The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-24
CHICAGO.


Two new National hanks have beer
organized in this city and will soon &C
into operation. Their names are the Ma
tionRl Bank Of Illinois and the Cook
county National Bank. This will make
nineteen National Banks In Chicago.
A delegation Of citizens of Leaven
worth and AtOhesOn, Kansas were in the
city yesterday In conference with the
directors Of the Chicago q Southwestern
Railroad, in relation to the completion oI
the railroad bridge over the Missouri al
LeavenwOrth and the building Of the
AtchesOn branch Of the Southwestern
road from Plattsburg, Mo, to AtChCson,
Kansas. The bridge at Leavenworth will
be completed this fall, and work on the
Atcheson branch will soon begin. The
main line of the Southwestern ia now
completed, except twenty miles In
Daviess county Mo-, which will be finish.
ed by September 18th, when tho whole
limo from Chicago to Leavenworth, eid
Rock Island, will be opened.
Enterprises are on foot In thisCity Of an
extensive character by capitalists, with
reference to securing the immense cattle
trade Of Texas, 1t Is tho intention Of
movers In this enterprise that Chicago
shall remain as II has been for many years,
tho great cattle market Of the northwest.
Chicago has been remarkably cool and
comfortable during the past week, the
thermometer ranginglfrom 20 10 70. Z. a.
The Michigan Central Railroad an.
nounCes that on and alter Monday, the
Atlantic express train, leaving this city Of
Clio p. NJ, will go ria the new air line
route from Niles TO Jackson. This reduces
the running distance about II miles.
AT Jackson, Illinois, last night, two
Irishmen, named Whitman and O'Brien
went to q housh Of ill-famC kept by George
Potter, and commenced throwing bricks
at the windows. Mrs. Potter arose from
her bed and discharged Derrlnger pistol
through the window. The ball entered
Withman's side, innicting u wound which
will prove fatal. Mrs. Potter was arrested
and admitted to bail in $1,000.
The members Of the Common Council
of Chicago, who have for several success.
sivc meetings by preconCerted absenteism
defeated action upon the nominations OI
commissioners the House Of Correction
sent in by Mayor Mason, are severely con.
demncd by every journal in the city, and
II will go hard with them II they ever
come before the people for their suffrage.
IJa CHICAGO. July 90.
The explosion of the Lower Fire Insu.
rance Company Of this city Is announced,
For some months there has been much
talk Of the bad management Of the insti,
tuition and charges Of fraud, corruption
and perjury have been made by the stock
holders against the management Of the
company Yesterday, on application ol
the stockholders, the State Auditor ap.
pointed Gen. George W. Smith as attor.
ney for the State to apply to the Circuit
Court of Cook county for the appoint
ment OF o receiver, IN whose hands the
affairs Of tho company will bo placed, the
business closed and tho charges investi
gated.
Resolutions were offered In the Board oI
Trade yesterday opposing the law passed
by the Legislature at It's last session 10 re
gard to grain inspection. The resolution
will be taken up and acted upon to.mor
row.
A letter was. received In this city yes
tetday from Dewitt G. Sprague, us. Con
sui at Brunswick, Germany, which sayI
that Zeigenmyer, the murderer Of Gum
bleton, had endeavorcd to dispose of Z
starch factoty which was purchased by
the money taken from Gumbleton. Ap
plication was made by the Consul TO the
civil authorities and an injunction wa
issued distraining him from selling unit
he should give security for the money
Agents of the banks interested in tht
money have arrived in Brunswick ant
will lake legal measures to recover tht
amount. 4. -..... .,