The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-09
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THELATEST NEWS. !
III. ". Turner, q lawyer in Philadelphia, hA
disappeared, leaving liabilities to the amount o
$4,000.
-Ycsterday committee Of the New JerseJ
Legislature, examined the printing frauds.
Col. Mcclure commenced the contest for hi
seat In the Pennsylvania Senate, yesterday morn
ing.
Minister Washburne Is about To return TO the
U. g., on temporary leave Of absence, Secretary
Holman will act as Charge D'Aflalrs during hi
absence.
In Judge Mlller's Court at Milwaukee. the
case OF The U. B. ~. steamer Monticello, llbellcd
for noncompliance with the laws governing the
plying Of steamers upon navicable waters, has
lust been decided against the u. s., on the ground
that tho Fox river, on which the said steamer
was running, Is nOta public naVlgable water oi
the g., and that the owners Of spId vessel were
not required TO have her licensed for The cOlstlng
trade, nor to haYeh her inspected as prescribed by
act OF Congress- TO secure the safety as far 40 pos.
sible Of passengers on steam vessels.
The National Council Of Junior American
Mechanics met In annual session in Baltimore
yesterday. i,tFfB&s 41rsgss q ~ =
lin the case OF wabenhust, Chapman and
spien, charged with conspirlng 10 deiraud the
government of $lOO, 600 whisky tax in 1868, the
jury rendered verdict OF not guilty as 10 Spien,
and disagreed rs TO the others.
in Chicago, yesterday morning, Charles
Hanske, saloon keeper, assaulted Mr.. Gross, q
reporter Of the Times, and was fined $40. Mr..
Gross has brought civil suit for damages against
Hauske. fEttf fFfI
On Wednesday night Michael Lake, switch.
man employed on the Cincinnati & st. Louis II.
r., while coupling cars near Brighton crossing,
was crushed between tho bumpers, and died yes.
terdRy. lf f.lt y
"A little daughter of Matilda Protean, two
years OF age, was scalded 10 death night before
last, in Chicago, by falling into tub OF hot water
"A Chicago alderman has been Indicted for
unlawful practices. His case will eomeup before
the criminal court to-day. For reasons not re.
ported his name Ia withheld from the press.
-Wm. Kline, 4 book keeper in' Chicago sash
and blind factory, attempted suicide, on last
Wednesday morning, by dosing himself with
laudAnum and chlorolorm, bat his condition was
discovered In time to employ the necessary anti.
dotes. He was subsequently taken 10 the cOun-
" hospital, where during the following night, he
contrlyed to secure another dose Of poison, and
was found next morning dead in his bed with a
bottle Of laudanum by his side.
The HtrdidS Washington correspondent
asserts that Gen. Butler will offer resolution in
Congress for the repeal Of the maratlme rccepro.
city laws, determinations, duties and tonnage
tax, II Great Britain persists In her present atti.
tude concerning the Alabama question. Senator
Au0NnaF ri ~ AM kn
the United States would barter American honor
aud dignity.
There was quite heavy shock OF an earth.
gu he at Cairo, lila at 5o'clock Thursday morn.
ing.
The funeral Of the latc Hon. Charles NcXil.
Ian took place on Wednesday In SAN Franciseo,
Tho funeral Of Fire Commissioner, james II.
Reynolds, occurred in the same city yesterday.
-Ex.District Attorney q. Il. Byrau, OF Cali.
fornia, is reported dying from BrIghrS dlscase.
Dickson, a hackman charged with Outraglng
the person of little girl ina hack, In San Fran.
CISCO has been sent to jail in delanlt OF $4,000
ball. His companion, and the owner OF the hack
-Murry, are held in $4,000 bonds.
Throughout NE St9te Of California II Is
raining, and the weather Is warm-al Indicating
favorable crops.
Yesterday the National Inventors Associa.
tion closed its second annual exhibition In Ceye.
land. The next annual session will be held In
the same city. 'a3
"A proposition was before the City Council OF
Louisville, last night, to loan the credit OF the
city to the LID N. r. r., TO ralse q million dol.
lars to extend the Lebanon Branch to Cumberland
Gap 70 connect with the Atlantic, Miss. & Ohio
railroad at that point, A delegation OF Virgin.
ians are 10 Louisville to urge certain r. r. mat
ters upon the city Councils.
-Thos. H. Cree, Of PIttsburgh, has been Ap.
pointed Secretary OF the Board OF Indian Com.
mlssioners, rice Vincent Collier, resigned.
John Kilgour offered, yesterday, to donate
forty acres Of land and $40 900 In cash II the Gin.
cinnatl Observatory were removed to the high.
lands near LinwOod-a suburb Of that city.
-A$i2,0 900 discrepancy has been discovered In
the books Of Messrs. Adae q Co., Of Cincinnati,
kept by Christ. Hagcman. When satisfied that
he was suspected, Hageman disappeared and has
not been seen SINCE His real and personal pro.
perty, (supposed to be suficient 10 cover the
loss) were attached yesterday.
The tenth anniversary OF the battle OF Roa.
noake was celebrated at Worcester, Mass, yes
terday.
Hon. W. W. Montgomery, was appointed
Judge oithe Supreme Court OF Georgia, yestcr.
day, by Gov. Smith. i
John Cowl, OF this city, was elected National
Councillor Of the Junior. o. U. A. NJ, yesterday
ut Baltimore.
The Boston postollee clerk arrested for com.
mitting dcpredAtions on the malls, has mado
full confession. Hcssrs. <. @. Allan & Co., OF
Augusta, Me-, estimate their Losses by him at
$4,000.
The Ontario Legislature has voted to use the
English Emigration Society as pirt OF tho Colon.
ial immigration system. 1851
i'm the budget presented 10 tho Ontario Leg.
islature by the Government, Wednesday night,
were 81, 900 to pay the reward offered for the ar
rest Of tho murderer OF Mr.. Scott, and $780, 0C0 10
promote immigration.
"A secret ballot bill has been introduced In the
Euglsh Parliament and passed It's first reading.
Mr.. Newgate opposed 1t, arguing that II would
lead 10 universal suffrage. .
Concessions looking towards selrgovernment
have been granted TO the province of GIllaciA,
by the Austrian cabinet.
"A violent snow storm is reported at Chyenne,
Laramie, RAwlins and Medicine Bow OH the line
OF the Union Pacific Railroad. No tralnsrun.
ming either way. Cuts allied up. Large force OF
men at work, but snow drlfts In about as fast as
shoyelled out. The blockade will not be raised
for several days, itis expected.
Tho scnit resoluuohs, seconding tho action
ofthe Legislature OF the 7th inst, In withdraw
Ing the ratification OF the 18th Amendment,
passed the New York Assembly this evening by
II vote or7lto9s. Ill lrs
Eight Persons and Five or Six Hun
dred Horses and Cattle Frozen to
Death.
sioux Cry, Iowa, February s.-A. NJ.
Wilcox, who has returned from Plymouth
county, Iowa, says that three homestead.
ers living in that county. started with a