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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1872-05-25
Late OF Lexington, No

HAVING bought the stock of the
IL above named Stables and leasey
the same, ! am prepared to do first
class Livery Business of all kind, dad
or night. My Stables are the best in
town, being iately repaired and refitted.
Glve me call and will satisfy all.
Fi"nl1 B. FISH.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-01
THE PITTSBURGH SOLDIERS
CONVENTION.
Proposed Reunion OF Those Who
We're in Rebel Prisons,

NEW York, July S1.-The following
call will be issued tomorrow in the city
papers:
To the soldiers and sailors Wh0 trere prs
0ners Of trGr in rebel prisons during The
i0Gr against the rebellion: Z!
FELLOW -PRIsoNERs Many OF our
late comrades in arms are called to meet
in convention at Pittsburgh, on the 18th
Of September next, to express their views
on the political condition Of the country.
This would be o pleasant and suitable op.
portunity Tor those who felt the hate
iul captivity OF the Llbbys, Salisburys,
and Andersonyillers Of rebellion to have
reunion. Many q once wearied and
hungry prisoner will hasten to greet his
old associates at this meeting. THE un.
dersigned have been appointed by some OF
their former prison companions 70 issue u
call throughout the United States for this
meeting, believing their proposed reunion
will be source Of pleasure to their old
comrades and some usefulness TO the
country. We therefore invite all Union
soldiers and sailors who were prisoners in
Southern prisons during the rebellion to
meet in Convention at the same time
the veterans propose to meet, in Pitts.
burgh, Pa, on the 17th of September
next, such u course of proceedings to take
place when the meeting occurs as our old
associates may adopt. Any correspond.
ence touching the proposed meeting must
be addressed TO the chairman of the com.
mittee at Indiana Pa.
The call is signed by General Harry
White, OF Indiana county, Pennsylvania,
Chairman, and forty others, among them
Gen. E. N. Bates, OF Illinois; Col. ]. G.
Carpenter, Of Kansas; Gems. w. Il. Pew
ell and w. II. Northcott, of West Vlr-
ginia; Gen. A. D. Stright and Capt. w.
Fl. Roche, OF Indiana; Capt. John H.
Stewart, of Pittsburgh; Lieut.. Col. w.
A. Nichols, Of Connecticut; Col. A. Stew
art, Of Pennsylvania; Gen. H. w. IVES.
sils, and Capt Starr, Of New York; Capt.
Lewis Thomspon, Of the United States
army; Capt. e. II. Chase, of Rhode Is.
land, and Capt. E. W. Kendall, Of Massa-
chusetts.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-01
The Hunters Point Fire.

New YORK, July 31.-The damage by
the fire at Hunters Point is estimated by
insurance agents at a million and q half.
Last evening an immense crowd Of specta.
tors visited the scene OF the conflagration.
The fire continued to burn all last night.
The spectacle presented upon the river
was singularly beautiful. All Of the sur.
rounding section was brilliantly lighted.
Although 1t has very materially abated, the
fire will probably continue to day if the
supply Of oil holds out. No fire OF this
magnitude was ever before witnessed on
the East river.
The loss by the Hunters Point fire will
not exceed $400, 900, and it is mainly
covered by insurance. The Standard Oil
Company lost 5000 barrels of refined oil,
and 5000 barrels OF naphtha. Their
crude oil is uninjured, as is also one tank
Of refined, containing 1900 barrels.
Their loss, in round figures, is 500, 900.
Their insurance Is $S7, 500, divided be.
tween five companies. Jos. Macy & Sons
owned the buildings, which were simply
sheds; loss, $4,000; and their bulkheads
are injured, $4,000; insured. 0fthe vessels
at the dock, two were loaded with about
$1,000 worth OF oil. The third was
empty. The vessels were valued at per-
haps $4,000. The canal boats destroyed
with cargoes, were probably worth $780,
600. Mr.. Goes loss, will probably not
exceed $4,000, and is covered by insur-
ance.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-01
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, July 8l.-U. 8. currency
outstanding $30S, S,00I 800. The Treasury
has instructed the collectors
at New York, to hereafter exact duty at
the rate OF 80 per cent advRlor1n on silk
and grapes instead, Of 90 per cent as here.
tolore. 7 7'.t.. ~ 'FstJJ
Tho debt statement to be issued to,mor.
row, will, 1t is understood show compar.
atively very low reduction In conse.
quenCe Of the small receipts and eXtraor.
dlnary large expenditures OF the month.
Spotted Tail and party paid farewell
visit 10 the Interior Department to-day.
Commissioner Walker made q few. re.
marks, assuring them the Great Father
was pleased with the arrangements to
which they had consented, and they could
rely upon. the performance ol all that had
been promised. Spotted Tail said he
would tell his people all he had seen and
heard during his visit He wanted leave
to hunt this fall, q little money TO buy
presents for the families, and to have the
annuity goods distributed twice instead
Of once year. Gen. Walker agreed to
commence such distribution as soon as
the Indians we're permanently located SO
good warehouses can be built, and to al.
low each delegation small sum to buy
presents. AS to hunting, they, will have
to await the permission OF the Great
Father. The Indians subsequently bid
the Commissioner and Secretary Delano
good bye. The leave tomorrow for a
visit to Philadelphia and New York, and
then return to the reservation.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-01
NEW YORK CITY.

