The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-10-15
THE NEWS

Archbishop Purcell, Of Cincinnati,
LEFT there for New York, Wednesday
night. On the 10Th instant he Will EN-.
bark at that city for Rome, 10 attend
the EcumenIcal Council. g 44H
There will DO mass meeting 10 Gin.
clnnah Of persons opposed 10, reading
the BIbleiih public schools, Saturday.
It will be addressed by Hon, Charles
Reemslln, Judge Stale, and Rev. Thos,
Vlckers.
President Grant, General Sherman,
PoStmaSLsrp General. Cresswsll and
others. reached Frederick, Nd, Seater.
day morning, to attend the IaIr.
A Ateiegram was received at the War
Department yesterday morning, an
nouncInR that Admiral Farragut was
III R very preOarlous condition, though
some hopes are entertained Of his re-
oovsry. .6a I.&E ta.taS
. Captain George WehtWprth, who was
arrested for rape on the high seas, q few
days since, at Bangor, Mo-, had q hear.
Ing on Wednesday before d. 8, Com.
missioner Carr, which resulted In folly
committing him for trial before the u,
y. District Court In April next, The
penalty Is death, and th5 offence Is mot
bailahle. .9CiiO0 lIE
Lord Derby ia better and improving.
According 10 official reports the In.
surrection In Spaiu is reduced TO small
groups otlnsurgentB who are doing
their utmost to,avold national troops.
The Empress Eugenie has arrived a.
Constantlnople. 47sl IIt
There were three large public meet.
inRa held ID Paris Wednesday. No
disturbances oceurredg y
Napoleon haS ordered thet the travelling
expenses ofthe French Bishops OF One.
beo, In going 20 and returning from the
Ecummenial Councils be betrayed from
the imperial Ekcheq1er.- - =
The Convention Of the Grand Com.
mandery OF Master Masons, commend
yesterday, at Cleveland. The attend
ance was large. II will continue un.
I'll Wednesday next, Important mat.
ters will be brought mp in .Various
degrees OF Masonry during the session.
1t Is stated that Higgins, commander
Of the ,0uba,; at, Wilmington, tele.
grRphed 10 The Secretary OF the Treas.
nry, on Monday, 10 knoWIf he had any
obIectlonto to his hoIsting the Cuban al ~
and firing 10 salute. Mr. Boutwell,
being absent, his request was denied
by Acting Secretary Hartley.
Three robbers plundered the, store OF
Jas. Oakley, In Huntington, Long Is
land, Wednesday night, Oakley dis
covered them, when they beat him al
most to death, set fire torhiS store,
barn and dwelling and escaped. His
property all burned, and his life is en-
dangered. Loss $4,000. .. ,'',. I2 7l
The President has appointed color.
ed man postmaster Ia the city OF Man.
chester, opposite Richmond, Va.
The Tresury Department e2pects to
be able to meet the more pressing de-
mands for small notes during next
week. '-sE 'i''i aH,rT'f . = 7
The appointment OF Belknap as Sec:
retary OF War, was received with as-
tonishment aud disfavor; with aston.
tshment and disfaYor, not only among
army officers, bat by all who have exz
pressed opinions concerning 1t, Every
body asks, "Who- Is BelknafH''
Some children Of Mr.. John scanlop,
Of RLvetdale, N. Y, gathered quantl-
~ Of whit they supposed to be mush-
rooms, Wednesday, which their mother
cooked, and she and two of the eldest
children ate them. Five OF sir hours
afterward they were seized with pains
and on Monday, q boy and a babe died.
The mother may recover, but the eldest
child must die. au m.....