The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-10-19
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Seven thousand Sioux Indians, under
Sitting Bull, at Standing Rock Agency, are
rejoicing over the reappointment OF Agent
Mclaughlin to look after their interests.
In an alteration at Lancaster, No.,
Georse Lehr stabbed and killed John w.
BarneS, tenant OF Lehr's, Friday alter
noon, in self-deiense, as it Is claimed.
Lehr is prominent citizen and highly es-
teemed.
1t is stated in Ottawa that the rumor
prevailing in London Saturday that Riel's
sentence would be changed to penal servi.
tude for life, is without foundation, and
that there is no power in England to
change his sentence.
The will Of Alice Kelly, a notorious wo-
man OF St. Louis, was prohated Friday.
II divides her fortune OF $4,000 among
her three sisters and two nieces, all OF
them respectable women connected with
families OF high standing in Chicago, Cen
tralia, st. Louis and East st. Louis.
Colonel Bee, the Chinese Consul at San
Francisco, has just completed conpila-
ton OF statistics, showing the number Of
arrivals and departures OF Chinese from
that port since the restriction act went
into force, on May O. 1882. The de-
partures aggregate about 1900 and the
arrivals $4,000.
1t is learned that witnesses have been
summoned to appear before the Federal
Grand Jury, in san Francisco, Tuesday
next, in the matter Of the alleged attempt
to bribe Customs Inspector Halves by
United States Marshal Mellers, to permit
Chinese 10 land from steamer without a
proper certificate.
The inside OF Goodnow's iron foundry
at Fitchburg, Mass was burned last night.
Loss between $4,000 and $4,000. lnsur.
ance unknown, but light. A number OF
valuable patterns were destroyed. The
Putnam Tool Company lost large num-
Der patterns but they are covered byan in
surance Of $4,000.
Ex-Banker ]. D. Fish was visited in the
peuitentiary Saturday by his daughter,
Annie, who also carried in her arms the
little daughter Of Fish and Sallie Reber,
for which she Is caring since its mothers
death. The meeting was an affecting one.
Miss Fish has arranged TO reside in
Auburn during her fathers imprisonment,
in order TO be near him.
Extradition papers have been made out
in the case OF Frank Angelo or ADgelas,
who was arrested in British Columbia,
charged with being fugitive from justice.
He had been convicted in Wyoming Ter
ritory OF murderous assault and escaped
homieustody. He will be handed over to
the American authorities in the coune Of
few days, unless an application is made
for writ Of habeas corpus.
Judge Cochrane, confidential adviser Of
Captain Eads, has returned to El Paso
from Mexico. He Gays President DlaE "a
yors the Tehuantepec Ship Railway, and
has g,anted valuable extensions TO the
original charter Of the company, namely, a
gift OF 2,50O,0O0 acres Of land, and guaran.
tees Of one.third Of the net revenue OF the
railway for l5 years after completion.
A gentleman Of about 60 was found in a
dying condition near the fair grounds in
VinCennes, Ind, yesterday. On examin-
alton 1t was found that he had been shot
in the ear, the bullet directly entering the
orihce. Several arrests have been made
Of suspicious parties. The old gentleman
cannot live. His identity canlot be as.
CertRined. He wore q grey suit, blue
check shirt, and carried case Of specta-
cles and an old case knife.
Henry Abbott, an employs at the
Olympic Theatre in Chicago, went down
on the ''levee" Friday night after the
Iphy vas over, and with party Of friends
visited number Of the resorts Of that IN.
sayory locality. Between and 8 o'clock
yesterday morning Abbott became in.
volved in quarrel with Joseph Golden, q
gambler, in Havill's saloon, on Fourth
avenue. In the fight which followed
Abbott was fatally stabbed by Golden.
In Montreal the rumor Is current that
the vacancy in the College Of Cardinals
created by the death Of Cardinal McClos'
key, will be filed by Archbishop Tas.
chereAu, Of Quebec. When one Of the
Canadian Bishops went 10 Rome some
time ago, In connection with the matter oi
the division Of the diocese Of Three Rivers
Cardinal Simeoni pledged him his word
that in case Of q vacancy occurring in the
College he would use all possible means tc
have It allied by Archbishop TaSchereau