The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-05
MINOR THIRaRAMs.


The PrealdenL'sson, are At Niagara Falls.
AT the womans' Suffrage AssocIa-
Llon In New York, Tuesday evening, .,
resolution denounolhg Horace Greeley
for poklng dastardly fun Bttheir move
ment was discussed with some warmth
and finally laid on the table. no..
IA land slide at Stock port, Colum.
bla county, N. ", carried away, ION
Monday evening, about three acres OF
land o. hundred feet deep, at point
not far from the Empire House, Much
excitement among the township people
was caused thereby, thinking an earth-
quake had visited the place. g.5. 't,. .
Mis-. Dr.. Hobbs Was shot dead on
Tdesday evening, at Boston. In her
parlor Ia the presence OF her husband
aud child BY Il h0maH q. White, ofTen.
nessee, Apatlent. White was arrested,
--Af aI meeting Erecsntly held In Lea
venworth, Kansas, by the Land League
on neutral lands, speeches were made
BY Hon. Sidney Clarke aud others,
RESOLUTIONS were paused unanimously,
denoppclng James +. Joy and tho Uni.
TED Statea' Senate, asking Senators
Rosa and Pomproy to reslgn their seats,
cutting loose from the Republican party
aud forming q new and Independent
State Central Committee. Senator
Pomaroy was burnedlin etnEy. Il
Governor Smith, Of Alabama, has
Issued q Vigorous proclamation against
laWlesBneas In Madison county, on ac.
count ob infol nation that fEItiz9nh are
whipped. otherwise outraged and even
muI Idared BY, disguised men, and that
neither cl tiZenS nor officers seem 10 take
steps to have the offenders arrested,
The Governor dlFectB the sheriff to pro.
ceed Immediately and by oRllInH on
the military 10 arrest the offenders and
assure ample protection to citizens, II
The bark John Wooster called yea!
terday from Boston for ConstantInopIa
with cargo Of 70, o,760 muskets for the
Turkish Government. A Similar CARGO
was shipped three weeks ago.
+ A large and enthusiastic meeting OF
citizens was held at the court house In
Buffalo, this evening, 10 ,form,an asso-
citation to procure a supply bF coal,
Coal monop0lies and combinations
were denounced in the most indignant
teEms as robbers and plunderers or the
place. The most prominent citizens of
buhalo:are engaged IA the movement,
an9 2, determination 10 manifested to
make the movement permanent, and
agitate State and Congressional aid to
break down the coal com binations now
In existence" A committee was an.
pointed 70 draft articles Of organization
and Incorporation. ..
Birch d Heydes chair factory, In
Louisville, Kya On East chestnut street.,
was destroyed BY Gre, early yesterday
morning, involving q loss Of almost |
SSQeVr which vas rttallyI insuSeds Il |
The Portuguese Chambers, yester.
days adopted . RESOLUTION authorIzing
the government to grant commissions
Eo companies desiElng to lay cahles,to
bs from Portugal, 'Gr 'eri t'itu
The o. teamship Laurent, from New
York, arrived at Breat, yesterday. ..,,i5
THE steamship City OF London, .t-
rived at liverpool, yesterday. ~ ~, -
IAN Inquest Is to be hsld to-day rel.
alive to the murder Of Mrs. Hobbs.
The murderer, Major White, came from
Nova Scotia. He studied law In Boston
and was admitted TO practice. When
the war commenced he enlisted In the
9th Massachusetts, regiment as pri>
Vate and served with distinction. He
was severely wounded at Frederlcks-
burg, and was subsequently, promoted
70 the rank Of Major ;for gallantty. OF
late he has resided ihlM MlssIsBlppi, and
was delegate from that State to the
Chicago Convention Of 1868 aud since
has acted as a registry officer, q position
secured for him by his friends and Gen,
Dent. He came To- Boston about two
weeks ago, from Mississippi, suffering
from pulmonary complaint, and hav-
Ing been an intimate friend OF DR.. |
Hobbs and wife. was, taken Intpo lhelt |
family for medical treatment 1T is |
asserted that he was In love with Mrs,
Hobbs, and In fact amonomanIac in his |
devotion.
The Eoclesl9stlCal Court met yester.
day at~ ~CnIeagos and adjourned over
until to-day, without taking any action
In the case.
The Peoria, ILL.,, Fire and Marine
Insurance Company, has failed, moi be.
ing able to comply with the new State
lRWSI Tne dlapatchs 9pnouneing libel
assets nothing. ~ = "a * F7'SVI
-The game OF base ball between the |
Red Stockings and Central City Club,
Of Syracuae, New York, caln6 off atithe
Union grounds, Cincinnati, yesterday
afternoon, resulting In victory to the |
former, by to 0. Two thousand
persons were present. The day was
very fne. The playing was Indifferent.
Another game between these clubs 10
to be played to-day.
-Four buildings, corner OF King and
Prince streets, ToIonlo, Canada, were
destroyed by fire yesterday morning.
During the FIRE chimney fell, seriously
inJuring four men. The Ruyal'C Canadl.
an Bank OF Toronto will resume busl.
ness on the 10Th inst. The hack drivers
Of Toroto are on strike. Not cab has
been seen for two days. A new by. law
regulating fares Is the cause Of the dlfi-