The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-07-16
NEW YORK.

NEW 1OthS July 1Os-1L Is no" D6'
lieVed that seven or eight persons were
lost by the accident on the steamer
Stephen Low on Monday evening,
Seven mems and one womRn's hats
still remaining unclaimed at the station
house, having been found floating or
the water after the disaster occurred.
A number of master mechanics, not
sufficient to organize meeting. assem-
bled yesterday afternoon at 51 Liberty
street. Nothing else was done but tC
communicate resolution passed by
the master masons on the 10th instant
pending the draft of an address to the
public.
The steamboat Sylvan Peek, of the
Harlem Ferry, while attempting to
cross in front of the steamer Provi-
dence, last evening on East river OPP
posite Catharine, was run into by the
latter boat and had its larboard paddle
box shattered and paddle wheel bat
tered and disabled; the Providence was
uuinjured. No lives were lost or per-
son injured, although both were crowd
ed with passengers.
The Herald's Washington dispatch
says Chief Justice Chase has again de-
clared himself in sympathy with the
Democratic party, although he disa-
grees with the plank in their platform
relative to Southern constitutions. He
believes these constitutions should
stand until changed by the people oi
each State all voting.
The cabinet shop at Sing Sing Prison
was burned yesterday. 1t was occupied
by @. 81. Woodruff, a contractor, who
looses about $50, 900. The loss to the State
on the building was 5000.
An immense Republican ratification
meeting was held last evening at the
Brooklyn Academy of Music: Resolu-
tions sustaining the Republican plat
form were adopted, and addresses were
delivered by Lieut.. Governor Stewart,
L. Wauford, who presided, Hon. 5Hor-
ace Greeley, Hon. Joseph NJ. Van Colt
and others.
The weather continues hot; the ther-
molneter at one o'clock to-day was 95o.
Dispatches indicate thst intense heat
prevails everywhere. In Washington, j,
at nine o'clock the thermometer was
960. There were A deaths from sum
stroke in the city yesterday, and quite
q large number in surrounding cities.
The steamship Rising Star, from As
pinwall on the 9TH, brings S522, ,712 in
treasure from California.
Owing ~ the late election in Panama
having resulted in favor of the Con-
servativeS, President Diaz handed over
the Government, on the 18th, to General
Ponce, who is now acting as Provisional
President, DIaz being considered a
prisoner. No blood was shed in this
revolution. The State is declared in a
state of war until public order is re-
stored.
The Fourth of July was celebrated by
the Americans an Panama.
The yellow fever is.disappearing is from
Lima and Callao, but is raging dowu
the coast.
A revolution is reported in the inte-
rior. Perez is reported marching on
Monteviedo.
W hof
guayans and Allies.
Australian dates of June 1st contain
nothing of Importance.
Thirty-nine cases of sun stroke aud
twelve deaths occurred to-day.
Tenement houses in Wehawken, oc-
cupied by twenty or thirty families,
were burnt this morning. Loss 500, 900.
The fire at Schoharie, N. Y, origin
ating in the stables of the Schoharie
Hotel, destroyed the Office of the Repub-
lican and a number of other buildings
in the, centre OF the place. Loss $40, 900;
insured for $4,000. The supposed in
ceDdiary has been arrested.
The British officers comprising the
Knickerbocker cricket club commenced
"a match this morning against mixed
IL of the st. George and Philadelphians.
The mixed eleven scoring 16O runs in
the first innings, against runs and 5
WickeLs for the officers. Their best
batters still go in the st. George.
Monty, Wright and the English crick-
eter, Pearson, played against the offi-
cers and scored 53 runs and following
the Philadelphians played. Finally,
Large made is runs, Foster, 8, Meade,
6, Newbolt II and Welet, not out.
The New York cricket club was beat
en- thoroughly in their match against
the Newark club. The score in both
innings was SO and 72. The New York
scoia being only 81 and 8.