The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-05-20
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NEWS VI Iuo DhI'
Ex.Judge Fisher Of the District COlum.
bia Supreme Court, was assaulted by
Joseph II. Bradley, Wednesday, and
struck heavy blow witha cane, Fisher
trippcd Bradley and both fell TO the pave
ment. Neither was seriously hurt, The
encounter grew ont Of the old quarrel be-
tween them, arising from Bradleys dis
mem6erment from the Washington bar by
Judge Fisher. H.
The House Judiciary Committee has In
formally looked into the papers asking the
impeachment of Mr.. Justice Field, OF the
Supreme bench, and Judge Hoffman, Of
the United States Court for the California
district. They are preferred by William
Hastings, rich and prominent lawyer Of
San francisco, who hAs been lis6arrcd
by these two judges. The charges nre
very Voluminous, and are Of corruption
and injustice to litigants. Some Cnltfor.
mans say they are the outgrowth Of u per.
sOnGl quarrel, but Mr.. Hastings aV0wS
his readiness and ability 10 prove them.
The committee does not yet indicate what
1t will do in tho matter. N.l rNal
A severe shock Of earthquake is said to
have been felt at the City of Mexico on
the l1th inst.
About midnight Tuesday night, Mr.
Williams, who resides ut Marion, Ohio,
and was stopping at the st. Cloud Hotel,
Of Canton, Ohio, his room being In the
third story, got up in fit Of insanity and
lcaped from his bedroom window, falling
upon bulletin board belonging 10 Mr.
Faber's news depot. This broke his fall,
or he would have been killed instantly.
He was injured seriously, and is still In q
dangerous and suffering condition.
In Newark, N. j., on Monday, young
woman, twenty years Of age, named Jane
Reynolds, met with o shocking death.
Willie cnlcav0ring TO light the fire she
poured some kerosene oil on the wood.
An explosion took place, and she was
fairly roasted alive, She lived onll y about
five minutes.
The Stanton memorial fund has reached
$4,000.
Wednesday morning the body Of Wm.
Hastliep, Il German twenty years old, was
found In the cemetery at MAssllon, O.,
pierced with two bullets. A revolver
was Clutched tightly In tho LEFT hand.
Suicide induced BY insanity Is the explain
ation.
VICE PRESIDENT CoLFAX has accepted
an invitation to deliver Fourth Of July
'Oration at Mcadville, Pennsylvania.
The General Assembly of the United
Presbyterian Church, is In session Of Phil
adcIpEia. Rev. DR.. Jacobs, presiding.
A. L. Kruger, indicted by the grand
Jury at st. Louis, for connection with tue
dctalcatiOn Of the lutte city treasury, has
been released on five thousand bond on
Cach indictment.
Elmorc's shoe factory, at North ltHyn-
ham, Mass, was burned Thursday, loss
$4,000, insured for 100000,
The following steamers arrived Mt New
York yesterday: Lafayette, from Brcst;
Borussia, from Hamburg; Bremen, from
Bremen; Missouri, from Havana, At
Queenstown, the Militia.
There were pleasant showers during
Wednesday night and Thursday morning,
extending over large area in the north
west, which did much good to the crops,
although they had not begun TO suffer to
any extent from the droutll.
The President says he is bound to go to
Long Branch in July.
A daughter of Senator Fcnton is sOon 10
marry druggist in New York.
The Senate proposes to do little talk
ing on the bill to enforce the Ntll Article,
Tic Senate is usually so rCtiCGnt that the
country will bc surprised " hear il. uis
Wednesday aIternoOh.a gang Of six nr
eight prisoners made an attempt to escape
from the Illinois State prisoner ut Joliet
by rushing through the gate while team
was passing through. Tho guards fired
on the runaways killing two, the balance
were captured in few minutes,
The Bullock investigation before the
Senate Judiciary Committee llas shown
TINT tile Washington Chronicle (which has
been his mOuthpicce) had been pAid by
him about $1,000, Ostonsibly for Job work
done, though the work done ut reglllnr
prices wouldn't amount 10 q fourth Of that
sum. II was shown that for the $500
which lie paid the GtO1c that establish.
mcnt had done more work than tue
Chronicle had for $4,000.
A dispatch from Antwerp says the ship
Moody, from Philadelphia, In lHt AZ, long.
3SA, passed IL black steamer steering south.
cast under sail, but was unable to CON-
municnte. H.. I....