The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-07-03
BYMAL.

The Plttsburg Germans com pleted
their. arrangements for their Sunday
demonstrations Wednesday. The route
| OF the procession Waslaid out, and off,
GERS appointed. a suggestion was
! made to have police force OF two hun
will take part in the procession, but
the Germans think they will be able to
take care Of themselves.
| columbus, Ohio, has a snake sem
sation. For some time past an immense
snake has been seen on the Chittenden
farm, on the WesterVille road, about
two mil es from that city. Not long
since he was seen in a field, with a
large rooster in his mouth. At another
time he was seen in the act of crushing
cat. The sight of the monster SO
frightened the man that he ran away as
quick as possible and reported the won
der, only to be laughed at. The follow
ing day two boys, iu the same locality,
came upon the monster, who, with
darting fangs, at once gave chase ana
did not slacken his pace until he had
travelled half a mile. The boys told
their story, and were also laughed at.
Wednesday morning these boys again
visited the farm with guns, and were
soon rewarded with sight of the
snake, who again approached them IN
wariike manner. a few we'll directed
HQOLS uISphlCucO lhO L4SdSbC4S
was found to be sixteen feet In length,
and proportlonatelY large. One of the
most respectable citizens OF that county
states that he saw and measured the
snake, and assures the curious that
there is no mistake as to the length and
size of the monster as stated above.
The skin will be stuffed and taken to
Columbus. ...
Nashville has been excited over a
report that Stokes challenged Senter to
mortal combat, at Clinton, Monday.
No details of the affair have been re-
ceived, and the Stokes men regard the
report as an exaggeration or m1srepre-
sentation. The debates between the
two men are arousing much Ill feeling,
but no apprehension OF bloodSheo neeu
be entertained.
tits now reported from Washington,
that the administration has finally set
tied upon definite policy regarding
the difficulties in Cuba, which is SUNNI
ed up in the authoratiYe declaration
that it will not recognize either the bel
ligerency or the Independence of the
now Republic. This course has been
adopted after mature considerations
The negotiations which will soon be
re -opened between our Government
and Great Britain regarding the Ala
bamR difficulties hRVei had much to
do with the result, for the reason that
a COmpllauCe Will luo WlSueS VI tOuDau6
would detract from the justice and con-
sistency of our demands against Eng
land.
The dismissal of clerks in the de-
partments at Washington continues.
Thursday fifty in the Pension Office
were notified that they could pack up
and go. About one hundred will be
dismissed from the Bureau of Internal
Revenue, to-day. The Pension Office
clerks complain that they were dismiss
ed with an hours notice.
The unexpectedly large decrease In
the public debt made during June, as
shown by the monthly statement pub
lished yesterday, is as much surprise
to Secretary Boutwell, as to any one
else. It was thought on Monday that
the amount would be about eight mill
lions. The unexpected decrease is due
to two facts-frst, the receipts of Tues
day and W ednesday were astonishingly
large, and second, the warrants for ex-
penditure were quite small, so that
there is a good deal more money on
hand than usual. The expenditures in
July must be heavy, and it Is not likely
that much reduction can be shown in
the next statement.