The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-09
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GENERAL DOMESTIC NEWS.

GENERAL DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Rev, VIM. Wlsuer, D. D, form.
erly Of Ithaca, N. J., one OF the most EN-.
inent and successful ministers Of the Pres.
byteriah Church, died at tie residence Of
his son, at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Saturday
morning, at the advanced age Of eighty
nine years. ,
"A fire at Blnghamton, N. T., Friday
night, destroyed the stores Of Wilson,
Mead, & Benedict, shoe manufacturers,
j. Harding & Son, $1,000 Lee / &Ciow.
ney,, laundry, $1,000 A. Wiley, paints.
All insured except Lee s. Clowney, ,,
"A fire at Lynchburg, Va, Friday
night destroyed the commission ware.
house Of Rookie & Armlsted, with q large
stock OF goods An adjoining building,
occupied by Miller &, Franklin, bankers,
and n II, livery, insurance agent were
much damaged.9 Total lossS $e5, 900.
Fully insured.
Gov. Clahin, of Massachusetts,, was
inaugurated Satufdayiand delivered his
message to the Legislature.
Frank McWilliams, an Irishman, was
killed Friday, at Greenfield, Ohio, by the
the caving in Of the embankment OF
Rucker stone quarry.
The Northern Ohio Fair Association
have decided TO hold their second full
meeting from Tuesday next, continuing
through the week. "
AT Poughkeepsie, N. Y.,a United
States officer arrested three cadet refugees
from West Point and took them back to
the post They declare that they were
dragged from their quarters after dark by
the first class and conveyed to the noun.
tains, where they were directed 10 leave
forthwith Under penalty OF being tarred
and feathered., They have sent written
statement Of the entire transaction TO the
Post Commandant
1.-The complimentary dinner rendered
to Mr.. Schenck by the Ways and Means
Committee will take place on Wednesday.
The Senate Finance Committee, Vice
President Collax, Speaker, Blaine, and
Secretaries Fish and Boutwell, will bc In
cluded at tie dinner. -,,aet9
"A catamornt, measuring three feet, and
half In length, was caught near Norfolk
on Monday. q > on y
[Clarks6urg Telegraph take notice. o
-ThelHDuse Judiciary Committee will
meet today to resume the investigation Of
the McGarrahun claim. Judge Granger,
Recorder ofthe Lapd Office, and Mr.. Stod'
dsrd . the, Private Secretary 10 President
Lineoln, WHO signed the patent, will be eS-
amihed. !" u ." an" ~ ~ - ''1'
Hon. Wayne McYeagh, minister resi-
dent at. Conrtantinople,7 will soon return
70 this country on account ofill health,i II
Is stated.
e. M )Braxton, who claims TO have
been elected TO Congress from the seventh
district in Virginia, BY over 1000 majority,
has been notified by Hon. Lewis McKinzie
that he will contest bis seat in the Forty
second Congress i,ljD Gyi gTQnyI|
The Louisiana planters arc importing
Canadians Us laborers.4AN 1iti 8rS
--Hun, Lot NJ Morrill, has been re.
nominated; by the caucus OF the Repub-
lican members ol the Maine Legislatures as
United States Senator from that State, by
vote of 105 to4asi ati
--Adjptant General Knapp reports. that
IN additional l1Stallmeht Of S143, ,436 of
tho Ohio War Claim is allowed at Wash.
ington. ,.. ,.,.,..r,.,. -
"A sleepingtcar belonging 70 the B, =
o. R. Il took fire at Columbus, Friday and
was partially consumed. Loss, a 900,
THE, Michigan readentsl Of Washing
ton propose giving aBgrahd dinners and
levee to the Hon. T. W. Ferry, recently
nominated 10 be United States Senator in
the place of Hon. Jacob, N. Howard, on
his arrival IN town this week. The Presi-
dentand alfthe Cabinet will beinvlted:
| r-Coal is sold BY the barrel at Mem.
| phis, The priceor.a bar rel just now being
81 G5. 81. ..,s-. .e'
Washington Is making arrangements
for q; grand driving itcafniyalSs next
month when the wooden pavement Is fin.
ished on PennsylvahlR Avekde. II is OK.
pected to cost $4,000.
The national executive committee Of
the Union League Of America will meet
for organization ut Willard's Hotel, on !
Friday, 18Th inst soi,.iis .llags
The Trustees OF Plymouth Church
havefaised MI. Beecher'S SalAfyto $a0, 900
per annum. This sum was voted him
last year, but he, declined to accept it.SStril
Lawrence Sullivan, under conviction,
formnrder, in New York, has become inS
sane. Hf.#t ta1R AlEyll