The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-09
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in Castle Garden 81, ,6l9 immigrants.
The Board Of Supervisors Of Sioux City,
Iowa, decided to grant no permits this year
to Wholesale liquor dealers.
Mr.. Lamar foamslly rendered his resig.
nGtion as Secretary OF the Interior on Sat.
urday. 1t will 60 into effect on Tuesday.
The Brush electric light station in st.
Louis wRs bsdly damaged by fire. The
cause was the crossing Of wires in the
towor.
]. D. Little, OF Toronto, O dealer in
clothing and boots and ehoes, made an as-
signment Saturday. His liabilities are
$1,000.
Thursday, January 20, has been selected
cs the date for the mplimentary banquet
to be given in Boeton to Senator Sherman
by the Home Market Club.
Eunice Cottrell, eyed lis years, died at
North s!onington, Conn.,, Saturday. She
was great granddaughter OF King Phil
lip, the famous Indian chief.
The Southern Hotel and two private
resilenCesin Sherman, Tex, were destroy
ed by fire. Several persons were seriously
Injured. The loss is $4,000.
At franklin Falls, N. H., the Gross pulp
mill, owned by the WinDepssogee Paper
Company, burned. Loss $50, 900, not in
Cluding locs on stock Of pulp.
The stockholders Of the Washington
Fire aud Marine Insurance Company
voted to 60 ou. Of hu9ineRJ. All risks are
to be insured in other companies.
About 800 Buffalo stonecutters are on
strike. Tho employers had notified them
that during the winter months they must
work 10 hours per day, and the strike is
the result.
Owing TO the absence Of Sir Charles
Topper, the meeting Of the fisheries con.
Ierees has been postponed until Monday
at o'clock. All Of the members are in
Washington.
The CO. Operative Colony OF Knights OF
Labor, near Grow Wing, Mimi, has failed.
It was not organized by the order, but by
individual Knights. Lack Of capital pre-
vented success.
At East Bend, KY, while Charles Lig.
gett and his brother.in-law named Kent
were engaged in preESing hay, quarrel
arose, during which Kent seized corn
knife and almost severed Liggett's head
from his body.
An attempt was msds to rob the express
car on the westbound Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy train. Two men tried to force
the door between Alleric and Melroae,
but were unsuccessful. Several shots
were exchanged.
The big -four train which started from
Minneapolis on Friday, is stalled in the
heavy Bnow storm between that place and
Marquette. The wirea are down along
the road, and nothing can be learned as TO
the whereabouts Of the train.
Owing to a misplaced switch on the
Michigan Central track, at Bay City, Sat-
urday, an engine and five cars were
thrown down an embankment. Fireman
A. ]. Scott was fatally wounded and En-
gineer Robert Rockham and Robert Mul-
len slightly injured.
The Golden Free Trads Club, OF Eng.
land, is soliciting contributions from this
country. Frank Hurd hss given $50. Mr..
Hurd expressed his belief that Blaine
would be the Republican candidate, and
that the issue Of the tsriS would forever
settle the fate Of the Republican party.
The United States steamer Verbena,
Captain Gibbs, landed at Hyannis, Macs,
Friday night, Captain Thornton and 90
msn, comprising the crew OF the Btesmer
Newcastle City, from Newcastle, England,
for New York, that sunk December %,
near Nantucket, South shoal lightship.
Reuben Crawford, for many years Chief
Inspector OF the United States Revenue
Department for North Carolina, East
Tennessee and Northern Georgia, but
more recently in charge Of more sxtsn.
sive field, with headquarters at Cincinnati,
died in Lansing, Michigan, after brief
illness.
Sir A. P. Caron, Canadian Minister OF
Militia, Gays there is no truth in the report
cabled from England that the militia ser.
vice OF Canada is about TO be reorRanizsd.
He thought it was as we'll organized and
effective as II could be, considering the
amount oil tbs annual appropriations Tor
the aeIvices.
Clouds Of locusts have appeared in va.
rious parts Of Arizona territory, and are
cleaning every spear OF vegetation in the
district. Farmers are guarding their fields
with fires, while many have begun active
warfare against the destructive insects.
Two brilliant stars hSvO been seen at early
morning, and the superndhous believe
that they are the cause Of the coming OF
the locustn.
The north and south bound freight
trains on the Savannah, Florida 4 West
eIn Railroad between Thomasville and
Albany collided Saturday near Meigs,
fifteen miles above Thumssyille, Ga. Both
trains we're running thirty miles an hour,
The engines and several cars were demol.
ished. Two car loads Of horses were burn
ed. All Of the tIainmen escaped with but
slight bTuiRes. This accident was caused
by one Of the trains running of ita rched'
ule time.
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