The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-10-26
The Latest News.
GENERAL NEWS.

"A young man from New York, name
not reported, committed suicide Monday
in Kansas City, Mo- Among his posses.
sIons Was letter from Mrs. Hewlett, OF
Lansing, Iowa, supposed TO be sister.
Arrangements have been made for the
erection OF the Union railroad depot at
Kansas City. ItiF to be 500 by 1000 feet
in dimensions, and Is to cost $3.50, 900,
Lieutenant H. A. Smith, Quarter Mas
ter Of tho 9TH United States Cavalry, has
been missing from St Louis between two
and three weeks, and us he had consider.
able money when last seen II Is supposed
has been fOully dealt with.
General Custar with part Of the 9TH
cavalry has been ordered from Fort Hayes
to Fort Leavenworth for winter quarters.
Considerable shipments OF arms has
recently been made IRON Fort Loavcn-
worth 10 the Ordinance department in
New York.
The Exeter, N. IL, machine shop and
foundry near the railroad depot, were
destroyed by fro Monday night. One or
two small buildings belonging to therail.
road company wero also destroyed, The
lnsS is estimated at 100000; insured for
100000.
The National Executive Committee
Of the Union League met at Philadelphia
Tuesday. The monthly report received
by the Secretary, gave encouraging news
from Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey,
New York and some Of the western States
and the promise ot the gain Of Congress
man in Kentucky. Action relative to the
investigation Of certain Irregularities In
Arkansas And Missouri was deferred till
the annual Council In December, and the
Committee adjourned till November.
The Chestnut Hill reservoir at Boston
Is completed at a cost Of $9,350, 600.
Water was let into it Tuesday.
In base ball match yesterday at New
York the Mutuals beat the Red Stockings
by score Of Ii to7.
Official returns from NIL tho Pcnnsyl.
vNnia Congressional Districts show Re.
publican majority of 1898 in the State.
AT Port Rurwell, Ontario, Tuesday
morning, the steamer Missouri, with a
cargo Of groceries and dry goods for De.
troil, drawing eleven feet Of water, struck
a bar outside tho harbOr and was driven
ashore by q fierce gale and scuttled. She
Is not much damaged, but the cargo is
nearly total loss.
The population Of Philadelphia, as
sscertAined by the complete census, Is
857, ,170.
In the Court Of Common Pleas al
Columbus, Monday, the jury in the case o.
Luther johnson vs.. the Steubenville and
Indiana Railroad Company, returned a
verdict for plaintiff for 81 $50. The plain
tiff, boy Of eight years. was run over by
All engine Of the defendant and had his
loot 50 badly crushed as u require ampu
tatiOn. This occurred in 1857.
Tho complete census Of the City o
New York gives It population Of 926,
9l0-an increase Of 1l9 900 since 1860.
Information has been received at thC
Revenue Bureau from the Fourth DistTic
OF Tennessee, N the effect that band o
disguised men burned the mills Of Jane:
Mullins, late member Of Congress, bu
now Collector Of Internal Revenue. 4
large quantity Of grain was destroyed. TO
gether with the entire buildings TIL
same band then proceeded to the resi-
dencG Of Mr.. BrRdShaw, q revenue agent
and endeavored 10 kill him. Mt. Brad
shaw, having anticipated the attack, 6
capped By his rear door, and vOllGy fret
at him fortunately did no injury. Thes
Iawless nets were committed In Feveng
! for the suppression Of certain Illicit diStIl
leries, which had been seiEed'by C0llectO
Mullins uppn BFadShaW'S information
The latter gentleman was an officer IN III
Confederate army.