The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-30
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THE NEWS.

George Peabody will reach Washing
ton TO day from the White Sulphur
Springs. and will be the guest OF ". W.
CorcorRu.
The New York Commercial says, on
what purpOrIs to. he reliable informa-
ton, that Secretary Boutwell, will con-
tinus his policy Of purchasing bonds
and selling gold.
Private letters received in San Fran.
cisco from the City OF Mexico say that
the Mexican Government Ia making
preparations on n grand soals for the
reception OF Hon. W. II. Seward upon
his arriva! In that country. JuAreE and
his cabinet will meet him at Acapulco,
and escort him 10 tho City OF Mexico,
where series Of JsIeS will bs given In
bis honor.
Rich copper mines have Just been
discovered few miles from Warreps-
burg, Missouri.
The United States detectives at IndI.
anapclls received orders some days
since TO arrest R. +. sproule for con-
splracy with Perry Fuller and others
to defraud the Government ut New
Orleans last winter. They have been
ON Lis track for some time, and Thurs.
day night arrested him at his rosldencs
in that city. He was started for New
Orleans In charge OF two United States
officers. Sprouls was formerly editor
Of the Evansville Courier, and during
las! winter was writer upon tho Iu-
dianapolts Sentinel.
The dispatch announcing that China
had rejected the treaty concluded by
Mr.. Burlingame with the United States
ls believed to be- untrustworthy.
A company OF Northern capitalists
have purchased the Thornton estate,
contaInIng7, 500 acres, located at Thorn.
toms Station Fairfax county, Virginia
near Washington city, on the Alexan!
drla, Loudon and Hampshire Railroad,
for the sum ofsl5O.OOO, and the same
wIllat an early day be divided up into
small lots, and town laid of, after the
plan OF VInelRnd, New Jersey. Ar.
raugements have been made by many
Northern families TO purchase lots, and
1t Il reported that quite n number OF
clerks 10 The departments In this city
will also Iuveat.
The weather throughout England
continues fair, and favorable for gath.
erlnS of the crops.
Colonels Ryan and Currler, leaders
Of the late ca ban expedition, have been
held 10 bail In New York, having re.
turned there from Canada.
The Government has not relaxed Its
surveillance OF the Spanish Gunboats
building In New York city, Still the
work upon them Is progressing rapidly
and one OF Them, named ErIccson, can
be put In readiness for sea In a few
days. Marshal Barlow has Informed
the builders that no attempt must be
made TO send these vessels to sea.
The Supreme Court OF the State Of
Nevada decided that the Telegraph Is
brunch olcommercs and therefore un.
der the control Of Congress In the same
mauner hs other kinds OF commercial
Intercourse among the several States.
Cincinnati reports n splendid rain
Saturday, which lasted several hours,
The national capital WIS visited by a
rain Saturday nlght-the first In sever.
al weeks. Dispatches from the South
report refreshing showers.
a San Francisco despatch says, J.
Ross Brown contradIcIs the statement
via. London that the Chinese Govern
meuL rejected the Burlingame treaty.
He says Ita ratification WAS only de.
ferred until the return OF the Embassy.
Carl Schurz arrived at San Francisco
Friday night and received an enlhusi.
asIic welcome. The German popula.
tion turned out en- masse.