The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-01-25
NEWS IN BRIEF.

There Is nothing new in tho railroSt cut
war. The ticket agents are all hoping that
something will be done soon to relieve the
monotOny.
A. NJ. Wheeless Water Works superin.
tendent at Dallas, Tex iaG deiautter 10
the amount of$l2,0OO, which he Equan.
dered in riotous living.
The planning mill OF Scott Brothers, on
Water street, Pittsburgh, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire at one o'clock yesterday
morning. LOSS, $4,000; insurance 5000.
In accordance with the action OF Friday
nights meeting, about 600 OF the hand
loom ingram carpet weavers stopped work
in Philadelphia and went out on a strike.
Los Angeles has been damaged $l25 900
by flood Caused'by q ClOud:burst In the
the mountains. A woman and two chill
dren were drowned. twenty-five houses
were washed away.
In a hard glove fight in New York Fri
day evening, Charley Cooley, the ex.mid.
die weight COlored champion pugllist,
knocked out Dan Titus, also coiored, In
the 2lst round, for purse OF $3.50. Titus
was finally knocked senseless.
A locomotive boiler exploded in the
round.houseat the Chicago, Milwaukee, and
st. Paul depot, in Madison, Wis, Satur-
day night, causing the death OF one man,
Peter Burg, serious injury TO nine others,
and considerable destruction to property.
Representative Cowgill, Chairman OF
the Legislative Bribery Investigating Com.
mittee, speaking OF the letter OF Senator
Payne, said they we're not investigating
that gentleman, and that he would not be
called to give evidence before the commit.
Tee.
Joseph Lietner, "a well-known and In.
lluential citizen Of Joliet, ILL.,, was driving
home Friday night, when he ran into a
snow drift with sufficient force to throw
him from the sleigh and render him in.
sensible. When he was found Saturday
morning he was frozen TO death.
A collision occurred on the Catawissa
branch Of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad near Ringtown Saturday morn.
ing, by which two men were Instantly
killed and tW o fatally Injured. Two freight
trains going in opposite directions were,
by mistake OF an official, sent out on a
single track.
A wonderful temperance revival is in
progress at Coal Bluff, near Brazil, Ind,
under the management Of Mr.. T. L. Mar.
tin. Out OF a mining population OF 200,
1I2 have signed the pledge. Some OF the
saloons have closed, the saloonkeepers
pouring out the whisky and signing the
pledge.
Counsel for the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will to-day file exceptions TO tho
recent decision Of Judge simonton in the
South Pennsylvania Railroad injunction
case. After the exceptions have been
fled an appeal will Immediately be taken
to the Supreme Court now sitting in
Philadelphia.
A sensational report was sent from
Wilkesbarre 10 various papers throughout
the country to the effect that another lRht
was seen Friday night by the reBCuing
party at slope No. |, Of the NanLlCoke
mines, and that the sntombed miners
were heard from. The officials OF the
company deny the report as a base false.
hood.
Three incendiary fires occurred in
Kingetown, Ont, Friday night. Skinner
x Co.. 3 drug store was burned out, cauB.
ing loss Of $200OO, The inCendiafy was
caught and proves 10 be a son OF Il, M,
Horeey, leading merchant. 1ncendiary
fires have beeI quite frequent for some
time past, but the authorities have been
unable 10 detect tue perpetrators.
Mr.. William D, Sloane, Bon.in.law Of
the late William IL. Vanderbilt, has an.
nounOed bis intention 10 build, furnish
and atdnVv an ihaiitnllnyi IN ha khntlsN a.