The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-10-23
THE NEWS.
FOREIGN.

Prince dates OF the 9th, which state
that a fight occurred between the stea-
merS Salnave and Petlon OF the regular
and the rebel steamers Quaker City and
Florida, resulting in the defeat the lat
ter two. The SalnaVe was badly
damaged.
Indications at Madrid are that Duke
Montpensler will be the successful can
didate for the throne OF Spain.
A large meeting Of the clergy at
Dublin was held Thursday, Archbishop
French presiding. 1t was decided by a
large majority that the LaIty have the
right to decide on matters Of doctrine
and discipline.
Empress EuHenie arrived In Alexan.
dria, Egypt, Thursday evening.
Spain has been tranquil since Ozense,
the Republican leader IN the Cortes, has
been arrested.
The InsurectIon at Cattaro, In Dal.
wHtia, Austria, has been suppressed,
but not without bloodshed. A conflict
took place on the arrival Of the troops;
the insurgents made a desperate resIs.
tance, but were totally defeated. Or
der IL now restored.
DOMESTIC.
Some prominent Cubans having ad.
dressed Caleb Cushing In regard to
certain features of their CAUSE, he sent
the following rs the main objections 10
their cause: First, their constitutions
were manufactured In this country;
second, when they could legally have
purchased arms here, and while men
could have gone quietly unarmed 10
Cuba, they had persistenLly attempted
to lit armed expeditions third, this
course gave the Impression to our Gov
ernment that they were seeking oppor.
tunities to involve II in trouble with
Spain, and greatly prejudiced the Cuban
cause here. He further advised them to
get rid OF quite number OF their pro.
minent leaders, both In New York and
In Cuba.
The delegates 10 the st. Louis Capital
Convention went on river excursion
yesterday morning, and will visit the
iron furnaces at Carondolet and all
places Of note within six miles OF the
city, north and south.
Col. Hammond, General Superintend.
ent OF the Union Pacific Railroad, has
contracted with Maurice, Creighton d
EllRrd, OF Omaha, for fast freight line
to Idaho, Montana and Utah. The new
line will open offices In 81. Louis, New
York, Chicago, Omaha and other I'm
portant points.
The forthcoming report OF the Secre.
tary Uf War will show q marked de-.
crease In expenses In nearly every
branch of his department. The annual
report OF the Naval Observatory will
show that the expenses for the year
have been kept within the approprla-
ton, and that even the increased cost
attending the various expeditions sent
10 observe the eclipse will not call for
deficiency on that score.
A story is In circulation In Misslsslp.
pi that Congress refused to remove the
political disabilities OF General Alcorn,
the Republican candidate for Governor.
His name, however. appears regularly
In the bill OF 1868 removing disabilities,
and Is printed in the status at large.
A party OF miners from a point 425
miles north OF there has arrived at Fort
Benton, they having been forced to
leave on account OF the BlRckfeet In.
dians aud the refusal Of the British to
sell provisions. The party, conslsting
OF nine men, subRlsted ten days on one
grouse. The weather at Benton is very
cold; mercury. Thursday, lO' below
zero.
The Police Commissioners Of Buffalo,
N. y, have been cited 10 appear before
Governor Hoffman and answer charges
Of mRlfeasance.
The safe Of the Eastern Railroad at
Manchester, N. H., was carried Off,
Thursday night, smashed and robbed
OF 5000.
An earthquake was felt early yesterr
day morning at Rockland, Augusta
and other places in Maine. Buildings
were shaken but no damage was done.
Returns from the interior OF Callfor-
mia are favorable TO the Democrats.
The election Of Crockett and Wallace,
democrats to the Supreme Bench Ia
conceded.
SaluteS 10 the memory OF franklin
Pierce were fired In San Francisco
harbor and Notifications, Wednesday,
The Kansas Pacific party including
Cyrus W. Field and Mr., Meek. neri.
cultural editor Of the New York TIL
bWne, reached Denver yesterday morn
Ing after inspecting the country BET Ween
Sheridan and Denver, and over one
thousand miles OF the eastern base Of
the Rocky Mountains In reference 10
the extension OF the Kansas Pacific
railroad and its future business.
Some time In the month OF Seplem-
Der the Peoples Bank Of Kentucky, at
Louisville, missed seven thousand dol.
lars OF It's notes; every effort made To
ferret out the matter without success;
until yesterday, when man named
Weador appeared ut the counter
with $3.50 OF the notes, which he de.
sired exchanged. Suspicion was Inn
mediately aroused, the police were sent
for and Weador and two Coniederatea
named Simmons and BlakenshIp, ar
rested. Upon examining their persons
$500 ofthe missing mOuey was recov-
cred.
Cranes Paper Mill, at Dalton, Mass,
burned this morning; loss $4,000.