The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-11-01

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stating that the Chinese had made no
progress. They had recently establish.
ell foreign Office and provided for the
education OF the youth abroad and this
with the appointment Of Mr.. BurllnR-
anies mission indicated considerable
progress. Mr.. Wade thinks all Of Mr..
Burliugame's treaties will be ratified:
A Key West letter Gays the Hhore end
OF one OF the Cuban telegraph cables
was. recently cat there, probably by
Cuban refugees.
One means by which the expenses
are being rapidly reduced 10 the navy
department is the fitting up OF all YES.
sells OF war with full sails. This change
ls now nearly completed, and orders
have been sent 10 all aquadrons 10
cease the use OF coal altogether, except
in cases Of necessity, and even then q
full report Of the reasons must be sent
10 the department. II these are not
deemed sufficient the cost Of coal used
l8 charged to the officer ordering II 10
be burned. Aside from saving expen-
seS, however, the design OF the order
10 also 10 restore q knowledge OF man
aging sailing vessels, to which little at.
tention was given by our steam navy
during the. war.
Supervisor Presbrey Is Of the opinion
that the Increase In the revenue In the
States Of Virginia and West Virginia,
for one year, from March, 1860, as COM
pared with the last year, will reach
over 100000.
Agnes Parchall, aged nlnety.flve
years, mother of Judge Parchal, and
one OF the last widow pensioners OF the
Revolutionary war, recently died In
Georgia.
A delegation OF Republicans from
baltimore visited General Grant on
Monday TO urge the appointment OF
Judge Bond, Of Baltimore, as Judge Of
the United States Court, embracing
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and
North Carolina,
The grand Jury OF the District Of
Columbia alter due uelnvestIgation, have
failed TO find indictments against Mayor
Bowen, OF Washington city, for alleged
malIeasanco In office. The report OF
the Committees Of the city Councils ap.
pointed to investigate the same subject
Is yet to be made.
Hon. George G.. Wright, who has
served for the last fifteen years In the
Supreme Court Of Iowa-much OF the
time as Chief Justice, is spoken OF In
connection with the vacant senatorial
chair Of that State.
Miss Julia O. Addlngton was elected
superintendent Of Common Schools, In
Mltchell county, Iowa, at the recent
election, October 18th. The lady does
not, 1t Is said, belong TO the class OF
women usually called 'stroDg-minded,'
put ls quiet, modest teacher, and has
Deen CHOSEN for the position because
she can fill 1t well.
The New York State Capitol narrow.
~ escaped destruction by fire, Wednes.
day afternoon. A fire was discovered
IN the ante.room 10 the Senate Cham.
Der, which was suppressed before seri.
Gus damage was done.
Leonard Choate, the NewGuryport
'hre'bug,' is on trial at Lawrence,
Mass, in the Superior Court. Fifty
witnesses have already been examined,
and the case promises 10 continue
through the week.
John Minor Botts' farm, In Culpep-
per county, Va, has been sold 10 a
Northern man for S65, 900 cash. II con-
tatus upward of 900 acres.
One hundred black bass, from Har-
per's Ferry, have been placed In the
Schuylktll River.
The number of voters registered In
1877.
-Four inches OF snow fall at Lew Iston,
Me-, Friday night.
William 0. McCorkle, n prominent
merchant IN Lynchburg, Va, was NOR.
tally stabbed by Max Snmter, while on
the Fair Grounds, at Richmond, Fri.
day.
An epidemic called hog cholera, Is |
raging In the northern part OF Mont
gomery county, Ohio. Sill slop led
swine are principally affected. A dis
tillery ut Salem lost 2OO. OlLera lost
scores. No remedy,
The late frosts have hurt the new to.
Dacco crop about Dayton. Ohio, de-
sIrOying often the entire clop In sheds.
Minister Low has not received his In.
strnction as Minister to China, hut will
In few days, aud will sail for Europe
immediately.
The Emperor Of Russia will spend
part OF the winter at Cowes, Isle Of
Wright, and Nice, France.
st. Domingo correspondence Of Octo-
Der 10, states that General Babcock ia
sun there gathering statistics and hold. |
Ing long interviews with President |
Baez, which leads 10 the Inference that
annexation to the United Stats'is un-
der consideration.
Robert D. Bogurt, paymaster's clerk
In the Brooklyn Navy Yard, who ia |
accused of misappr0priating about
Sl2O,O0 OF the funds and was tried for
the offence recently by naval court
martial and convicted, was turned over
to the civil authorities Friday, Secretas
ry Robeson having disapproved of the
proceedings and decided that he was
not properly liable TO trial by the naval
authorities. He will be tried again by |
the civil authorities.
Gov. Yarmouth OF Louisiana, has
designated the 18th OF Novem ber as a
day of Thanksgiving.
Koopmanchap has. returned to San
francisco, and has forwarded a hun
pred Cinnamon this week, 10 work on
on the Memphis and EIpaso railroad.
II Is stated that there are thousands
OF Chin8men In California out OF EN-.
ployment, and that more are returning
10 China at present than coming hith.
er, owing TO the approaching national
holidays in the empire.
Belle Boyd, q notorious Southern spy
was sent 10 the State InIane Asylum
OF California.
A rumor ia current In Paris that the
French Emperor ls again indIsposed,
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