New YORK, July 81.-There was a
fire IN 47th street and First avenue last
night. On the premises were about 70
heilers and some 200 or 800 sheep. The
building itself was consumed and also an
adjoining tenement house Mary Done.
moo, aged two years, was burned 10 death
In the latter. Loss over 100000.
The mayor Of Yeddo and a number Of
the japanese ambassadors yesterday Al.
tended the launching Of the steamboat
KernAda, which has been built for the
Japanese government.
Senior Marizeola, recently Minister Of
Foreign Affairs for Mexico under Presi.
dent Juarez, and now charged the second
time TO represent Mexico at Washington.
arrived here Yesterday.
The semiannual session OF the Hebrew
order OF Benai Birth was held yesterday.
Representatives being present from differ.
ent parts Of the country.
A strike by the Longshore men, em.
ployed by the Metropolitan Steamahip
Freight Line from New York to Boston,
has been in progress since Monday for
an increase Of pay. The strikers threaten
any new hands employed, and force OF
police are on hand TO prevent violence.
Gov. Geary, Of Pennsylvania, sent Q
letter to the Labor Reform Conference
which met here yesterday. He reiterates
his sympathies with the labor cause, and
says the true policy Of the labor people d
to marshal their strength upon the candi.
dates Of Congressional and leelSlatlYe
officers who will support their cause.
The Labor party, he thinks, holds the
balance Of power in Pennsylvania, and
could. il they would, contest 1t for the
Presidency.
At the evening session Of the Confer.
ence vote Of sympathy with the Wil.
Transport strikers was passed, and q vote
of censure Of the administration for fail.
ing to enforce the eight hour law.
Six hundred poor children Of Brook.
lyn will receive their first free picnic to.
The third annual Convention Of the
German-American Sharpshooters will be
held at Hoboken, Phillip j. Klund pre-
siding.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-01
The Steamer Explosion on the Upper
MISSISSIPPI. ~

CHICAGO, July 31.-Later dispatches
from the scene OF the explosion Of the
steamer Walker on the Upper Mississippi
yesterday, add little to the facts already
telegraphed. Six persons including Capt.
Malver and pilot Tom Wilson, are known
to be lost. OF the sixteen saved four are
wounded or scalded. II. Smith, who,
with wife and two children, was among
the passengers, saved himself, wife and
one child, but the boat sank SO rapidly
after the explosion occurred that the other
child was drowned in the state room be.
fore he could get to it. The accident oc.
CURED just as the passengers were sitting
down to dinner, and the force Of the ex.
plosion was such as to tear the entire
upper part Of the boat into fragments,
and she sunk in few minutes in ten feet
OF water. AS usual the cause of the ex-
plosion is unknown, ~
DUBUQUE, Iowa, July 3l.-Areporter
ofthe Herald visited MCGrcgor to-day to
learn further particulars regarding the
second steamboat disaster near that place
OF the 22d inst. OF the persons aboard Of
the boat at the time Of the explosion,
eight were killed and missing. The cor.
oner's inquest on the body Of Charles
Young resulted in verdict to the effect
that defective fue was the cause Of the
accident, and censuring the Government
Inspector for accepting the boats register,
instead of using the proper instrument in
making the test.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-01
The Weston Camdeu MeetIng.


