The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-28
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The gold shipments to Europe Saturday
were 81, ,75S,00O.
Robert Fairchild ws3 fatally mangled by
cars at Springfield, O., Saturday.
Rufus W. Pepple, stock dealer at
Findlsy, o., hss mysteriously disappeared.
A forest fire is raging on Limestone
Ridge, in Pennsylvania.
Bolt and nut manufacturers have formed
a pool TO restrict production and raise
rates.
at Ecaton, Pa, Mrs. Amelia Barnet cut
the throat Of her two infants and then her
own.
New York butchers are arranging for the
boycotting OF dealers in Chicago dressed
beef.
Six steamships with four thousand emf
grants, left English ports for Quebec during
last week.
The Carter county (ky.) Democracy have
declared for the platform Of 1876 and Til.
den and Hendricks.
The formal opening OF the Mexican Con.
trail railroad has been postponed from the
9th to the 10Th OF May.
President Soldirar, Of Salvidor, hel ar
rived at New York.
Secretary Lincoln and Secretary Chan.
dler attended the graduating exercises of
the Artillery School Mt Fortress Monroe.
Deacon Azahel Woodruff, one OF the
most prominent citizens OF Marietta, o., is
dead atthe mature age Of eighty.six yeaYl.
1t is deemed certain that the amendment
10 the Constitution Of Louisiana, increasing
the interest on State bonds, has been car.
ried.
General Raum he's invited Charles El:
dredge, who was the first man dismissed
by Commissioner Evans, to become his law
partner.
William B. Sinclair, OF Covington, an
employe OF Sells Bros. circus, VIZ killed
ut Paris, Ky, by having his skull crushed
by some one unknown.
4 Gro in the Erevoort House, New York,
about II o'clock Saturday night, caused
quite a scare for while. No lives were
lost. Damage about $4,000.
General Emerson Opdycke died at his
residence, in New York, from a wound
caused by the accidental discharge Of a
pistol.
William ]. Phillips, the New York pro.
duce broker, who failed Friday, hr ab.
seconded. lIn had forged warehouse
receipts for -four, and perpetrated other
frauds.
Tho dead body Of George NJ. Beatty. q
batcheior living alono near Morrow, o.,
was found in his house Thuraday afternoon.
lie had evidently been dead for several
days. s.
Mr.. Talbot, OF Maryland, who voted for
Randall for Speaker, now says that there
have been many changes Of mind among
Democrats, and he thinks the Morrison
bill will pass the House. ,
In the trial Of Neal at Grayson, Ky, for
tho Ashland murders, the defense intro:
duced witnesses to prove an alibi for the
accused. The evidence is not considered
al affecting the chain Of circumstantisl evi'
dence.
Tho House Committee on Appropria.
tons consular and diplomatic bill appro.
PIRATES s977,770 which is SSlS. .9S5 less than
the last appropriation. 1t economies by
cutting down salaries, and dispensing with
a number Of consulates.
A committee OF the National Academy
Of Sciences, after a long series Of expert
menta, conclude that glucose-grape sugal
made from corn starch, while not having
the sweetening power OF cane sugar, Il
harmless, il pure, as were the specimens
from the market examined by them.
i The Democrats OF Kentucky held con
ventious all over the State Saturday
Resolutions were adopted universally de
msnding tariff for revenue only. McDon
aid and Tilden were divided about equal,
in expressions Of preference. In spite q
/. Mr., Wa.terson's refussl to be "a delegate
at.large to Chicago, the conventions Q
!. quite number Of counties instructed 10
him, r-