The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-20
THE NEWS IL BRIEF.
Home and Foreign Matters of Im.
portAnec.

Home and Foreign Matters OF I'm
porianec.
Ria Pasha has been summoned Il
Constantinople.
|. A proposition to locate the comlni
Worlds Fair in Central Park meets yery
decided opposition.
The President has appointed George B
n. Tower supervising inspector Of stean
vessels for the Second district, vice Kirley
resigned.
The coasting steamer Allsa, which
foundered off St Goyens Head, with all
hands, had on crew OF twenty men and
seven psssengers.
The British steamer Mildred, from New
York on September 2sth, for Marseilles,
has ioundered In the Atlantic. The crew,
twenty.three in number, were drowned.
It is stated that Goshen, the British
AMBASSADOR to Turkey, will quit ConstGn.
tinople Immediately after the surrender Of
Dulcigno. Lord Dufesin or Sir Austin
Layard will probably succeed him.
A dispatch from Vienna says: Count
Ransly, who some time ago killed Count
Zicky In q duel, has Eeen sentenced to
three months imprisonment, and the sec.
onds in the duel TO three weeks imprison.
ment.
A correspondent ct Vienna says the
noted London traveller, DR.. Schweinfurth,
has published letter strongly denouncing
the increase in the Egyptian slave trade,
stating that the resumption OF the traffic
dates from the deposition Of 1shmael
pnaha ht,k has To- ,,anNa aapan;a1 n y,
since Gen Gordon left the country.
AT Fall River, Mass, deputations Of
spinners are waiting on the manufacturers,
asking for 40 per cent advance. They are
courteously met, but told that the state Of
the market does not warrant an advance.
Some ofthe manufacturers told them that
now would be good time for both the
manufacturers and employees to take a
vacation.
Herman Schmidt, q saloon keeper OF
Milwaukee, shot himself dead in Gruner's
Hotel, at Buffalo, yesterday. He claimed
TO be the husband OF German actress,
who recently married Emil Wahle, a
prominent musician Of this city. Schmidt
left letter addressed to her stating that
q word from him would send her to the
State prison.
The Berlin Political Economical Council
will consist OF seventy.fye members chos.
en- for five years. Forty.fiye members are
to be selected from ninety names present.
ed by the Chambers OF Commerce and Ag.
riculture. The remainder, OF whom at
least fftoen must be workingmen, will be
chosen by the Ministers Of Commerce,
Public Works and Agriculture.
A dispatch from stantinople says the
Porte has prepared o reply to the noteot
the Powers demanding the execution OF
the assassin OF Comeraof. The reply
declares that every sovereign hes the right
to extend clemency to his own subjects,
and states that the assassin having asked
clemency his sentence has been com.
mrted to penal servitude for life.
A boiler in Meals mills, near Stevenson,
Ala, exploded yesterday afternoon, kill
ing outright Tom Cowan (white), James
Davis (colored and two boys. The boys
were badly mangled. Two negroes were
scslded and bruised, one losing his arm.
A man named Thomas was blown some
distance from the mill but was only slight-
ly injured. A negro boy was found among
the debris but unhurt.
The Cabinet meeting OF yesterday
was devoted principally to routine busi-
mess. The appointment oil the Chief Sig.
nal Officer was not referred to. General
Miles, who, 1t Is said in army circles, will
be appointed, is expected in Washington
City tomorrow. The Secretary Of War
pronounced the statement that 1t had
been decided to appoint Gen. Miles Chief
Signal Office TO be premature.
]. and ". Hassack, Of odell, Ill, made
an assignment yesterday to John McWil.
liams aud P. W. Kenyon. This lie the heav-
lest failure ever known in Livingstone
county, the liabilities being from $3.50, 900
10 100000. The Hassacks are large grain
dealers, and owe nearly every body in
the vicinity. Their failure causes great
dismsy. II is estimated that they will
not pay over fifty cents on the dollar.
Doxy's Chicago Grain and Provision
Exchange, No. 1872 and 124 Clark street,
Chicago, failed yesterday, owing 10 the
rapid depreciation in the value OF grain,
provisions and stocks. It has branches in
several cities OF the West. II failed about
q year ago but resumed business shortly
after. Wm. Doxy is president. This Is q
different concern i,om the Chicago Public
Exchange. The particulars are not known
yet, but the liabilities are probably not
large.
The St. Louis Refinery and Smelling
Works. situated at Chettenbarn, about
i've miles from St. Louis, was destroy ed
by fire at 8 o'clock yesterday morning.
The loss is about Sl25, 600 and ia insured
for S35, 900. The fire was caused by the
bursting OF one Of the smelling furnaces,
containing twenty-five tons oimoltenlead:
John Williams, the night engineer, while
attempting 70 save some clothing was over.
taken by flames and burned TO crisp.
One bundled and fifty men are thrown
out OF employment. The works will be
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