The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-10-31
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7-s yrsy NEW YORK. October so.
The Tribune'a special dated Demopo-
Lis, October %, says: -ss-s--.-
While we were lcanTassfng Choc-
taW and Sumter counties sever nj
daring attempts were made by
armed mobs TO- asaaSsInRts us. We
were threatened with hanging in 0hoc-
taW and at tGaston. In Sumter, the car-
riage containing uBsWas hreds upon and
hit several times. Double-barreled
guns and reYolvers were used. This
occurred in,the day time in the streets
Of the town. We saved our lives by
fast driving. The Republican canvass
ers have been similarly treated in other
sections ofsthe State. We can have no
fair eleettonifn many counties without
the presence Of United States troops.
ESigned. GEO. u. .HARRINaToN,
-.s- Speaker or the HoE66,
f. j, PENprSoToN,
Slate Senator.
A Lima letter states that the Attorney
General published an opinion in rela-
tion to a claim ofa French resident In
Lima, who lost his property by q mob
riot in January, to the et1ect that for
eign citizens can only recover by pro-
cess of Law, in the same manner as
Peruvian citizens. General Hovey,
American Minister, enterad protest
against this opinion and his example
has been followed by the Engltsh,
French and Prussian representatives.
The Times Madrid letter dated Oelo-
ber % says: The appointmeet ofa min
lister tol Washlngton has understand, (,
been already decided upon. Our Hm=
bassador will be Senior Maurice Lopez
Robertson, q most active promoter of
the, revolution and distinguished
member OF the Union Liberal party.
He has great experience and has visited
Fllnutt FSf Ha7. tr0uNfFfaa nf EnrOr,a and
America and has passed good deal
OF time in New York. In the Gazeta
of this morning appears q long decree
from the Minister OF Finance, substituS
ting the iOctron, or tax upon indiGidu-
al incomes. The measure applies to
the Colonies rs well as Spains and It ia
oalonlatedthatr in the collection Of rev
enue alone more than 20 per cent will
be economiZed. The total gain 70, the
public revenue by this measure will be
SO, coo, 600 reals. s------
The Biscay Journal announces that,
the GeneralSJunta OF that province has
declared itself independent and soVer-
eign so far as its interior government
is concerned, rand has re-established
the pascarrat, or veto, in regard to all
measures of this kind, smenating from
the Supreme Government. In this fact
already looms mp one of the greataAt
difficulties which liberal monarchy
Will nave IOsQeAl WILL. .sA.4.
Gen. Blair addressed q meeting Of the
supporters of s.. s.. Cox last evening.
The Republican State Committee
have issued an appeal to the people re-
lRtive to fraudulent voting at the cleo
tion, concluding as follows: I'VE adj.
wise you as citizens to investigate fully,
challenge fearle8sly and fail not TO con-
rvics and punish every man who svio-
lRtes the law Of the country and the
spirit of its tnBtitutlons.R = -. = as-7s
The World has Q abatement that about
10, 600 Radicals from Vermont and
Massaehusetts have been colonized in
Essex, Hamilton, Jefferson and other
counties of the State, with . view TO
enable them to vote on Tuesday next.
GOV. Fsnton has issued a proclama-
tion appointing November 18th as a
thanksgiving day. 81 -s,.,.,-s re rs,s,s
The Atlantics were beaten by The
Eckfords ina game Of base ball yester-
dAy-score Is 70 IA.
The dry goods store of Brown,
Thompson q Co., Hartford, Conn.,, was
burglariouslyze entered and robbed OF
ailkR 10 the amopnt Of 5000 or 0,O00i
on wednesday night, .ss3s -