The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-10-23
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a large meeting was held last even
ing IN Stanns church, by the Bishops
Siergymen and others of the Episcopa
Chnrch, fayoring free and open churcI
moyement. Addresses in favor of 4
were delivered by Bishop,sl Quintart
: OF tennessee, LArmatage of Wisconsin
meely1ot Maine and Whipple Of Min
"A destructive fire occurred this morn
ing four miles north west o
ISpring Valley, Rockland county, New
IS4ork. Burning barns andthe celehrat
J ed Stallion, Patriot. The fire wa
caused by the explosion of aaKeroseul
lamp lantern. A man CARRYING thl
lantern was seriously IL NOT fatally
hurned. The Stallion was insured fol
$4,000, the building Tor s., 600. eo,ss
Henry Staucleffa q commission n1er.
chant living on 22d street. was arrested
yesterday and committed,to the tombs
on charge of having stolen two horse
blankets. worth 20 dollars two years
agoi 1t is said that he confessed to the
theft: Ea SF.6 lFe7 BIS
In the case of Green against Shum-
way and others, a, decisinn of great
moment has just been given by the
Court of Appeals OF this State, it ex.
plcttly affiEms these two propositions.
hrst, that test oath cannot under the
Constitution of the United States be
| required by the Legislature as q condi.
tLOA VI Tue IlHuI- Oh buuEtR6eE second
Ihat the Legislature ofthe State ofNew
York has no power to establish by law
any qualifications Whatever. for electors
In this State. go 80
AT the ninth anniversary of the Amer.
lean Church Missionary Society, last
evening, an abstract of the annual re-
port was given, showing that the socie-
" had expended dol.
lars in missionary work in the West,
from which great good had resulted
and thatit had been literally supported
by the evangelical public. Addresses
were made by Rev.7J. Wells Kendrick,
of Kansas, Rev. G.. s. Cummings. OF
Kentucky, and Rev. g. g. HoxI of En-
gland. Acknowledgment was made of
contribution from the latter divine.
Some six thousand dollars worth of
property which was laden on a Ciray in
the rear of Ball & Blacks, was driven
away by thieves, yesterday, duringa
momentary absence of the dFayman,
some Oft was afterwards recovered,
having been stored in an ice house up
town. f 30 -
Two trains on the Morris and. Essex
railway, collided yesterday, at Stan
ihopeS Nj. Several cars were smashed.
Two passengers were killed. and many
wounded by II. The railway officials
refuse TO give the particulars to the
press, -ts.-E- -
, Precautionary measures are being
taken by the health board to prevent
the Introduction of the typhoid fever
by vessels arriving from Liverpool, In
many parts of which city and neighbor-
hood the disease PREVAILS ~ -
The final meeting to arrange fOr.the
fight between OpBRldwin and Wormald,
will be held at Harlem, next Monday.
1t is reported that the fight will take
place next week.
The following dispatch received here
this morning by VIM. q. Dodge of this
city:
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21, 11:2O P. M.
President Chamber of Commerce Neto
"A severe shock of earthquake was
experienced here at 1850 A. M, there
was considerable alarm felt at the
time of the occurrance, a good many
buildings on made ground injur-
ed the Custom house and City. hall both
firmly. constructed, were badly injured
and some buildings in process of con-
struction have fallen in, some parapet
walls fell down causing loss of four
lives. There was no damage to we'll
constructed buildings, the total loss to
property will not exceed 100000 dollars.
[Signed1 JAMES OTIS,
-slG President Chamber Commerce..
A dispatch to Lees and Walker from
the Bank or California, says tie balus.
trade and some of the ornamental work
on the roof OF this Bank was shaken
down. No other damage to Bank.