The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-06-02
LATEST NEWS.

John Spaug Of Dayton, Ohio, was
killed at Hamilton on Saturday morning,
while unCoupling freight cans Of the @.
II. & D, railroad.
"A Washington dispatch says the re.
port that Gen. Davis has allowed any
portion OF the surrendered MOdOcs TO be
armed and sent In pursuit Of CSpt. Jack,
is wholly discredited by the Secretary Of
War and army officers generally. Self
respect would prevent him from employ
Ing murderers 10 do the work Of soldiers
Announcement Is made from Wash.
ington that the War Department contin.
ues the effort OF the Interior Department 10
get SantanIa and Big Tree released. Gen.
Sherman Is very plain in his denunciation
Of the scheme
AT Baltimore on Saturday, James
West, (colored) was convicted for the
murder OF his parsmour, Anna Gibson,
on the night OF the 18Th Of March last.
Gov. Dix, of New York, has signed
the civil damages liquor selling bill.
"A farmer named KrGger, in driving
home from Independence, Iowa, Friday
night, losing the road, was preclpitsted
down railroad embankment, and him.
sell and two horses instantly killed.
Stock -four In Cincinnati, Saturday,
in the hands Of receivers, jObbers and
millers was 80198 barrels.
George s. Leech has been arrested in
Philadelphia for causing the death Of his
father. .inlaw, David Ward, by hitting
him with brick. Leech asserts that be
threw the brick In sell.deience.
Another frc in Constsntinople, Sat.
urdsy, burned fifty houses.
Secretary Belknap left Washington
Saturday for West Point, TO attend an
examination OF cadets. The President
and family will leave the latter part oI
this week Tor Long Branch, and thence
proceed 10 West Point.
The President hos appointed Thomas
N. Chase, of Georgia, agent for the In.
dians at Green Bay agency; and John T,
WeatherS, Postmaster at Jacksonville,
No., vice Dir. Msther, resigned.
e F. Hammond, Indian agent for the
Colorado river reservation In Arizona,
died at San Bernardino, CAL, while on the
way to his post.
DIR. Brown, sentenced 10 10 years In
Sing Sing, for assSulting Murray, the
New York gas collector, died in prison,
Friday night.
Tho stables Of the Ballard House, at
Quincy, Ills, caught fire Saturday after
noon and with six horses were destroyed
The lre extended 10 the hotel and at one
time threatened the destruction Of the
whole block, but was finally extinguished.
Two firemen fell from the second story Ol
the hotel, and ono named Ben Barter was
badly injured.
"A man named Prichard, said TO be a
member Of gang OF horse thieves In In
diana, was arrested at Quincy, Ills, Sat-
urday and locked up to await requlsition.
Joe Woods, colored, brutally outraged
tho person Of Mrs. Elizabeth Hampton, a
white woman, near Versailles,
Rutherford county, Tenn, day or two
since, and afterwards crushed her skull
with an axe. Woods Is IN prison, and
there are strong threats Of lynching II
the woman dies, which is highly prob.
able.
Rev. r. 8. Nevin, rector of st. Paul's
Church, OF Rome, is in New
York, and desires $24 900, which is need.
ed 10 complete the first American, and
first Protestant church ediflce 10 Rome.
The Americans In Rome have already
contributed $4,000, and $1,000 have
been subscribed in this country.
The Commissioner Of Internal Reve-
nue., has notified the U. B. District Attor.
ney In New York that the decision OF
Judge Blatchford In the imitation spark
ling wine case Is scqulesced In, and that
an appeal will not be taken. The main
point Of the decision was that manulac
turers had the right to inject carbonic
acid gas into wine made Of grapes grown |
in the United States without paying tax.
Three Russian Mennonite Commits
Iioners have arrive In Canada on their
way to Manitoba, TO determine If that
country is fitted for their company Of Re.
.igionistS 10 cOloniEe.
Col. D. N. Nelson, charged with the
murder Of Gen. Clinton, al Knoxville,
Tenn, was acquitted Friday. The Jury
vas out FIVE minutes.
The specie shipments Saturday were
S1S729l.
"A Mrs. Jas. Conuors, Of Milwau kee,
Wis, suiclded Sunday by taking prussic |
acid, on account Of domestic troubles.