The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-02-17
WHEELING W. vA THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY IT, 1870
News Of the Day.

Private intelligence has been received at
DesmOines from Senator Grimes, now In
Europe, TO the effect that his health Is fall.
ing fast, and that it is very probable he
he will not survive his journey home.
Gen. David Atwood, editor of the MNdl.
son State Journal, has been elected to Con.
gress from the I'd Wisconsin District, in
plaCe OrB. F. Hopkins, deceased. There
was no organized opposition to Atwood.
Havana dispatches say that twenty-five
Cubans and Americans have been murder.
ed In the streets Of Havana since the fllnC-
ral Of CastOnOs. The appointment Of Gen.
Jordan us COmmander.in-ChiCf Of the
Cuban armies, is fully confirmed. The
Cuban Congress Is composed in great part
of members chosen at the election last
Fall
The Cuban question was discussed in
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tuesday morning. No conclusion was
reached, and the matter goes over for
another week. The debate showed decid'
ed objection TO Mr.. ShCrman's resolution,
which practically accords beligcrcnt rights
to the Insurgents, and some favor toward
Mr.. Morton's bill, the effect Of which Is 10
prevent any more indirect aid to Spain,
though objection was found TO some of It's
features. The Cuban lobby Is IN Wash-
ingtOn in force again, and flattcrs itself
that II Is now going 10 get something from
Congress The questions ut issue arc to be
debated in the House Foreign Committee
nj tia session Thursday,
The friends Of Prohibition held Con
vGntiOn in Boston yesterday. Mr.. Whit
ing GriswOld presiding. Speeches were
nude by severel prominent temperance Q
men and resolutions in favor Of n prOhibi.
tion Inv and looking to the formation Of
a third political party were adopted
The Convention was not largc.
Father IIyacinthe has remained silent
since his return to France. 1t Is asserted
on reliable authority that he will be rcliev.
ell by the Pope from the obligation of his
VOWS rs II CGrmelite monk and permitted
TO continue in Holy Orders rs nh ordinary
Priest.
A horrible affair occurred Mt Ohiovillc,
Ulster county, New York, Tuesday: A
deaf and dumb negro named Gardner,
employed by u wealthy farmer named
Daniel r. HasbrOuck, attacked tho latter
with an ax, and, after repeated onslaug hts,
cut and manglGd his head in Il terrible
manner. The victim is in dying cOndi-
tion. The negro was arrested.
The complement of men for the navy
allowed by law, viz: $500, having been
reached, TINT department has directed
that cnlistmcnts shall cease.
The Minnesota House Of Representa-
tivcs Tuesday, passcda Il bill by thirty-thrcc
10 thirteen for IN amendment to the State
Constitution providing for female suffrage.
The bill provides that women may vote
upon the proposition, their ballots 10 be re-
cCivcd in special boxes. Several mcm'
bers stated that although opposed TO wO'
mans suffrage, they voted for the measure
In order to have It tSubmittcd TO the people
of tho State. The Senate 1t is supposed
will concur.
The House Committee on Judiciary
took definite action Wednesday, in the
case Of Judge EBustcGd. They resolved
TINT there was no evidence TO require or
llstlly NlltVClIlSH'i "I'" " o" ANFN'' :"
the House.
MT. Wallace, who was recently ar
rested ut Cleveland, charged with conf
mitting series Of heavy forgcries, was
sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in the Pen
itCntiary.
A Havana dispatch sAys Mr.. Seward
md party have sAilcd for Baltimore. Hugh
Johnson, who was attacked IN company
with Grccnwaldth, Is out Of danger. FOs-
ter Is also improving and the physicians
think he will recover.
Wm. Harper, Of Baltimore, has sued
the Northern Central Railroad for $25, 600
for injuries sustained by an accident in
crossing the road IN carriage in l9IiS.
His wife will commence similar proceed
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