ap-
pointed delegates to Chicago. Among the
resolutions adopted was one declaring for
GIANT Tor President and ColfAx for Vice
President.
Tho large wooden mills OF Dow & Boyn-
ton, ut HineSbuIg, VT, were destroyed by
fire yesterday. Loss over $4,000. Insurance
policy for $4,000 expired few minutes be-
fore the IRE occurred.
Some sixteen persons, who represent
themselves as "ex.onleers OF the United
States army and bona Jfde representatives OF
the State of Tennessee" print letter con-
tradictinG all reports of disorder and trouble
in that State. They assert that ''peace and
quIetude, to a remarkable degree, prevail nil
over the state"
I'm the n. Y. Supreme Court yesterday,
Judge Barnard vacated an order staying pro-
ceedings in the Erie Railway cases. obtained
from Judge Clark the previous evening, and
appointed Geo. "A. osgood receiver OF the
100000 Of stock Issued recently by the d.
rectora. The Assembly Committee on Rail-
I1n1
The Impeachment Managers yesterday
examined several witnesses from Cleveland
as to the correctness of their reports OF the
Presidents speech at that place. Messrs
stanbery. Curtis and Evarts were again In
consultation with tho Pre- Ldent yesterday
morning.
The proprietors OF the Buffalo IN. ~
driving park have decided TO hold three
days running meeting during the third
week In June-ihe contest 10 be open 10 all
parts OF the country and Canada. The third
great tlotting tair will be he'd in August.
The premiums will amount to $40 600, TO be
divided into eight classes including one pre-
MUM OF SlO,O 900. open TO horses that have
never beaten 2aO.
"A reneounter occurred yesterday after
noon In Smith & Guilds law of1ice at Nash
Vile, Tenn. between Hon. n. n. Brien and
Oscar T. Noel. The latter shot at Judge
Brien but missed him. Judge BrIen used
his cane freely and finally Noel hed. Shortly
aftsr srwards a shooting affair occurred in front
Of the market house, Lieut.. Henry Barr, a
policeman, formerly OF Stokes Cavalry, and
Col. j. W. Lawless, formerly OF the 9Th Ken
tuolzy Cavalry, now clerk at the Work
House, being the parties 10 1t. Several shots
were exchanged. Lawless was mortally
a1Ea f,at
leg.
Secretary McCulloch has written a letter
to the Chairman OF the Senate Finance Com.
mittee protesting against the passage of the
bill now before that committee proposing to
abolish after May lst the tax on certain
manufactures and other productions. The
Secretary estimates that II the bill should
become a law the xtyear's revenue will fall
below the estimates OF his last annual report
from a hundred to a hundred and twenty
millions, and thatit would then be necessary
to increase the public debt to the amount OF
the deficiency in order to pay the interest
on the public debt. He thinks this would be
very disastrous to the public credit.
Il. P. Milligan. celebrated as one OF the
parties sentenced to death as one orthe Sons
Of Liberty, by a military commission in IndI-
annapolis, has commenced suit against Gov.
Norton, all the members ofthe commission
Benn Pitman, Its Recorder, and W. R. Hol-
loway, ofthe indianapolis Journal. for con-
spiracy, false imprisonment, and libel. The
damages are laid at the modest sum OF $780,
600.
On Monday last, one hundred and hfty
men were discharged from the navy yard at
Washington. and two hundred and hfty
from tho Norfolk yard. The Washington
yard now has 3O) men employed, which Is
about as many as 1t had before the war, and
the Norfolk yard is reduced 200.
About midnight, Tuesday night. n COM
pany OF Kuklux, dressed In ghostIy habIla-
ments, and armed with pistols, visited the
residence of a colored man named Robert
Anderson, near McWhartersvllle, Tenn,
about five miles from Nashville, and In sc.
pulchral tones demanded admission. Ander-
son, fearing for the safety of himself and
family, firmly declined to admit them. They
then attempted to force an entrance, when
he hred upon them with a rife, instantly
killing one OF the party. who proved to be a
near neighbor named n. G. Blair. The other
Williams, when their companion fell, fed, and
two OF them LEFT their masks behind, on the
bushes through which they ran. Blair was
found, this morning, lying at the colored
mans door, in his mi ask and white robes,
with his pistol by his side, frIghtful look
ing object indeed.
Notice has Deceived at army headquar-
ters that Gen. sheridan has resumed com.
mand of the Department OF Missouri, with
headquarters at Fort Leavenworth.