The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-11-29
THE NEWS.

II is stated that over thirty thousand
Spanish volunteers, In all, have been
sent 10 Cuba.
The Secretary OF tie Treasury has
directed the Assistant Treasurer at New
York 10 contne tho sales Of gold and
purchases Of bonds, without change,
through the month OF December.
Gold Is lower than II has been Rlnoe
the war. It was quoted In New York,
Saturday, at a fraction above lA. The
nearest 1t ever approached this was
soon after Lees surrender In 1856, whom
for a day or two II was l26.
Il is expected the coming session oil
the Ohio Legislature will be the short.
est held for many years.
There were runors In New York
Friday night that the Spanish Minister
received Instructions from Madrid
10 demand the release Of the gun
boats, and II refused 10 demand his
passports. A Washington telegram
says Secretary Fish laid before the
Cabinet, Friday, dispatches from Min.
lister SickleA, stating that the Spanish
authorities were about 10 forward such
instructions; aud had ordered several
Spanish War vessels TO our shores.
Solomon R. Blesenthal's Jewelry
store, in Louisville, was robbed yester.
day morning Of gold and silver watch>
es, diamond rings and pins, TO the
amount Of 80 900 10 81. 900.
The warehouse OF Little IL Baird,
wholesale GrOcerers, ot Pittsburgh,
burned yesterday morning. Loss about
SlOO, 900. Stock Insured In Pittsburgh
Companies. ~
Peter Tnflle & Son, OF Whitehall, Ill,
failed on Thursday and nbsconded.
Their liabilities are estimated at $50, 600,
mostly 10 small farmers. from whom
they purchased wheat. No assets are
known to exist. The parties were
heard from, Friday, at Chicago, where
they closed out n consignment OF flour
and drew the balance due them.
A petition to Congress to recognizes
the belligerent rights Of the Republic of
Cuba, has reCei Ved Is, 900 signatures in
Philadelphia In three days.
Long IL Brothers. chair factory. at
louisville, was damaged by fire, FRI
day night. Loss $50, 900: fully Insured.
One hundred persons are thrown out OF
employment.
Judge s. s. Nichols, formerly Chan.
cPllor, died at Louisville, Sunday morn
Ing.
The Treasury will be able at the end
OF this month 10 show q further reduC-
ton Of about four million dollars In
the public debt.
phn D,InlIu,, nuroo, I,nr .,o.,, A..
work again, and will soon be able to
supply fractional currency as fast rs II
Ii demanded. The amount now out is
about thirty eight millions. one-thIrd
OF which Is OF the new kind. Old notes
are coming In pretty rapidly for re-.
dempti0n. The bureau IL now furnish.
Ing one, two and len dollar bills tor the
new issue. aud hopes 10 get out the new
FIVE dollar notes next month. About
seventy~tive Thousand dollars Is sent
ont daily In ones, and about eighty
thousand In tWos.
Numbers OF movers are constantly
entering Arkansas, principally from
Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri and I'LL.
nois.
On Saturday the Pittsburgh Dispatch
discharged oil Union printers. and
put on a new force OF anti-'Union'
men,
Justice Grier, OF the Supreme Bench,
does not intend either to die or resign.
rumor to the contrary notwithstand-
Ing. he has had new gown made, and
on his arrival ut Washington last
month informed his friends that while
u good many wsIe looking for his
death and expecting II, he expected TO
live and be Judge Of that Court for
some time.
The Spanish version OF the facts In
regard TO the approach OF the Spanish
lleet to New York may be found In
another column. A Washington cor.
respondent OF several western papers
says the facts are simply these: Four
or i've Spanish vessels are understood
TO be on their way 10 Cuban waters,
and may possibly call In civil way,
at New York; but there IL nothing
whatever on which to found u suspi.
cIon that they have the least hostile in.
tentlon. The custom OF our Govern.
ment has always been to show courte.
sIes to vessela OF foreign nations visit
ing this country, and accordingly Il
will have three vessels in New York
hafb0r at the time the Spanish vessels
must arrive, II they come at all, OF
these vessels the Terror and MIantono.
nah are destined for Southern waters,
and are not ordered to New York for
either offensiveo or defensive purposes.
The statement Of New York paper
that Senator Cole, Mr.. O'Sullivan and
Gen. Baboock had gone to San Domingo
10 begin negotiations for its acquisition
are pronounced by Washington tele-
gram 10 be sensational. Cole and
O'Sullivan are In Washington. Gen.
Babcock has gone TO San Domingo, but
glvlngs out from the White House lead
10 tho conclusion that he Ia only after
Information to lay before Congress, In
accoIdance with It's request OF last
April.
The celebrated case OF Kimberly
against General Butler, is set for trial
In Baltimore tomorrow.