The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-04-24
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The Mississippi river, near Vicks-
burgh, is said to be threatening to
change its channel. The point on the
Louisiana shore of the river opposite
that cityi is being gradually worn away,
whilst sand bar is being formed near
the Nicksburg shore, and it is feared
the river will ultimately break new
channel and close up Nicksburg har-
Dor altogether. The press of that city
are in serious alarm, and advise that
piles be driven and boat loads of stone
sunk, SO as to prevent any further
its old channel.
-Forty-three subscribers to the
Cleveland Leader, in the town of Nor
walk, Ohio, discontinued that paper on
account of its unfriendly remarks
about Mr.. Wade.
The Sixth Massachusetts tButler's)
regiment celebrated their march
through Baltimore, by a parade in
Lowell, on Monday. General Schouler
delivered an grafton, and the day was
generally observed as holiday.
Some OF the leading New York ho-
tells rent for enormous sums. The As
tor House, it IS said, when reoPened, IS
to rent for SIS, 900 a year; the St. Nicho-
las pays SIS 900: the Metropolitan, ST5,
900, and the Fifth Avenue nearly
$4,000.
"A man at Providence drowned him
self on Saturday afternoon. He had
been laboring under the monomaniacal
belief that some one followed him
every where, to murder him, and took
a Journey westward three weeks since,
TO escape. On his return he left the cars
and walked seventy miles, because the
person who had determined to kill him
was on the train.
Mr.. Fulton, OF the Baltimore
-4Herse1n telegrapbs from Washington
that there are apparently no longer any
doubts expressed here as TO the result OF
the Ssnate's deliberations upon the
trial. The rumors current for some
days concerning and affecting the
votes of certain Republican Senators
have almost entirely disappeared.
Some persons express the utmost con-
fidence that the final vote Will stand
forty-two for conviction and twelve for
acquittal, whilst they deny any possi-
bility of It being any less than forty
one 10 thirteen.
in Plainfeld. Livingston county,
Michigan, the other day. boy eleven
years old, son of Hiram f. Collard, was
nearly cut to pieces by n circular saw,
which was tipped against him by an
accidental ENHANCEMENT of the betting.
Mr.. Wilson, of the Impeachment
AH0aEeIk, VIII nlt uOE hldhG
any additional argument. he says he
is 100 anxious to get through with the
trial TO delay the proceedings in listen
ing to him.
-Grenfel, the Camp Douglas con-
spirator, who got away from the Dry
Tortugas, recently, in company with
three other prisoners and a soldier, ap-
pears TO have dumped out OF the frying
pan into the fire." The gale which was
blowing when the escape took place,
must have soon knocked in pieces the
small and rotten boat which the hap
less wretches put OF in.
A committee of Alabamians are in
Washington urging upon Congress the
admission of that State.
"A dispatch to Secretary Tullock, of
the Congressional Committee from New
Orleans, says that in twenty-nine par
ishes heard from there is q Republican
majority of 1900. The State is report
ed as sure for the Union ticket.
"A Cincinnati barber named Chris
tian F. Kincke deliberately committed
suicide Wednesday evening, by shoot
ing himself through the heart.
Governor Peirpoint addressed a
Republican meeting, Wednesday even
ing at Richmond. he supported the
constitution, and characterized the
means by which he had been removed
from the Governorship as simply con-
temptible. The speakers of the RePuo-
lican side in this campaign, Will be
such men as Alexander Rives and j.
NJ. Bolts, and on the Conservative side
r. NJ. T. Hunter, A n. h Stewart and
others.
DELEGATES to the Republican Ma
tionaI Convention will be furnished
with a free pass, good over any road
consenting with the existing arrange
ment with regard to such delegate
which will be sent them through the
Chairman OF theirrespective State Cen
trail Committees, on application BY the
latter to DIR. Charles v. Dyer, Chair
man of the Chicago Committee on Ar