The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-31
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Captain w. II. Porter, citizen OF
Emp0ria, Kan, was stabbed and killed
Saturday at Hamilton by William Smith.
The Secretary of the Treasury Satur-
day afternoon accepted the following
bonds: $4,000 4! per cents, regis
tered, at 1851.
The Pope has written cordial letter
to the preIates in Ireland, informing
them that he has sent rich gift to each
OF the Irish cathedrals.
The President Saturday directed the
removal OF Edward Cushing, Collector
OF Customs at Belfast, Me-, and will
nominate his successor in a few days.
William Ogilivic, who has been en-
gagged by the Government since 1877 in
exploringextreme Northwestern Canada,
has arrived at Edgerton via Lac and
Victoria.
The eviction Of delinquent tenants at
Gweedore, County Donegal, was COM
menced on Wednesday. Troops and po-
lice have been ordered thither to assist
the bailitis, and violent scenes are ex-
pected.
President Scott, of the Union Iron
Works, Of Sau Francisco, has notified
Secretary Whitney OF his acceptance oil
the conditions proposed by the depart
ment for the official steam trial of the
cruiser Charleston, aud that she will be
ready in six months.
Charles F. Merle, President OF the
California Bonemeal and Fertilizer Com
pany, agent OF n. X. Fairbank & CO., the
Chicago lard firm, and general broker,
has disappeared. GeAeral rumor places
his shortage at 100000. He had been in
business for sixteen years.
The phenomenon OF steam and smoke
in Charles, Mix county, Dakota, is said
to be caused by burning coal. There is
great volume OF steam constantly is-
suing from the crevice, accompanied by
a strong snlphurous odor and Il light
smoke. The earth for many feet around
is warm.
The grand jury at Chicago Saturday
returned the indictments against Messrs.
Shaw, ,Plessner and Taylor for completely
in the bond rol berry. The charges arc
those OF burglary and receiving stolen
property. Otis Corbitt, the Iowa man,
was indicted on the charge Of receiving
stolen goods. Lawyer Cutting was re-
leased from custody.
Thomas Hayman, OF Dayton, Ky, on
Saturday night, was Watching for chick
en- thieves who had been troubling him.
Seeing u man on the premises acting
suspiciously, he fired, and the man fell
and died in a few hours. He was n
neighbor named William MurdoCk. Be-
fore he died Murdock declared that he
was on his own premises when he was
shot, Hayman has been arrested.
Over $4,000 worth OF stained glass
manufactured in England for the cathe-
dral at Dubuque, Iowa, was seized yester-
day by Surveyor Mclaughlin. ltis held
subject to the payment OF $1,000 in duty.
The Surveyor claims the glass is subject
to duty OF 45 per cent, Notwithstanding
the Secretary Of the Treasury informed
Senator Allison that, being for church
purposes, 1t was exempt
Mrs. Libbie BeiChler, who killed Harry
w. King, OF Chicago, a few weeks ago
attempted to escape from jail at Omaha
Friday evening. As the jailer was open
ing the woman 8 cell door, in response to
q Gall, she struck him with her hands
and, rushing to the main cell room, beg
ged for some one TO let her ont. After q
short but desperate struggle she was
taken back to her cell,
The juneau Alaska Free Pres says
that the statements made by Mrs. Voor
hees in regard to the abuse OF native
women and girls in Alaska are absolutely
false in every particular. Denying al
her statements, it says; "The oivillEeC
people in the wilds Of Alaska are as re
lined and advanced as all good citizens
OF the United States should be, and nom
Of the horrible acts attributed to then
have occurred within the knowledge o
the Oldest inhahitant,"