The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-02
; MINOR TR1EaRAMs.

IAN unknown man his wife and two
daughters aged 10 and II years, were
drowned In North River, by the upset.
ting OF a small boat on Friday evening.
Two other little girls who were not old
enough TO tell their namea were res.
cued.
AT Burlington, VT, q member Of a
battery which was firing O salute on
Friday, In honor OF the arrival OF Gen.
tSheridRn, had his arm blown of.
-VAlparaIBo dates Of July 3rd, state
that small pox has broken out 10 Val.
paraiso. Consul Clarke has returned
to the United States. Yellow fever has
made Its appearance In Rio JAneiro.
Earthquakes continue In the nieghboF.
hood OF Ique, the volcano Islnga is
again In action, earthquakes are also
occurring at Arequlpa. .1..'l.' Or" i.
Tho following estimates have been
made for August. Expenses OF the
War Department, $500 900. Expenses
OF the Navy Department S350,000, Ex-
penses OF the OWL Department $3.50, ,OOO'
Miscellaneous $500, 900. Total, $1,000, 800.
The steamship CLeopoGra, arrived at
Havana, Saturday, from Vera Cruz.
She brought dates from the City Of
Mexico up to the 22nd. All quiet 'at
&ueretarO. The Pueblo railroad will be
open In September. An inBurrecLlon
has broken out among the Indians In
YuoAtan. Volcanic eruptions In China
are growing worse.
Alvin Blake, OF Boston, was under
arrest al Portland, Me-, on Saturday,
charged with robbInR the Adams Ex:'
press Company Of $3.50. He claims 10
be one Of the Ocean Bank robbers, but
his story is not belIeYed.
-1tisreported that at recent meet.
ing Of prominent New Workers at Sara.
toRa, WIN. B, Astor expressed an In.
tention to complete the Washington
Monument at his own expense.
"A Denver dispatch OF the 3Oth July
says: Gen. SchOheld, staff and party
returned from Middle Park on Thurs
day, and he and Col. Wherry, OF his
staff, were TO leave for Lsaven worth to-
day, via the Union Pacific Railroad. A
portion OF the Generals staff 20 TO
South Fork and portion to New Mex.
leo, TO inspect the troops ut the forts In
that Territory.
Col. W. Ii. Greenwood. OF the Union
Pacific Railroad, and Gen. W. J. Pal
vi klp Nuu6Nu GdUlh0 IkllAIuAWN
have arrived on important railroad
business, looking to the Immediate lay
Ing OF the track Of the Denver Pacific |
from Cheyenne TO Denver, and the
Kansas Pacific from Sheridan to Dem |
speeding the road bed of the former.
bridge timber. ties, &C., for portions Of
| tho pARlHn ARNN aal RntRylau
has returned here from his mountain
trip. Gen. Schoheld received compli.
mentAry dinner last evening, at which |
many OF the prominent ciliEsns were
present.
"A dispatch from Niagara Falls,
says that Coils. Regau and Currer, OF
the late Cuban cavalry are still at Cllf.
ton, Canada, where they attract much |
attention. They appear 10 be In nowlse
displrited at the recent turn OF atfairs
In New York. They look upon the re-
ported discussion In the Junta as more
calculated TO iDjure the members indi-
vldually concerned in them than to
prove detrimental 10 the cause OF Gu
ban independence. Had the JuntA
properly sustained the GARDENERS
Island expedition, they alleged that
they would have long ago reached
Cuba With the forceS they were recent
ly compelled to abandon In New York.
Capt. Anderson Is expected to reach the
Falls tomorrow, when some plan Is to |
be agreed upon for another movement.
Quite an enthusiastic meeting OF
citizens was heldin st. Louis at the
Southern Hotel, Friday night, to con-
slider and discuss the question Of NOV
ing the Capitol to st. Louis. A mum.
ber OF speeches were made and various
proposition discussed, but no definite
action was taken other than instruct.
ing the chairman to request the City
Council, county Court, Merchants Ex-
change, and Board OF Trade to call
mass meeting Of citizens generally to |
devise the best means to carry out the
project isiHs3 70 N7itf.jSl
"A dispatch from Sioux City, Iowa,
dated July 3OEh, says General Hancock
and staff arrived from the Upper Mis-
souri, this morning. A public recep>
lion was given them by the citizens,
and an address by the Mayor was brief |
ly responded to by Gen. Hancock. The
General spent'the day at the residence !
OF Gen. Harney. He leaves to~night,l
for st. Paul, and intends going thence
to British Columbia. The detachment
OF troops that arrived by rail this morn- |
Ing, leave for Fort BufOrd soon. .afllll
The laborers working on the rail-
road bridge building across the Mis-
souri, river at Omaha, by Mr.. Boomer,
having struck m agent has been disSd
patched 10 San Francisco to, get Chi.
nese TO take their places.
A f.au, Toaanh Mndt1l a(I
the Chicago commercial party, dated at
Idaho, Friday, says the party have with
them Two wealthy Chinese merchants,
will spend week In Chicago, and then
delphia and Washington. Their object
They speak, read and write English.
Two men In ST.. Louis, named
Patrick Scott and John Connell,
brothers.in.law, got into difficulty
Friday night, In which the former
stabbed the latter, -RhONwill probably
die. Another man, named Michael Gil. |
roy, pitched his wife down long flight
OF stairs In drunken quarrel, break
ing her head open.it u - T. =
A special from Muskegon, Michigan,
says: On Thursday, at White Hall,
In that county, VIM. b. Smith, watch!
maker, took a double barreled gun,
and walked into the street. Proceed.
ing few. rods he met Josiah Plat, and
shot him dead. He then went to the
house OF Mr.. Snow, near by, and
threatened TO shoot him, but Snow
made his escape. he went into Yhe
street again, and meeting Mr.. Morse,
hardware merchant, threatened to shoot
him, but declined to do so on Mr., Morse
turning his back, which Smith ordered
him 10 do. A little further on be point.
cd bis gun into the store OF Wolf 81
Gels, and fired, hitting G.. b. Hopkins
In the arm. Smith was then captured
and lodged In jail. He was lAborlng
under o ht OF lunacy.
la-The New York Board OF Health
says they have etfeotuAlly cleaned the
east part OF the city, and cholera and
small pox causes are entirely under
control. They say II the cluzsns will
use proper care this season will pass
upon record as the healthlest since the
organization Of the Board.
Its asserted that all outstanding
risks of the Baltic Insurance Company
will be re insured In otherHolYent COM
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