The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-08-31

-1eLs 6EduL anu Ills lhlIilly arc NOW
in Chicago, the guests OF his brother,
Orville Grant. They will return to Ga
lena to-day, where they will remain,
probably, during the month of Septem-
Der.
Gen. Meade is in Washington, in
consultation with .he Secretary of War
relative TO the maintenance of peace in
the South. He has had long CONVEX
sation with the Secretary, and the most
efficient and decisive methods of aiding
the civil authorities TO repress disorder
were considered. All the leading mill.
tary commanders are acting in concert
to insure such care and promptness on
the part of all officers under them as
will render their forces most useful in
helping to maintain.
Hon. Montgomery Blair of Mary
land is allowed to control the distribu-
ton of the Government patronage in
Missouri-in the interest of his brother
Frank, of course.
Commissioners Rollins has conclud-
ed to yield to the President and Secre-
tary McCulloch's demand that part of
the Supervisors of Revenue under the
new law shall be Democrats. Leading
members of the Finance and Ways and
Means Committee, have advised him TO
that course Gather than to longer delay
reorganization of the Revenue Depart
ment under the new law. Mr.. Rollins
has been acting from the first, and in
all these matters, in accordance with
the desires of prominent Republicans,
and unless the President is determined
to make new trouble, everything can
be ready to go on smoothly in few
days.
The vase for the centre OF the foun-
tain, on the north front of the Treasury
Building, at Washington, has been set
in place. 1t was cut from single
hIocl- oF Mama oyranite CONTINUING S0O
cubic feet. 1t was twelve feet in diam
eter and five feet high.
1t is reported at Washington that
NJ. p. Gadais of Cincinnati, Revenue
Assessor, is to be suspended because he
has declared for Grant.
Gen. Itosecraus has returned to
Washington from White Sulphur
Springs, Virginia. Intelligence from
Washington says that the General states
business of his own, that he was sent
by no official, and that he settled all
of his bills out of his own pocket. He
further says he has brought no ad-
dress, that none was drawn up, and no
correspondence passed as alleged; that
while he talked the political situation
over fully and was pleased with the
spirit manifested by leading Southern
persons there, he talked quite as much
about Southern railroads and their con-
nection with Pacific lines. He says he
may yet make q statement of the South
ern situation as represented TO him by
these men, although he did not go there
as the representative of any party.
The Democratic mass meeting, held
at Des MOines, the capital of Iowa,
Thursday, was one of the most palpa
BILE political fizzles that ever occurred
in the State. Notwithstanding long
and conspicuous advertising, less than
In. h.
present. The chief speaker was Hon.
VIM. A. Richardson, of Quincy, Iii.
| nois.
"A few days ago man stopped at the
Schell House, Chicago, and registered
his name as w. Spangenburg, Oshkosh.
He had been life insurance agent, but
lately had been keeping a saloon in
Oshkosh. Thursday night he insulted
| two ladies STOPPING at the same hotel,
aud about twelve O'Clock next day,
wasoordered by the clerk to leave the
house. He went TO his room and lock-
ed himself in. The clerk wentto the
room to again order him away. but
could not get in. The door was forced,
and Spangenberg found lying on The
| floor with several gashes in his arms.
He had bled profusely. When the clerk
approached hun he spraDg up and tri-
ed to stab him. He was finally secur-
ed. a physician was sent for, who
uTGSSSu MS WOuuuS- he COulu not u6-
eide whether they were fatal.
Pat. Ryan, a member of the Irish
Grant and Colfax club of the Eighth
ward Chicago, who was terribly beaten
by the Irish Ku-Klux intheir assault
upon the Republican Irish meeting
Thursday night died next day from
the effects of his wounds.
Hon. Sam. Galloway made speech
in Chicago Friday night to an enthu-
siastic audience.
Gen. Schenck is to have great re.
ception at Hamilton, o., tonight.
The United Brethren Sandusky
Conference is in session at Sandusky,
Ohio. Bishop D. Edwards is presiding,
Cary, the horny handed, who can
not be persuaded to say whether he Is
for Seymour or Grant, Is advertised on
the same poster with Yallandigham to
address ga grand Union ~ meeting OF
the Democracy" at ScipiO, o., on the
9th prox.
john Morrissey, in a card published
by the New York World, denies that he
has bet against Seymour and Blair. He
does not say, however, that he has bet
that they will be elected.
"A National Convention of Soldiers
and Sailors will be held in Philadelphia
on or about the LIST of October. All
Governors of States during the war,
are to be invited, and Generals Sher--
man, Sheridan, Thomas, Meade and
others, are expected.
1t is believed that considerable
blood will be shed in Missouri before
the registration is completed.
VIM. Wood, OF Decatur, Ind, was
robbed at Van Vert, o., Thursday night
of Sl,100, the proceeds of a sale of
horses. He was Rsleepat the time with
the money under his head.
There is big Mobile cotton ring
at Washington, headed by some of the
important United States officials of
that city, whose object is to obtain the
appointment of supervisor of that
district who Is friendly to its interests.