The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-06
the NEWS IN nRIEr.
home mud Foreign Matters OF II
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home and Foreign Matters OF I'm
portnnee.
The revolution in Ecuador has been en-
tirely suppressed.
Ice bridges have been thrown across the
river a. Montreal and Ottawa.
Fifteen TO twenty deaths from yellow
fever are occurring daily at Guayaquil.
Shipments OF wheat by lake from De-
troit for the season foot up 7,S5e,56C
bushels.
The condition OF the Viceroy OF India il
rather better. He will probably start Sun
day for Calcutta.
There are eighteen steamers overdue Ht
New York, one Of which is out nine days
and the others eight.
The Washington National Republican to-
day will appear under the editorial man
agement Of Geo. 9. Gorhsm, of California
Judge Gresham, one o! the prominent
candidates for the U. S. Senatorship from
Indiana, has withdrawn from the contes!
The editors and publishers oil Truth, in
dicted for criminal libel OF Gen. Garfield
have filed bonds in the sum OF S2 900 each
10 appear for trial.
The Piedmont and Arlington Life In
surance Company, Of Richmond, Va, hat
failed. Extraordinary mortality ameDg
policy. holders" is given as the cause.
The Trans Atlantic, Steamship Company
have concluded to largely Increase theil
capital Immediately, and Inaugurate a wig
orou9 competition with other Atlantic
lines.
The French press are exulting over the
approaching issue OF the new Panama
canal stock. Enormous sums Of money
are being spent in advertising the great
scheme.
Intelligence has been received that
Sheik Abdullah attacked the Persiars near
Urumiah and defeated them, after killing
great numbers and capturing thres guns,
The kurds are threatening an advance on
Urumiah.
The local committee who had charge o.
the Republican National Convention, al
Chicago, have decided TO print the pro
ceedings of the Convention. The volumt
will contain about $40 pages ol reading and
40 o! tabular matter.
The Peace Conference between Chill
Peru aud Bolivia has come 10 nnnght
Peru desired to refer the whole matter To
tho United States Government for asso
lutte arbitration, but Chill refused. The
ChiliAns are reported moving upon Limi
aud Arsquip&
Mrs. BeIyA A. lockwood, the only fe
male lawyer ever admitted to practice in
the U. S. Supreme Court, made her tirst
appearance in argument before that tribu'
nal Saturday. ShespOke for twenty min
utes, and commanded the earnest atten
ton OF the court.
In DeKalb county, Georgia, James Jol
ley has been found guilty Of murder in
the first degree. He killed Victoria Nor
ris, aged sixteen, to preVen; her marriage
fearing che would expose to her husband
some Of Jolley's rsscality Of which she was
cognizlnt. having lived in his house.
The French government has decided 10
propose to the chamber OF Deputies to sell
the Crown jewels, as possessing no histo'
rical value. Il is estimated that the sale
would produce the sum OF hVe million
francs, which would be devoted to exten d
ing and improving National Museums.
The gchool board, OF Hillsdale, Mich,
are by the ears, politically, and the result
is the teachers have not been paid Oh ioI
three months, and the schools have been
closed for a want Of wood to keep them
warm. The citizens are talking about get.
ting E.Gd over the disgraCelul state oi
things.
The Iuman Steamship Company con
templates the construction OF mammoth
freight he'd on Pier s.. North river, New
Ysrk, 664 feet long by I3 wide, two stories
in height and entirely OF wood. It's esti'
mated that it will shelter 81 800, 900 worth
OF average merchandise at once. Tho cosl
will be about SS0, 900.
Reports from the interior Of Dutchesa
and other counties OF New York, on tht
river, shog the prevalence OF water ia
mine. In many places the streams are
lower than in thirty years. Promlnen
Iarmers say that sndden cold may lreezt
what water Is left in the streams solid, anC
the situation will then become serious.
Pat silket was killed on Dry Fork, II
Jackson county, day before yesterday, b!
a falling limb OF q tree. He and mar
named Sharp were In the woods, and cant
across q dead tree which they tried u
throw down. Before the tree fell q large
limb broke loose and fell upon SiIket
crushing his skull and killing him instant
Iy. Sharp escaped.
4 suit has been begun BY the Brush El
ectlie Company, organized under the law
r OF the State Of Ohio, and having their plac
OF business in Clevslspd, agaipst Condit
I Hanson & Van Winkie, oi Esw York
praying iOy an luiunclion restraining "a
iendAnts troni infringing upon their in
d proyement In metaI.platAl carbons 70
/ electrical Illuminating points.