The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-07-21
NEWS IN RRlEF.

There is a smallpox epidemic among
Russians at Scotland, Oak.
|. Colonel John A. Finn, prominent
attorney OF Frankfort, KY, died yester-
day..
John MCDONNELL, oil Cincinnati, was
arrested at Delaware, o., for assaulting a
little girl.
Marshall Moore, a prominent citizen Of
Galiatin, Tenn, died suddenly after tax
ing arola bath. =
Near Little Rock, Ark In n light over
some cattle, Jonathan Walker stabbed
and killed John Holt.
The car works OF Wells 4 French, Chi
cago, and other buildings burned last
night. Loss 100000.
The brewery Of Foas 4 I.shneiiera, Gin
Ginnati, o., was damaged by are yesterday
to the extent Of $4,000.
Mrs. Anderson, shot by her husband at
Washington G. H., O., Is still alive,
although there are no hopes Of her re-
covery.
Fire destroyed The pIaster Of Paris works
ofJ. B. King & Co.,, At New Brighton,
Staten Island. Loss S2GO, 900, with $780,
600 insurance.
Ten out Of twenty-eight head OF cattle
belonging to Kerichotf K Weisle were
killed by lightning near Saltwater, Alinn /,
in yesterdays storm.
The Mansion House Committee, Of Lon
don. spent four hours yGstcrdayin tho work
Of investigating the revelations made by
the Pail Mall Gd:sttt.
Two Italian wor.:men were killed and
others seriously injured at RoxbGry, rs,
by foul Gif IL tanlel ihey were digging
on the South Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pittsburgh Southern railroad pur.
chased by the Baltimore 4 Ohio two years
ego has been abandoned and the rails and
sleepers will be shipped to other aain.S.
Subscriptions for the proposed Catholic
university at Washington, ID. c., reach
almost $IO00,0O0. Work on the building
will not be commenced until next season.
4 fire al LeeChburg, Pa, yesterday
morning destroyed pNa 4 EonGeld's STORE
and two dTeliiG and damaged several
other building. Loss $l0,OONi partly in;
Sured.
John Foley, new York mechanic, dog.
ing on bis doOrstpp, nwoke to Gnd himself
developed In tiamcs. An unknown per-
son had poured kerosene on his clothing
and ignited II.
The Chief lostoNlce Inspector yesteg.
DAY recR!Yed hIapatph stating that the
a4siSt9nt postmaster at Portsmouth, Ohio,
had absconded with $4,000 belonging to
the Government.
John tiaNnt, who was arrested early
Saturday morning for the brutal murder
OF his wife Emma in Hohoken, n. i. :, com.
lAitted suicide yesterday morning by hang.
Ting IN h!s cell IN the county jail.
\ Fenian who had just arrived in
London from America Was aTrcsted yes.
terday mQrning ol tho strand. lie Is
changed with the murder OF brother
Fenian in town at Warwick, in 1850.
George Bachemin. brother Of the New
Orleans Chief Of POLICE, attempted thp
RsS2RsIDslipl li saloon keeper named
Charles Nice, by whom he was emp lOyed,
while Nice was asleep, woundtnG him in
three places.
Tho posloCjCe Et Eaat Salem, Kansas,
hVrnCd last night with all It's contents.
The sprelies Of the postmaster have tele.
grapICd that there were suspicious piT.
CunlstNncea COapeIted with the DIRE, and
an Investigation will be pade.
Captain Daniel r. Ward. who was ar,
rested for swindlinE several geVOEal hNSi'
meas firms in New York city during the
tast year, pleaded guilty yesterday aud
was aentto the State prls0n for three years
Tho prisoner Is a SouthenGr, and Is sail "a
come from q good faulty, During tie
war be y, R1iN a have heou house
burner. Ills swindliug schemes wore not
confined to New York.
A Grand Trunk special freight train 60
ing East aud construction train going
West, COIlided near London yesterday,
Both engines were badly Gaaphsd and ten
psrs Of freight wCre wrecked. The men
on both engines jumped tosave their lives,
hut tho engineer ot the constru Ctlop train
McFaldCn, was caught under tho engine
and killed. Tho others escaped with a!ight
injuries. The damage Is heavy.
The convention OF tho Universal Eedcra
tlun Of Window Glass Workers, which has
been IN session nj Pittsburgh for tho pas
week, adjourned last night. Tho follow
inu Officers wOr0 UlCpted: President, JamGl
Campbell, pithhnrgh; VicO President
John Jarrett, England; Secretary ant
Treasurer, Abort palaSart. nolgium
Member Of the Executive Council t9
America, John q, SliCker, Pittsburgh
Tho office OF tho Universal Federation will
10 In 0hRrteFOn, belgium,