The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-20
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE NEWS.

at q meeting OF prominent citizens
o. Portland, Me-, Friday night, relA'
i've TO the reception Of the remains Ui
george Peabody, q committee was ap.
pointed 10 confer with the State author.
itIeS and such other persons as may be
deemed proper. Gov. Chamberlain
Will order out the militia. ...
In the Supreme Court Of Massaohu-
setts, Saturday, Edward Heal, aged "a
years, was sentenced to the State prison
for life, for the murder Of his vile.
The Hermitage Mills, occupied By
David and John Jackson. manu- iactuF-
era Of drugs and chemicals, on the Rah
Wah river. a few miles from Elizabeth
n. j., caught lre early Frlday morn
ing and were entirely consumed. Loss
SIo,OOO' III Y s..f. e.
Col. Gordon Loveland, Sr., an aged
and highly esteemed citizen and com.
missioner for Ohio Of the Gettysburg
cemetery, died Friday night ut Cam
bridge. o., after lingering Illness.
An Havana letter says strong efforts
arc being made there 10 revive the Afri.
can slave trade. wv ri
The Brooklyn grand Jury have found
thirty indictments for election frauds
The Iron Foundry OF Wyckson Il Van
Wrinkle, ut Lyons, Wayne county, N.
Yu burned Saturday morning. Loss
va, 600; no insurance.
A thief who stole wire clothing
skeleton In Chicago, Friday night,
beinR pursued, shot clerk named
Robert L. Wilcox and three otherB with
revolver. WllOox'S wound Ia proba.
bly fatal, The william IL In Jail.
Munroe was found guilty OF murder
at st. Johns, N. B., Friday evening.
The jury recommended mercy, SEN
tenCe deferred.
On Thursday night at Davenport,
Iowa, two men named John aud Thos'
klllian, while In m intoxicated condI.
uon, assaulted Christian Knswel when
the latter Dire W revolver aud shot John
killian dead and wounded Thomas.
hneWel was arrested, but after an ll-
Yestigation was discharged.
The total cost OF all school houses
erected within the last year, in Ohio, Ia
F,S7i.l lis. The total value of all the
school houses and grounds now IN the
State Is Sl2, ,462. 200.
The brother Of Albert d, Richardson,
made application 10 the Surrogate OF
New York county, Friday, for letters OF
administration upon the estate OF his
brother. The request was denied on
The ground that the right to administer
belonged to the widow and children OF
the deceased. -' y. H- L.2
Postmaster General Cresswell has
taken steps to show the country just
what the franklng privilege costs. He
Is going TO weigh aud classify each day
for six months all the franked matter
sent from Washington, 30 that the &C.
tual amount of postage lost can be as
certained.
Wrangllng Is going on in the Senate
about the distribution Of tho appoint
ments made by the President. Some
Senators Rllege that their States don't
get u proper share OF the spoiIs, and
that other States get altogether too
large y share. The question OF Consul
ships is the matter about which there Is
most feeling, and the State Department
Will probably be called on for a list
showing where its selections live, 80
that dissatisfied Senators can figure out
the condition oi things.
Hon. Hugh H. Henry, President OF
the Vermont Valley Railroad. and U.
s. Marshall for the District OF Vermont,
died at his residence at Chester, VT,
Saturday night. Mr.. Henry was wide'
ly known among business men
throughout the country.