The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-11-17
THE NEWS.

The iron Of the Ohio river bridge at
Louisville, over the four hundred foot
span will all be swung by Wednesday.
The bridge will 30 far be finished by
the first proxlmo as to permit construc.
lion trains TO pass over II, and by the
18th OF December, freight and passen.
ger trains will be crossing regularly.
An old man named Michael Connell
was accidentally burned to death In
bis cabin, near ClarksVille, Ind, Sun.
day night.
The contract OF the first nine, Red
Stockings, with the Cincinnati Base Ball
Club, expired Monday. A majority
are anxious to renew the engagement
next year.
Col. William Smith, Superintendent
Of several railroads, died at Dayton,
Monday.
The Louisville & Cincinnati Railroad,
carried thirty-nine thousand passen-
gers during October.
Az present there are nineteen thou
sand slx hundred and ninety pupils, In
the public schools Of Cincinnati.
The American Minister In France has
recently recovered from severe slck>
ness, and Is now able to attend to his
duties.
Senators Chandler aud Ramsey are
In PaTls. The latter was to leave
about the seventh for home, having
been unsuccessful In his efforts to con-
clnde I postal treaty.
Haynes Cotton factory ON Spruce
street, Philadelphia, was burned yes-
terday. Loss $4,000.
MRjor O. o. Howard, agent Of the
Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne Railroad,
committed suicide at Milwaukee, Mon
day night, with laudanum.
The steamers City OF Paris and Pal
myra, from New York, arrived at
Queenstown, yesterday.
The steamer Berlin, from Baltimore,
arrived at Southampton yesterday.
The testimony In various contested
| Congressional election cases ~ rapidly
going through the eGovernment printing
Office. 1t has been agreed In the Elec.
tiOn Committee that the first one
brought up In the House shall be Van
Wick'S from New York; next those
from Louisiana, and then Covode's.
An unpetritied giant has been dug uI,
In Dayton. Ohio, seven feet in longI-
tude. lie Is supposed to have lived
long ago, rs none OF the old folks have
long enough memories TO reach him.
The Capitol Ia In complete readiness
for the meeting OF Congress. The lin.
lshinR touches were given to the Senate
and House halls Monday, which have
been upholstered and pain ted through
nilt fnF tho frat finNn la fhtnNnnta
The question that now agltates WASH
ington IS, whether GOrham can be- beat.
en for Secretary Of the Senate.
Ex.Secretary Stanton has returned to
Washington in falling health.
CORPORATION affairs In Washington
City grow more lively every day, Sat.
urday Commissioner Crane, who origl-
mated the investigation into the trans
actions OF the Mayor, called on the
latter in his official capacity at CIty
Hall, TO settle bills due. Mayor Bowen
proceeded to inform Crane that he was
liar and slanderer. Crane retorted
With an explanation Of how the late
spontaneous oulburst was gotten up,
and closed by styllng Bowen q liar.
Bowen then enlarged his representa-.
tlons BY calling Crane q liar, and a
dirty vagabond.' With this both par
ties waited for an attack from the other.
Both were disappointed, and at length
both withdrew in good order.
The bulk OF the testimony thus far
taken by the Committee on Foreign
Affairs does not sustain the charRes
made by ex-Minlster Washburne and
MesSrS. Masterman and Bliss regards
ing the alleged outrages committed on
American citizens by Lopez: but the
evidence. at the same time, Is 80 con.
dicttng that II will be matter OF doubt,
Since the 1st OF November, the secre-
tary Of the Treasury has redeemed So.
900 OF three per cent certificates, which
makes over four millions redeemed
since the Let OF September.
Prsaident Grant will spend Thanks.
giving at the Executive Mansion. and
has invited the officers Of his old staff.
with their wives. to dine with him on
that day. .F2apI
It is reported Brigham Young has
mad new revelation, bidding him 10
collect together the faithful, with their
goods and chattels, their harems and
their children, and to shake the dust
OF Utah from their feet, and Journey to
the Sandwich Islands for new abiding
place.
The President talked very freely on
Friday last with Senator Wilson on
the prospective legislation OF Congress,
and Monday stated TO a gentleman
that he should advise, In his annual
message, the consolidation OF the debt
into four and half per cent loan,
and recommend that Congress do moi
change the present rates OF tax alton,
II ls ascerIalned that the letter from
Minister Motley, received last week at
the State Department, does not men.
ton any resumption OF negotiations
for the settlement OF The Alabama
claims.
The report OF Commissioner Delano.
which has been finished, is the shortest
which has yet been sent to Congress
from the Revenue Bureau. It covers
MY pages OF foolscap, including
figures and tables. II 10 known that
ne Will recommend no change in the
whisky tax.
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