The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-24
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-McDonald alias Stanley, Of Mon
treal, Canada, who swindled the Hart
ford Trust Company out OF 81, 500, was
sentenced at Hartford, Monday, to the
States prison for five years.
"A house, barn and Mrs. Stoddard
were burned up at Vernon, Vermont.
Saturday night, by the upsetting of
kerosene lamp.
The examination ofLeonard Choate
the alleged "tire bug" was continued
Monday, at New buryport, Mass. Sew
eral witnesses were examined, but no
additional testimony of importance OBJ
tained. The Court ordered the prisoner
held for examination in the Superior
| Court, May term. Choate was remand
to Jail. 1t is fully believed Choate is
guilty.
"A muIatto man shot a negro woman
in Fish-house village, near Troy, New
York, Monday, because she left him
and married another negro. He has
been jailed.
Navigation of the Hudson river
is still closed and people are crossing
on the ice at Hyde Park, near Peeks-
kill.
Addison Asccre alias Houser, Chas.
Weber and VIM. Smith, who were in
prison at Allentown, Pa, on various
charges, escaped Monday morning.
"A district salesman for the Harness
establishment at -Wellsville, Pa, ar
rested eighteen men on n charge of vio-
lating the act relating to nonresident
traders, was arraigned Monday at Bal
timore, and held in $500 to await the
action of the grand jury.
Gov. Palmer has signed the bill
passed few weeks since by the Illinois
Legislature, giving authority to the
railroads of the State, by resolution
OF the directors or executive committee
to divide the board of directors into
three classes.
"A special from Omaha says the
Union Pacific Railroad will commence
to carry passengers and mails to Ogden,
one thousand and thirty four miles
west of Omaha on Thursday.
The Boston Aldermen, after grant
ing hearing to n remonstrnnce against
the erection of buildings on the Com
mon for the Peace Festival, voted, with
two negatives, to adhere to their Origi-
nal order granting the right. COntribu-
tiOns in aid of the festival amount 10
$4,000.
Vincent Collcser writes from Ft'
Gibson that the Indians he had seen
were fully as far advanced In civiliZa-
ton as the whites. In their neighbOr-
hood they feel much cheered mt Grants
inaugural.
The Wabnn Mills, for tho innnufac-
ture of sheathing paper, at N"edham,
Massachusetts,, we're destroyed by fire
yesterday. LOSS S25 GOO.
The Supreme Court of philadelphia,
Pa, yesterday refused an application
for a writ Of error in the case of Twitch-
ell, thus finally dispos!ng of tho case.
In the New York Assembly, Tues
day, the report OF Jay Gould, President
of the Erie Railroad, as to the capital
stock of the road on the 10Th of March,
was presented. The common stock was
81, 200, 600, preferred SS.0OO.00O, funded
debt S23, 100000. The report says the
floating debt is too fluctuating to be
stated accurately.
Intelligence has been received from
Europe of the death of the eminent
French composer Hector Berloise. in
his Goth year.
The trial of Martin and Thompson
the supposed robbers OF the Merchants
Union Express Company has been
postponed till May by the West Ches.
ter County Court of Sessions. RumoI
SAYS the Company recovered the stolen
S33, 900, except what was paid to detec
tivaS