The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-17
ST. LOUIS.
Captain Eads' Jetties.

ST. LOUIS, April 15.-A telegram from
Captain James B. Eads informs the South
PAS Jetty Company here that careful
soundiugs through the jetties, made
yesterday, showed the least depth Of
water to be fifteen and one.half feet. A
clear depth Of twenty-five feet extends
one mile and three-quarters from the
upper end Of the iettieS. and to within
about one.half mile from the deep sea,
In this half mile we have several hun.
dred feet Of twenty-five feet depth; one.
half mile down the jetties wehaye thirty.
two feet Of water in one locality, and
several hundred feet Of twenty.six and
twenty.eight feet deep. The fifteen and
one.half feet shoal viii be gone by the 1st
Of May, when we shall have 3 channel at
least twenty feet deep through to the sea.
WHISKY sENrENcEs.
The following sentences passed to-day
by Judge Kreckel, Of the United States
District Court at Jefferson City, upon the
persons convicted in that court in connec-
tion with the whisky frauds: John L.
Bellinger, ,ex GSuger, DIST. Joseph,2 years
in the penitentiary and $1,000 6ne. 81:
mon Adler and Abraham Furst, distillers
and rectifers, II St. Joseph, each one year
in the county Jail and $4,000 fine. John
Shehan, disiiIler, OF St. Joseph, eight
months in the county Jail from September
last and 81 900 fiue. Henry Z. W. Hart.
wig and Ernst F. Hartwig, (brotbers) Of
ST. Joseph, each three months In the
county jail and $500 fine, james E.
Marsh, ex.Gauger, Of Kansas city, six
months in the county jail and $1,000.
AvRRY's PETITION DENIED.
In the o. s. Circuit Court to-day
Judge Krum made a motion that the
court delay commitment in the case Of
Avery for Ten days, as petition had been
forwarded to Washington asking his
transfer 10 some eastern penitentiary.
Judge Treat declined 10 consider such a
motion, unless II came from the District
Attorney. h N 'l i'i
Col. Dyer declined to make the motion,
as the transfer could be made as well af-
ter the commitment as before.
This settled the matter, and the com.
mitment in the cases Of Mcdonald and
Avery were made out, and they will be
taken to Jefferson City tomorrow morn
ing. All the parties sentenced to Jetfer.
son City to-day were placed In Jail this
evening. 'T'a ".
DEATH OF Ex.Gov. POLK. -
o.-bvuts, april 1G.-Ex.G Gov. Frank
lin Polk died suddenly early this morn.
ing. w. r. 9
GONE TO THE PENfTEsTARY.
Gen. Mcdonald and ". o. Avery left
this morning for Jefferson City. McDon-
aid was gay, jocosc and full OF humor,
but Avery was much depressed, and
Stunned The gaze Of the crowd at the
depot and the people in the cars. On the
way up Avery regained his spirits some
what, and became more talkative. lie
stated TO a reporter on the train that
on his return to Washington, alter
his trial and conviction here he found a
letter, which he had searched for on sew
eral previous occasions, explaining why
the two one hundred dollar notes were
sent from 81. Louis 10 him and Capt.
Joseph. lie did not give the explana.
ton contained in the letter but expressed
the belief that had II been in the evil
dence in his trial 1t would have cleared
him. He showed it 10 Col! Dyer yes,er-
day and the latter expressed his sur
prise that Judge Krum did not make it
one Of the grounds for his motion for a
new trial. ,.5. -..