The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-10-29
THE NEWS.

The French Ministers have decided
not 10 prosecute the press for any OF
the recent violations OF the press law.
The Austrian government censures
Prince Metternich for his connection
With the late duel.
Information from Wilmington, North
Carolina, IL to the effect that the crew
OF the Cuba were to be shipped to New
York, Wednesday morning, In the
Steamship Ashland, by their officers or
the agents OF the Cuban authorities in
this country.
The bark, Water Witch, of Montreal
with scrap iron from Kingston for
CIerilau7, foundered of South Bav,
Lake: Ontario, Sunday morning, The
crew came ashore in small boats.
While James Smith was driving a
wagon and two horses across the Michi.
gan and Dayton Railroad, Wednesday,
at Bonekins' Station, near Tippecanoe,
the locomotive struck and killed him
and both horses and demolished the
wagon.
John Stevens. who killed John
Reeves In Terre Haute q year ago and
escaped, has been arrested.
Ogden's Touring mill, at Bath, Steu.
6en county, N. Y, was destroyed by
fire last night. Loss, $4,000.
Charles Schwartz was arrested In
New York, Wednesday, with over ten
thousand dollars worth OF human hair
manufactured into various shapes In
his possession. 1t is believed TO have
been smuggled.
The steamships Judia from Glasgow,
and Allemania from SOUTHAMPTON,
have arrived In New York.
The Pacific Railroad Company has
taken every ,precautlon to keep their
ROAD open during the winter. Show
sheus and snow fences have been erect.
ed ut all points where the storm would
Oo apt to impede travel. A provision
car with two weeks' rations Tor four
hundred passengers will be attached to
every train. Large forces OF men will
be stationed upon each section, prepar.
ed to work the trains through at any
cost; and 1t Is promised that there will
be no more delay In the conveyance OF
freight and passengers than upun apy
OF the Eastern roads.
A comparative statement has been
prepared at the Bureau of Internal
Revenue, showing the per cent. OF gain
In collections In many OF the most im-
portant districts OF the country for
July, August and September Of the
present year over the same months last
year. or these, the First Illinois (Chi-
caRo) shows gain OF twenty-three per
cent; the Fourth Indiana. (Aurora) 81;
the Fifth Kentucky, nouIsyillal 7.
Sixth Kentucky, (C0vington) II; First
Louisiana, New Orleans) 46; First Mis-.
souri,, est. Louis) 81; Second Ohio, (Cin-
nalI) ISL; Tenth Ohio, (Toledoi Ia.
Twenty.second PennsylvanIa, (Pltts.
burRh) 81; Filth Tennessee, (NashyIlle(
3. For the following districts the COM
parlson ts made for the month of July
and August OF each year only: Fourth
Illinois. (Qalncy) 72 per cent; Fifth lii.
nois, (Peoria) 10; Fourth Kentucky,
LebHnon) 6l9; Seventh Kentucky,
lLexinRton) l24; Seventh Ohio, (Colurn.
bus) 6O; Twenty.third Pennsylvania,
Allegheny City, 35; First West Vir-
ginia, (Wheeling) 25; First Wisconsin,
(Milwaukeej7.
The English holders OF Atlantic &
Great Western and Erie Railroad
shares, are organizing for the purpose
Of bringing suit In American courts in
prosecution Of their claims.
Tho Department OF Agriculture re-,
ports that the state OF the cotton crop
attssts its ample sufficiency for all the
wants Of the country; that the condi.
lional estimate OF 2.750, 900 bales can be
exceeded.