The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-10-21
TIE NEWS.

An affidavit OF Frederick A. Lane,
attorney Of Jay Gould, Is printed In the
New York Stn OF yesterday, impllcR-
ting Assistant Treasurer Buttertleld
with Fisk, Gould Il Co. In the gold ring.
The matter creates some stir In New
York. The Secretary of the Treasury
should give Gen. Butterfield's case at.
tention, and II the charges against him
are sustained, make q vacancy In his
Office on short notice. ,.-
On account OF the frequency OF fires
and burglaries In Westchester county,
New York, the citizens have organized
vigilance committee.
In answer to an Invitation Of the Gen.
eral Synod Of the Reformed Church, a
number OF delegates from various
Evangelical Churches met In New
York, yesterday afternoon, for the pur.
pose OF inaugurating convention on
the question Of deVising means for uni
ting the various churches, and Extend
Ing the gospel throughout the world.
The attendance was slim. Rev. DR..
Matthews was chosen permanent chair.
man Ofthe Convention, which W Ill be-
GIN the business session to-day.
A Des Molnes dispatch stated that
additional election returns indicate that
the Republican majority Ia Iowa will
exceed $1,000.
G. D. Norris, Of the firm OF Norris &
KershAw, Of Milwaukee, fell down
stairs at his residence, Tuesday night,
and broke his. neck and expired in
stantly. E
The President has appointed David
G. Carr Collector Of Customs at Peters,
burg, Virginia.
An International Committee Is soon
TO meet at Cairo, Egypt, to regulate the
condition OF the navigation OF Suez
Canal, soon 10 be opened and consider
TO what extent Consular Jurisdiction is
likely to be effected.
The case OF the officers OF the Cuba
comes up before the United States
Commissioner at Wilmington to-day.
The case OF the vessel will be tried at
tho next term Of the United States
District Court in November. 4
A Railroad Convention 10 consider
the project Of building q road from Kas
sas City to Memphis, to be known as
the Kansas City, Springfield and Menu
phts Railroad, was held At Kansas City
Tuesday. Delegates were present from
Tennessee, Arkansas and Missouri
Col. J. NJ. Richardson, Of Springfield,
NO, was elected President Of the COM
pany, and X. D. Williams, OF Kansas
City. Secretary.
The steamship Denmark, which sail.
cd from Liverpool on the 9th for New
York, fell In with (no date nor latitude
given,) the bark Arthur White, oil
Liverpool, abandoned, sheput IL men
and u navigator on board, who took the
bark TO Queenstown, Ireland, yester.
day morning.
There was q Cabinet meeting yester'
day, continuing In session an hour
All the members were present. Il Il
said mere outline business was trans.
acted.
The steamshiy South America, iron
Rio Janeiro, arrived at New York.
Tuesday evening, as e. p. Cutting, &
clerk In the Boston post office, wal
stamping letter It exploded, burning
his hand and arm severely, The en-
velope contained percussion caps.
The workmen on the Erie Railroat
In Buffalo, have not yet resumed work
The steamers Malta, from New York
and 81. Patrick, from Quebec, have ar.
rived at Liverpool. ,E nc
The book binders Of Lyons, France
are on strike. a.. Il,
The Empress Eugenie sailed from
Constantinople, Tuesday, for Alexan.
dria, Egypt.
Lord Derby was again unConsciouE
Tuesday and Is sinking slowly.
The Virginia Legislature, yesterday
morning adjourned, to meet on the sec
ond Tuesday after Congress shall have
admitted the State into the Union.
Here is the latest version Of thI
story about the tender Of loan to the
Government by the Rothchilds, as II
now comes from Washington; AL.
though NJ. Fringet, agent ofthe Roth
sohilds, had no communication witt
the President or Secretary Boutwell,
concerning loan to our Government
he did visit this country In the interss
ofthat house, with the design OF max
ing proposition to our authorities, Il
undertake to place an eighty.year foul
per cent. bond abroad, our Govern.
ment to guarantee one-quarter OF ont
per cent. as sinking fund. In consul
tation with the large capitalists Of New
York, he was convinced that II Wai
useless TO make the offer, as our finan.
clal condition was 80 good as TO justli 4
the administration in the belief thai
much better terms could be obtained
II q foreign loan was desired. ~ RI,
A party Of Mountalneers discovered
some days ago, In the south west O
Colorado, Opal Forks ofthe Rio ClrandI
and Saquachie rivers, bones Of sIx mar
and forEy.slx horses, supposed TO bI
the remains OF party lost from Col
Ftemonts exploring expedition, q
whom nothing has been heard OF fol
over twenty years.
The American Bible Union com
menced It's 26th annual meeting In New
York, yesterday, Rev. DR.. Thomas An
derson In the chair. II was resolved
that the executive committee shoult
consist Of ~ members instead Of 2
members. This was for the purpose O
adding laymen instead OF confiulug tn
committee exclusively to the clergy
The treasurer's report shows diSburse
ments to the extent Of SOL us II, anI
receipts S5S, ,36S so. Speeches were mad
by q number Of gentlemen. The ami
versary closes to-day. sr