The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-23
TELgaRApmIC TAPS.
A Condensation of Minor Matters Of Re.
cent Occurrence.

cent Occurrence.
Hon. Lin Bartholomew, of Schuylkill
county, Pa, dropped dead, Of heart dis.
ease, Sunday afternoon, at Atlantic City,
Yictoria's band are now reported sixty
miles from El Paso, having murdered two
Mexicans. Col. Vale has gone to Chi
huahua.
The twotwin children, one month old, Of
John Farley were drowned in o hogshead
yesterday at Lowell, o. The parents
were arrested. but deny the deed.
James Mcmillan, Congressman New
berry's business partner, has bought a
controlling interest in the Detroit Posi and
Tribune newspaper, ousting the old Chand.
Ter ring.
A riot occurred In Coffeyille, Miss,
Saturday, between Greenback and Demo.
cratic professions, in which R. V. Pierson,
Greenback candidate for Sheriff, was
fatally shot.
Wm. P. Lorillard's horses arrived at
New York Sunday, on the steamship Hell
vetia, from Liverpool. They are five in
number, and include Parole, Falsetto and
Wallenstein.
Thomas Hughes, author OF "Tom Brown
at Rugby" ""Tom Brown at Oxiord" "The
Manliness Of Christ" and other noted
books, arrived in New York Saturday on
the Germanic.
The Democratic party managers are said
to be disguised at the prospective return
OF Mr.. Acklen, OF Louisiana, to Congress
His remarkable episodes made him q
heavy load for the party to carry.
At La Place, Ala, John Hamilton and
Sgd Griffin were shooting bats, when
Hamilton accidentally shot his compan.
ion, emptying the whole load into young
Grifin's head, shooting his brains out
and killing him almost instantly.
The father OF Daniel Finstone left Sher.
man, Texas, on Friday, with the two
brothers Thompson who murdered his
son and wounded him in Alabama two
years ago. The old man has been follow.
ing them ever since, and captured them
in Indian Territory.
Clarence E. Conkling and others claim
TO have discovered mine OF gold and
silver in the town Of Benson, Hamilton
comfy, n. Y. solon Bingham and others
also claim TO have discovered fourteen
miles OF gold and silver in the town oi
Wells, Hamilton county.
Thomas Holmes and Patrick Donan,
pugiists OF South Brooklyn, were arrested
Sunday morning while engaged In prize
fight at Woodland, L. !. Twenty.eight
rounds had been fonght in an hour and
both men were terribly punishedi their
eyes were nearly closed and their facei
swollen most out Of shape.
The Stampede OF small farmers from
Canada to the United States still contin.
ues, parties OF from twenty TO one hun.
dred crossing the line every week. This
week body OF two hundred farmers in
Biance and Dorchester counties, Quebec,
start for Colorado. They will be followed
by others as soon as arrangements can be
effected.
Judge Raynor, Solicitor Of the Treasury,
has returned from an absence OF several
weeks in North Carolina, and other parts
OF the South. He says that in some States
1.-The Democrats will undoubtedly SWEEP
things, but in North Carolina the Repub
licans are determined to make stand, ant
the prospects, not so discouraging as rep
resented.
Paul Boyton and Fearn, the Englist
champion long distance swimmer, started
in the international match Saturday at
p. N. at Atlantic City. Boyton was L
swim two and onehalf miles TO Fearn's two
Boyton at first took the lead, but FeaIr
distaneel him quickly, aud won BY 81,
, and one. hall minutes. The sea was heRy!
and the breeze brisk.
Smallpox Is increasing at an alarmln
rats In Camden, n. j., Notwithstanding
the efforts Of the LOCAL Board oil aealtl
to get control Of the disease, II haSspreal
10 al SECTIONS OF the city. Fortunately
> is mt Of malignant type and the propol
tion OF deaths Is not greater than two /
I every fifteen attacked. The majority q
r those who have slcpumhea TO tbs diseas
s are white children aud negroes. The nun
9 her Of cases reported Saturday Is l5l
Those who have been Vac0inated or hay
ID used dislniectants in their homes hay
II not been stricken.