The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-01
NEWS IN BIIIEE.

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the month oil October Is Vari0usly esljmst.
ed the Treasury Department at from ST. !.
900, 600 to $l3OOO,0O0,
The steamer John Arooks, from Boston
for Portland, with 80 passengers, lies In the
outer harbor, of Gloucester, A strong
easterly storm. prevails, which delays her,
Architect Edilitz, OF New York, has been
strongly recommended TO Secretary Man.
ming and the President as a desirable
man Tor the position Of Supervising Arch
iteCt,
James N. Hamilton, lato Deputy Col.
leCtor OF Internal Revenue In Marion
county, Ark, was murdered at his home
on the 92d inst. An Illicit dlstiller named
MulliGan confessed to the crime and Is
now In jail.
A strong effort Is being mado to secure
amnesty for Big Bear, the Indian chief
who led the massacre at Frog Lake during
the late rebellion In the Northwest, and
who Ia now imprisoned in the Manitoba
Penitentiary.
The United States Railroad Construc.
ton Company, Of New York, have signed
q contract to build and equip the Sayan.
nah, Dublin & Western Railroad, from
Savannah, Ga, to Macon, Ga, 157 miles,
within eight months time.
The amount stolen from tho Adams
Express car on the st, Louis & San Fran
cisco railroad last Monday night Is now
said 10 be $4,000. The best detective
talent To be found Is now working up the
case. They are said 10 be following the
right clue.
VIM. Irwin, oi Rowlsndaville, Md,
went to Lancaster on business on Thurs.
day. Friday evening he Visited bis
nephew, L, II, Bachelor, and yesterday
morning he was found dead In bed, hav.
ing accidentally left tho gas turned on.
lie was 55 years oiage, and leaves q vile
and 10 children.
The Mexican government has made rep.
resentations to the Dominion government
for lenient sentence for Scott, Of Mar
Quette, who absconded after committing
forgery and was arrested in Mexico. He
was surrendered by the Mexican authori.
ties, although there is no extradiLion treaty
In existence. Hence the request.
Burglars Friday night entered the resi-.
denCe of Councilman W. II. Aungst, on
street, OIL City, Pa, and ohlorotormed all
the members OF his family. Tho house
was thoroughly ransscked by the marau.
ders, but nothing was taken, the object oil
their visit evidently being TO get money
they thought was concealed in the house.
William Dingwall and George May,
two IA year.old boys living in the same
house on Woodward street, Jersey City,
quRreled Friday night over q girl. Ding.
wall whipped out knife and commenced
slashinE May, who also pulled out small
pocket knife. Both boys fought until
they were covered with blood and too
weak to fight any longer. Dingwall has
seven stab wounds and May five.
John A. Hamilton, s!oCkman OF
Evansville, Wis, who fell from q car at
that station October %, and broke his
neck, from which resulted a complete par.
Rlysls Of the body from tho neck down.
ward, died Thursday night A post NOR.
tenn examination was made yesterday,
which showed that the spinal cord had
been broken and entirely disconnected.
How the man lived q week in such con.
ditiCn is mystery which the doctors can.
not iathom.
A prophetic conference is to be held In
Chicago In about three weeks, the object
being to discuss the prophecies In the
Bible concerning the second coming Of
Christ, and TO endeavor 10 come to q un.
Rnimous conclusion as TO when this event
may be expected. Bishops Nicholson, OF
Philadelphia, and Baldwin, OF Canada;