The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-22
CURRENT NOTES.

recent session, passed an act fixing the
time for holding elections for Congress
men in November
A SOUTHERN Governor is credited with
vetoing bill passed by the Legislature
" for bad spelling andnOnscnse generally"
THE thunder-shower in Providence on
Friday noon was something terrific.
Three and tifteen.hundredths inches OF
rain fell in about IN hour and quarter.
THERE is II proposition for meeting OF
the early settlers OF Kansas, in Lawrence,
in September. The programme contem-
plates much good eating, some fine speak
ing, and a good deal of fun. Senator
POmeroy fOots the bills
A WESTERN regiment has adopted res
olutions asking the Legislature OF its State
to make an appropriation to erect mon
ument to its dead, because it was the first
to volunteer and "the last to witness the
surrender Of Gen. Lee"
Gov. HOFFMAN vetoed the bill passed
by the Legislature regulating the size of
fruit. barrels, because, as his private SeCrc-
tary says, "thc barrel for fruits was already
fixed by law at so many quarts dry meas
urc."
Az Indiana young lady, (shc lives in
Stark county,, boasts of having two hun
bred correspondents, and that she dcvOtes
nearly all her time TO lctter-writing. 1t
may be pleasant to her, but what of the
two hundred:
TIE Milwaukee Wisconsin, OF the 10th
tl,nN HHyhnof 0nnNinR
faster than it could be stored, and at that
date there were over one and half mil
lion bushels in store in the various clcva-
tors Of the city.
THERE was Il little ilutter Of surprise
among the many attendants ut q fashion
able wedding in Pittsburgh, Pa, on Fri
day, when at the conclusion OF the Ccre-
m0ny, one Of the groomsmen led his iIlr
companion forward, and they too were
made one in the most delightful manner.
A VIRGINIA man has petitioned the
Legislature to grant him divorce, but
his wife has published card stating her
grievances and showing that the Lcgisla-
turc, if it would know the truth, must APP
ply to her for information respecting the
amcns and amenities, so-Callcd, OF matrl-
mOnial life"
lisa letter to friend, u United States
Senator says: ~ sec but little left for me
to live for and nothing valuable now in
politics. An old man at titty-tour years.
| But life is not now measured by years
events now make the sum OF human life"
And previously, he says: 81 have lived
three lives already. How many more
there are in store for INC cannot now
know"
THE Republican Convention for the
Tenth District of Indiana was not harmon
ious, and about 300 delegates withdrew.
Hon. William Williams was renOminated
by those remaining, and the boiling dele
gates organized IL meeting and nominated
Gen. Milo S. IIaScall as an Independent
candidate. Gen. lINscall accepted, and
promised n thorough canvass OF the dis
trict Mr.. Williams also accepted his
nomination.
Gov. STEVENSON, Of Kentucky, has
published another card in reference to the
curious quarrel between him and other
Democratic politicians of that State. lie
says that he will not fight n duel, that for
more than thirty years he has been pro-
fessor OF the Christian religion, that he is
now Chief Magistrate Of the State, and
that nothing can induce him to stab Chris
tianity or trample upon the majesty Of the
public laws which he is sworn to uphold.
REPORTS from the Oregon election to
June 10, published in the San Francisco
papers, say that the Republicans had nine
Senators, the Democrats twelve, and there
was one district in doubt. In the House
the Republicans had certainly nineteen
members, the Democrats twcnty-thrcc,
and five were in doubt The vote in many
districts was very close, and il is reported
that forty additional votes would have
elected members enough to give the Re-
publicans handsome majOrity in the Leg
islaturC.
ALLUDING to the iuct that the TCnnes.
see Senate has passed the bill directing the
Controller and Treasurer TO reject the
1885, 900 Of State bonds issued to the Ten
ncSscc and Pacific Railroad, the Nashville
Union says: "Atlcr considering the vast
public and private interests involved, the
amount OF country and individual sub.
scriptions ut stake, the legal questions in
vOvcd, and the possible effect which the
passage Of the bill may have upon our
State credit and fair name, we have been
unable TO satisfy ourselves Of the business
or correctness Of the measure"
4 CANADIAN writes to the Montreal
Witness, asking these unpleasant queS-
tons: "Why have the Americans done
away with the Reciprocity Treaty? Was
it not on account Of the evident sympa-
thy shown here for Southcrncrs? What
was it to the Americans that our Govern
mcnt repaid the sums plllndcred ut St.
Adams, when the villains who did itwerc
Checrcd and sympNthiZed with, as you
know yourself well? A gentleman who
happened to be across the line when these
robbers and mamudCrs were let of in
Montreal, told me nothing could exceed
the indignation expressed there, and as
just, think, as our Indignation now.
have no doubt myself il these raiders had
been treated rs they deserved, VIC should
never have had u Fenian raid. And who
but our Canadian Government is respOns-
iblu for the Red River troublc:"
THE Cook County QIlinois) Democratic
Central Committee have published an cx-
PLANTATION of their reasons for declining to
call n convention to nominate party can
didatcs for the judicial places to be filled
on the I'd Of July, which reasons, the
Chicago Times says, are the reasons which
have always caused Democrats and the
Democratic party to dcprecate partisan
nominations for judicial Offices. The
committee say: "There is, we believe, u
growing desire, not only with the Demo-
cratic party but with the public general.
I ", to see our judiciary clnvntnd oEnvc thc