The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-08-10
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

General Lefto, the new French Min
lister, presented his credentials to thC
Car at 81. Petersburg, yesterday, and
was received with the utmost cOrdlality
ID. II. Krause, a jeweler of North
Wales, Bucks county, Pa, was robbed in
Philadelphia, Tuesday night, Of box
containing about ono hundred watches.
1t was taken from his hotel, It Ia suppos.
ed by hoStler named Rookie, who has
fed. 49,.
s.-The first bale Of cotton raised in
Georgia this year was received Mt Savan.
nah, yesterday. II was grown In Decatur
county, and was sold at auction for 824
cents per pound. 1t is claSsed as strict
middling.
Nat Reeves, who killed Dick John.
son (colored) ut Memphis, n few days
since, surrendered himself yesterday, and
was admitted to bail In the sum Of 1000.
The Coroner Of Madison county,
Ohio, got his Jury together yesterday, In
the Butlenbarger poisoning case, but the
taking Of testimony was postponed until
to-day.
One man was killed and another sc.
verely wounded to-day ON tho new rail.
road from Columbus, Ohio, to Spring.
field, by the falling Of a derrick.
The Madrid Impartial newspaper au.
thoritatlvely denies any intention on tho
part Of the Spanish Government TO impose
tax upon the Spanish bonds held by per.
sons outside of the kingdom.
-Advlces from Italy report that Carl.
haldl Is suffering more than ever from his
wounds. When an airing is necessary he
Is moved about In hand car.
The Georgia State Agricultural Con.
ventlon met at Rome, Tuesday. Their
deliberations were ol vital Importance to
the State. A mammoth picnic, under the
auspices Of tho Convention, took place In
the Fall Grounds Yesterday
The Grand Lodge and Grand En.
cnmpment Of the Independent Order 1f
Odd Fellows held their annual session ih
Bangor, Me-, Tuesday. Most oi the Lodges
and EnCampments 10 the State were well
represented Officers were elected for the
ensuing year.
Charles L, Stanley, charged with
inisplacing a switch on the Newark and
New York Railroad, July 9Th, whereby
several lives were lost, has been discharged
from custody. His case goes before the
Grand Jury. a..
The New Jersey Democratic State
Convention for the nomination Of a candi.
date for Governor has been called to meet
in Trenton, Wednesday, September SOth
Tho Vlneland Railroad, connecting
New York direct with Vineland and
South Jersey, was opened yesterday with
the first passenger train to New York
The Chlldrens' Aid Society at New
York sent out q delegation Of a hundred
and thirty.lour persons to Washington,
Ills, Tuesday. Others will follow IN
about two weeks.
BY direction Of the President the Dis,
triCt Land Office, now located at Hum
bold, Kansas, will, on and alter the goth
Of September, be located at Independence,
Montgomery county, Kansas.
Intelligence from Liberia states that
the Presidential election, May Cd, appar'
emily resulted in the election o. Roberts
for PRESIDENT and Gardner for Vice Pres.
tident. Royce, however, maintains that
he was elected for four years, and rs his
term has not expired he may dispute the
validity Of the election OF Roberts and
Gardner.
1 --Georgo Smith and Michael Scanlan
were drowned In Fox River, at Oshkosh,
Wis, Tuesday. They were on log.raft
and fell through.
AT meeting Of the Pittsburgh Re.
publican Executive Committee yesterday
It was resolved that the election ofIlcera at
the coming primary elections should be
sworn This has not been done heretofore