The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-09-24
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THE NEWS

The Canucks at the Industrial Exhl.
billion at London, Ontario, Wednesday,
showed their contempt for the Amerl.
can Eagle by tearing down and in
pieces au American Flag which had
been hung up for decorative purposes.
The Executive Committee OF the
National Capital Convention have writ.
ten to Horace Greeley, lngulrlng II he
will preside over the Convention.
A special dispatch from Liverpool 10
private parties In Now York, say that
the total amount Of specie known to be
shipped TO New York within the past
three days Is S9,OOO,OOO, oae.half OF
which was exported yesterday.
s. J. Goodenough, of New York, Is
out with card denying the allegations
charging him with fraudulent transac,
tions In purchasing stores for the
Methodist Book Concern, and desiring
the public to await his proof OF their
falsity.
A man named Patrick Dignam was
cholied to death In Pittsburgh while
eating supper Tuesday evening, in at.
tempting TO swallow piece OF unmAs.
ticated beef, two and half inches long
nnd two lnChes wide.
Phelan and Deery played a game ol
billiards at Washington, Wednesday
aiteruoon-lvO hundred points push
shot barred. Phelnn won In q innings.
Deery scoring 4sG.
Mrs. HalpIne, the wife Of mechanic
living 10 Brooklyn, while In a fit OF
insanity, Wednesday afternoon, killed
her sou boy OF eight years, by cuEtibg
him over tho head with a hatchet. Her
daughter Alice, attracted by the boys
cries broke In the door and was also
attacked, but managed to secure the
hatchet and bring In the police who
took Mrs. HaIpIne into custody.
a report promulgated by the New
York Sun that Secretary Cox had said
lie would be compelled TO resign unless
house were given him In Washington,
Is denied at Washington As having no
particle OF foundation.
Yesterday was field day among the
gold and stock gamblers of New York.
The excitement was unprecedented
Gold rose to l44 and stood at the close
ofthe day about l43. There were wild
Quotations In stocks some OF which fell
heavily, Vunderbilt's especially. The
transactions were enormous and fortu-
nes were made aud lost In very short
time. The rise In gold and great crash
In stocks is largely artificial, the opera.
tors taking advantage OF the Spanish
complications and stringent money
market. Governments recovered about
one per cent from the day before.
Four vessels have very recently left
New York laden with fire arms and q
tif!h Is on the point Of starting. Their
cargoes consist OF 125, 900 Enfield and
225.OO9 Springfield rifles, purchased
from the United States Government. for
account Of the Porte by the OtlAman
minister. ...
The New York SMn OF yesterday says:
In every respect the action of General
Sick!es since he has been charged with
Cubun neGotiates in Madrid, has been
in fulllmert of his Instructions; he
has done what he was ordered 10 do
and the end Is near at hand.'
The New York Evening Post attri-
butes the great fall In Vanderbilt stocks
and panic In the stock market to the
Commodore himselffor the purpose OF
getting in stock at low figure.
The corner sLoue OF the new Divinity
Hall for the theological department OF
Yale College, was laid on Wednesday
afternoon.
The steamship Vile De Paris, from
Brest, Smide from Bremen, Cambria
from Glasgow, and Cambria from
Hamburg, have arrived of New York.
A prize fight occurred between here
and Pittsburgh on the West Virginia
shore, Tuesday afternoon. The names
Of the principals, are Hurry aud Ma.
loney, the latter lately from SPRING
field, Mass, and the former relative
OF tho famous Bob Brettle. They
fought an hour and ten minutes, when
an interruption occurred from dis
pute among the seconds. One Of the
seconds was badly beaten and render.
ed insenslble by kicks In the stomach.
It was with difficulty that he was
brought 10. This trouble ended the
fight. The referee decided the battle a
draw, and divided the money between
the contestants. The party returned 10
Pittsburgh about four o'clock Wednes.
day morning.