The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-05-01
NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH.

Gold closed yesterday in New York
at 1941z.
Government Securities yesterday in
New York were fraction off. Sixty
two's were 122; the New issues 1162S;
Ten -forties 10SM.
The building on the corner OF
Tuenty-first and Race streets, Phila-
delphia, Pa, built for a skating rink,
used for the Odd Fellows ball on Mon.
day evening, April %, was destroyed
by fire on Thursday Loss $4,000.
Thirty-three velocipedes perished.
There had been velocipede race in the
evening. Fire accidental. The build
ing was one of the largest in the
country; the dancing floor accommo-
dated 5000 persons with ease.
In the United States Court, for the
northern district OF Kentucky, at Gov
ington, Judge Ballard on the bench,
judgement of $1,000 was rendered
Thursday, against James Gedge and
his sureties, in favor of the United
States, for returning tobacco manufac-
tured lower than its real value.
The Sheriff of Louisville, KY, Fri
day, received a reprieve for thirty days.
granted by Governor Stevenson to John
Conley, the negro whose execution was
to have taken place during Friday.
Conley will be hung at the expiration
of his reprieve without further Glenn
ency. The interference OF the United
States Court in this case elicits much
surprise. ! st,
In the U. s. Court at Covington.
Friday, Judge Ballard on the bench, a
judgment was rendered against A. w.
Darling, of Carrolton, KY, for 5000, 900
in favor of the United States. Th suit
was to recover tax on whisky shipped
from Carrolton and consigned to Henry
Gratenkemper, of Cincinnati. This
whisky, instead of going as consigned,
was taken to another house and sold as
free whisky.
Two locomotives passed over the
Hudson River Railroad last night, en-
route to California. They will be the
first ones to go over the complete length
of the Pacific Railroad, Eight more
locomotives will leave Schenectady for
California over the same route on the
10Th Of May.
"A meeting was held Thursday night
in San Francisco and committee of
two hundred citizens appointed to make
arrangements for the Pacific Railroad
celebration. The Republican State Con-
vention is called to meet at Sacramento.
DIR. Blanch, one of the physicians
charged with causing the death OF the
girl, Ellen Carloch, was found in his
cell in the Hudson county IN. J.,) Jail
Friday morning with his throat cut.
Four wounds were also found on his
wrists and a long cash across his
stomach. The wounds were all made
with a razor, but neither of them is
of a serious nature.
Gov. Stevenson, OF Kentucky,
granted repreive to John .Conley a
condemned negro, to give him time to
prepare for death.
Tine chair factory OF John Buchner
& Co., at Evansville, Indiana, was des-
troyed by fire, Friday afternoon. Loss
about $4,000; insured for $4,000 In local
Offices.
james Miller, of Evansville, Ind,
attempted TO commit suicide Thursday
night by taking lauduum, but is re-
covering.
"A heavy hail storm visited Hender-
son county, Kentucky, Thursday.
-Keller's Hardware store at Evans
Vile, Ind, was entered by burglars
Thursday night and 1000 worth of
reyolvers and fine cutlery taken. 81
Rufus Nash, one OF the counterfeit
ers who escaped from Jail in Albany,
has been recaptured. .".|
Senator Fessenden, OF Maine, was
present in the Canadian House of Com
mons during a debate on reciprocity,
Thursday night.
John Russell Young arrived in
Philadelphia Friday morning, and
through his counsel, Hon. B. Brewster,
Attorney General of Pennsylvania,
entered suit in the U. s. Circuit Court,
against Forney's Press and the Evening
Bulletin for the alleged libelous articles
from the New York Sun of Monday
last. Mr.. Young claims damages in
both cases to the amount of 100000.