The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-16

man. they say, but they wRntsomsbOdy
who has not about him 20 bad an odor
Of defeat. However, they say, they
hope for the best,
The "Natlonal Capital Convention"
will meet ln 81. Louis ootober 2Oih.
ltA object wtll be 10 adopt measures
looking to the removal Of the National
capital West.
The recent census Of the colored pop
ulAtlon oi Alexandria, Va, shows that
there are In that city 4,74 persons OF
colo, be females exceeding the males
BY 5O4. These Oolorsd people own real
and personal estate to the value OF
s270. 400. The total population OF the
town, white and cOIored, in 1850, was
Il .9O6. but there Is now a population of
about II 600.
Stringent orders have been issued 10
the watchmen employed In the treasury
bullding at Washington, to allow no
one to enter the building after three o.
clock except by the main entrance on
Fifteenth street, where record will be
kept Of every person entitled to enter,
and the names Of those going In after
that hour will bs noted by the Watch-
man on duty. A good reason for such
an order 10 said TO exist, and for the
greater protection Of department mat.
ters tho employees are directed TO com.
ply with It strictly.
The Mexican commission having ad.
Journed until December, Mr.. Wads.
worth has returned 10 Kentucky, and
the Mexican commissioner has gone
North. Among other matters OF rou.
tine business It was decided that all
claims should be filed In the State De.
partment. It isaaid that Hon. Caleb
Gushing, who represents the Mexican
government, gets u fee Of 10000, while
Mr.. Ashton, who appears forthe United
States gets something over $4,000.
AprivAle letter received iu Washing
ton from aOu Uf Huu. Edwin II. Sian.
ton say that the health OF the ex -secre.
tary OF War Is much improved He Is
at Wolfboro' Springs, New Hampshire.
John DOnnelly, OF Yorktown, Va,
formerly OF West Virginia, whilst
closing window on Thursday Of last
week, was struck by lightning and
killed. sl " m. ..
1t IL estimated at the pension Office
that 1t will require SIS 900 900 to pay the
pensions falling due on ssptemb Der 4th.
John Apple, who was In jail at Fair
fax G. H., Va, awaiting requIsItIon
from Gov. Stevenson, for alleged horse.
stealing In Jefferson county, escaped
las Tuesday night. I...... ss
The New Albany (Ind.) Commercial
reports hue meteor late on Thursday
night. the train OF which seemed to be
composed OF innumsrAb:s little sparks,
very similar in appearance lo those
emitted from rocket while lu flight.
This train, II says, took serpeuline
form and hung In the heavens like a
broad rtbbnn of d,m,nulivs snarL. r,r
fully Eve minutes after the light from
the na,sor had van,shed
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lno .l, Sn,n" SDpaCS'su cOhul..Un ol analtS
a, ~ ~, u.s. 9'u.u S'atVS UUustIuss 70 az
ao' .s' 'u0 "''eu''''' VI po''''cS' o'fc'eS In
non' % e. Nus., "."'e treasurer OIL
h'uue''ee, 10 III ""Sn'ns'on' ne says
tuA' 'no H1tetps " ueptec'a'e tne ZEN
neSsee o."'e oon0s grew OUT OF 'ne era
~ speTcnes ol Anuy Sonns9h ana EN-
eiS0n N'IIluhe, "h' arc contestants
,ol .no, = u''su '."eS 0shate' anu
wn".avar hnnoo,o,,a S,,' "'"SV J.. ~
TnsrN wit, I'M nn Io,,I'.,,,,. a "a,,''', "N.' ','
svor ~ ,sn"dla,Ion J NJ ton';hS I", - ~
,rorr ,ho S,a,o o,od,, n,III ~, 1900. Wv WV
Iy maintained.