The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-11-24
The NEWS IN. aRrEf.
Home and Foreign Matters Of I'm

4Autub hha AuEnAkA A41ttNfb va 1sat-
,.a ,portance.
Leon Cogniet, the celebrated French
painter, ID dead, aged So. 1.s.1, Si3a
Eugene Schuyler isexpected to arriyeat
Belgrade shortly 10 enter upon his duties
OF Minister OF the United States to Seryia.
Adyices from rAhtivart say the Monte-
negrins near Antiyati, report, firing In the
neighborhood Off Duleigno throughout
Sunday. - r. .,srz .;i,5
Judge Robert ]. Breckenridge, OF LouisI
vile, KY, was yesterday appointed SUI
preme Treasurer Of the Knights Of Honor,
70 fll the vacancy caused by the death Of
R. A, 0smer.
Owing to the increasing importance Of
the French posAessions Id the South Seas,
the naval station Of Tahitia will hence:
forth consist of steam transport, despatch
boat and four sailing vessels.
A present from Queen Victoria to the
President OF the United States was re-
ceiyed at the White House yesterday In
the shape OF massive desk made from the
timbers Of the Il. NJ! s. Resolute. lHf
In, the Alabama Legislature yesterday
James L. Pueh received the unanimous
vote Of the Senate and House for United
States Senator. The two Houses meet in
joint session to declare the result to-day.
At the Cabinet meeting yesterday all
the members were present except Secre-
tary Ramsey. The session was very short,
and devoted 10 routine business. No deci.
sion was reached as to the appointment OF
Chief Signal Officer. .,s usrte
The Queensland Parliament has been
prorogued. The Governments position Ia
stronger, and they have succeeded In
bsssing bill for tho construction Of q
Trans-U Continental !. Railway, and ithel,
other principal measures. ttfsrf
The Deryisch Pasha has occupied the
heights:of DnlciGno, andlhis entry into the
town Is hourly expected. Montenegro
has been notified OF the approaching sur
render Of the town, but refuses to enter
untilall Musselmen have departed.
Agitation for an advance oi,wsges in
Northeast Lancashire, England, Ia
renewed. At q meeting oil the Repre-
sentatives Of the Weayers, st Blackburn
10 resolution was passed affirming that or
Improvement has taken place In the COT
ton trade, and expressing q hope that the
employers would now give the promised
inereqse. Ultf
Proi. jas. @. Watson, the eminent astro
noIner, late director Of the observatory at
the Uniyersity of Michigan, but now o.
the University Of Wisconsin, died at Madi
SON yesterday. He was still IyounR
and at the time Of his death engaged il
building and equipping at MadiBon wha
would have been one Of the best astrono
mical obseryatories In the world.
Il There were one hundred aud nine In.
dian bills laid before Congress OF the two
sessions oil the present Congress, and II is
mot likely that Il will do anything about
4 the measures recommended by the Acting
Commissioner Of Indian Affairs. Outside
Of the Appropriation bill and the Ute btl
not more than two have passed. And II
!. the thirty or forty working days Of the
approaching session, days not spent. II
recess, Sundays, holidays and IN routine
work On appropriation bills II ig practic
j ally certain that no Indian legislation o
coi,sequence will be accomplished.