The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-10-30
THE NEWS.

Emperor Francis Joseph OF Austria,
was received by the Sultan at Uonatan.
Linople, yesterday, with much eclat.
The Weather In England ls unusual
ly cold, with frost and snow In all parts
or the Kingdom.
A young lady named Pet Mckay
committed suicide, Thursday, by jump.
ing of the bridge al Quincy, Illinois.
Gideon Snarely was found dead In
the woods, six miles from Macon, No.,
Thursday, having been shot through
the head.
Con Reardon, the pugIlist, has been
convicted OF robbery ut Omaha and
sentenced TO three years In the peni.
tentlRry. .......
Col. L. A. Green, who killed General
Early at 1t. Joseph, NO., last fall, was
tried at PlattsbnTg, Mo-, Wednesday,
and acquitted.
Ex-Governor Low, OF California, the
new Minister 10 China, IL In Washlng-
ton. He sails next month for Pekiu.
Supervisor Fulton, OF Baltimore. has
Just seized q lot Of tobacco for fraud, It
having been shipped rs egks. II has
also been discovered that a quantity OF
tobacco has been brought from Vlr-
glnla and North Carolina In large pack.
Ing or travelling trunks, one Of them
Weighing as much as 800 pounds.
The President will have nothing very
new to communicate to Congress In his
annual message. On the Alabama
claims question he will be able to state
q fact not publicly known that In Sep
tember last Minister Motley re.opened
the negotiations, and that the diplo-
matic correspondence Is impending,
with q fair prospect OF lasting q long
time. or course, the exact nature OF
the negotiations is not known outside
Of the State Department.
A Washington telegram to Demo.
cratic paper, says there ls q commo-
ton there among the Jersey office>
holders In gathering up voters to 90
home next week. 1t appeared that
quite u number OF persons were In office
credited to New Jersey, who had never
been In the State, and when called up>
on for an assessment 10 be used for
eleotioneering purposes they positively
refused to pay up. They were threat
ened with dismissal by the Commits.
sioner, but still refused. Their names
were taken, to report to the head of the
Department for removal from Office.
Notwithstanding that Cuban affairs
are dull, the head OF the 80 called Le-
CATION, is In Washington, and intends
TO remain, TO be ready toinauence Con-
gressmen in favor Of the recognition OF
Gu ban Independence. All hope OF the
administration taking any step at pres.
emit on Cuban matters has been aban-
doned.
bMlssisslppi Dent writes 10 Washington
that be has no doubt OF his election.
In an Interview with the President
last Saturday, Gen. Butler told him he
would take great pleasure In conducts
ing an investigation into the connection
Of Government officials with the New
York gold ring.
The currency balance In the Treas
ury, Thursday, was about four mil
lions ol dollars, being the smallest
amount on hand during the year.
In consequence Of the recent occur
renee In banks In Boston, the bank ex.
anliners have decided 10 add to their
Investigation an enquiry by circular
ofindividual depositOrs as to their COR
rect balances, answers to which will
furnish a valuable check upon the pos
abilities OF error or fraud In the inte-
rior management OF banks.
Admiral Farragut has 30 far recov-
cred that he expects to leave Chicago
for the East on Monday next.
The President and family returned
to Washington Yesterday,