The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-11-12
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in East Thtrty-sixth street. Salntes III
honor of his arrival were fired atsthI
Navy yard, but no public demonstrR
ton was made, beyond visits from init
mate friends. The Franklin will nc
longer bear his pennsnt, but will re
turn to the Mediterranean.
The steamer Java, from Liverpool
arrived to-day. - -,,.r.. <. -.
Weston is preparing for pedestrian
trip from Bangor to st. Paul and back
to New York, a distance of s, 600 miles.
He will start from Bangor December /.
A fire last night on Fifth street dam.
aged building No. SlS 10 the amount OF
Sl2, ,0o0.s The occupants, Jas. Young.
| George Wess, Harden Wilson, and
| Dunn d. Frauklin are all mechanics.
Partly insured. = laE
Moan L. Childs was arrested yeeter-
day and held by Commissioners Osborn
for trial on charge of issuing fraudu-
lent naturalization papers.
w. u. Jameson, the actor son OF the
| late Geo. Jameson, died on Monday,
aged So years. ~ r = ssi-.5..sLl
Notice was given to- day In the Unit
ed States circuit Court that = motion
would be made on Saturday morning
in the matter OF the revenue fraud in
vestigationS now proceeding in this
city by authority OF Congress. The
nature of the motion will not be dis
tclosed till that time, but the counsel
said itWouId be an Important one. =
Gustavus Sehelval and Caleb
SehWitZer were arrested in Hoboken,
N. J., on suspicion of being counter
feiters. son searching them q large
amount of counterfeit currency was
found in their possession, and several
counterfeit hves on the st. Nichol
National Bank were also foundin their
possession. The prisoners were con.
Veyed toNswark, and given into GUS
TOD 1Ff n NFarak-1
James Grifin, alias Stephens, alias
Williams, alleged to have been con-
nected with the Royal Insurance Com
pany robbery In Wall street, sometime
since, was arrested this forenoon. A
considerable quantity of scrip of the
Long Island Railroad Company, and q
large package OF cancelled checks,
signed John A. Cross, were found in
his possesBion' The prisoner was hand
ed over to Capt. Jordan, to give that
officer an opportunity to find The owner
of the hcrip, and work up case.
The Sub Committee of the Congress
sional Joint Committee on Retrench-
ment, oompfising Messrs. Van Wyok,
Jencks, Benton and HRlsey, held ses-
sion, and among other things they in
Quired into the reasons why the in
dictmentS against certain individuals
OF the Kentucky Bourbon, Company
and others, for violations of the raw
enue laws, were not tried, and as to
the reasons for the great delay that has
occurred since the cases were first put
on the Calendar. U. 8. District Attor-
Ilney Courtney was sworn in and testi-
hed, although he was ready to procsed
with the trial the delay now occasioued
was by orders received by him from
Washington The committee are en-
deavoring to ascertain why this inter
ference from Washington Is made to
still further postpone the trial of these
cases, as 1t is claimed the individuals
thus receiving the executive clemency
have made themselves useful in ma
king charges against certain officials
obnoxious to the President, and that
they stand ready to perform similar
services in, the future The inyestigs-
Will be resumed tomorrow. ~,
The Tribune this morning formally
disavoWs the Butter card, abusive of J..
w. Simanton, published on the 18th
of October, and says that Mr.. Simanton
has been known to us for years, as a
citizen held in high esteem one against
whom such gross imputations as those
of Mr.. Butler are essentially incredi-
sble; but Buffers attack was so WAnton,
so causeless, and his spirit 40 clearly
malegOlent that his charges seemed to
US calculated to ipjure noone but him
SELF !, -. q ~ l-..-.-
Gen. Mcclellan is about to take up
his residence in Hoboken.
Three strikes are now in progress in
this city: a rise in the cigar makers,
shoe makers, and piano foite makers.
The members OF the firm OF s. G.
Kenyon 8 Co., boot and shoe dealers
of Hartford, Conn.,, are under arrest
charged with obtaining under false pre-
tense, of parties in Boston and Weat
Brookfieid, goods to the amount OF
$40, ,Q00 and secTeting the same.
The New England Chriatian Temper
ance Convention, composed OF minis
ters and church members OF all deuom-
nations, will be held in Boston the
week after Thanksgiving.ii sH'
Troy, N Y, Nov. IL.
Miss Mary e. Mpgee,, daughter Of
Auicide by shooting herself through
the heart Witha revolver. Temporary
iInsAnfty was the cause. She was %
i V0aFH old. z=7 aci IL
z~a5s .ia4 ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. IL.
The Governor has appointed George
D. Lamont, OF fBockport, Justice of the
Supreme Court for;the 9Th Judicial dis.
i trtot, In place OF Noah Davis, resigned.
One hundred feeto the toW-path OF
j the Erie canal has gone ont on tbe
four mile level seven miles west OF
Schenectady. Ii Will take four days to
repair Ii. The. water in the adjacent
river, Mohawk, Is very high, and still
rising. All the surrounding f1atS are
i inundatsd.- O. 40 - 80
The Cole Hlseock trial will not com.
mence until to- morrow. Considerable
time Will be occupied In procuring 9
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