The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-23
MINOR TELEGRAMS.

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OF having murdered his wife, lie protest
ed his innocence to the last.
Alexis will be ut Chicago today.
The largest amount of mail matter
that ever was received in Chicago In Q
single day, was received yesterday for dis
tribution and exchange. The postmaster
was compelled TO leave more than 40 tOnl
Of mail matter outside, 1t being utterly i'm
possible TO get 1t inside Of tho postofliCt
building.
"A quiet little revolution continues Il
progress In San Domingo. Tho barefoot
soldiers have been doing little more
fighting.
The Toledo connection of tho Flint &
Pere Marquet Railway was opened this
week with an excursion from Toledo ia
Saginaw.
Tho Roman Catholic Bishops oil
Netherlands have united In memorial
to the King, praying him not 10 disCon.
tinue tho Dutch Legation at Vallcon.
Tho Austrian treasury closes the year
with surplus Of 81 100000 florins instead
OF an anticipated deficit.
Gen. Sickles expects to return to
Spain in month or six weeks. lie says
he brought important matters for the
State Department touching Spain and
Cuba.
-AmeriCans intending to travel on the
Continent Of Europe are requested by the
American legation at London 10 procure
passports.
Smallpox prevails alarmingly at Bir.
mingham, England.
There Is u slight unpleasantness be.
tween France and Italy over request
Of the French Government for tho recall
Of an Italian representative fTom Paris.
The Italian War Minister thinks there Is
no danger Of war with France, but ad.
vises Italy to be always prepared.
There was heavy snow storm at
Washington yesterday.
California Is having heavy rains and
high winds. The fall OF rain in 80 hours
was 81 inches.
The merchants of San Francisco lose
roundly by the detention of holiday goods
from New York on the Pacific railroad by
snow.
The ShoshOne Indians threaten 10
tear up tho track of the Central Pacific
railroad because they are not allowed 10
dead head.
Half tho Apachc's have como into
different camps and arc now at peace.
The Phi Kappi Psi fraternity, repro.
sentieg 33 college societies, closed their
annual festivities at Philadelphia, yester.
day. The oration was delivered by
Theodore Tllton. Chas. Sumner was
chosen orator for next year.
Alexis Is at Niagara. lie goes thence
to Buffalo.
Tho statement that tho House com.
mittee on expenditures in the Treasury
propose to accept the Secrotary's exam.
ination, Is incorrect.
The dry goods stores of J. N. Ilinc
& Co. and B. +. Sisson Il Louis, at Bing.
hamton, N Y, were burned at 8 o'clock
yesterday morning. Damage estimated
at $4,000.
The whiting works of John Petit &
Co., at Philadelphia, were burned yester.
day morning LOGS $4,000.
"A fire at Fort Wayne, Ind, yester.
day, destroyed Beaver, Miller s. Co.'s
planning mill, Creze s. Co.'s chair factory,
several barns and one dwelling. Loss
$4,000 insurance $1,000.
Prince Of Wales was IA little less
quiet" Thursday night.
The Wharton poisoning trial Is ad.
journed till Monday.
Neither House Of Congress was in
session yesterday.
Alexis will he at Milwaukee January
2, and at b. Louis January 9th.
The Life Association of America have
just been indicated in q suit In 81. Louis
against charges Of Irregularities and fraud
on the part Of the managers.
Daniel y. Drisscoll, well known
member of the Chicago bar, died yester.
day.