The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-07-02
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NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH.

The graves of the soldiers and sail
ors who died in the late war and were
buried In Augusta, Me-, were decorated
with flowers Wednesday afternoon, un-
der the auspices of Post Howard, G. A.
X. Five companies composed both OF
school children and a large concOurse
of citizens participated. An oration
was delivered by Hon. Joseph Baker.
"A reception was given to General
Daniel +. Sickles, United States Minis
ter to Spain, Wednesday evening at the
Evarth House, New York. Among the
callers were Horace Greeley, Cyrus w.
Field, Moses II. Gsinnel and large
number OF other prominent citizens.
THE Democratic State Convention
of California which adjourned sine die
Wednesday, passed resolutions oppos'
the adoption of the Fifteenth Amend
mcnI; approving the rejection by Con-
grcss of the Alabama treaty; endorsing
the State Administration, and also ap-
pointed committee to prepare an adj
dress on Chinese labor in California.
The steamships Samaria, from Liv-
erpool, and Alaska, from Aspinwall,
have arrived in New York.
in theSupreme Court of New York,
Wednesday, the injunctions obtained
in the suit OF the Receiver of the Union
Pacific road against various parties to
reach money supposed to be held by
them for railroad and credit mObiler,
were dissolved.
Among the passengers blythe steam
er Queen, ara Rev. o. p. Allen, his
wife and three children, and Misses
Richton and Reynolds, missionaries at
II arpool, Turkey. Mr.. Allen and his
wife, have been absent fourteen years.
Capt. GedAux, of the third district
police station of Albany, found, We'd
neaday, on his desk what appeared to
be small ball of clay, but on attem pit
ing 10 cut it with his knife 1t exploded,
decorating his hand and intlicting
slight wound on his forehead. Another
officer near him was shocked by the
explosion. The ball pass ed out of the
Captains hand and entered the wall OF
the room.
Hon. George Briggs, for several
years a member of Congress from New
York City, died at his summer resi-
dence, at Saratoga, Wednesday,.
"A Box found in New York, We'd
nesday, contained 26.8OO dollars worth
OF bonds, shares &c, from the Ocean
Bank, which were not easily negotla-
BILE.
Hon. VIM. 81. Seward, arriv ed at
Sacramento, Wednesday,, and was re-
ceived with salute of fifty guns, and
the flags OF the city flying. Men of
both parties united in honOrlng him,
many prominent Democrats being In
attendance.
"A duel was fought at Cold Springs,
near Baltimore, on the York Railroad,
Wednesday, between two young men of
Baltimore, formerly officers in the
Confederate army. The difficulty origi-
mated in u disagreement as to the beha~
vior of certain Confederate troops dur
ing the war. Two shots were eXchang-
ed but nobody was hurt.
An explosion took place at Du-
pont s powder works, Wilmington, Del,
Yesterday. Two men named James
Mallory and Peter Moss were killed.
Damage to property not large.
Tho hotels and bar-rooms Of Boston
were generally closed yesterday, in
obedience 10 Chief Constable Johns
notification that the pcOhibiLory law
would be enforced. There was consid-
cradle excitement among the thirsty
crowds aud an nc i've demand for prl-
Vate entrances where huids can be obs
tanned.
Tho sixteenth annual commence
ment of the Polytechnic College OF the
State of Pennsylvania, WAS held In
horticultural Hall, Philadelphia, on
Wednesday evening, and was largely
attended by leading mechanical and
manufacturing men. Gentlemen were
graduated in. The school of mines, civil
engineering and mechanical engineer
ing, Addresses we're delivered by Isaac
Hazlehurs,t Esq, Judge Allison and
Professor r. $. Smith of the College
faculty.
1000 head of Texas cattle arrived at
Ellsworth, Kan, Wednesday. Drovers
report sc, 900 head now north of Arkan-
sas river, enroute to this point, for sale
and shipment. It Is estimated 10000
head will come here this season. There
has been great destruction bya freshet
TO the bridges and track of the Kansas
Pacific r. r., from the solomon river to
Manhattan, and reported loss oil thlr-
ty lives. The Indians arc going to their
reservations and submitting to the new
policy of the Government.
The President of the IrishRePublican
Association of Pennsylvania, in card
Just issued, states that efforts are pelne
made to pack the Irish Republican
Convention that takes place in Chicago
on the 4th of July, with Irish Demo
Gratis from that and other States; that
no delegate from Pennsylvania will be
admitted to the Convention without
credentials made out and signed by the
proper authorities; that the Convention
will assemble not in the interest OF a
CLIQUE or ring OF Irish or American pol.
iticians, but to enliyen and give sup
mort to the principle of universal suf-
fragc, protection of the American
Union, and social and political eleva-
ton of the Irish race on both hemis-
pheres.
By MAIL.
Recent successful experiments have
been made in San Francisco with the
xuOrL.i0u model of An hirial Navigation