The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-21
News of the Day.

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Gold closed at New York, Saturday, at
1874. 1t was slightly higher under u
foreign demand. There was u sharp de-
cline In all CLOSES Of Government bonds
tho reason for which does not appear un-
less itbeiiEpiiaqtcipation ola tight money
market.
Geo. WakcmAn, u well known news
paper man, died in New York, Sunday, Of
pneumonia, aged 90.
Charles and Elmer Bell, aged respcc-
lively 10 and 8 years, sons Of Jackson
Bell, fell into the ShetuCkct river ut Nor
Eich, Conn, Saturday, and were lrOwpPd.
ThctriaT oR Prince NapO&o1, for 4he
nutaef Of FictorjNdir Btab6atto begin
at Tours, which city is crowded with peo-
pic to witness it ~ lrr j! sl4urr
Discussions ol the Tariff will begin in
the House Of Representatives tomorrow.
A Democratic caucus Of the Missouri Leg
islAturc has resolved not 10 contest with
the Republicans in that State Nt the Fall
election,
The.steaner SamariB has been definite
" heard from. She is disabled but not In
distress, and will bc towcd into Queens
town. z -iIg&'f 4Il,s s E..l.
An earthquake and sinking Of the sea
beach Is reported ut ST. Johns, N. B.
1t is expected q vote on the Georgia bill
will be taken In the Senate today.
Revenue Collector, Bailey, OF New
York. Inns disappeared having apparently
leffaudetl the Government OF somewhere
between $4,000 and 100000. .,.
United States District Attorney SwOpe,
Of the Western District Of Pennsylvania,
has been instructed by the Solicitor Of the
Treasury, at the instance Of Comptroller
Hulburt, 10 proceed against National
Banks, that have taken more than six per
cent interest, for u forfeiture Oftheir char
tcrS ,r.t ..1a. 4.. ra.l.' ltf4
George Wilkes publishes u savage
editorial in the Shirt Of M6 "4FnieS,
denouncing the papers for the reports of
IIelan(l'S assault upon. hip. lie pOurs
muclt vituperative wrath upon Leland,
and calls him many unpleasant names.
Sporting men are making bets upon the
probability of one Of these individuals
shooting tic other before the first Of April
The Massachusetts Senate has refused
10 rc,.d the third time the bill TO open pub.
lie libraries on Sunday. @
King William, Of Prussia, on Friday
received the eldest son Of the late Mr.
Burlingame. i ''-n.a&
A meeting of the EcumeniCal Council
was held Saturday, in order that the Pope
might pronounce mass for the late Count
MoItelNmbert. ..- a5i,-aI. ts.
The reported disappearance Of Isaac II.
Bailey, Collector Of Internal Revenue for
tho SD District, Now York city, causes
much comment Inquiries Mt his house
and Office show that he has not been seen
since Tuesday, and that he wrote letters
to persons bidding them goodbye. His
Office is in the hands Of Colonel Whitley,
chief of the detectives, and his books and
accounts will be examined tomorrow.
His bank accounts have not been drawn
out, and though there Is q suspicion that
hc has committed large frauds there Is
nothing, 50 far, to indicate It. Detectives
have charge Of hishOuBe md are making
efforts to find him. Some Of his friends
Say that since his failure TO convict Cook,
Fullerton and Others; he has grown fret
fll and uneasy, and his departure may be
attributable 10 mental alteration. His
prosecutions of merchants, especially Of
whisky men, have been very active, md
he Is charged with Overstepping the law
In several instances. Several firms have
prepared to bring suit against him for inl-
proper conduct in removing their books
from their stores and seriously injuring
their business.