To the Editors Of the IntOllgCncer:
Sm:-I was astonished at the falsity
contained In the Weston Democrat in re,
gard TO the $50 called) Democratic mass
meeting assembled at Weston on the 25th
Of July.
The Democrat stated "that the delegates
agreed to make no nominations" the
truth Is the honest portion seeing show
the cat would hop" and having some
knowledge prior 10 the meeting, about
the manner In which 1t would be conduct
ed and the dissatisfaction that prevailed
amongst the majority Of the people in re.
gard TO the proposed nominations, deemed
1t proper to break 1t up and they succeed.
ed by yells, groans and Kisses.
1t also states that the speeches were lis.
tened to with profound attention. A
great many people remarked that during
John Blair Hoge's speech, that they didn't
know whether they were living'in the
year '62 or ~, and become so disgusted
that they left the house.
As to the great number of Jacob men
that shook oil the stain that was resting
on their democracy and coming out boldly
for Camden, is utterly false.
Instead Of counting Lewis among the
counties that will give a msjority Tor the
Democratic ticket and for the proposed
Constitution, count her on the opposite
from 400 to 900 msjorit:.
A JACOB DEMOCRAT.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-01
The Barnard Impeachment.

SARATOGA, July St.-James Irving, Jr,
testified that Barnard signed the DIS
charge Of violators Of the election law at
his house. He endorsed the prisoners as
not charged with this ofense and they
were discharged. Further testimony
showed that no such return was made
with writ. Two detectives testified to
being employed to shadow Barnard in
March and April, 1869. They saw Barn.
ard enter the house Of Miss Mansfield, and
also saw him at the Elie office.
Horace p Clark, President Of the
Union Pacific railroad, testified he knew
no more reputable men than the men
managing the Board at the time Barnard
alluded 10 them as scoundrels. The re.
moval of the Company's Office caused
great inconvenience and embarrassment.
The counsel for the prosecution have
closed their case.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-01
The Presidents Trip Down the St.
Lawrence.
A HALrAT UTICA, X. Y.

UTICA, July 81.-In the afternoon. the
President received the citizens of Utica
in the Opera House, and was introduced
to them BY Senator Conkllng. Six thou.
sand people were present, great many
having come from long distances to see
the President. In the evening, q Utica
citizens corps serenaded the President,
and the veteran Zouayes were presented
later in the evening. The President visits
Trenton Falls tomorrow, and leaves
Friday, he has received invitations 10
visit Syracuse, Rochester, 0swego, Rome,
Watertown, Lowville, and other cities
but was compelled to decline them.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-01
CINCINNATI.
Arrest of an Adams Express Compa.
nVSa CIork Cor RmhezzIemanf -

Arrest Ol bu AuduS fC1pLcsb COu pua
+ ny's Clerk for Embezzlement. VI.
C1NcrNNATi, July 31.-H. z. Whittle-
sey, money receiving clerk in the Adams
Express Company, was arrested today
and $4,000 in money recovered from him.
he is in duranco vile charged with en-
bezzlement Last Saturday he left the
Office as usual in the evening No BUSH
ness called him there on Sunday. On
Monday he did not arrive as usual, and
inquiry was made Of his vile. She said
he had gone Saturday, leaving word he
was going 10 Louisville and would be back
on Monday morning. The express agent;
Mr.. L. G. Weir, took the matter in hand,
and telegraphed to Louisville and found
out he had not been in that city. Nothing
was yet known OF any delalcation. 1t was
suspected that he might have Held back
money sent here from messengers and
appropriated instead of delivering it.
It was found out on Monday
evening that his wife had received d
telegram from him, dated Jersey City,
that he would be back Tuesday evening
in this city. Dispatches were sent all
over the United States. The little finger
Of his right hand beng drawn shut,
served TO identify him to two detectives
on the Atlantic & Great Western train,
yesterday, at, Meadville, They did not
arrest him, but never left him TIL he ar.
rived in this city this morning, when he
was arrested lie took away $4,000, OF
which $4,000 has been recovered by the
Express Company. In leaving home, he
deposited note 10 his wife, found last
evening, containing $1,000, telling her she
would never see him again, that he was
going 10 Mexico or Spain. He also lett
81 900 with a lewd woman in this city.
He is 35 years old, and has been in the
employ oI the company ten years. He
came here from Lafayette, Indiana, and
has been here four years. The company
never suspected him until Monday morn.
ing, when he did not appear at his desk.
He was popular, atfable, and a fayorite
with the publig Jas well as with the com
,..,a,, - = ~ { VI Az kA4a - ~ &c afF = l.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-01
Government Frauds in Kansas.

LEAyENwoRTH, July Silt has tran.
sdired that ireudsto to a very large amount
are being perpetrated upon the gov.
ernment by making up claims for rebels
and fictitious persons, from whom prop.
erty was taken for Col. Jennison's regi.
ment in Jackson county, Missouri, in
1861, and two Of Jennison's men, it is
alleged, have sworn to a claim Of q. Z.
Moss. q rebel Of Independence, Mo-, for
$58S00, when responsible parties affirm
his loss did not exceed 5000.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-01
SAVANNAH.

