The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-01-18
GENERAL NEWS.

90 y Hf
There Is intimation that the Commit.
teo Of Inquiry In the affairs Of the Metho'
dist Book Concern, In the executive ses'
SION Monday, cOncludedto drop the In
Quiry entirely, and that the proceedings
will quietly DO terminated ..,ls 81.
Judge Byron Paine, Of the Supreme
Court OF Wisconsin, died on Monday after
d painful illness ofsome weeks ~ lsl
Conflicting reports leave US in doubt
as to the iate Of the Hornet Expedition,
but the mass Of the evidence seems to in.
dictate that Ryan and his men met with
o disaster afler landing 1t Is thought
the vessel escaped to sea. o. -' POI.
"A detachment OF three hundred re.
cruits left New York yesterday 70 join the
18Th United States Infantry at Atlanta,
Georgia. rr... ....I .',g'.,i III. ,sl
Both houses Of the Missouri Legisla.
ture voted separately foriU, 8. Senator yes
tenlay Afternoon, with the following re-
suit: Senate-Blair 49, Henderson II;
absent 3. IIouse-Blair 81; Henderson
43. Total for Blair 02; Henderson 90,
To-day . vote will be taken In joint ses.
sion, when tits expected Blair will receive
3 more votes--those ofabsentees. q 4,
The Connecticut Democratic Conven-
tioh, Tuesday, re.nominated Gov, English
and other Statc officers, l11p 's.g0i a7alt
Mr.. schcnck was present yesterday
at q Cabinet meeting. .l1H H,IriI.-i
Gov. Eli Salisbury, brother Of tho
Senator, has been nominated in caucus by
the Delaware Democrats for Senator, to
succeed bis brother. q l"Nir,ipt %
The Ways and Means Committee will
report q bill for uniform tax Of $2 on
foreign whisky, brandy, gin and rum. p
Hon, l.. N, Morrill, has been re.elcct-
ed Senator from Maine, J.... D.. .rrgl.
Commissioned Rlcasonton decides that
dividends declared within five months be-
fore the lst inst, arc not taxable.
1T turns out the confession Of u man
in Auburn prison that lc was the MUIR
derer Of Rogers was q lie. ... .g.,r
The Tennessee, with tho San Do
mingo Commission aboard, sailed IRON
New York yesterday. tgqrih ..a a..
-Apoulty association Is holding an OK:
hibition Mt Cleveland. " - ''. M
The Ohio Senate yesterday adopted q
declaration tint It was GOV. Hayes duty
to order special election.ln schenck's dis.
trict. .r' LII, '. Xxx. f'...' '
The Ohio House llas passed bill 10
submit In October the question Of holding
u constitutional convention. alss. Iu.isI
Senator Wilson was yesterday re-
elected by tho Massachusetts Legislature
The Postmaster General estimates
tho total number Of franked letters for
six months at10S94, ,407; postage, $03S, 20;
printed matter, &C., 2,B55.10B pounds;
postage 1888 593; total postage for six
months, 27l,66S; total for one year,
$e,543,396 VI 70 4g! 2 fi7p-
Tho Methodist Book Concern Com.
mittee yesterday appointed o sub.com-
mlttcc 10 mediate between DR.. Lannahan
and his accuscrs. majority Of the Com.
mittoe favor ending tho proceedings, and
the Bishop is understood 10 favor the
same, II q conclusion can be reached sat-
isfactory TO, oil parties. w. t,l-. i,
"A New Jersey Slate Temperance
Convention Is In session ut Trenton.
MIR. Schenck has not yet received his
instructions. i,They have not yet been
written 1t Is understood he will be In
structed both as TO the Alabama claims
and tho Canadian fishery question. "lo
An express messenger was robbed
yesterday at Easton, Nc, Of $1,000. 'i-,..
Hon. John D. Henderson was, nomi-
mated for Senator by the Republican eau
Gus o: tho Missouri Legislature, Monday
night. .sixty.onc members were in The
caucus, :s s.tt tg-.-.se,1 ;.I
THE Republican caucus Of the Mas
sachusctts Legislature re-nominated Hon.
Henry Wilson for Senate, by a vote Of los
against 20 for Dawes and II for Boutwell,.
The Republicans Of New Jersey will
hold their caucus for the nomination of
an U. s. Senator this evening. fel sin
"A fire occurred at East Liverpool,
Ohio, on Saturday night last, destroying
q three.story dwelling house, the property
Of o Mrs. Mckee, Of Pittsburgh. Tho fire
Is supposed to have caught from sparks
from d locomotive. Mostof the furniture
was saved, Loss about $4,000, ~ ,., .p.5,
/. The Ohio Democrats have decided
to hold their State convention in Colum-
bus, on the 1st OF June. 1rt Nh
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