The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-02
FRANCE.
NEW YORK.
NEW York, March

The Reralds special from Havana
dated February 2Sth, says steamer
sailed to-day for Cadiz, she took oul
a great many Spaniards as passengers
and some prisoners of State. Several
insurgents from the interior who gave
themselves up in the hope of securing
the benefit of the amnesty, are reported
to have been taken out OF prison by the
military and shot.
AT Santiago the alarm created by the
threatning demonstrations of the vOlun.
teers has subsided. The commander O1
various battallions addressed their men
exhorting them to act with moderation
and respect the law.
A Panama letter. of the Goth states
that the question Of taxation is still
causing trouble in Aspinwall, although
it had been quietly allowed to rest.
Severe earthquakes occurred in Lam
lander, an interior State, which lasted
two days, knocking over churches, and
even breaking up rocky hill over
looking the town OF Larafanda. Nu-
merOus persens exiled from Spain had
arrived on the Istnmus.
The Herald says Gen. Fanallen has
arrived in Washington, and had con-
verstion with Gen. Grant on Cuba af-
fairs. Gen Vanallen was the bearer OF
important documents from the revolu-
tionists, and charged by them with the
task of laying the true state of affairs
before Congress and the President
elect.
Gen, Grant has expressed himself
strongly in favor of Cuban independ-
ence, and says that Spain did a serious
wrong during the war by protecting
and harboring rebel privateers and
blockade runners. ..
A tin box was stolen from the Park
Bank, Brooklyn, Saturday. 1t was
INHy OIO n a
hay in basement in Adelphi street.
The bonds in the box were missing, but
numerous other papers OF value to the
bank and no value TO the thieves, re-
manned.
The steamship Cleopatra, from Eu-
rope, has arrived.
Whites stables, in 3Sth street, were
burned last night, together with ten
horses. Loss $40, 600. Insured.
George MCGEE was fatally stabbed by
q bar tender named Jas. Reilly, Satur-
day night. Reilly was arrested.
Duff d Co.'s paper factory, and Alt
burg's piano factory, in the Bowery,
were burned yesterday. Loss $40, ,0OO.
Insured.
The steamers Siberia, America and
Atlanta, from this port, have arrived
in Liverpool.
The steamer Cleopatra has arrived
here from Vera Cruz.
The steamship Bologna, from Lon
don, has arrived.
The reported sale OF the Newport line
OF steamers to the Bristol line, is untrue.
Hudson river is again closed by ice.
The Eagle Houaves, of Buffalo, left
for Washington, to. day.
The coldeSt night OF the season was
last night. Thermometer 100 above at
sunrise.
i: Post master Kelly has been directed
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Pacific coast by the steamer to-day and
to retain all subsequent mail matter
until the 1lth and 2lst inst.
Nathaniel Oakley tho COuu;Grfeiter,
who was sentenced 10 three years inn
prisonment received the Presidents
pardon to-day.
G. u. Robinson of the firm of Woods
& Robinson, stock brokers, is reported
to have absconded last Saturday with
n large sum of money he returned TO
his Office this morning.
Tho Rev. L. Dewill TelmadReNoneo of
the famous preachers OF the reformed
Church has accepted the call of the
Central Presbyterian Church in Brook
lyn, with salary OF $1,000, and declln-
ed that of Calvary Church, Chicago, TO
which salary OF 1000 is also attach
ed.
A number of Cubans temporarily
stopping in this city, held an informal
meeting at New York hotel on Satur-
day evening, to take into consideration
the propriety of holding public meet
ing at an early day, with view OF
Another meeting will be held this week
when final arrangements will be made.
Commodore Vanderbilt having COM
PEELED the Transportation Companies
over the Erie and Pennsylvania Central
roads TO come TO his terms to-day, put
the freight charges to Chicago, back 10
their old rates.
vocal and instrumental societies
belonging to the north eastern Sanger
bund, held u melting yesterday after
noon to make arrangements for attend
ing the general Sanger1est TO be held In
Baltimore next Summer.