The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-17

Minister Sargent has accepted from Bis
marck an invitation to dinner on the 22nd
inst. in honor OF the Emperor. 3
William T. Barrett, agent Of the Mutual
Reserve Fund Association OF New York,
committed suicide at Greenville, s. c.,
Saturday. 5l w =
Captain Fondacaro, Of the Italian navy,
is preparing Polar expedition. It IL
several centuries since Italy has taken part
in such an expedition. ~.
The Ontario Legislature has passed bill
giving widows and spinsters who have the
necessary property, the qualification to vote
at municipal elections. y"
John Wilson, mate Of the bark Lillian,
from q Maine port for Havana, was stabbed
and killed by a sailor, Gus Peterson, in the
Chesapeake Bay yesterday. 7',ss7r-,
Gotlieb Roach. a wealthy German
butcher, blew his brains out at CHICAGO
Saturday. The act was caused by despor-
dency over the death OF his wife. 1s'-i
The suits Of l3 plaintiffs against the Au.
gu s'inian Society, Of Lawrence, Mass :,
which failed about year ago for $75O, 900,
will come up on Tuesday in Lawrence. !
The Governor Of Louisiana received a
telegram from Bayou Sara Saturday night.
reporting the Grand levee had given way
at q IN the afternoon. Tho dispatch SAYS
it ia all gone. ~. -
An official announcement states the mum.
ber Of hcgs packed at st. Louis from No.
vember /, 1888. to March l, 1854, was 3s2,.
300, against 1904 the same period the
previous season. 15 -.
Representative Hatch, Of Missouri, Sat.
utday received dispatch from Adair couu
ty, Missouri, sitting that the foot and
mouth disease had broken out there. aud
that 100 head OF cattle were afflicted. III
Wm. 6. Morgan, the member Of the firm
OF Putnam, Earle 4 Co.; NY, says he is not
defaulter, and when able to return to hiH
office. he being i'll at present, will make a
satisfactory explanation.
The Chicago 7ribune's intimation that
the Northwestern Railroad Company con.
templa!ed para!leling the Western Union
wes. to Denver, is pronounced without any
foundation by General Manager Aughitt.
The Governor Of Prince Edward's Islaud.
in a speech Saturday, congratulated Now
BrunswiCk on her harvest, renumeratiye
fisheriea, and healthy trade during the time
Of the widespread commercial depression,
Senator Harrison will appear before
Judge Drummond, Of Chicago, to-day, for
the purpose Of closing up the affairs Of the
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Company,
with view to discbarging the receiver.
This morning Especial freight train, com.
posed OF 81 cars, Nil loaded with corn for
the su1erera by floods in the Ohio river val.
ley, will leave Wichita, Kan. for Cincin.
nati. The corn Was donated by the people
OF Sedgwick county, and will prove sub.
stan,ial present. ps%
Prince Victor Napoleon visited tho En-.
press Eugenie a! Peterborough in Kent Sat.
urdsy. lie expressed his anticipation that
the present regime in France will Shortly
break up and royalty in some form be re-.
stored. GII3t 10. !tss 49, g.-75S, u
II A manStegistered himself at the Metro.
politan Holel, Nav York, Saturday, as
"John Smith, the Christ" He il an Eng.
lishman, about 45 years old, who recently
sold his farm and started TO travel around
the world to proclaim what he thinks ara
his prophetic visions. rs
William Gray, foreman in Lansing.
burg, N. y, cracker factory, died Saturday
from the result OF injuries received by hav.
ing his right arm drawn between the rollers
OF q steam brake. One OF the rollers was
tluted and the bone was broken every incl,
from the wrist to the shoulder. s
Early Saturday morning, while freight
train was backing out OF the siding nea,
High Park, Dat the scene OF the terrible
Humber accident, another freight train ran
into It. The engineer and fireman OF the
latter train were probably fatally injured
Tho damage to rolling stock ia estimated al
S25 900. .5y l,,l ~
The, aituatiea OF the Indians at Poplal
river, Minnesota, is pitiabc. They are
starving, sick, and without medicine.
body Of braves arrived at Fl. Buiord or
the hunt Of food, bnt were arrested by th,
Indian police and takcn back. The winte
is unuauslIy severe, and there Is three an,
a half leet OF snow on the ground. 20!
| Minister Lowell Is authority for the slate
ment that the cattle disease agitation Ii
England is purely Of a political character
lie suggests that II certain routes and port
Of shipment Of cattle be kept thorough
inspected and kept disiniecied it wou!
I produce a conviction there which n
amount OF argument could do. 81 y. 4
The silver coinage revolutions passed b
the Boston Produce Exchange have calle
out letters to the secretary OF tho boar
from Representatives Long, Ramsey, nlori
+ and Lyman, and Senator Dawes. All agri
. that something ought to be done, bi
think, with the present Committee q
9 Coinage, Weights and Measures, no sctlo
alwill likely be taken. iIs:5 2,ig| a