The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-26
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

| "A Wilmington, N c., dispatch says
the LOwery gang Is committing fresh out
rages. Among the last they attacked
planter O'Neil, whose daughter and wife
were seriously injured. 60. .
In tue Mcdonald Cheek case, al
Brookville, Indiana, Wednesday, tesli.
mony was introduced showing that Harri.
son was not in Aurora on the Goth of
August, the place and day Murrel Cheek
swOrG Harrison advised Clem 10 clone
with Cheeks wife. Three persons testi.
fled positively that Harrison lid not leave
home that week. The testimony Is all In.
"A despatch from Nice, France, 70.
ports y terrible railroad accident ut that
city yesterday. While u train from Car
nlval was crossing the bridge over the
Paglione river, the structure gave way
and the cars precipitated into the water.
There were fourteen persons killed aud
wounded. ..... -
Buffalo was visited yesterday by the
seVerest storm that has occurred there
for several years r-
The present snow blockade on the
Union Pacific railroad is the worst Of the
season.
"A special from Paris, says trcmen-
dous scene occurred in the French As.
seInbly, Wednesday. A dwarf, who Is a
hunchback named Naquet, proposed the
coniScation of Napoleon's family proper.
~. The proposition was received with
shouts Of derision, and only twenty hands
were held up in lis favor.
Thirty degrees below zero at Chey.
enne. -
"A report in circulation that the SEN
tence Of Henry Rochefort. had been com.
muted to banishment, is pronounced by
Paris dispatch to be without foundation.
"A decree has been issued al St. Pc.
tersburg making compulsory use of the
Russian language in the primary schools
OF Poland. a.'a... .,.,.
The bullion in the Bank Of England
has decreased 10000 pounds since the
last report.
The Georgia Legislature yesterday
elected VIM. Caldwell State Treasurer.
Lady franklin has offered reward
OF e2,00O for the recovery of the records
OF the Erebus and Terror, supposed to
have been deposited in King Williams
Land.
The Republican Central Committee
OF Pennsylvania has called a Convention
at Harrisburg on April 10th, TO nominate
Governor and other State officers, and
select a Senatorial ticket and delegates TO
the National Convention.
Alexis has been invited to visit Louis.
vile and the Mammoth Cave and has ac.
cepted. Louisville is so exalted over II
that the press agent there telegraphs a half
column just to tell this much, Including all
the correspondence.
Tom Scott and other railroad officials
lefl Pittsburgh for Vicksbnrg and New
Orleans by Il special train on Wednesday
night.
General Halleck was inferred yester.
day at Greenwood Cemetery, N. Y.
in the town of Thayer, on the Bur.
lington & Missouri Railroad, Iowa, the
smallpox is raging in a fearful manner
Over sixty deaths have occurred In a
population of less than one thousand
within four weeks, and almost every per
son in the town, old and young, Is down
with the disease. No trains on the road
are allowed TO stop there.
AT Fayettc, Green county, H., on
on Monday last, farmer, resident OF
the same county, made an attack with
butcher knife on George Higgins, a
School Director, and mortally wounded
him. Jones who Is n vicious man made
his escape. Had he been captured BY
Higgins friends he would have been
lynched. .gag . .lG-.