SAVANNAH, Ga, July 81.-The street
car troubles have entirely ceased and the
city is quiet as usual.
George Washington Wilson, a white
leader OF the 0geechee wing Of the Re.
publicans, was arrested by the United
States authorities today for disturbing
Republican meeting Monday night. The
Commissioner continued the case until To-
morrow.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-01

him, to thank the people Of the district for
atthey had done Tor him in the past, to
thank his friends present for their unayail:
ing support, and topledge himself TO stand
by the party and the candidate who
had trlumphed Of his expense. It was q
rather touching and impressive scene.
The old man spoke in q sad and subdued
way. he evidently felt that he was
taking q final leave Of . public career that
had absorbed the best days and the most
ardent energies Of his life; and he could
not leave It without pang. His vener.
able aspect, his feeling words, and the
painful circumstances under which he
stood up and pledged anew his fealty to
the principles he had so often and elo.
quently defended and the organization he
had been so long identified with, inspired
a feeling Of warm sympathy and admira.
tlon in all present, and even those who
had most zealously worked for his defeat
felt every emotion Of resentment dis.
armed.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-01

? s.aaHI
THE Register is ominously, painfully
silent about the caucus of the 24th and
the scheme Of CAMDEN's adherents to de.
feat the new constitution. There Is a
strong and growing anxiety among Dem.
Gratis to know what the Ring organ thinks
Of the scheme and means to do about It.
Those who favor the constitution begin
to say to one another that II q tenth Of
what the Register has said in favor Of the
constitution be true, then the consequences
OF defeating that instrument would be
perfectly awful; and they want to know
itthey arc to be betrayed in this heartless
way, by trusted organs and leaders, into
general wreck and ruin. II the Register
Is party. 10 this scheme, of course It can
do nothing but DO silent. II not, It Is
about time to begin to deny Il.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-01
BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, July 31.-About 1l:SO to.
night, o fire broke out in a large five
story warehouse at No. 40 Baltimore
street, occupied by. Drost, Jordan & Co.,
wholesale notion dealers. The fire swept
the building from the basement to the
lott, destroying a large stock Of goods.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-01
Murder and suic,de.

ROCHESTER, July 31.-Mr. Burkhardt
Hitzeler, from whom his wife recently
obtained divorce on the ground Of adul.
tery, discovered her tonight in company
with her paramour, Jacob Gotzman. he
struck the latter fearful blow In the face
and then shot him through the heart. The
woman escaped. Hitzeler then shot him
SELF dying Instantly.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-01
THE LATEST NEWS.

Tho army boil worm which haV
appeared, is doing great damage In the
Black lands west Of Selma, IlabamS
where the cotton crop will be short.
The steamer Hassler, with Aeassiz
and party was to sail the 22d, from Pana.
ma ior San Francisco.
The Ohio State Democratic Genital
Committee met on Wednesday morning
at Columbus and elected the following
as an Executive Committee: E. B. Eah.
Gilman, Secretary; Jacob Reinhard, Treas.
nrer, and Amos LaYman and II. A,
Dougherly members Of the committee.
Rev. DR.. R. R. Gurley, long connect.
ed with the American Colonization Socle.
ly, died at Washington Tuesday night,
aged 70.
Michael Lowry, Of No. 43 Madison
street, New York, threw his wife from a
third story window to the yard, Wednes-
day night. She cannot recover. he was
arrested.
The Georgia Senate passed an act
Wednesday, TO allow the colored man
excluded from the jury lists, TO appeal to
the Judge Ofthe Superior Court. A' ~
John Jowles, surveyor of the ports of
savannah, has rendered his resignation.
Hon. Henry Wilson replies to an in.
yVltation toattend tho Soldiers and Sailors
Mass Convention at Pittsburgh, Pa, sep-
TEMPER II, as follows; ~ VIII gladly
accept your kind invitation, and hope YOU
Will have great success"
AT Green Bay, Wis, Wed1esdSv
morning, two warehouses belonging to
George Langton, with contents, were
| burned InSa tiO mn i,o,..nan lit.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-01
Political Meetings at IndiauapoIls,

INDIANAPOLIS, July 81.-Two very
large political meetings were held here
tonight, the Democrats and Liberal Re-
plblicans at the Academy OF Music and
the Republicans at their Wigwam. Both
places were densely crowded. Senator
Trumbull and Hon. John R. Cravens,
candidate for Lieutenant Governor, spoke
at the Academy, and Hon. Richard
Thompson, 'ot Terre Haute, at the Wig
wan.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-01
sLe J9A 0ALNIOM YAdaGUT ~ tI laa W

