The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-04-27


Wisconsin, 81; Iowa, 43; Michigan, 80;
Kansas, "a.
MOVEMENTS in Germany look sus-
piciously like war. Prussian forces are
being massed In the vicinity of May
ence and other points on the Rhine, and
troops at Berlin were ordered to be
ready to move.
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THB report that Hon. Hamilton Fish
will resign is not credited by his friends
In New York, who say he has signified an
intention to remain where he is for the
present. Ifhe did not expect to do that
why did he accept the placer
DENNIS RYAN, the driver of a street
car in indianapolis, which run over
and killed little Ella Smith on Friday,
was found by the Coroner TO be guilty
OF carelessnsss, and charged with muir.
der in the second degree.
THE latest report about Secretary
Fish, Is that the Washburnes are try
ing to get the President to ask him TO
resign; and that there isn't man in
the Cabinet blessed with less of the
virtue of resignation than the piscator-
ial Secretary.
BoR1E, the great old bore of the Navy
Department.. Is expected to resign this
week. The resignation over the event
will be general. We suppose he has
farmed out the appointments of that de-
partment and don't want to be bother
ed with the duties any longer.
THE Globe OF last Friday contains
twelve columns of letters received by
Senator Sprague, commending his re-
cent speeches, permission having been
granted him by the Senate to print
them. 1t is said the Senator has fur
nished enough letters to fill two more
editions of the Globe.
VICE. PRESIDENT COLFAX was expect.
ed TO participate in the Odd Fellow
celebration yesterday, at Indianapolis,
but upon his arrival there Sunday, nc
companied by his wife, telegram was
received informing him of the danger
GUS illness OF the only brother of Mrs.
Colfax and they returned to Ohio on
the next train.
A TELEGRAM TO the Cincinnati EnQWi-
rer says Mr.. Henry T. Blow, of Mis-
souri,. is to have the mission to Brazil
that the President is determined to
make that appointment from Missouri.
Either somebody Is mistaken or Grant
has been promising this mission to diff
ferent parties like he did the mission
to Spain.
A DISPATCH from London says the
British and French Governments pro-
pose to send squadrons to the Gulf or
Mexico to look after national interests.
There is much opposition in England to
the scheme of Cuban Independence and
it Is understood the Spanish loan will
be promptly taken to enable Spain to
suppress insurrection aud prevent the
United States from attaining control OF
the island.
A WASHINGTON telegram to the Gin
cinnati Commercial says that Secretary
Fish stated, on Saturday, to several
Senators and members who called upon
him, that there would be no more for
eign appointments made, except when
there are vacancies, until after June, the
close of the fiscal year, his object being,
he said, to give the incumbents time to
settle their quarterly accounts.
TIE ALtG Californian has "positive
to-, Rof
ident Grant will certainly" visit CAL
ifornia during the coming Summer. 1t
saws that his advent will be an "Occa-
sion for the greatest enthusiasm ever
witnessed in the State" This will be
a very fine trip for Graat after all his
bother with the office hunters, and II
will give his mind relief from the dis
traction OF the first months OF his tern'
SPAIN has taken the most advanced
ground in regard to suffrage-that Is to
saw, the Cortes have voted almost unant.
mously to make it universal. In the
last election for Deputies, the suffrage
was universal, but only a small proper
ton OF the people took the trouble TO
vote. The popular interest IN politics
will doubtless increase as the people
become habituated to the oisscussloh oi
public questions.
"CoRN is up, and generally large
crops are planted" is the report from
Mississippi. "The corn stand Is pro-
nounced the best" Georgia "has ever
known" and the papers OF the State
"are glad to announce that our people
h ave made up their mindsto raise their
own bread" s'The corn crops" In
Tonisiana ''are coming forth with the
GREATEST PROMISE" "Corn is generally
PLANTED, and great deal OF it is already
up" in Texas. They are growing wiser
down South; the war was great edu-
Gator.
IT is officially announced that the
connection will be made between the
nnion and Central Pacific roads at Mon
nment Point, some time during the
nrasent week. The plan OF formal
Celebration of that event in Chicago mas
been abandoned, but on some day duE
ING this or the coming week there VII VII
he a grand parade, in which the fIre
and Police Departments, express "as-
ons, &C., will take part. In the even
ING there will be fireworks on the Iakt
shore, Schuyler Colfa1 will oe pres
ent, and will make speech
SENATOR ANTHONY was pIeslolnE
when Abbott declared that spray ~
had skuIked out OF the Senate, anc
that he. Abbott. would take satisfaction
out OF Mr.. Sprague elsewherei S an9
upon the question oforder being ralseu
Mr.. Anthony ruled that Aboott was ~
order, and that the words did not lh
ply any intention to commit oreacl