The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-06
MINOR TE1EaRAMs.

AT a meeting Of the leading citizens
OF Brooklyn, yesterday afternoon, II
was resolved to organize citizens as
ISOLATION for the purpose OF endeavor-
Ing TO stamp out municipal corruption,
and abolish city rings generally. A
committee was appointed 10 prepare q
plan Of organization.
1t Is stated that by the request Of
Secretary Fish, a number OF gunboats
have been placed at bis disposal by the
Admiral at New York I Porter), to watch
the Spanish gunboRts.
The Swedish consul at New York
asks for contributions In aid Of the sui.
ferers by the oonAagratlon at GeAel,
nearly two thirds OF which have been
burned, and 5000 persons rendered
homeless.
The National Tobacco Association
organized yesterday at Cincinnati, and
adopted constitution and by.iaws.
Individuals and firms may be admit
ted upon payment Of $50. The follow.
Ing officers were elected: VIM. L. Law.
renee, New York, President; L. Fl.
Frayser. Richmond, Va, Vice PresI.
dent; Joseph Hall, New York, Treas.
urer. The constitution was signed by
large number. The President will
appoint q financial assistant for each
State upon his return 10 New York.
Notices were served Wednesday on
most OF the Wall street bankers, who
reside In Brooklyn, Of suits TO be COM
menced against them In the U. s,
Court for the recoveryiof fines for fail.
Ing TO make the required monthly res
turns Of capital and business.
The President ofths Atlantic Bank,
In brooklyn, has applied 10 the Asses.
sors to reduce the amount OF personal
property assessed on II 10 one half. The
affairs OF the bank have not been
stralghtened out sufficiently since the
death OF Mr.. Rushmore, TO permit q
correct statement In regard TO Its capl-
tai. The directors think when the af.
fairs are all settled up, that they will
come out with about 100000.
1t is reported from Port Henry, Is.
sex county, New York, that the miners
who turned out on strike, have been
TO all the small iron ore beds and forced
the men TO stop work, They have un.
loaded teams on roads and ordered
them home. All business Is stopped
In the town OF Marian, except one
Company's furnaces. The Sheriff is
there with deputies prepared to call out
a force large enough to keep the strik-
ers away from the furnaces. There are
about 700 miners in the town.
-NotwlthstandIng the time for the
reunion OF officers OF tho Union and
Confederate armies, In order 10 desig-
nate the positions OF the forces at Get
tyesburg, has been postponed TIL the
week commencing the 23l OF August,
numbers not aware oil the change are
already on the ground at Gettysburg
and others are arriving by every train.
The hrst stake was driven yesterday.
The position OF the "Iron brigade,n
which was engaged on the first days
battle, has been indicated and fxed un.
der the direction OF Gen. Sol. Meredith.
Other parts OF the field will be exam
ined to-day. Letters and telekrams
have been received from all parts Of the
country giving assurances that full
attendance may be expected on the 23l
inst. The exercises OF that day will be-
closed with complimentary banquet
at the Springs Hotel.
DIR. Brewster, OF Janesvllle, Wis,
has arrived at vt. Louis to ascertain il
possible the circumstances OF the death
Of the'third wife OF Dr.. DuvaIl, who 10
now In the Janesville jail charged with
his fourth wife. Mrs. Duvall
number three died there suddenly July
llth, 1868, and 1t is probable her re.
mains will be exhumed and subjected
10 a chemical analysis.
"A meeting OF workingmen was held
at st. Louis on Wednesday night, for
the purpose OF forming State Labor
Association and the election OF dele
gates to the National Labor Congress
10 be held at Philadelphia on the 10Th
OF August.
The report OF the Board OF Visitors
to West Point highly commends the
discipline there. The arrangement OF
studies Is excellent, but deficiency
in the correctness Of utterauce was no.
ticed, and more attention 10 compost
tion is recommended. They also re.
commend more attention to studies In
our own language and less attention to
French and other foreign languages.
Lectures on Physical Geography, Hy.
giene and History are recommended,
Competitive examinations for admls.
sion are recommended. The grounds
near the drainage and fiscal affairs are
favorable. F.r.fF 90
"A beautiful specimen OF marble,
much superior to Italian, has been re.
ceived at the Land Office, Washington,
from new quarry discovered recently
on the Fort Leavenworth reservation.
The New York tallors are jubllant
over the anticipated success of their
strike. Some prominent employing
firms acceded TO their TERMS yesterday,
Derlin & Co.
"A memorial to Congress for the ab.
olition OF duties on coal, is being ex-
tensively signed In New York.
The Ecclesiastical Court met at Chi.
cago yesterday. A protest against the
action OF Judge Jameson was presented
and read, and the Court then adjourned
until September.
Rev. DR.. L. I. Prime, editor Of the
New York Observer, with q party OF
eight, including three ladies, on trip
round the world, reached Chicago on
Wednesday and left yesterday via. Pa
ciic Railroad for San FFancIsco. They
will exhaust about one year on the
journey.
Geo. E. sheeklsy, extensively en-
gagged In building dwelling houses In
Boston and vicinity, hanged himself In
a livery stable In South Boston, Wednes.
day.
The United States steamer Juniatl i
went TO sea Wednesday night, and the