The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-18
THE NEWS.

IALuTe 10 hoIu the prisoner arose from
neglect on the part OF the military au.
thorltles in Texas to furnish definite
charges and evidence to justify In de.
taIning the prisoner further. The evi,
dence In the case Is expected, and Other
legal proceedings will probably be had
In the care; Af YIlN 4 u
AT n late meeting OF the Loyal
League Of Alexandria, a set OF resolu-
tIons condeming the Introduction oi
Chinese labor were offered by color.
ed man, and after a long debate car.
rIed by7l to3.
Later intelligence from various coun.
ties IN Maine, show that the potato crop
hagiReeh HettQpalyllpJured by dronth,
and the crop will 10 light.
The belief In the Treasury is that the
recent seizures OF whisky and dlslil.
lerIes In Philadelphia have implicated
the leading men In the whisky ring Of
that city, and that prompt action by
tho Government will nearly destroy
the old ring there. U
A'dummy for city railroads, which
consumes It's own smoke and steam,
has been Invented In Detroit. The en-
glne Is sixteen horse power and runs
noIselesslys Mr.. Wilder, the inventor,
is building one to be used on trial In
New York city, and 1t is proposed to
place them on the street railway con-
Meeting the cities OF Troy and Albany,
N. Y.
Tie following letter was left In the
Postmaster Generals house by the thief
who ransacked 1t q short time since,
but found all the silver plate and cost
ly tableware had been removed:
bill Coleman, the New York burg
lar, spent all day In your house. Your
liquors are splendid. regret 10 say
that 1t was the poorest place i ever met,
Yours, truly, WILLIAM COLEMAN
" @AsANA " ASA Nl AAh OA ybuE AluB
liquors at 10 o'clock at night
BIll Is now in jail. After being es-
cOnced In bis new quarters, he was re-
lleved Of Ave of Mr.. Cresswell ~ shirts
BY the Sheriff, the rascal having put
them on as the most convenient mode
OF transporting such baggage. ~,
Tho Joint Congressional Committee
on Rstrenchment and Reform, left
Chicago yesterday morning, at 1O.15
for San Francisco. They will spend
Sunday at Salt Lake City. o. mn ~
The Democrats OF Wyoming Terri
tory have nominated s. T. Nuckolas,
Of Cheyenne, for Congress. o o..
John Oliver, "A wealthy farmer. re.
siding near Fort Wayne, was struck by
the express traln on the Pittsburgh
road, few miles west Of Fort Wayne,
Monday, and Instantly killed. He was
on'theitrac during a very heavy rain,
which prevented the engineer from see.
Ing him until TOO late 70 stop his train,
Hamill and Coulter have agreed to
row their race oyer, at Pittsburgh, on
FElday morning. The purse u In
creased TO two thousand dollars.
a woman named Mrs. Clifford living
III The northern part OF Marion county,
Iowa, died on Saturday from the effects
OF fright at tho eclipse. She had no
knowledge OF Its approach, and was
alone at the time 1t came on with the
exception OF Y child four weeks old.
Terrified at the hight she seized her
child and fed TO q neIghbors "a mile
distant. When she reached there her
reason was gone. A doctor near by
was called who pronounced her incnra.
bic. She fingered along I'LL Saturday
when she died without her reason hav-
Ing returned. ..,, ........ ''5t
The following, railroad Presidents
held a meeting Rt Cozzsn'sa Hotel at
West Point, Monday night y. Could
Of Erie; II. Body, OF Toledo IL Wabash
& Western; Z. B. Phillips, OF Michigan
and J. Il. Deodraux, OF Lake
Shore. Thaupshot has not yet leaked
out. z ga El.JaS w ..H.-l. q. -
l.,,4.- ia lpD.I-Fg.lr,li .IHgIa, lttiG
The New York HeraEG'S Washington
dispatch says there seems no dou bt
now that the ironsclad oath viii be
Administered to the members, elect Of
the Virginia Legislature, and that TIE
places ofthose who cannot take 1t will
be filled BY The Defeated candidates.
The next Legislature will have to elect
two Senators In accordance with an act
Of Ccngress passed Ia. 1866. The Legis-
lature Just elected in Tennessee will
also under Ihe same law have to elect
one on. the second Tueaday after 0lts
organization. ~ ua.,.I,. DaaUaa
Astorm at DaytonMonday afternoon
caught 1900 people under the canvas Of
Dan BryanL's circus. The storm came
up suddenly, tore the center pole out,
upset the lent, cages, wagons, and In
fact everything movable. But one
man was Injured, being struck with The
pole. There was, great excitement
among the people. The performance
had y topsiSpSpbnded. ibUG aa.sy
Governor Baker declines to appoint
delegates from Indiana to the 81. Louis
Convention for the removal OF the cap
ltal, which meets next October He
suggests that Il the people Of any Con-
gresSlonal District feel interested In the
matter they can select delegates them7
solves In such manner as will be satis-
factory to themselves.
General Fremont ana family have
quilted Paris for Denmark. They have
been invited to attend the festival given
by the Dance. E', .. ..., ,,fai
There are at present eight Methodist
camp meetings in gproGress within a
circuit Of twenty miles around Wash. !.
ington. Their influence b not per6epS
tible within the city limits.
NEW ALBANY, Indiana, has u ohes.
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