The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-01-04
TnE HEWs IN RRIEP.
Home and Foreign Matters of I'm.
ROFIanee.

It's empankmentS, CreRtluk ReneFHI Paulv
The Government receipts from Interna
Revenue for the month Of December, 1880
were 81, ,6O0DI7, and from Customs slSI
7l7,906
The Paris police are preparing to sup
press the disorders appIehended on the
occasion ofthe funeral Of the dead Com
munist BIanque.
The steamer Wyanoki, while cutting
through the Ice in the James river, had o
qole stove in her bow, and was run ashore,
She will be foated after repairs,
The Spanish Cortes opened yesterday,
In speech from the Throne II wRs an.
nounced that Portugal's relations with all
foreign powers were satisfactory.
Colonel Israel vodgss, First United
States Artillery, has been retired at his
own request, having served over forty con
secutive years as y commissioned officer,
Raritan Bay Is frozen solid from South
Amboy to Perth Amboy and as far out as
Staten Island Sound. Several vessels with
cargoes and others IN ballast are last In
the Ice.
Mr.. Scott, champion shot Of England,
has signed articles Of agreement with DR.,
Carver for match 10 shoot at 100 pigeons
each, ioT G2OO side, to come OF the lst
OF February, ....lHI
In consequence Of the report OF tie
committee OF physicians that the assassin
Of the Russian. Colonel COrnmCroaf, is
insane he will not be executed, but will
probably be confined in an asylum.
The rumos WHICH are going the rounds
Of the press that the CilCinnali, SanduBky
4 Cleveland Railroad has been sold or
leased are false. All such reports are
mere speCulations, and without fouIda.
tion,
1t Is reported on good authority that
J, IL, Brand, President Of the Orange Free
State has wired home that he ID unable to
restrain the Boers Of that Stata from going
into insurreclion, and In few days may
be compelled to resign.
The Supreme Court Of the United States
reassembled yesterday after tho holiday
recess, All the justices were present ex.
Cept JustiCes Hunt, Clifford aud Woods,
The last named will probably take his seat
on the bench Wednesday or Thursday,
No deciaions were rendered.
The Rappahapnock river is closed with
Ice s inches thick. There Is great scarcity |
Of tirewood. and thelauthorities at FredsT |
icksburg, Va, have taken possession Of all |
the wood yards 10 order to protect the
destitute, and the supply ol water has
been almost cut of by the freezing Of sup.
ply pipes.
The Porte has dlpaLChed note to The
Powers setting forth arguments against |
arbitration, and proposing that q meeting |
Of the delegates OF the Powers, including
Turkey and Greece, be held at CONSTANT.
nople TO fix the Greek frontier. The Porte
has wired It's representatives abroad ex
planning It's objections To arbitration.
Frank ]. Howard, son OF the Louisiana
Lottery king, charged with imposing a |
mock marriage on Mrs. boswell, OF Vir.
glnia. and being father Of her child, was
married to her Sunday In the village Of
Bay st. Louis, Miss. 1t is understood this |
is a settlement Of this notorious case with |
the understanding that divorce is 10 at
once follow.
The steamer Sandman, from Boston to |
Halifax, picked up boat containing Paul
Nelson and Chas. Lund, belonging to the |
fishing schooner Walto Irvine, Rochester,
Mass. They were badly frozen in the
hands and feeling exhausted, having been
In the open boat three days without food
or sleep. They had lost their vessel and
a snow storm ald gale coming on they
were blown out to sea.
The large locomotive works Of Boston
have orders ahesd until next July. The
demand ls better than has been known
fnH nj Ia Ia
buslness Of the railroads has so increased
that many have not had sufficient loComo.
tives to haul their cars. There is quite
a brltk competition In the making Of loco.
motives, but prices have improved fully
ten per cent. Skilled mechanics have
been and are still scarce.
A dispatch from Fort Buiord, D. T.,
says: Chief T. Gall with about 400 Unca.
papa warriors Is camped on the Missouri
River, near Poplar Creek. Ho at first
showed fight, but when confronted by
Major llges with about 600 soldiers the
warrior wanted TO conCilate, and sent sub.
Chief Grow King 10 talk. The result Of
the conference was not satisfactory 10
Major Ilges. Grow King wanted to con.
suit their great medicine man, Sitting
Ball. lie believed he wonld be ready
10 surrender aa soon as Chief Gall and
his warriors had surrendered. Major
Ilges promised good treatment and
plenty OF food, and II Ia believed the
Sioux will soon surrender.
The following are the details oil the Ell.
gagement between the Russians and Tekke
'rurcomans, near Geoktepe, OH the oath OF
December: General SkobelolF, desiring
to make reconnaissance OF Geoktepe,
and effect diversion from the repeated
attacks on the lines OF communication,
advanced from SImarsk with five Compan.
les Of infantry and 200 CossaCks, with
four feld pleGes and and two mitrailleuses,
The Tekkes came out In force to oppose
General Skobeloif's column, which they
encountered six vsrstB from Geoklepe and
fought 90 petSisteutly that reinforCements
were summoned from samarSk. The en-.
gagenent lasted four hours. The TarCo.
man loss vas considerable The Russian
loss Is reported slight. GENERAL EUROPA.
thine, II 10 reported OIL good authority,
hAa Joined General skobelotI, but with
suCh a small force a. to practically amount
only to an eeCtrt. The Tekke TufClna1H