The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-10-05
THE NEWS.


Chicago by the remains OF a man boxed
up In the woodwork OF q bridge, much
deoomposed, supposed to have been q
murder.
A Vienna telegram to q New York
Journal aays that the Austrian postal
organ states that Napoleon will proba.
bly, open the French legislature by an-
nouncIug that the European powers
have agreed upon a general dlsarma,
ment.
The Newark Advertiser says that az:
ter Ell. Senator Frellnghuyaen declined
the Mission TO China, Il was rendered
suCoeasively 10 Senator Fessenden, oil
Maine, and Senator ConklIpg, OF this
State, and that Mr.. Fessenden would
probably have accepted It, had mot his
unexpected death intervened.
Louis Glvlns, the negro, some time
since committed for murder In the first
degree, is to be hanged In Memphis, on
Friday. Thesame gallows will be used
upon which Calvin and Moody were
executed.
The prospect for q worlds fair In
Washington city, In 1871, Is gaining
strength, and the most prominent clti.
zsns there are interesting themselves In
its development. Gen. Sherman. Mr..
Corcoran, Mr.. Riggs, Admiral DAhl-
gren, Mr.. Cook and other leading cltl-
Zens are foremost In working the
matter up. The President Is also said
to be greatly interested 10 the subject,
and will give 1t his aid. The idea was,
II iS true, suggested by irresponsible
parties, but they have oil been thrown
overheard by the gentlemen named
and those who cooperate with. them.
At the Bridgewater, Conn.,, Fair.
Thursday, the oxen came In for q trial
OF speed. One pair walked the mile
within thirteen minutes, and another
was only minute behind.
Gen. Grant Is reported to have said
that he Is strongly opposed to imposing
any further tests upon Virginia before
her admission 10 representation In Con.
gress; that he thinks nothing ls 10 be
gained by keeping States out which
had complied with the acts OF Congress
as Virginia had, and hopes the Legisla.
tuTe will elect Senators who can take
the iron clad oath.
A colony OF Swedes Is established In
Mississippi, and few days since flity
new emigrantB passed through Knox.
Vile, Tenn, to join the colony. An
agent accompanied them from Sweden.
He Will return at once and bring out
new re enforcement.
A Houston, Texas, dispatch says the
recent so.Called Democratic Convention
which nominated Stuart for Governor,
consisted OF only five editors, and that
the Democratic party OF Texas does not
with the movement.
The town Of Fraucustien, In Saxony,
the seat OF extensive linen factories, ls
reported destroyed by Are.
Hon. Amos Kendall Is very sick, and
his physIclans do not expect him 10
recover.
The opinion Of the Attorney General
upon the right of the head OF departa
msnt to exclude claim agents without
a hearing upon charges Of malpractice,
has been signed. It takes the ground
that attorneys and claim agents have a |
right to full hearing upon any alleged
The decision Is there.
fore adverse TO Gen. Sherman, who
had Issued q peremptory order exclud~
Ing a number Of such persons.
General Fremont's suit In New York |
against the Kansas Pacific Railroad,
has been removed to the UnIted 8 tates
Court.
James & Co., OF New York, have be-
gun suit by capias In the United States,
Court for $500, 900, the difference on |
81, ,000. 900 gold bought by them through |
Albert Speyers, at 100, on Friday, OF |
Fisk and Gould.
New York got no malls from the
Wes. yesterday, In consequence OF the
storm.
Thomas Donllng was arrested at
Quincy, Illinois, Saturday, for traudu.
lently obtaining two thousand dollars
from parties In Kansas city, Missouri.
NJ. Il. Rance, a we'll known resident
Of Chicago, mysteriously disappeared |
from Central city, Colorado, last week,
and as he had considerable currency
and about sixty ounces Of gold, IL 10
thought be has been loully dealt with,
a meeting OF the citizens SATURDAY
night offered large reward for his
The increased rates for freight from
New York 10 the West, went Into
effect yesterday St. Louis TOO, Chicago
SOC, Cincinnati 4Sc per cwt. and others
In proportion.
Mrs. Abraham lincoln is still at
Frankfort, Germany, living in great
retirement, and In very unpretending
quarters. She sees but few persons,
and these generally American ladies
whom she knew during Mr.. LIncoln,s
Deputy Commissioner Douglass has
modified the order directing that a
special tax as produce brokers be i'm
posed on farmers who sell products
away from their farms, and at a store
Or stand. The new order says: TheI
farmer who actually makes It a busl-
ness TO 30 sell should be held as pro-
duce broker. Occasional acts, however,
do not create liability to the soecIai
tax, and as 1t Is believed 70 be The polI.
cy Of the law 10 place as few restrictions
- Is consistent upon agricultural pro.
dpcers the statute should be construed
1000
There was SlO6, ,OOU In the State Trea.
sury Of Virginia ON Thursday. |
DsWitt O. Robinson, Superintendent
Or the Evansville and Wabash Tele.
graph Company, died sudd y. of heart
disease at Evansville, (Ind, yester.
day, P. N. at 8 O'Clock. he had work
npon his book up to two p. NJ, and The
last figures he made on his book were
SO.' he had held the position Of So.
for twelve or thirteen
years, and was highly efficient officer,
and had many friends. He leaves q
wife and two children.
A Florence telegram says the Italian
government has decided not to oppose
.he attendance OF Bishops at the Ecu.
nenlcal Council. ~ -