The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-06-27
CHICAGO.
Excursion of Newspaper Men.
CHICAGO, June &c.

NultAhO, JWlC ~,
The editors and publishers Of the Tenth
and Eleventh Indiana Congressional Dis,
triCts, bound on nm excursion to Lincoln,
Nebraska, reached herGthis evening, and
will leave for their destination ut l0A N.
tomorrow. The party numbers about
eighty, and are about equally divided rs
To sex. ...
John Il. Stuart, of Springfield, has been
appointed by Gov, Palmer Il member ol
the Board Of State House Commissioners,
in place of James G. Robinson, recently
resigned, Stuart is u Democrat, as was
also Robinson. ..
Thomas Church, one of ChiCago's old.
est and best citizens, died last night, aged
seventy years,
The Office of the Prescott journal, ut
Prescott, Wisconsin, was burned this
morning. Insurance on the office, 81 ,OOG
on the building, 5000.
Frank Dunshee, aged eleven years, was
instantly killed at Rockford, Illinois, on
Saturday, by being crushed between q
coal car and u freight house, Every bone
in his body was broken, and 1t was found
necessary 10 tear out portion oI the
building 10 release him. 4. . arid
At PrinCeyille, Illinoi0, on Saturday, u
man named McNamGe attempted to hang
Miss Potter, school teacher, who had
punished his child. lie went To the school
house, seized the lady, fastened IL rope
around her neck, and dragged her TO the
door, when she was rescued from the
rtltiian by two men who came along,
MCNameo Is In Jail
At Rochester, Mimi, on the 29d inst,
II white lad named Henry Stevens, and u
COlorGd lad named James Wells, each
aged about Is years, and both barber ap-
prentlcGs, got into dispute about
guitar, which resnltel in 0 personal com.
bat between the two They were sep.
aRtcd and each went his way About
three hours afterwards they met in the
street and renewed the quarrel, when
Stevens, who had provided himself with
q revolver, discharged the contents of the
three barrels into the body OF Wells,
causing his death in few minutes,
Prof o. Q. Marsh, Of Yale College, NC
cOmpaniel by u corps Of young men, who
will ail him In his scientific explorations,
are III this city today. They viii first so
to Fort Wallace, ria ST. Louis, u COnr
clude the geological investigations begun
last year, which promise such rich results,
Thence Prot. Marsh will work his way 10
the Walla Walla Valley Of Oregon, and
the section lying southeast Of that, which
has remained uneXplored, Much Is eX-
pGcted from this section The party are
well fitted out, and are in excellent health
and spirits.
Nineteen singing societies, composing
the Northwestern Saengerbund cOntended
dt the prize concert al Slelnway Hall To-
day for three magnificent prizes The
enthusiasm was Immense. The crowd
was so great that the Hall was unable to
contain half the people who sought ad.
mission, and hundreds oI members were
unable TO obtain an entrance. The sue
Cesslul Contesting societies will not be
made known iOr some days, but the
societies which, according to the general
OUiniOn, did the best were in the first
class, Junger MannerChoir, NJ Philadel.
phia, and LielrrkranZ, Of Baltimore; in
the second class, the Ch0rallstS, OI Wash.
lnElbn, ulll tH' NSuultClte NlNui VI uhU-
d6lphia in the third class, the Harmonic,
Of Baltimore, Saengerhund, Of Buffalo,
mid the Germanie, Of POughkCepie. The
grand concert at the Empire rink this
evening, was u great success, Not less
than five thousand people were present,
and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed.
The singing Of the Societies was much
applaudCd ..-...,. .....
q The Board of Bishops Of the NJ. Il.
Church today virtually revised the de-
cision of the Book Concern in the case of
DR.. Lanahan. The veto Of n single
Bishop, according to the Discipline, was
enough 10 nulllly the proceedings Of the
Committee IN cXpelling him, This veto
vote came from Bishop Ames. Bishop
James voted with the Committee. . ...r
AT n meeting Of tho directors Of the
Cleveland IL Pittsburgh Railroad to-day
II was resolved that no legal power
exists under tho charter Of the Company,
or the laws of Ohio, by which M increase
of fifty per cent desired by the stOckhol.
ders can be made, and that the treasurer
be directed to give such notice. ...
Arrived, the steamship Nevadn, from
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