The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-04-13
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| SSo SSAoAo 1Pl0yeu IN the iron mill ol
n1. n1essFs. Gran, Bennett & Co., of that
Guy, have appointed a committee Ia
notlly their employers that thew will
not work any more muck iron to he
shipped to Wheeling, A meeting ~
pollers was called for Saturday even /.
ing, to take action, it was intimated. In
regard to this matter.
"A general revival of business in the
west Is reported in the newspapers al
"a o5aI secLon. ana the people are delight
ed that the days of dullness are Dassinp
away. The freighting business from
New York to the West Is said to be
heaVy and remunerative, and the shin.
ping trade between that CITY and New
England Is also active.
AT hotel dinner table at Tuscum-
ola, Ala., recently, two "gentlemen',
seated opposite each other simuIta.
neously arose and commenced a flne1
with revolvers. One was shot dead
ana the other wounded. The room was
tu4L OF people at the time.
Some of the members OF the Alex
andr1a Board of Common Council an.
pear to be no better behaved than their
brethren In New York. On Tuesday
evening, in the excitement Of debate. n
Mr.. Johnson flung an inkstand at Mr.,
brewis. A Mr.. Warfield then let fly
another inkstand at Mr.. johnson, which
did not hit him. but struck Mr.. O'Neil.
Mr.. O'NetI, in turn, aimed at Mr.. John
son with another inkstand, and broke
window. Then the shower of ink
stands ceased and the fracas came to an
The new tax bill. now before a
CongressIonal Committee, will make
nearly one thousand printed pages and
would occupy Congress nearly two
months. 1t is believed at Washington,
therefore, that no general bill will now
pc passed. Whisky, tobacco and some
other articles Will be attended to, and
Lne residue of the proposed amend
ments left over for the next session,
About nine o'clock Friday night a
Iatal accident occurred at ST. Mary's
Cathedral, Chicago. The Cathedral
was densely packed, on the occasion OF
Good Friday services. An alarm of
nre was raised, which created a panic
IN the church, and rush for the door.
portion of the galleries fell, aud
three persons were Instantly killed, ali
females. Several others were severely
die. '',' y ,
The Director of the Philadelphia
Mint gives notice that he is prepared to
exchange one and two cent bronzes and
three and hVe cent nickle copper coins
Tor United States notes, or drafts upon
New York and Philadelphia. Ali re-.
mittances are to be addressed to the
United States Treasurer In PhIladel-
phiR.
On Wednesday evening last the
safe of tho Pittsburgh Locomotive and
Car Works at Manchester was robbed OF
5000 In money. A young man named
Casper HOrner is suspected, and has
decamped in the direction OF CIncln-
natl.
The election last Monday for town
ship and borough officers at Wellsville,
o., resulted in crushing defeat of the
Copperheads. Heretofore the Republic
can party has been magnanimous
enough to share the borough offices
with the other party, who held a meet
Ing on Friday and nominated a straight
ticket. This, in connection with other
facts indicative Of a challenge to make
the contest on party issues alone, drove
the Republicans to u similar COURSE
The vote was heavy and resulted in
the election of "the straight Republican
ticket" entire, in both borough and
township.
The enthusiastic copperheads at
washington are SO much pleased with
Judge Curtis speech In defence of
johnson, that they talk about making
him a candidate for President.
One hundred and thirty is asked
for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shares
in the Baltimore stock board.
The latest alarm in regard to diet is
the alleged discovery OF a minute insect
In brown sugar, It Is said to abound
In almost all coarse sugars, and to sub
sist on their impurities. Out of 72
specimens of brown sugar recently ex-
amined, only one was free from this
insect. .sltI77l
The husband OF Adah Isaacs Men
ken obtained decree of divorce
against her yesterday, In the Common
Pleas Court OF Hamilton county, Ohio,
on the ground of adultery, committed
with John @. Heenan, in New York.
"A pamphlet has been published at
Mobile, Alabama, bearing the follow
Ing suggestive aud euphonious title:
Renegades who voted in Mobile city
and county for the Menagerie Constitu-
tton for the State ofAlabama,
Mr.. J. w. Duftye, Of Mooreheld,
was robbed on the night of the 1st
inst, of his pocket-book containing
$500. The thief entered bis room, says
the Advertiser, and took the pocket
book from his pants pocket.
The Princess of Wales expects an
other attack OF rheumatism" this
summer"
The Detroit brewers have advanced
the price of ale, lager, and porter.
The Ohio Legislature talks of ad-
journing'on the Nth.
The Virginia Convention has
adopted an article exempting real and
personal property or either to the
amount of 81, 600 of each householder,
the head of a family, from sale or exc
cution for debt, and prohibiting the
Legislature from passing in future any
law staying the collection of debts.
One more survivor of the ill-fated
steamer Sea Bird has been picked up.
His name Is James ii. Leonard.
The spring lettings of mail con-
tracts closed at the Post ONCE Depart
ment Friday morning. The following
West Virginia routes were let: Milo
Cabell Court House to Hamtin, twice
week, Geo. NJ. Corn, $375. Perry
vile 10 Tug River, Robert w. Nc
Cleave.
Some time ago the House passed a
resolution, addressed to the Secretary
of War, relative TO the amount of land
necessary to meet the requirements OF
bill No. $40, to equalize the bounties OF
soldiers, sailors and marines, who
served in the late war for the Union,
in the event OF It becoming a law.
The Secretary says that in March, 1865,
there was carefully prepared estimate
made of the money required TO pay
these bounties under the law then
| pending, that was substantially the
same as bill No. 949, except as to the
manner Of making payment: The sum
was estimated at $253, 90, ,OO0s In
April, 1865, for additional bounties,
the estimate was $5S ,6S4 600. The e1-
/ penditures under the bounty acts pass
| ed, SO far, indicate that this amount
/ estimated is rather short than In excess