The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-09
MINOR TELEqRAMs.

The Cuban Junta In New York has
received official Information from Gen.
Ccspedes In relation to the reception Of
news Of the late arrest OF the JuntR
by order OF the authorities at Washing.
ton. In the patriot army 1t represents the
feeling produced 10 be one OF sAtisGac.
tlon that our government was about to
enforce the neutrality laws, with strict.
ness and impartiality on the SpAnisrds
as well as the Cubans. They ask that
Spain shall be prohibited from max ing
the U. s. Republic an entreport from
which to send arms and munitions
otwAr.
"A silver communion service Church
vestments, large bible and other mr.
ticles about the altar were stolen from
st. PAul's church, Leavenworlh, Kan
sas, on Friday night.
The National Executive Committee
olthe Uuiou League OF America which
usually convenes In New York, will
meet at the Union League House Phil
RdelphiN, on the 1lth inst. Provisions
will be made for tho elections Iu Texas
and Mississippi; the delegates from
these States have already arrived.
1t is understood that In the event OF
the Empress EugenIe making a tour OF
this country, the Navy Department will
be advised by the commanding officer of
the U. =, Squadron In Europe In time
10 make preparations for her reception,
The French 19et TO convey the EN-
press across the Atlantic, will, in that
event, probably be escorted by Rear.
Admiral Radford In bis flag ship the
franklin,
Purchasers at the sale OF tho goods
Of the Cincinnati Textile Exposition,
Saturday, were principally wholesale
dealers. Inc auction commenced al IL
A. NJ, and continued until 0 T. NJ. with
noon recess. The prices were fayora. .
BILE to all partles, only u few exhibitors
refusing to sell their goods at auction.
"A steamboat load OF excurslonlsts
left Cincinnati, to go down the river to
view the eclipse. Another party went
to Lexington TO see It there. ....
The eclipse was seen at Vlncennes,
Ind, under most favorable cIrcum.
stances; the sky was perfectly clear, It
commenced at ALI p. NJ, and was total
at 5:l5. The duration Of the total OBJ.
scuration was 2 minutes and 80 seconds.
II ended at six O'Clock twelve minutes.
The cerone was very brilliant, giving
about as much light as an ordinary
moon. Mercury Venus, and Jupiter
were plainly. seen, but none OF the Ak
ed stars appeared. Hst -.a' nan
There was a sllght fall OF snow on
Mount Washington Saturday night.
-SIxty-three entrleH were made
Saturday night for trotS over, the Bui~
falo Driving Park next week, and more
were expected there to day. Entries
for the. $40, 900 purse are Lucy, AmerI.
can Girl, George Palmer and Gold
smith Maid. The entries for the 2:2Gtrot
for purse Of q, 900 are Clara, AnKellne.
Confidence, W. X. Thomas, Henry, W.
Gsuet formerly DAnvefs Boy aud BIlly
Baw by owen Teller. Fourteen horses
were entered for 5000 purse for 300
horses nine for $4,000 purse Tor 2:84
horses, and seven for 81 800 purse for
2:40 horses.
Tho Will ofthe late Rufus Lord, OF
New York, bsqueaths the bulk OF Inc
estate OF four million dollars, to two OF
his brothers. Other brothers and sis
ters and relatives received moderate
amounts. Twenty thousand dollars
was given to charitable societies.
The ave mile sculllng race which
was to have come oil on the upper
Monongahela course between Haintll
and Coulter, for purse OF g., 900, ended
In both parties claiming loui, they
having colllded within one hundred
yards OF the start. HAmill ceased row.
ing while Coulter rowed over the course,
Saturday night the Refers decided The
race and all bets or. The race will pro.
baby be erowed again.
The eclipse at Springfield, Illinois,
was n startling and sublime phenome.
non, The sky was perfectly clear. Prot,
Pearce, of Harvard, had charge Of the
observations, which were made near
the city, and several hundred photo.
graphs ofthe eclipse were taken by Mr..
Black, OF Boston. When the ertoIaI OBJ
seryRtion took place the heavens, and
earth presented scene. Of awful sub.
llmlty. a brilliant. amber oolored
corona appeared around the sun and
moon, shooting rays Of light outWar
in all directions, when The whole horrI-
Zon was illuminated with light OF The
same color. The planets Mercury and
Venus and number Of stars distinctly
Visible, but no planet orbs between
Mercury and the aun were discovered.
a brilliant rose colored hame or pro-
tpoerance was noticed on the western
limb OF the sun. During the total
ooseuration a phenomena known I1as
Bailey's Beads were distinctly Wiz.
messed. The phenomena, Prof. Psares
thinks 10 oceasloned by o refraclion al
the light, He 10 also satlGfied that the
corona or halo, at the time OF the total
obScuraton, are oocaSlonOd by thS