The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-05
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News Of the Day:

A bad break occurred yesterday, in the
Eric canal feeder bank, Just sOutl''Oi
Rochester, the water rushing from the
river into the feeder, and from thence In
TO the canal with great violence. It's I'M
X ssible 10 make rcpairs before the water
subsidies.
While the funeral services Of Captain
Conway were taking place ut the African
Methodist Church, Springfield, O., Sun
day afternoon, the floor broke through.
The church was At the time densely
crowded, md o great stampede took place
Tho crowd demolished every window In
the building, in their hurry 10 escape. In
the stampede one woman received fatal
injuries, and about n dozen Others were
moFq'Gr lss injured. is.;T -s n w
Arrangements viii bemadO-te eicGl6 6bFatc
the adoption Of the 18th Amendment, at
Louisville, on ncxt Friday.
The Central Ohio Teachers Association
met at Columbus, Saturday. Z fr1KA
a fire Sunday afternoon destroyed the
prison department Of the Indiana State
Pcnitentiary, nj JefFcrsOnvillc. All the
prisoners were saved from the burning
buildings, but none, Il is thought, have
escaped, Tho fro originated from de-
fcctivc iluc, and Mt the time II broke ont a
high wind was blowing, rendering 1t III
most impossible to subduC the flames.
The ST. Maurice numbering establish.
ment at Three Rivers, Canada, was burn
cll Sunday night, including one Mill, u
machine shop, about $4,000 worth OF
timber belonging 10 the st. Maurice
Land and Navigation Company, $9O, 900
worth belonging TO MIR; WaplS ,andIabout
twO.thirds Of Mr.. Atkinson's sawed lum-
bcr, amounting to about three million feet.
Ole Bull will fiddle tomorrow night at
Columbus. - ,4...Fr.,
4 Faris paper snys new conspiracy.
with the object Of Overthrowing the Elm.
pfre, has been discovered. ltwas planned
BY some Of the exilesi in Switzcr)and, and
was intended 10 include many officers in
the atmy.e Several arrests have been
made, and the whole aiFair IS being kept
aS quiet as possible. 10
A'mcmorial. Of the California L6gisla-
turO praying abolition Of the income tax,
was laid before Congress Saturday. Memo
rials Of the Same kind are pouring in upon
Congress from all directions.
The colorel citizens Of Indianapolis will
celebrate tho ratification Of the Fifteenth
Amendment on Thursday. Tho City
Council, at its meeting Saturday night, ac-
cepteith invitation to attend by 0 Btfict
party vote. '.n
The new steamer Italy for. tho National
line, was launched ut Glasgow yesterday.
She Is said to be the largest Screw vessel
aAoat except the Great Eastern. a,
E. n. Thayer, the veteran actor, died at
Philadelphia yesterday, aged 70. IL
'e"Thc first vessel Of the season from
Canada arrived at oswGgO yesterday
laden with wheat, barley, peas and lum.
Der. '.so' 2ir' l,.r z 5.l'..,s , /
Tho colored people of New York Viii
hold n Jubilee over the 18Th Nmehd6ldnt
Friday evening Ot Cooper Institute. Nd.
dresses are expected BY Wendell Phillips,
Vim. Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass,
Senator lteycls, Senator ECntOn and others.
The Pennsylvania House and two large
IjFick boarding houses adjoining, and sev.
eral small dwellings In Davenport, Iowa,
wCre burned yesterday morning. Loss
! &S00O0; insurance Us, 900.