The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-02-10
The Latest News.
GENERAL NEWS.

The New York exchange has voted
5000 for the relief of France.
Tho japanese Princes and lelega
tion, numbering eighteen, are in New
York.
The trial of Andrew j. Banler IOl
the murder Of his wife, April last, which
has been In progress at Toledo during The
last two weeks, was concluded yesterday
with verdict Of manslaughter.
The loss by the burning of Thomp'
sons distlllery at Pekin, illinois, yester-
day, was about SAC, 1000, with an insurance
Of $4,000.
Serious complaints arc made against
Commodore WOrden, COmmandant Of the
Naval Academy at Annapolis. 1t Is
charged that he ovcrworks the cadetsaud
harshly maltreats them, and 1t is stated
that ievers prevail TO an alarming degree
at the Academy. An effort Is being made
IN have commission appointed to inves.
tigate his management oil the institution
The Woolen Manufacturers Conven.
ton at Chicago, yesterday, before adj
journing elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: President, George B.
Bowen, OF Chicago; Secretary, A. c.
Schooley, Of Chicago; Treasurer, James
j. Stolf, Of Aurora, and o large numbee oI
Vice-Prcsidents.
The Woman's Suffrage Convention ut
Chicago, yesterday, after an all day ses'
sion, adjourned sine die, A large number
Of resolutions, embracing almost every
subject, were passed, and many speeches
were made by both sexes,
The Senate Outrage Committee have
summoned Governor Holden, of North
Carolina, to appear before them and give
testimony. He Is expected before tho
Committee to-day.
--Ex.Collcctor Callicott,O OI New York,
who served two years in Sing-Sing for
completely In fraud, was Iu!ly pardOned
and the ten thousand dollars fine RENTED
by tho President to-day.
"A man lnmed Hull, Mt Newburg, In.
diana, drank u quart OF whisky, Tuesday
night, on q bet Of one dollar, that he could
walk Offwith it. He walked ten or fifteen
feet and dropped, and died during the
night. The bet was declared draw.
The number of bills proposing TO
create new Judicial Districts in various
States Is remarkably large, and the fact
that they are pressed at the close of Con.
grcss leads to the suspicion that they arc
designed 10 make places for retiring Con.
grcsSmen, who may not be found compe'
tent for places in the revenue service,
john Fender, residing near Lisle, iii.
nois, committed suicide, Tuesday after.
noon, by hanging himself In his burn. He
has been partially insane for year past,
but was not considered as likely to harm
himself.
"A NATIONAL telegraphic memorial
monument will shortly be erected in
Washington City upon the square at the
intersection of Pennsylvania avenue, Sew.
enth street and Louisiana avenue, whish
Is the most irequented portion Of the bus.
mess palt Of the city. Besides the colos.
sal statue Of Professor Morse, which Is to
crown the monument, u group Of bronze
figures In high rcllet will be placed upon
the pedestal, representing Cyrus w. Field,
Ezra Cornell, Peter Cooper, ]. II. Wade,
Professor Henry W. W. Corcoran, Amos
Kendall, and several others who, us in.
ventors and capitalists, have been promi.
nently connected with telegraphlc enter.
priseS.