Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-08-08
BRIEF TELEeRAMS.

WE. Lansing, Cohoes, N. Y, lawyer
attempted suicide yesterday.
An order is published at Fort Leaven
worth sentencing Firs, Lieutenant james
o. Mackey, of the Third Cavalry. to be con
fined to the limits Of the reservation oi
Fort Leavenworth for period Of eigh1
months and to forfeit $50 Of his pay pei
month for this period. Mackey was yester'
day found guilty by court martial Of Wis
iting an officers mess room and beating
George Henderson, the servant Of Leuten'
ant Fuller, without provocation.
l. The town Of Wssco in Eastern Oregon
was visited yesterday BY heavy and de.
structive cyclone. The wind was accom-
panied by perfect deluge, but the rain
storm lasted only few minutes. The new
Methodist church and a large mill were
both prostrated. A number Of other build
ings were unroofed and otherwise damaged.
A. NJ Barnett was fatally I'M ured by getting
caught under a falling building.
Political.
John o. Cravens was nominated yester-
day for Congress by the Republicans Of the
Fourth Indiana district.
One thousand Intellectual ballots have
thus far been taken in the Second Indiana
District Democratic Convention for Con.
gressional nominee. The convention has
taken a recess until 2:30 p. m.
The First Ohio District Republicans yes
terday nominated Hon. Ben But,erworth,
Commissioner Of Patents, for Congress.
The Fourth Ohio Congressional Demo
Anderson.
At the Republican Congressional Con.
vention for the Sixteenth Ohio dis.
trict held at Ashland, Hon Henry c.
Hedges, of Mansfield, was chosen by accla-
nation.
Foreign.
The Earl of Northbrook. High Commits
sioner to Egypt, isindi'posed and was OBJ,
liged yesterday to leave The Cabinet Coun-
ell. lie starts for Egypt Via Brindise on
August 3lst He viii he made knigh'
Of the Garter.
EIeyen deaths from chy...ru occurred dur,
rnake paat-2f Sodrs at M"rscrI!es.
The Freeman journal publishes an ap
peal to Irishmen for contributions towards
a fund TO recompcnse Mr. q Bricn, editor
of United Ireland for the losses he has sus
tanned in defraying the expenses Of the re-
cent legal proceedings in connection with
the Cornwall scandals.
The failure Of a small cotton firm is re-
ported in the Cotton Exchange London.
A letter from Antananarive, dated July
9th, says: "The Hovas are showing great
spirit and are determined to resist the
French. The Queen has proclaimed nego-
tiations at an end and ordered her subjects
to prepare for war"
The authorities Of Marseilles will com.
mence the construction of public works to
give occupation to the unemployed.
-Four deaths occurred at Toulon last
night one a person who returned yesterday
There has been slight increase in the
cases owing to the great number OF return
ing fugitiyes.
Nothing further has been heard about
Sheldon. the English citizen, said TO have
been captured and held for ransom in Kan
sas. The English Government is satisfied
the American authorities have done all they
coul6 10 find him. II is feared he has been
killed by his captors.
The Grand Jury at Dublin yesterday in
presenting the indictment against Corn
wall and bis companions, urged the Judge
to prohibit the publication OF the evidence.
The Judge sid he would do what he
legally could and commended the request
Of fforbearance Of the press.
The Belgian government has decided TO
establish quarantine against all the Medi'
terranean parts.
The Woskhod, Hebrew journal at St.
Petersburg, has received warning from the
authorities for violating the press laws
English cholera Is spreading in Clayton,
Lemeors and Rishton hamlets. not far from
BLACKBURN.
Your earthquake shocks occurred ycster.
AyHof1ipe at ffascati, Albhn6 s.a-Cas-
&lE /R6fnani, few miles, southeast OF
Rome.
Earl Granville, Secretary Of Foreign AZ.
fairs, has instructed Sir John Lumby, British
Minister to Italy to thank Italy for the sup
port given the British proposals at the rscent
Egyptian conferences England. he says,
highly appreciates the attitude maintained
by Italy in the conference. II indicates
friendship for England's enlightened solici-
tude for the prosperity Of Egypt.