The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-09-05
ST. LOUIS.

ST, LOUIS, Sept 4.-TwO men named ,
Douglass and r. 8. Hayden, went into
saloon at Montgomery City, Mo-, on MOI
day last, created q disturbance and wer
, ordered out by Patrick Cain, the bar
keeper, whereupOn Douglass drew q II
volver and shot Cain, killing him
Douglass escaped, but Hayden was az
rested.
Two farmers named Lafayette New
kirk and Robert Mieres, between WHOM
an old teud existed, met in the road 81
miles of Mexico, Audrain county, on las
Monday. One Of Newkirk's horses be
came frightened and interfered wit
Mieres' team. The latter drew q revolver
Jumped from his wagon and advance
towards Newkirk, threatening to shoe
him, when NeWkirk shot him dead, en(
then went to Mexico and surrendered Il
the officers OF the law.
Archibald Duncan, q labOring man liv
ing on the northeast corner OI 14th an
Poplin streets, shot his wife about half.
past ten this morning, the ball entering
her right side just below the nipple ant
coming out on the opposite side. DuncaI
then shot himself in the head. Ncithel
are yet dead, but both are mOrtAlll
wounded. The woman. was far gone, II
pregnancy, and from the direction Of tht
ball it Is supposed her unborn child wa
killed. Nothing Is known at this writing
as 10 the cause OF the tragedy.
Alta meeting Of the Board Of Directors
Of the Merchants Exchange this afternoon
Nelson Tit, Of Savannah, presented q
plan for new line Of transportation fol
freight and passengers from St. Louis tC
Liverpool ria Savannah, the basis OI
which is an agreement between the rail-
roads from Savannah 10 The trade centert
in the south and west TO transport freight
and passengers between Liverpool and
points on their lines at rates as low as by
any other route. The steamships Of the
line are 10 be furnished with coal at ia.
Vannah as Cheaply as at New York; and
the Savannah authorities agree that the
port charges al InHL city DlASalL sset oEooad
tho charges at New York. The Board
approved the plan for the route and ap-
pointed commissioners 10 act ln conj1nc-
ton with commissioners appointed by
other bodies 10 aid in perteCting the line.
The commission OF United States engi-
neers recently appointed by the War De-
partment to examine the bridge in process
Of construction nj this city and report
whether, when completed, 1t Will be q
serious obstruction to navigation, held
their first session here to-day. The cOm-
mission consists OF General James Il.
Simpson, General q. X. Warren, General
Godfrey Weitzel, Colonel w. E. Morrell
and Major Charles r. Seuter, all engaged
in the river and harbOr improvements.
John s. Mcclure, President OF the Keokuk
Northern Packet Company, Capt. g. W.
Gould and Capt. Silver made statements
to tho board on the part Of the river
interest, prOnounCing the bridge serious
obstruction, and Colonel Flalenger, Of the
Bridge Company, gave testimony IN be.
halt OF the bridge interest. The Board
will not confine Itself 10 the statements
made by these steamboat men who OPP
pose the bridge, but will listen to all both
ior and against. They will also invite
merchants and others TO give their opln-
ion, and to furnish statistics OF the river
and railroad commerce Of the city, and
will visit and thoroughly examine the
bridge themselves. Their sessions will
probably continue several days.
The National Convention Of the Sons oI
Hermann, q German organization, Is IN
session here. This order Is but little
known among Americans. It has
a membership Of over 12,0OO, 126
lodges and tho capital one hundred and
twenty thousand dollars. It Is founded
on the traditional history Of the experts
OF a Hermann decentary known as Armi.
nus, who freed different German tribes
from Roman despotism before the Chris
tian era. Their sessions arc secret, but
mainly devoted 70 the revision Of the con.
stitutiOn.r
Some Of the city papers are publishing
the statements made by clerks In the
postofilce Of this city charging Postmas'
Ter Filley with having made an ASSESS
ment OF per cent on the salaries Of all
clerks in the office for five months past.
for alleged political purposes ana lor
once expenses and repairs OF building.
II is asserted that the letter carriers have
also be assessed.
Mr.. Filley has made no public statement
regarding the matter, but it is alleged
that he justified himself on the ground
that the assessments are customary, and
that he has recently incurred very
heavy expense IN increasing the postal
facilities Of the office and Of this section
of the country, which have required a
visit TO Washington and other places, the
cost.ol which he cannot afford to pay out
OF salary OF $4,000. These improve
ments, he Is further alleged 10 have saidp
have increased the force in the office, en-
hanCed all tho positions in 1t, and that
the employees should assist in deIraying
the expense. The matter has created
good, deal orCOmment in all circles.