The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-10-10
BRIEF TgLEaRAMs.

Pleura pneumonia is reported to have
broken out among the cattle OF Lehigh
county, Pa.
Therace fer the Czarowitch stakes yester-
day was won by Don Juan, Harkness, Sec
ond; Cosmos, third. Twenty-Five started.
The Government obtained verdict yes.
terday at New York in the action for the
condemnation oi 100000 cigars not bearing
the number oil the factory.
Several firemep, who were overcome by
the heat and smoke at the Elm Flax Mills
FIRE, at New York, last night, are recover
ing. Loss $4,000. Insured.
Two tramps stoned house OF Franklin
Monroes on Huntloch's creek, Pa, yester.
day. Monroe fired upon them, killing one
Samuel McFeal, formerly blacksmith at
shicksninny.
AT sale OF Jersey cattle at New York
yesterday. the attendance and bidding was
good. Benefit" a two-year.old heller,
brought S725. "Bull," Benefits prince,
$4OO. A COW, "Susis Price" $3.50.
General Geo. Webb, formerly u prominent
official Of the Pennsylvania company, and
for number Of years general agent Of the
Cambria Iron Company,l Of Johnstown,
Pa, died last evening after protracted
illness.
The following base ball games were
played yesterday: Providence, 10; Ale
gheny, 9. Louisville, 0; Detroit, 7. st.
Louis, II; New York, l.. Buffalo, Z; Ath-
letic, /. Baltimore, 8; Cleveland, 4. Boston
0; Metropolitan.
Thos. Burt, NJ. p, arrived at Pittsburgh
from the East last evening, and was met al
the depot by a reception committee con-
sisting OF the heads OF the several labor or
ganizations Of that city. He will remain
two or three days.
The total loss OF the burning Of the
Greenaw Opera House building and Cole
K Co. g store, Monday night, at Memphis, is
Sl65,0 900. The total insurance Is SG7 900, OF
which $4S;O00 is in local and $4,000 in
foreign companies. =.
BIshop-elect Potter preached the funeral
sermon over the remains Of the wife OF
Gordon W. Burnham and daughter Of the
late Bishop Brownell, OF New York, yes
terday. Bishop CLARK assisted at the ser
vices. William NJ. Evarts was pail
bearer.
Frank r. Sherwin, arrested In ChiCago,
pleaded not guilty to the six indictments
oi contempt Of court in connection with
the deiaulting Cashier Phelps, Of the State
Treasurer's Office, at Albany, yesterday.
Bail Is fixed at $4,000.
The scheme OF recognizing the Brown,
Bonnell & Co., Iron Works Company, Of
youngstown, Ohio, has failed, and an offer
Is being made to form new company,
with capital stock oi twelve hundred
thousand dollars, to assume all assets and
liabilities Of theold company.
Through the breaking Of the axles OF the
baggage car three passengar cars OF the
Canada Pacific Railway were thrown from
the track and burned near Deux Rivieres.
Nearly two hundred passengers were In
the cars. A number were severely in.
jured, but 1t Is thought none dangerously.
Thomas Middleton, conductor, and Sam
uel B. Ayers, brakeman Of the Manhattan
Beach train In o collision with the Flush
ing train at Hunters sPoint.September 10th,
have been arrested on Coroner's warrant
on charge OF manslaughter. Three ler-
sons were killed ond several wounded.
Other arrests are expected.
Another murder was committed last
night in the extreme western suburbs Of
St. Louis. Two teamsters driving along the
Forest Park road disputed about the right
Of way, when one OF them, named Wick.
Ter, struck the horses OF the other man,
name unknown, with his whip, ,whereupon
the unknown man pulled revolver, shot
and killed Wicker.
John S. Maxwell, from Millenburg, O.,
was arrested in New York, yesterday,
charged with having in his possession sey-
eral fluely finished photographs Of the
United States Treasury notes from 81 upto
$40, for both sides OF which hewa endeay.
oring to have plates engraved. A great
number Of finely executed photographs Of
legal tender notes was found in his posses
sion and in his room was an unfinished
letter TO his wife, saying he had contracted
for part Of the work and that It would cost
him 81, 600. He said he would send her
some Of the "goods'' and gave her instruct.
! ions how 10 get rid ot the coun!eIieits,