The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-10-13
THE NEWS.

day, from member OF the Tennessee
Legislature, saying that ex President
johnson would be elected Senator on
the first ballot.
Corbln, Grants brother>In>law, ls
now really sick, conseuu uent upon the
Intense excitement following the eerpoSe
Of the last few days, Great fears are
entertained Of his recovery.
Some OF the old residents OF Wash.
inRton have been 10 Baltimore 10 meet
Jeif. Davis upon his return from Eu-
rope. lie Ia represented as being In
much better health than formerly, and
us maniiesting much sorrow al the news
Of the death OF ex.President Pierce,
whose Secretary OiWar he was for sev>
eEEl years. Davis family wIllrenaiu
In Europe. He was registered "a Jeiier.
son Davis, OF Mississippi, aud will pros
| Crrb 10 That State within II few days.
The version which the Spanish Min.
iser gives Of matters connected with
the note, said TO have been prepared by
s!ckles, Il this: Aside from the official
note rendering the good offices to this
Government on Bettling the differences
between Spain and the Cubans, Gen.
Slckles Informally submitted drafts OF
note, Ia substance such as has ,Ap-
peared at length copied from European
journals. He was Informed that the
reception Of such a note, In regular
form by the Spanish Government,
would inevitably lead TO open hostlli-
Ties IS Spain would be Obliged, In self
respect, TO consider 1t as q declaration
Of war. He was advised, on account OF
the Important character of the paper,
to frat submit It 10 his Government.
This he decided to do, and transmitted
II to Secretary Fish. Upon LIS arrival
here, instructions were Immediately
forwarded 10 SlCkles not TO present any
document OF the kind to Spain.
There was not much betting on the
election In Cincinnati yesterday. Very
little money has been used there In the
campaign.
Monday night the Italians In Cincin-
natl. who regard the day Of Columbus
coming In sight OF America the date
OF discovery, celebrated that event by
ball, at which Mrs. AnRellne PodiSly,
an italian lady OF Cincinnati, l0I years
old, led of In a grand march and after
wards danced ten sets.
An attempt was made to rob tn.
bank in Cambridge, Mass, on Sunday
night, but the robbers were frightened
OF, leaving their tools behind.
l.. Dauforth, agent OF the Howe Salt
Company, dropped dead Monday night
at Buffalo, while attending the indus
trial exhibition.
Three men were sCalded Ia Phlladel-
phin, yesterday, at HeiG & Oges mill
by the rivets OF an oil tank being blown
out.
At n meeting Of the Stockholders OF
the Erie Railroad Company, yester.
day, the Gould Fisk ticket was unan-
lmously elected directors. Jay Gould
was subsequently chosen President,
and Jas. Fisk, Jr., Comptroller.
Hulberts shoe store and Ransom's
dry goods store, at Blnghampton, N.
" were burned yesterday morning.
Loss, 5000.
An Omaha dispatch says the sales OF
land At the Union Pacific Railroad land
office 70 October /, have been O9,4D7
acres, valued at S4S8,407.
The Red Stockings beat the Omaha
club, Monday. Score: 65 to l. Vice
President CollaX witnessed q part OF the
game. In the evening he was serenad-
ed, and made little speech, which was
we'll received. Mrs. Mathews, his
mother, remains at Cheyenne, being
too feeble TO travel, but not dangerous
ly III. -
An attempt was made yesterday
morning 10 rob the National Bank ut
Townsend, Mass, but the burglars
used too much powder, alarming the
citizens by the explosion. The outer
door was blown Off and considerable
damage done to the building. The
burglars. lied, leaving most oftheir tools.
Tho Italian Mutual Relief Society Of
Boston celebrated the anniversary OF
the discovery Of America by Columbus,
yesterday, by u public parade and pic
MIC. 7. 4r7
The whaling schooner Susan N.
Smith, Of Boston, was lost In hnrrI-
cane, August 2S:h; and all hands drown
ed except the captain and four seamen,
who after remaining on the wreck for
eight days without food or water, were
taken of and carried Into London by
M English bark. The captains wife
and two children were drowned In the
cabin. .......