The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-07-21
ST. LOUIS.
p. R. r.. Committee.

ST. LOUIS, July 20.
A Denver dispatch says the Pacific
Railroad Committee excursion party
returned from Central City and the
gold and silver mines, and left last ev-
ening for Cheyenne.
A Santa fe dispatch says the Demo.
cratic Convention after stormy ses.
sion of two days, nominated Resute
Romero, for Delegate to Congress.
Operations OF Lhe Indian Ring.
A Leavenworth dispatch says the
Evening Call OF last Saturday has an
article In which 1t Is stated that the Old
Indian Ring has transferred operations
from the Indian bureau to the military.
It claims that at the recent letting at
the district headquarters, at Chicago,
of contract to supply the Indians of
Dacotah with beef, Fenton, the partner
OF Ex-Governor Carney was awarded
the contract at "a As, when as the Call
claims Mr.. Matthew Ryan of this city,
had bid in at 50 20, and d. III. Mitchell
d Co., at IS 95 per hundred pounds.
The Call also claims that Mr.. Ryan as
an inducement not to take the contract
at 81 75, was taken in as partner by
Carney, and D. A. Mitchell d Co. we're
paid eight thousand dollars to secure
the same object. Fenton, Carney's
partner, OF course got the contract. The
article excftes considerable comment.
Floods and Interruption of Travel.
A Quincy. Illinois. dispatch says the
late rains have so damaged the Hannt-
bal and st. Joseph railroad, and Han
nibal and Palmyra, that trains have
ceased running between those places at
present. Between this place and Pal
myra large part of the country ls in
undated and railroad trains run with
difficulty. The Toledo, Wabash and
Western Railroad is much damaged.
Up trains left here this morning, but
no trains arrived from Friday night
to Sunday. Over thirty feet OF the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail-
road bed has been carried away near
Augusta. Saturday night the passenger
train narrowly escaped running into
the break, where the water poured
through like river. Large quantities
Of wheat in the shock have been car
ried away by high creeks in Adams
county. South Hannibal is inundated
and over 60, 900 feet Of lumber have been
washed away.
Iron Making at CarOndelet.
"a new iron furnace at CaFondelet,
belonging to the Kinpling Iron Works,
was started last evening, In the pres
ence of quite number of citizens In
terested in the enterprise. The second
furnace belonging to these works will
be lighted in about week. When
these two furnaces are In successful
operation the company design to erect
two others of much larger capacity.
They will also build a larger rolling
mill and carry on the manufacture Of
iron on q very extensive scale. Ground
was also broken for the erection OF Two
first class furnaces by the st. Louis Iron
Company, of which James Gordon, re-"
Gently of Pittsburgh, Is President.
The Great Bore.
The County Court, yesterday, ordered
the stoppage of work on the artesian
well at the new Insane Asylum here.
The we'll has reached the depth of near
ly $500 feet, but the Court have con.
cluded that there was no prospect OF
procuring the kind and quality of
water desired. The we'll will probably
be plugged at the depth OF about l, 200
feet above which point it Is thought
with the aid of a force pump, sufficient
pure water can be obtained for the
use of the asylum.