The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-17
BRIEF TELEaRAas.

A man named Perrault died at QIebec
yesterday, suddenly, of Canadian cholera.
The number Of emigrauts arrived in tht
Canadian Dominion since the first oi
January is l2l,0l9.
Richaeld Springs, N. Y, oasrs a purse
for boat race there in September between
Hanlan and Courtney.
A fire at Wycklitf, KY, last night, de.
stroyed Clark's hotel and saloon and Jones
drug store aud o grocery. The loss is Gov
cred by insurance.
The Ann Arbor, Mich, Rggiger printing
establishment has been sold to Kendall
Kittridge, Of the Eaton Rapids Saturday
Republican for $1,000.
The one hundred and sixth anniversary O.
the Battle Of Bennington was celebrated
yesterday by plcnics, excursions and ad'
dresses by the local clergy.
Judge Robert Hewitt Brown, OF Albion
n. Y, q prominent Mason and author, il
dead; aged So, He was Judge at one time
Of the Circuit Court Of Detroit.
An attempt at general Jail delivery wa
made at Council Bluffs yesterday afternoon
aud eight Of the nineteen persons got ou
through q hole cut in tho floor. -Four wert
soon recaptured.
Alta celebration held by the colored pso'
pie yesterday about twelve miles from
Cassiopolis, Mich. a fight occurred which
resulted In the death OF one and the seri
Gus wounding Of another. Five person;
were arrested and are in Jail.
The Acting Secretary Of the Navy yester
day repeiysd o telegram from Commander
Welsh, commanding the navy yard al
Pensacola, as follows Surgeon Owens re
ports case OF yellow fever ci marine
guardman, who Ia in the hospital.
Salmi Morse, OF New York, made an as
signment 10 George D. Roberts and Albert
g. Evans, Of the lease Of his theatre built
by him for the production Of the Passion
Play. The lease is for i've years at Sls, ,00C
u year, with the privilege OF renewal.
Heayyrains fell throughout the State oI
Virginia yesterday, causing great relief to
the crops, badly damaged By protracted
drought. In some secpOns the corn was
drying up so fast that it was cut GOWN fol
fodder, while the cotton plants we're twist
log aud drying. y d"
The record Of the court martial sase ol
Captain John A. kFess; OF the Ordpance
DEPARTMENT was received at the War De-
paFtment yesterday. Captain kress vas
ID charge OF the work Of erecting barracks
at Gan Antonio, Texas, and was tried there
for disregard Of oEderB in allowing the ex-
penditures for wotk TO exceed The ePtmates
SO the appropriation was exhausted whein
the buildiugs were little more than bali
flushed. 1t Is understood the Court has
reeoppeuded reprimand.
meeting OK the creditors Of Charles
W. Clement, OF Boston, yesterday, that
Rentlepan said he started in business in
December, 1881, with Fayette Shaw as o
special partner. Ills b4stness bad been
rEosbeT6Is, and blt for the peculiar rela,
tions with shay Brothers he world have Q
strong and solvent hoAse to-day. The fn'
anciGl abatement presented shows his lia:
bilities TO be S551 400. There is also au
item againt Clement on the books Of ShaE
Bros, for money aud merchandise advanced
on petea, amounting to S2l6,4s0. The as
sets are SSO9, 900. =
The Louisville Courier. Journal has otticia,
returns from 100 OF the 40 counties in thI
state, showing the following vote for Gov
ernotnoI: Enott, Democrat l29, ,l9l; Nor
row, Republican, s., go; Knot3s 3smajority,
1851. In 1870 the same countieS gave
Blackburn 49,775 majority. The re-
naming eight counties In 1879 gave
Democratic majority Of l,l42,. and
unofficial report chow this has been In
creased this year. Knott's majority vii
not vary 100 votes from $4,000, nearly ZOO
greater than ut tho last sl00rop. Asbury
colored candidate Tor Register was general
Iy scratched, and his opponent viii hayl
over u, 900 majority. The vote for q Con
stitutional Convention was slight all oys
the State.