The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-23
CONDENSED TELKGRAMs.


in the Northwest.
Stevens box factory and soper's planning
mill, in Chicago, burned Saturday. The
loss is about S25, 600.
Annie Wood, ten.year old child, was
bitten by mad dog in Jersey City. The
dog was killed by the police.
The firm OF Kurtz, Blanchard & Co.,
bags, q Pearl street, and 8 Desbrosses
street, New York City, made an assign.
ment Saturday to Lucius Brady.
Warren Msthers, John Kovermau, Mag.
gle Tull and Rachel Davis, while coastiug
In Cincinnati Saturday, were seriously in.
iured by collidlng with buggy.
Two hundred Indiana bee keepers, with
small representation from Illinois and
Ohio, have just concluded an interesting
meeting in Indianapolis. They discussed
the ways and more honey and how to pro.
perly care for them
A large some Of money was stolen from
Anton Jedlicka's house, in Ohicsgo, Sat-
urday morning. The entire family Of six
persons were ohloroformed by the thieves.
The money stolen from Mr.. Jedlicks was
the savings Of nearly eight years.
As the investigation Of the transactions
which Mrs. Cordelia Hendricks, the Phil.
adelphia "lady banker" had with other
confding acQuaintanCeH progresses, new
victims develop, aud II is stated that credi.
tors whose claims aggregate over $l00, 900,
have been located.
In retaliation for the hard fight being
made by the temperance people OF Leeds
county, Ont, IL buildings have been
burned at Irish Greek; the Methodist
church aud Q tannery have been burned
at Ksmptyille, and FIVE constables have
been stoned and assaulted.
Judge O. Arson Jones, one Of the lead
ing citizens OF Texas, died in Galveston
Thursday night Of paralysis Of the brain,
aged 38 years. He was the con OF Anson
Jones, the last President OF the Republic
OF Texas, who committed suicide iust prior
to the breaking out Of the Rebellion.
Dispatches to the leading newspapers Of
the Dominion from Washington and
Canadians returning from Washington,
are unanimous 10 stating that fsheries me-
gotistions are now conceded by all, except
Joseph Chamberlain, Sir Charles Tupper
and their assistants, to be complete
failure.
The eighth annual convention OF the
Custom Tailors' Association, at Chicago,
adjourned Saturday. Detroit was decided
on sa the place to hold the semi-Rnnual
seeaon the third week in July. A gold
button badge was adopted, and a mono
gram OF the initial letters OF the name will
be engraved on 1t.
Gaorce LIGHT. TraREnrar of tha Gaynap
Presbyterian church at Portsmouth, O.,
has been missing sinCe last Saturday. It
ia said his accounts with the church show
deficit Of $l20, and that he owes various
sums to different Odd Fellows, OF whose
order he was q prominent member, LIGHT
Is supposed to be In Chicago.
Two trains collidsd in St. Paul Saturday,
wrecking both engines aud two passenger
coaches. Michael FlAherty, foreman Of
the Minneapolis and st. Paul freight
shed, was instantly killed, and D. Nc
Ginnis, switchmsn, was severely burned
by flying coal from the engine. Passsn-
gers received severe shaking up.
The employees Of Rsthbone, sard & Co.,
iron founders, Of Albany, N. Y, have &C.
cepted the proposition Of the firm to retain
ten per cent Of the mems wages until the
end Of the year, the same to be forfeited
In case OF q strike by the men, or in event
Of lockout by the firm the men to be
paid ten per cent Of their wages during
the lockout.
The estimates, as made al Yankton, of
the lots Of life throughout bhe Territory Of
Dakota by the blizzard figure up over
1000. The counties where the casualties
were the lsrgeBt are: Bonhomme, 100;
Hutchinson, IA; Lincoln, l3; BeRdle, 25 I;
Sphinx, II; Hand, 10; Warj, 10. The
northern and central parts Of the Terri
tory have not been heard from fully.
The Canadian Postmaster General states
that the convention for the parcel post
service between Canada and the United
States had been signed by himself and
Postmaster General Villas, and only re-
quires the signature Of President Gleye-
land to make It legal. The terms agreed
upon were satisfactory to both Govern
ments, and u had been arraigned for the
service TO be inaugurated March /.
The slnclAirville, N. Y, gas we'll is down
]. 900 feet, and the flow Of gas is / 900 600
feet per day. Drilling has been stopped
and guard Is kept at the well night and
day. OIL has been obtained in coAsidera.
BILE quantities. Parties representing the
Standard OIL Company are buying up all
the land obtAinRble at good prioss. The
well is In the town OF Charlotte, q ahort
distance from the town Of sinclairyille.
Saturday morning the dead body Of Ed.
Dunn, Of the cattle-buying firm Of Dunn &
Hart, Of Wellsville, Mich, was found in
the road about two miles from that village.
He had been out buying calves, and was
driving home when his team became IN.
manageable and ran away, capslzing the
calf rack, which In falling pinned him To
the earth, where he frozs TO death, being
unable to extricaEe himself.
Tdings oithe survivors olthe ship John
7. Berry, which sailed from Philadelphia
In September and was burned at sea, have
been received. Captain Samuel Watts, ol
Boston, received the following cableRram
Saturday, dated Liverpool: Captain
WAttB:-The captain, mate and Mr.. beam
passenger, and eleven Of the crew arrived
ct Sydney yesterday. All well. The
second mate and ten Of the crew are still
miHBinR.