IF the secret game Of the oAMDRNITEs
to- defeat the Charleston Constitution
should be successful, the consequences as
they have been depicted by. the Wheeling
Register would be dreadful. Test oatlIs,
laws, suitors oGthS, and all the
other standard "villainiesp would be in
Stantly re.euaeted and thrust down our
throats by Gov. JACOB and q Democratic
There wouldn't be much
left of Us after that. 1t would be very
ruinous. What does the Register think
oft. b' Fft.bs rrf.i -rr~sfs -..ger.-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-01

CRcNSATI, July sl.-River IA feet s
inches and falling
LOUISVILLE, July 3l.-Riyer still fall
ing, with 2 feet 3 inches in canal and 8
feet Q inches in chute. Weather hot til
Q p. NJ, since then indications Of rain.
CAIRO, Ill, July 31.-River fallen 8
inches. Weather cloudy, cooler since
noon. n# j.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-01
The Congressional Nomination Over
the River,

The nomination OF Capt. DASFoRp as,
'a's The Republican party of an easy
victory w in the 10th Ohio Congressional
district The Republican majority in the
district is abOut9,5OO. This could be lost
oa'yoy sheer folly-Only by the nomina.
uoa OIL anan who would lose a large per
'sn' Q! bis party vote. Owing to the in.
eGse feeling against Mr.. BINGHAM among
S'atge number ol Republicans, who felt
uA' no 0ugAttO abide by his pledges and
sNe give. o!leF equally deserving men in the
Istic' an opportunity, there was some
uloget that he would be defeated II he
were taeeandidate, A conviction of this
s Undoubtedly oI! had much to do with his do.
'saS ,, WIN any other candidate the party
"u'u DC united and the result made
r4ecuy secure, 1t is so with DAN.
'1.D. ,JAD, he iscomparativelya young man;
SASyeF BY profession; about hall way be.
S.'' S.Isa nif'y and forty we Judge; q man Of
U.,;s "''a and nerve; aplcasing, iorcible, mag.
rs.ss rssS %IReFi and we are told personally
onS'., a W all classes oil people. There ispo
S.suOa 1 thatthe nomination Of Mr., RING.
a. Nv Twas was looked forward to hopefully BY
%sSP opposition As against him thew felt
Wy wv lau chance. Asagainst uANFoRn
Ssy %s!. know they have none. Because
,s. sae would have been serious dis-
I"uoa W with BINGHAM, bug will
NJ S,,.a. nome with DANFORD. As an H.
S,. S,S'.',!ion ,!t Of this, we may mention
o's,1 H% distinguished gentleman who was
So'. a'as y forward with hopeful aptjcios-
S'a, T,s 'oa Candidacy agains! Mr., BISa. Sa
nd ss"., was almost as much disappointed
NoS M y MI Nj. BSouAn himself: H'D'''''
v~ y, rs|a n.SanAx's behavior under deSea,
b,5,.'Ay Worthy of his fame. The con,es'
to Im'S wa warm one, It'll not difIIcul,
and eS,.s, ae how keen his DISAPPOINTMENT
ho,.1 IIas'la Ias, must have been, sitting in hi!
tSs '' .tSt laI across the street and Searino a. [r
W ", iaoas ~ u.s. over his competitors success
D.,,oa., ~ 'I'a painful moment, putting al
%aAI on.S,a !, feeling aside, the "old man alo II,
IL nsI-. nv. thought only OF his duty as a pnb NH
d. Taa b.a,' who had enjoyed many faVors rsS a
.l111s Taaa' Of the district and who ,'b Sai :
oscp py y. Committed o. the error Of a sskin, dnI
v.s''o 'o0 Gssa, He came up Into the econ con-
ssD5 un, H. INT In sA' hour OtAunlli.tlon, ,S ~ r.
S'p before those who had ,, rsISc,s, :
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-01
ST. LOUIS.

ST. Lou1s, July 81.-The white lead
and color works of Boucher s. Wake.
witt, No. 704 North Second street, was
burned about three o'clock this morning.
The loss Is about total, but the amount
has not yet been ascertained. Insured in
North British Mercantile, 5000; Pho.
nix, New York, $1,000; North American,
Pennsylvania, $1,000; Andes, $1,000;
Home, New York, $1,000. The fire com.
municated to the lead pipe factory Of
Ramsey & Co., on the north, and dam.
aged one or two other adjoining buildings
somewhat, but the losses and insurance
cannot be obtained at this writing.