The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-25
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

Tho Massachusetts State Democra.
tic Convention, met 10 Worcester yes-
terday. Considerable interest Is mani.
tested to see what resolutions will be
adopted ooncernlng the liquor law.
The Social Science Association at
Salem, Massachusetts, Monday, declIn.
ed the invitation to visit the Boston
Public Institutions and Courts on
account OF the numerous subjects
requiring consideration. The principal
papers read were on the Solar eclipse
witnessed by Professor G. ". HouKh
at Nation, Illinois, and others. 80
The Boston AdVertiSer has been
lately sold to new Company Tor some.
thing less than two hundred and tiEty
thousand dollars. LE 80
The Fire Department OF Baltimore,
turned out in full force, Monday after
noon, for the benefit Of Capt. shaw, OF
the London Fire Brigade,
The tlrst passenger traIn passed
over the NewburR and New York Rail-.
road Monday morning.
The preHs ball comes OF at White
Sulphur Springs August 8Ist, Among
the managers are General Beauregard,
the Turkish Minister, Gen. Wise, Sen.
ator Bright and others. Ten ex.Con-
tederate Generals are there, among
them Gems, Lee and Beauregard. They
will not be present at GsttySburg.
The nndertakers' quarrel over the
dead body OF Mrs. Sutton, at the morRue
In New York, was concluded by the
interpositlon OF the police, who gave the
body over to an undertaken selected BY
the coroner. It was then removed for
burial. .,.s ~ ..O.-
"A man named Jacob Mach, employ.
ed on o farm near Freehold, New Jer.
sey, became very abusive towards Mr.,
J. W. Conover, q nelRhbor, on Friday
afternoon, and attacked him sayagely
with clubs and stones. Conoyer, being
closely pressed, fired bis gun at Mach,
killing him almost Instantly, He sur
rendered himself, and coroner's Jury
rendered a verdict OF ustihable hOmi.
eide. ... ..'...,.. ~. -.
"A storm passed over Brldgeport
Connecticut, Saturday, doing consider.
able damage. Several houses and trees
were struck by lightning, and people
were prostrated and oxen killed. ~
The Fenlan Congress meet In New
York to'day. ~
The steamers Sllesla, from Ham.
burg, and City OF Dublin, from Ant.
werp. have arrived at New York. lgr,
Thomas L. Evans, OF Philad elphia,
aged slxty.lhree years, was shot dead
by his Insane son, Michael Evans, at
his residence, $40 south Tenth street,
yesterday. r.
George Hills, q dlsaipated Young
man 10 East Hartford, Con necLIcIt, was
arrested Monday, charged with burn
Ing his mother's barn. It Ia supposed
he dld II out Of spite because his
mother and sister had locked him out.
Secretary Rawlins left New York
yesterday morning for Washington.
-on Monday night, at staunton, Va,
0 aparty Of young men who were ont In
search OF John stanley, proprietor OF q
livery stable, entered q house and were
fired upon, Jacob 9hearer one OF their
number being shot through the heart,
Stanley who was suspected OF being In
the house at the time has been arrest.
ed, all parties are OF respectable POSI-
ton.
Tho steamer Cuba and City Of Paris
from Liverpool, have arrived In New
York.
Tho profit OF one years scaveuger.
Ing In the streets OF New York, under
the contract 90 at present arranged,
amounts to 1885,, 200. Ns.
Two more small dlstlllerIes in
Philadelphia, have been closed by the
Government detectives, but oontrRb band
articles are still manufactured and
sold.