The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-25
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The Democratic Central Committee
of st. Louis have decided to make nc
party nominations for city officers al
the coming municipal election, and
| recommend that the citizens, without
distinction OF party, hold ward meet
ing Saturday night to elect delegates to
| a Citizens Convention to nominate city
officers.
An Omaha dispatch says military
advices from Fort Steele state that Lieu
tenant Young had SURPRISED the Indi-
ans who lately stole stock, killed a
| number of them, dispersed the others,
recovered the stolen mules and captur-
ed 9ot of ponies. A party of Sioux
killed soldier within a mile of Fort
Randall, on the 18th, and ran OIL three
mules. The Indians were pursued and
scattered, but none killed.
The steamship Minnesota, from
Liverpool, arrived in New York.
An Israelite named Hersch, COM
mitted suicide in Baltimore Wednes-
day morning, by hanging himself in
Hebrew Synagogue in that city.
The st. Nicholas Hall, at Saratoga,
New York, was burned Wednesday
morning. LOSS, $4,000; insured. Van
duZen's dry goods store Twas damaged
to the amount of $1,000; insured.
The examination of Pyke, the al
legged wife poisoner of Fitchburg, being
tried at Worcester, Mass. is again
postponed until the Goth.
The Legislature of Rhode Island on
Wednesday, passed the bill authorizing
the Hartford and Erie Railway Compa-
nv to build a road from Providence city
TO the State line, there TO connect with
their road to Boston.
The steamship Ocean Queen, from
Aspinwall, with one thousand pounds
in treasure, and the steamship Vests
phalia, from Liverpool, have arrived in
New York.
Returns from the counties OF Indiana
where special elections were held on
Tuesday, to fill the vacancies in the
Legislature occasioued by the Demo-
cratic members resigning, show that
all Democrats will be returned. There
was no opposition except in two or three
counties. The Governor has called a
special session of the Legislature 10
convene on the eigth of April.
Three robbers entered Mr.. Schlenc-
kers house in Cincinnati, Wednesday
(23d y in the northern part of the city,
gagged Mrs. Schlenckers who was
alone and escaped with s., 300 that Mr..
Schlenckers had just received for pro-
perty he had sold. John Pierce was ar
rested and confessed that he was one OF
the robbers. VIM. Ellis was arrested
on suspicion. One escaped. The
money was not recovered.
The case of Francis P. Blair, Jr.,
plaintiff in error, against the State OF
Missouri, was argued i'll the Supreme
Court of the United States yesterday
(24th) by Montgomery Blair for plain
tiff in error, and by Senator Drake for
defendant In error. The case involves
the constitutionalIty of the Missouri
test oath.
The Senate, yesterday, i'll executive
session confirmed one nomination only,
that of Henry d. Moore as Collector of
Customs for Philadelphia.
During Wednesday afternoon sew
eral convicts in the buckle shop at Sing
Sing prison, New York, turned upon
one Of the newly appointed keepers,
Joel Dubois, OF Poughkeepsie,an ,and after
knocking him down, beat him severely
about the head. They were restrained
only by the sudden appearance OF the
foreman of the shop.
Timothy Creedon, of Cincinnati,
died of hydraphobia yesterday (24th.)
He was bitten nine weeks ago and WAS
confined to his bod one week ago.
The Republican City Convention
nominated John F. Terrence for Mayor.
Terrence is now State Senator. The
Democratic Executive Committee last
night, decided not to use the Democratic,
bnt tho citizens reform ticket for the
city election.
Jas. johnson alias Cady Matthews,
charged with highway robbery in FIl-
ton county, n. Y, and with counter
feiting U. S. money, was arrested, after
desperate resistance, at Fort Erie
Canada, yesterday [24th), under requi.
sition Of the President OF the United
States.
Quite a number of the members OF
Brigham Young's family arrived in
Chicago yesterday, and are stopping al
the Briggs House.
Coy. Palmer has called special
election in the Third Congressional
District OF Illinois, for a member ol
Congress, in place of Hon. Il. b. Wash
burne, who has resigned. The day OF
election is appointed for June 5;h.
Lieut.. General Phil. II. Sheridan
and Col. J. Schuyler Crosby, his chief
of-statf, have arrived in Chicago.
Michael Kaufman, on trial for the
murder of the boy Edward Miller, al
Pittsburgh, was convicted yesterday
Oath of murder in the second degree
The report that delegation is IN
Washington to negotiate for the an
nexation of Nova Scotia to the United
States, is denied by II telegram from
Halifax.
; The late snow storm i'll tho Domtn-
ion was followed by heavy rains; which
have caused immense destruction Of
| property in some parts of Nova Scotia
The following nominations were
sent to the Senate yesterday by the
President: Gen. Giles A. Smith, second
assistant Postmaster, and Gen. Moses
H. GrinnelI, Collector OF Customs o.
New York.
Hill IL Hubbell's lumber yard e.
/ Norwalk, Conn.,, was burned on Mon
dav morning. Loss between $4,000 ano
soc, 900, on which was an insurance o.
about $4,000.
The Rhode Island Democratic State
Convention was held at Providence
yesterday (24th.) The following ticket
was nominated For Governor, Lyman
Pierce, of Providence; Llent. I, @0X; w W II
II. Allen; Secretary OF state, W m.
Miller; Attorney General. Geo. X. Bliss
Treasurer, Caleb Rider.
1. The Rhode Island Senate, yester'
dav. (24th) postponed the consideration
oftbe 18Th Amendment to the Consti'
tuition of the United States, until INT
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