The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-10-28

John Hopkins died at Hopklnsvllle,
Warren county, Ohio, Friday evening,
OF locklaW, bought on by q slight
wound on the elbow from O pltchiork
while threshing wheat the same after
noon. A day or two before, near the
same village, q young man named Price
was killed by blow from O limb fall.
Ing on his head from the top Of a dead
tree,
At a meeting OF the striking machin-
lists Tuesday evening, In Jersey City, a
written agreement was read from Jay
Gould, agreeing to pay the men on the
Erie road on the 18th OF each month,
This settles the question and the strike
10 ended, all hands going to work yes
terday.
The Grand Division OF Sons Of Tens
perance met In Dayton, Ohio, Tuesday.
on the Dayton and Michigan Rail.
road, Tuesday, o train run over and
killed an old deaf man named Cooper,
who was walking on the track near
Troy.
The iron.plated ship Constitution left
New York yesterday for Londonderry
with seven souls aboard-hve men and
two Newfoundland dogs. The ConRtl.
tuition Ia twenty.three feet In length
and eight tons burden, custom house
measurement.
The Virginia State Journal, Republi-
can organ, says 1t has direct authority
for the Statement that Secretary Bout.
we'll has declared that Judge Johnston,
Senator elected from Virginia, has q
moral right to the removal OF his dis.
abilities, which should not be impaired
by an unintentional oversight OF Con-
gress; and that the President Concura
with MIR. Boutwell,, and expresses his
hope that Congress will remove Mr..
Johnston's disabilities.
It is understood that one OF the sub.
ects treated OF by Commissioner De-
lano In his forthcoming report, will be
the difficulties In constituting the pres
ent revenue law, particularly the sec
tion about whisky. Many OF these
sections prove very indefinite In their
terms when applied to numerous cases
which arise In practice, and there will
be recommendation that this vague
ness be removed in such manner as
Congress may determine.
The Presbyterian Synod Of Clncin.
natl, 70. S.,) has just celebrated at
Hamilton Its Fortieth Anniversary. 1t
adjourned Tuesday.
The Methodist Episcopal Church has
6S Sabbath schools, 1,100 teachers, and
5000 pupils, in Hamilton county, Ohio,
according to recent reports.
A terrible snow storm prevailed al
Buffalo last night. The street railway
RHUnnnl1nd
ploughs.
Mr.. Geo. Stone, OF the firm OF Stone,
Nichols q Stone, OF New York, says
that Gen. Grant nor any Of his family
ever transacted any gold orIlother
brokerage business through that firm.
Senator Cameron will keep house in
Washington this winter. Mrs. McVeigh
Will grace her distinguished fathers
household.
The report OF the Pacific Railroad
Commission, upon which final accept
ance of the road depends, will be ready
for presentation to the Secretary OF the
Interior by the close Of week. It is
understood that tie Commission has
agreed to recommend the acceptance,
while at the same time 1t points out
some details in which the roads have
not yet been brought fully up to the
requirements Of the law. These lacks
are held to belong to a class for which
time is needed, such as settling Of en-
bankments and ballastlng. The Com
miss lon is unanimous in the opinion
that both lines are In much better con-
dltion than is usual for new roads.
Ex.Goyernor Clifford has been elect
ed President OF the Board Of Overseers
OF Harvard College.
George W. Cooley, for several years
District Attorney OF Suffolk county,
Massachusetts, died In the insane asy.
lum yesterday.
The distillery owned by Gooderham
q Worlz, at Toronto, was partially de.
stroyed by fire, Tuesday night. Loss
100000. Another fire at the same time
destroyed twelve houses at the corner
Of Queen and Brock streets.