The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-11
Condensed TELEGRAMS.

Mr.. Blaine will sail for home on the
10th Of July.
Fire at Chcsley, Ont, destroyed the
business portion of the town. Loss,
$3.50, 1000; insurance not over $4,000.
Mrs. George Walker, of Louisville, was
prostrated by heat, the first case OF the
kind reported this season. She will re-
cover.
The President has approved the act
making appropriations to supply de-
ticiency in collecting the revenue from
customs for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1855.
The President has approved the act OF
Congress providing that pensions here.
tofore or hereafter granted to widows OF
the war OF the Rebellion shall commence
at the date Of the death OF their husbands
Governor Martin, Of Kansas, received
dispatch from the Sheriff OF Stevens
county stating that body OF armed men
had taken possession Of the town OF
Hugston and had driven him out OF the
county.
The June crop report asserts that the
Michigan wheat crop will probably
amount 10 but lG.450,000 bushels. The
southern counties show but G2 per cent
OF an average crop, the middle So and
northern 50 per cent.
Captain Andrews boat, the Dark
Secret, in which he is soon to cross the
Atlantic, was launched and sailed from
Gloucester, Mass, Friday afternoon amid
the firing OF guns. She sails fast and
appeared very small on the water.
J.J. Mcbride, postmaster at Living
ston, Mont, left suddenly Sunday morn
ing. 1t now transpires that he is de-
faulter to the Government to the amount
OF several hundred dollars, besides prf-
vate Indebtedness to large amount.
A dynamite bomb, constructed on n
new plan, was found next to the walls
OF the Chicago Historical Society build
ing on Dearborn avenue yesterday.
The authorities are ut loss to know
why the bomb was placed where it was
found. Itwas wrapped in copy Of the
ArLeiter ZtitIng.
A girl apparently twenty years OF age,
and carrying a small valise, threw her
self into the lake at the foot OF Sixty
seventh street, Chicago, Saturday, and
was drowned. She was well dressed and
stranger in Hyde Park, where she had
been noticed for day or two.
After being out iorty-eight hours, the
Baltimore jury rendered verdict in fa-
yor OF the defendant OF the now famous
Crise will case. Mr.. Crise left an esthte
worth S5O0,O00 and left the bulk OF it to
his second wife. The children OF the
first wife tried to break the will.
The new headquarters of the Repub-
lcan State and National Committees, at
IS West and Twenty-secOnd street, New
York City, were opened formally Satur-
day. There were few visitors. The for
nal date ofthe opening has not yet been
fixed. The committee will occupy the
entire building.
The rumor OF grasshoppers in Otter
Tail county, Minnesota, has been con-
iirmed by IN investigation Just COM
pleted by Prof. Luger, OF the State Expe-
rimentai Farm. There are millions OF
the pests Matching out in the neighbor-
hood Of Perham, and not only that, but
already there are many OF them big
enough to jump.
The grand jury Of Middlesex county,
Massachusetts, in its report found no bill
against Mrs. Abbie II. Corner, the
Christian scientist OF West Mediord,
charged with manslaughter in causing
the death Of her daughter, Mrs. Lottie
A. James, also OF West Medford, by neg.
Letting TO provide proper medical assist
ance Mt the time OF her confinement on
the 18th OF March.
Joseph II. Reale, Of the American
Agricultural and Dairy Association, has
served james Gorden Bennett with pa.
pers in two suits for libel. The damages
in each is placed at $245,O 900. Mr.. Reale
says Mr.. Bennett caused untrue articles
to be published in regard to him and the
Tortilla Mining Company. Mr.. Bennett
was served with the notice while eating
in Delmonico's,
Miss Mary StaufTer, of schuylkill
Haven, bright, young and the belle oi
her circle, was married on her deathbed
Friday. While walking in field in the
morning her clothing caught fire from
burning brush, inficting fatal injuries
She was TO have married Luke Fisher
next week, but her wish TO die us his
wife was gratiaed, and they were united
few hours after the accident. Five
minutes after the ceremony she was {
corpse.
In order to allay the apprehensions o
strangers, that they may not be able Il
secure accommodations in Chicago dur
ing convention, local paper prints thC
following: Over 10000 people can b.
taken care Of by the 200 and more hos
telries over and above the usual mum
Der Of guests; fifteen Of the principa
hotels can accommodate ll,l75 conven
ton visitors, and fully 10000 NOR,
guests can be provided for by the smalle
hotels in the city, and an equal numbe
lin the boarding houses,