The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-06-12
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week in June.
BY MAIL.
lion. Morton McMichael, of Phila-
delphia, ex- Mayor of that city and
editor of the North american, accom-
panied by his wife. son and daughter,
sailed from New Nork Wednesday, for
tour in Europe.
The Philadelphia Morning Post, the
semi-of1icial organ of Governor Geary,
contains special dispatch from Wash
ington. which says that within thirty
days Governor GearY will supercede
Mr.. Borie as Secretary of the Navy. 1t
further says that the arrangement was
made while the Governor was in Wash
ington day or two ago, and that dur
ing a long interview with the President
| the Secretaryship was rendered and ac-
| cepted. Geary is known to have had
frequent and extended interviews
with the President lately.
The convention of Christians oppos-
ed to secret societies, held in Chicago,
adjourned, Thursday, after passing
resolutions pledging themselves 10 raise
$40. 900. to be used in furthering the OBJ
jects OF the association, and denOuncing
all secret organizations, particularly
Odd Fellows, Good Templars, and
Masons. One speaker professed to give
his experience in seven degrees OF Ma
sonry, stating that upon initiation he
was stripped, put in a coffin, made to
take horrid oath never to reveal the
scenes, murder and treason not except
ed, and divers other diabolical proceed
ings. Ten States were represented in
the Convention.
Orders have been issued by Genera
Logan, Commander-in-chief of the
Grand Army OF the Republic, in refe-
renee to the collection and editing of all
10 n
recent memorial services at the soldiers
graves. All committees and posts, and
others interested, are requested to for
ward reports of ceremonies In their
localities, giving all the facts possible
to the editor, Colonel r. J. Hinton,
Headquarters of the Grand Army of
the Republic, Washington. The first
volume, for some cause or other, has
not yet appeared, although 1t Is ascer-
tanned that the former editor has drawn
his pay from Congress, amounting to
81 600.
The stringency in the New York
money market is artificial and made in
he interest of the bears.
The question has already been rails
ed at Washington, in regard to Cuba,
whether, since the virtual deposition OF
General Dulce by the Spanish volun-
teers, there is any colonial Government
with which our Consular agents there or
authorities at Washington, can hold or
fetal relation. Tue Spanish Minister
is known to be very much troubled
about the turn of affairs, Espinar being
only the creature ofa mob. It Is deem
ed Questionable at the State Department
II any issue is made, whether he should
be recognized. The Cuban agents are
not slow to take advantage OF this.
They are urgent In pressing upon prom
inenG persons at Washington, that no
Government now exists in Cuba but
that of the Republic.
The Cuban rebels estimate that
they have obtained recruits enough in
the United States, Mexico ana the
South American Republics to the
number of alive thousand men in
all, and that they have been furnished
with experienced officers from the
United States alone sufficient to COM
mand the entire nu umber, from the Colo
mel 10 the subalteru, and also that the
aid thus derived from the countries
named IS slight compared with the as
sistance furnished III the line OF sub
sistence, clothing, ammunition and
arms.
An attempt to escape was made,
Tuesday, by number of convicts in the
Northern Indiana prison, at Michi-
gan city. One "Hoosier Bill" a despe-
rate character, was the leading spirit.
The plan was to rise when the convicts
were assembled in the dining hall,
overthrow the guards, seize the truck
cars in use within the prison, batter
down the walls and escape In body,
every fellow shifting for himself. Al
dinner on Tuesday, "Hoosier Bill"
arose with pruning knife and called
on all who wanted freedom to follow
him. About a dozen spraug up, but
the remainder of the conspirators
weakened and kept their seats.
| the
guards and felled him to the earth.
| The prison guards are not allowed to
carry arms, but it happened that one
of them had been down town and had
a revolver in his pocket. After knock
ing down the first guard the desperate
| by shot from the revolver which pen~
etrated the neck and felled him to
the ground. Getting up he again at
tackled the guard, stabbing at him fero-
ciousIy with the knife: The guard again
fired and he dropped powerless. The
other conspirators Immediately settled
down. "Hoosier Bill" was still alive
Thursday morning, but he was not e1-
peeled to survive Ions.
The three leading Republican jour
nails of Tennessee, the Knoxville Wing,
the Nashville Press G Times and the
Memphis Post, have all declared for
Senter and universal suffrage. The
| Senlef movement Is sAlQ u DO SaLAoI
| ing strength all over the State.
The course Of Chilli and Peru seems
likely enough to cause us some embar-
rassment. The fronclads bought OF us
bv these States were delivered on a
pledge that they should not be used
against any power with which we are
OF peace till after they have been taken
to the countries purchasing them. II
Peru and Chilli now ask to be relieved
from this pledge, as some persons at
Washington think they. will, our Gov
ernment will be met by protest from
Spain. The Minister from that country
has already complained, informally, II
not officially, at the disposition made
of the Peruvian ironclads, which have
not yet got beyond Cuba. The views
of the new Peruvian Minister on the
question involvedrhave not come tc
light.