The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-24

tery by large coneourse Of citizens, mem.
bers OF the Press Club and representatives
OF the press, city and State.
The House Of Representatives Of Penn.
sylvania defeated the Civil Service bill
yesterday, by vote Of 72 to 50.
The Legislative investigation into the
charges against the management OF tho
Dixmont Pa, Asylum began yesterday.
A Cincinnati dispatch says that the
effects Of the flood are practically removed,
and that business is progressing as usual.
One man was killed and three seriously
injured, yesterday, by the explosion OF q
boiler at Smith & Connor's wharf, Boston.
The Cincinnati & Baltimore directors
will call a meeting Of the stockholders,
March 26th, to vote on the contract for lis
sale to the Cincinnati, Washington & Balti.
more, according to the terms Of agreement,
for recognizing the Marietta 4 Cincinnati
Company.
A Newcastle, Pa, special says The fur.
mace OF the Wampum Iron Company, OF
Wampum. Pa, was closed last evening by
the Sheriff on confessed judgement OF
$4,000. The failure was brought about by
the recent financial difficulty OF Klomau
Bros, OF Pittsburgh.
Late last night Philimina Just, OF New
York, aged twenty-five, murdered her new.
boru child by drowning it in pail OF
water. She then attempted to commit sui
eide by cutting her throat. The woman
was removed in dying condition to Belle
yue and the infant taken to the Morgue.
The Executive Committee OF knights
Templar, OF San Francisco, passed reso.
luton that the California Communicates
shall not compete for the trophies offered
for the coming Conclave, and that the
trophies shall become the actual property
Of the winners and not subject to q chal-
lenge.
Minneapolis, Mipn., is to have great
hotel, to cost Sl:200,000, and to be ready
for occupancy by the first Of June, 1884. It
will be seven stories in height, with all
the sleeping rooms above the second floor,
but viii be entirely fire-proof, without
even wooden lath being used in It's con-
struction.
The following was taken from bottle
picked up the 22d on the beach near Cold
Spring, an inlet 10 Cape May: February
@, 1883, steamer Eleanor, latitude 37o 43r;
longitude 730 lS>. The bailing cannot keep
the vessel atoat till morning. Unless as
comes We are lost. God have
mercy on US.
[Signedl "BELIAiR."
Last night, two well,known thieves,
Eddie Preston and Jack Flaherty, went to
Joliet, Ills, and robbed store OF $500
worth Of silks, and checked the trunks con-
tanning them for Chicago. The baggage
man in handling felt the, bolts Of silk jolt
and supposed they were dead bodies. He
telegraphed to Chicago and on their ar
rival there yesterday morning the thieves
were arrested and the goods returned to
Joliet.
At Milford, Mass, yesterday, thirteen
school children were thrown from double
runner sled, which struck tree, aud near
ly all OF them were picked up unconscious.
Mamie Murray had a leg broken, necessi-
tating It's amputatiop; Edward Hogan had
his leg broken and was injured internally;
Lewis Crane aud Willie Hickey were bad.
ly bruised and perhaps internally injured.
Lucy Gleason and Mary Doherty were
badly injured.
The steamship Paris arrived recently at
New Orleans from Havre, broughta num-
Der Of immigrants from Italy and France,
bound to San Francisco over the Southern
Pacific railroad. The fare from Havre to
San Francisco, via New Orleans, Is from
S25 to $50 cheaper than by the way Of New
York. They also have the advantage Of
passing through a mild and pleasant
country, and avoid the cold and tempest
uous weather encountered on the other
route.
The Boston Common Council spent $780,
900 in 1883 for "reiresbment and carriage
hire" The aldermen have fallen into a
way Of speechmaking and wrangling till 8
A. N. So midnight suppers are necessary,
aud the members must ride home in car
riages, occasionally taking the city's cigars
and wines along. A few years ago the
showed up this junketing, and
the Board in 1878 managed TO ride and eat
only $4,000 worth, bat the figures have
risen again.