The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-11
THE LATEST NEWS.

Col. Albert johnson was elected
Chief Of Police at Huntsville Thursday.
james Il. Wells, well known in rail-
road circles, died in New York Thursday
Mrs Claucy, at Logansport, Ind, was
found frozen to death In her bed, Friday.
-swells, an Ohio cattle dealer. was
robbed at Chicago, Thursday night, Of
$1,000,
Prof. s. A. T. Post, Editor OF New
York Odd Fell0U, died at Ellehvllle, N. Y,
Wednesday, aged AZ.
Tho Republican caucus OF Illinois
Legislature, Thursday night, nominated
Gov. X. ]. 0gleby for U. s. Senate.
The Home Woolen Mills, at Jack
sonville, Ill.,, were burned early Friday
morning. Loss estimated at 100000.
"A coal feet of nine million bushels
Is moored at various points on tho river
between Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, un-
able to move on account Of Ice.
"A negro meeting house, closely sur.
rounded by dwellings, was set fire TO ear.
lY Thursday morning, in Brooklyn, with
the evident intention Of destroying it.
The Oswego New York board Of un-
derwriters, at q meeting held on Friday,
increased their rates on Insurance 80 per
cent. T.
e. Furstain s. Cos jewelry store, at
Chicago, was robbed Thursday night OF
II silver watches, one gold watch and a
lot Of fjewelry. n
The Common Council OF Philadel.
phia propose to consider the question Of
impeaChing one OF their number, COun-
Gilman Lines, who is under indictment
for keeping gambling house.
There is some excitement at Pough-
kcepsie, N. Y, ut the discovery that the
eX-County Treasurer, who Is now under
arrest, de(rauded the county Of about
$l5O,OOO.
Union block, 70 large wooden building
on Main street at Concord, N. II. owned
by Lund s. Fellows, was entirely burned
Friday morning. Losses Of all the oCcu-
pants fifty thousand dollars.
The night Express from New York
for Washington was thrown from the
track Thursday morning within the city
limits Of Baltimore, one passenger had
his head slightly cut.
Last week, at mill in Harding Co.,
Ky, boy named Crumc, 10 years old,
got u heavy shawl he was wearing caught
In the machinery and was horribly crush
ed and mangled, dying instantly.
The boiler Of a steam mill at Huntly,
Henry county, Illinois, exploded Friday
morning, killing VIM. Benedict, engineer,
and badly injuring Phillip ShaIfner, the
owner.
"A train on the Columbus, Chicago &
Indiana Central Railroad was thrown
from the track by a broken rail, Friday.
The conductor and several passengers
were injured; none severely.
w. E. Mckee, messenger of the
United States Express Company between
Columbus and Chicago, was arrested at
Columbus Friday, charged with embez.
zling money. Empty money envelopes
were found on his person. f
st. Nicholas Hotel at Springfield
Ill, was damaged by fro Thursday night
to the extent of $4,000, loss on furniture
by fire and water about $4,000. The
building owned by Il. s. & y. Hubbell
Of Buffalo, N. Y; the furniture by Jno.
McCreary, proprietor Of the hotel. Loss
on furniture Is fully covered by insurance.
AT New Haven, Thursday, State
Temperance Convention was held, which
was presided over by Rev. o. q. Winter.
It was claimed that the needed temper.
ance legislation could not be obtained Of
either the Republican or Democratic par
ty, and full ticket for State officers was
put in nomination, with Henry D. Smith,
Of Plainville, for Governor, aud A. 8.
Beardsley, Of Plymouth, for Lieut.. Gov
ernor. A straight out temperance plat
form Vpaa adOntpd