The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-02

Wichita, kansas, authorities yesterday
raided six gambling houses and captured
twenty.one gamblers.
| cThe one, hundredth anniversary oil the
disbandmg Of the Revolutionary Army will
be celebrated at Fishkill, n. Y. to-day.
Win. King was fatally stabbed by Martin
Casey, at Chicago, late last night, In sa.
loon row, growing out Of alleged cheating
in throwing dice for drinks. 5es
The official ceremonies Of the opening Of
the annual examinations Of the Naval
Academy, Annapolis, were observed yes.
terday morning with the usual eelat W
Maud 8. at Charter Oak Park, Hartford,
Conn, yesterday, made the first trial to
| wagon she ever made. The first mile was
made in 2:223f the second mile in 2:ls and
the last hall mile in 1:o6.
Joe Seward, Of Boston, and Tommy
Mari, OF New York, of the school ship
New Hampshire, fought a prize fight yes
terday near Providence, RE At the sew.
enth round Seward knocked Mari out OF
time.
An enormous quantity Of lumberis being
shipped from Ottawa, Csnada, and Ameri.
can boats can only be loaded at advanced
rates. Many English buyers are on the
ground, and heavy foreign shipments are
expected, III
Hon. WI. Scott has givetite thousand
Hospitnlsof Erie, Pa. He'had' previously
given large sums to the Homo for the
Friendless and the Catholic Orphan Asy-
lum OF the same city.
In the Pennsylvania State Senate yester-
day q petition was read from franklin d.
Gowen, counselling against the adoption
OF the resolution providing for the appoint.
ment OF a committee TO investigate the
legal relations Of the Standard Oil 90. to
the State, .b -- f7 l.a. ,pl
Amasa Stone by his will leaves 100000
to Adelbert College, making his eouribu-
ton 10 that institution $8O0, 900. He leaves
property valued at 81 600, 900 10 his widow,
and the remainder OF his fortune, yariously
estimated from 81, ,00O, 600 TO sl2, 900, 900, to
his Two daughters. Ht. .gs
Last night Glsnroy Henson, colored,
keeper oil the city hay scales OF Petersburg,
Va, was murdered by his stepson, Joseph
Henson, q lunatic, who killed his victim
BY striking him on the head with fence
palipg. several-nails penetrated the skull.
Death was almost instantaneous. The
murderer was arrested and lodged in jail.
Great numbers Of people tiocked to Kan.
sas' City, yesterday, from the country dis
,triets tol see and hear Roscoe Conkling,
Who iBtheSe arguing lin the United States
Circuit Court against the constitutionality
OF iorbidding the manufacture and sale OF
oleomarsazine, butter in the State. The
court room could not contain one.tsnth Of
those seeking admission.
At the meeting Of the Universal Peace
Union at New York, yesterday, Sarah
Ipers said the committee sent from the
Peace Union to confer with the Irish Land
hIeaque Gonyentiun In Philadelphia re-
Gently exefted great influence over that
assembly. and persuaded them to cast
aside heir neutrality-suspicious. and endeayor
to amicably arrange their difficulties by
peaceful arbitration. y
The first permanent settlement in Iowa
was made at Dubuque, June !, 1888, and the
eyentwaa yesterday celebrated with ban.
Duets and orations on the development oi
the State during the hrst ftty yeaa ot its
settlement. The day was also celebrated
lin Burlington, which also lays claim 70 the
honor oi being an early settlement The
territory which Is embraced within the
limits Of the State OF Iowa was part ol The
| Louisiana purchase consummated in 1903
lIt was not, however, until aiterkhe close o
lthe Black Hawk war that the country wa
!opensd 10 settlement BY the whites.