The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-09-18
WHEELING WEST VA SATURDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER IS, 1869
THE NEWS.

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President Grant will go thence TO
Covlngton, KY, where he will spend
some time with his father. Another
from Washington city says he will
return thither on Tuesday and remain.
Commissioner DOlano has gone home
and will be absent In Ohio the most OF
next week. He will then return for q
day or two, when he will begin bis
stumplng tour In Pennsylvania, which
will last about q week.
Itis reported that there Is a great fall
lng.oG this month In the customs and
Internal revenue receipts, and unlesh
they increase between this and the end
OF the month, the next public debt
statement will show some increase in
tho amount Of the debt. Receipts from
both sources average only seven TO
eight hundred thousand dollars daily.
The great depression In the New
York stock market seems to be due to
apprehenSlons OF money pressure In
the immediate future.
The Emperor Napoleon appeared on
the streets OF Paris, Thursday.
Senator Boutwell, returned TO WASH
Ington yesterday.
Sunset Cox, who has just returned
from Europe, was seranAded and made
a speech In New York Thursday night.
The lrst tea imported dIrec! from
China arrived In Chlcago, Thursday
morning.
When Mr.. Boutwell, was In New
York Thursday, several fnanclers who
had interviews with him urged him to
increase the purchase OF bonds and ex-
pand thecurreuoy. Ills understood he
said he should make no change for the
present In his policy relative to the
purchase OF bonds.
The Union League Club, Of New
York, gave Secretary Boutwell, q ban.
quet Thursday night. Among those
present were Horace Greeley, John
BIgelow, A. T. Stewart, Marshall O.
Roberts and John A. Griswold. Re.
porters were excluded. Collector Gin.
nell presided.
Secretary Robson has been 80 uu-
we'll for several days that he has been
unable to spend the usual number OF
hours In the Department.
j. J. Kinds, Esq, OF Decatur, Ala.
bamR, who was the Republican candi.
date for Congress In the Sixth Congress.
slonal District OF that State, has served
upon W. @. Sherrod, the Democratic
member elect, notice that his seat will
be contested.
The proportion Of post-ofice stamps
OF the new issue that are returned to
the Office unused. but In a damaged
condition is, as compared with the old
issue, five to one.
Judds LInseed Oil works on Grand
street, New York, was burned Thura-
day night. Loss $4,000.
The Hartford Post denies that Mrs.
Stowe Is sick.
During q fight in Hartford, Thurs
day evening, between five negroes and
two white men, one OF the latter named
Arthur Adams was fatally stabbed.
Three Of the negroes were arrested.
Libby & Pennybaok's flour mills, and
Col. Thomas regimental armory, at
Philadelphis, were burned yesterday.
Loss $4,000. A steel pen works, q
cabinet shop and machine shop, op.
posite, were also badly damaged. To-
tal loss $50. 1000.
A. T. Stewart, In paying for the re-
cording OF his deed TO the Hampstead
Plain property, put stamps to the value
OF three thousand nine hundred and
forty-four dollars on the deed. After
the stamps were Cancelled, 1t was dis
covered that he was only compelled 10
use three hundred and ninety four dol
lars' in stamps.
Great differences have been found
between returns Of New York mer-
chants In districts where they do busl.
ness and where they reside. Some oi
them report business amounting TO a
hundred thousand dollars, but Ia their
places OF residence, where they pay
taxes, they report only three or four
thousand dollars income. The matter
has been reported TO the revenue
authorities at Washington, and |. Is
understood there will be . thorough
investigation both there and In other
cities. Az EE5
"a large portion OF the woolen mill al
Rtpton, Ulster county, New York. was
destroyed BY FIRE. Loss heavy. Part
~ insured. One hundred and tEGy
persons were thrown out Of employ.
ment.
Ex-Governor Church, OF Rochester
New York, 10 decidedly Improved, bul
Is not yet out OF danger.
A FIRE yesterday, at Syracuse, N. Y,
greatly damaged Sperry's skate factory
and Hlneman & Sperry's machine shop;
loss upwards OF $50, 900; insured $50, 600
THE anvil chorus is to be sung a,
the Sydenham Crystal Palace by
eight thousand voices, with accompan.
lments on anvils, cannon and beils.-
The Idea ls sneered at by The London
musical journals.
A fire occurred yesterday morning
which destroyed three frame houses 10
queen street, Toronto. Two children
belonging to man named Chal6nei
perished In the flames. 0ne fireman
man killed and another fatally Injured
BY falling chimney. The mother Of
the children saved third child BY
throwing tout OF window.
TAYLOR COUHTY.