The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-05-05
NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELRGRAPR.

The New York Herald says the
new North German steamer Slnid.
Capt. Ratchen, left Bremen Haven ear
ly on April 4th with a full complement
of passengers, and has not arrived up
to this date at New York where she
was bound for. Fears for her safety
are the moro as the cable has not re-
reported her any where.
"A Hong Kong letter dated February
9th, says: Prussia was. negotiating for
the obtainment of the cession Of the
Island of Chashau to Germany, and
thus place the interests of the Confed-
Grafton in command of great highway
to the China and Japan trade.
Mr.. August Belmont has written to
the Congressional Democratic Execu-
tive Committee, announcing that 1t
would be impossible to get the Nation
al Executive Committee together in
time to change the day for assembling
the National Democratic Convention.
The time and place originally designR-
ed, (the 18th of July, at New York;
will therefore have to continue.
The Germans of New York City and
vicinity held a meeting Monday, and
determined to organize Scheutzniest
for June next. The organization was
completed by the election of o. Stein
way President, a list of Vice-Presi-
dents and Secretaries, and the adop-
tion of resolutions faYoring the pro-
ject. General Sigel and others address
sed the meeting.
The annual meeting of the Presby-
terian Board of Foreign Mission was
held Monday evening, at New York.
The annual report shows that the Board
has 20 foreign missionaries, 4 mission
ary physicians, 21 ordained native and
licentiate preachers and assistant mis-
sionaries from this country, besides the
wives of missionaries and ls4 native
helpers, or in all a force of $40. The
receipts of the Board have been $2S5, sos;
the expenditures, with the debt last
year OF SS5, ,472, have been s212, 1928, leav-
ing balance against the treasury of
S27, $40.
Mrs. Mary Sterling, one of the Erie
Railroad victims, died at Port Jervis
Monday. There are ten patients now
left there in a fair way of recovery.
Pitts Bolt Factory, at Pittsburgh,
was entirely destroyed by fire Monday.
Loss $100, 600; insured for $4,000.
"A man calling himself Col. H. @.
Clarke, was arrested at Providence, r.
l., on Monday, for swindling Colonel
Amasa Sprague and other members of
| the Naragansett Park Association. BE
is said to be a contidencel man of wide
| spread notoriety, who Is wanted In va
rious parts fthe country. BE claimed
connection with various newspapers,
and received several hundred dollars.
The 44th annual report of the New
York Bible Society was read on Sunday
evening". Gom which IL appears that the
Society has distributed since January,
1867. S6,943 bibles and testaments. Its
receipts have amounted TO S32, 600, and
its disbursements to $31, 500.
The Atlantic Base Ball Club, of
New York, made their first appearance
of the season yesterday, beating an ex-
cellent field nine. Score, so to II.
"A duel was fought four miles from
Baltimore on Sunday between parties
from Washington, an attachee of the
Prussian Legation and an American
| gentleman. One shot was interchang-
ed when the affair was amicably ad-
justed. Neither hurt.