The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-06-15
BY MAIL.

The notorious firm OF Dempsey &
O'Toole, whose stationary contracts
were cancelled last winter, have now
got a contract for furnishing fifteen
million envelopes to the Postoffice De-
partment.
Under orders from the Secretary of
War, eightY-one clerks were dismissed
Saturday night from the Quartermas
ier's Bureau. Orders for the discharge
of two hundred more from other
bureaus in the War Department have
been made out, to take effect Tuesday,
but may be held back till the Secretary
returns. The force in all the bureaus
must soon be materially reduced.
"A new petroleum district has been
found in Utah, near the line of the
Pacific railway. Its extent and posi-
tive value have not yet been fixed.
The husband and children of Il wo.
man who was killed on the Baltimore
aud Ohio Railroad, near tue Relay
House, last November, have brought
suit against the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad company for fifty thousand
dollars.
The excitement at Washington
about the colored man Douglass, in the
Government printing Office, has sub
sided. He works at his case every day
with white men. and the other printers
find him decent and clever fellow.
He acted as copy holder for only one
day, and then as an accommodation
and not by assignment.
The Government has sent down to
Mt. Vernon a number OF cases, formerly
In the Patent Office, containing the uni
form, cooking utensils. camp equip
page and other personal property of
Gen. Washington. They have been
forwarded and committed to the care of
the Ladies' Association, who will pre-
n
old house.
The troubles in the Washington
Navy Yard because of the presence OF
Colored wOrkmen seem about settled.
The Brick layers Union was not able to
bring about strike of white members
In the yard, and the Joiners' Union.
after canVasssing the matter, concluded
to do nothing in that direction. Col
ored men are now employed as brick
layers, joiners and machinists for the
first time since the yard was establish
ed, and the fact has not yet killed any
OF the white laborers.
Secretary Fish is reported to have
expressed him self rather freely, Satur
day, in conversation about Cuban af-
fairs. He said there seemed to be three
parties in the island, viz: The insur-
gents, moderate men and extreme mon
archists; that the situation had become
very grave; that the Spaniards were
evidently losing ground, and that un-
less Rodas, the new Captain General,
msnt, he would have more serious
trouble than Dulce had. Mr.. Fish
further said that the idea of annexa.
ton is unwise: that in his view no con-
siderable portion of our people favor
it; that the Cub2ns are greatly divided
in opinion, but the majority Of those en-
gagged in the insurrection appear to
want an island republi. he added that
! under the circumstances the course of
Peru and Chile in recognizing the Gu
bans as belligerants was an open act
! of hostilit y to Spain.
The steamship United Kingdom
sailed from New York early on Mon-
day, the 18th of last April, and she has
not yet arrived in her port of destina-
ton, which was Glasgow, In Scotland,
nor has she been heard from at any
other place, nor was she spoken by any
| vessel that has since made port in Eu-
rope or America so far as Is known.
From the 10th Of April to the 18th OF
June is long time for a steamer to be
at sea on a trip from New York to
Glasgow, and serious apprehensions
are being felt that she has either foun-
dered at sea in gale or was wrecked
on an iceberg or met with some other
fatal accident In mid-ocean, where hel p
and assistance we're out of the question.
| Secretary Boutwell, has sold, as old
iron, forty-five of ex-printer 8. NJ.
Clark's hydrostatic note printing
presses, which cost the Government
81, 100 each.
Another horror was discovered in
Brooklyn Saturday. The body of
man with heavy weight attached was
found in the water in the southern
part OF the city. It had evidently been
in the water long time.
Gilbert Walker, the Conservative
candidate for Governor of Virginia has
been in Washington, and says the vote
that the Conservative ticket is sure of
a victory. He thinks there is no doubt
that the Constitution, expurgated, will
be adopted.