The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-30
CoNpENsEp TKLKaRAMs.

Rear Admiral Clark H. Wells, retired,
died Saturday morning at his residence in
Washington.
The poatoffice at Nsoaha Falls, Kas, was
burglarizsd Saturday night, and $l25 In
money and stamps taken. Two regis
tered letters, contents unknown, were
riasd.
The dwelling Of Dennis Clifford, five
miles from Tawas City, Mich. was burned
and Clifford and his wife perished in the
hamea. They were an old couple Of very
dissoluts habits.
The Pacific Railroad Company Saturday
gave q hearing to Mr.. Peckhsm, the Gem
eral manager Of the English interests rep.
resented before the committee by Mr..
Brotherton, Of London.
The heating apparatus in the directors
car on the Delaware & Hudson railroad at
Troy, N. Y, exploded Saturday morning
and seriously injured the colored porter.
The interior Of the car was completely
wrecked.
The cable in the southside loop Of the
North Chicago City Railway, was success.
fully laid last night. It took less than
four hours to complete the job. This week
the cable will be swung on CLARK and
Wells street.
Nearly 500 carpet weavers, representing
most OF the shops in the northern part oi
Philadelphia, met Friday night In Tenn
peranCe Hall and voted to continue the
strike at the manufactures at which the
men are now out.
The Illinoia Miners Convention has
adopted the report OF the Legislative Com
mittee, which recommends that the Legis'
lature pass law to secure semi.monthly
payment OF wages to employees. There ID
contest over the Offices.
At Milwaukee, while workmen were
engaged in lifting water heater at the
foundry Of E. P. Allls & Co.,, It broks
away from the tackle and fell to the floor,
killing James Dwyer instantly and fatally
injuring Thomas Hickey.
Upon application Of Butler, stillman &
Hubbard, Judge Andrews, OF the New
York Supreme Court, has issued several
attachments against the property Of James
W, Vaile 4 Co., OF Milwaukee, Wis. The
lirm has sttachable assets in the National
Park Bank.
Eight cows suffering from plsuro.pneu-
monia were killed Friday In Hudson coun'
ty, N. j., by order Of DR.. Demsrd, Of the
Department Of Agriculture. Twenty-Five
COWS out OF 8 herd Of 1873 have also been
ordered killed, and 1t Is believed that the
whole herd will have to be slaughtered.
The Surveyors and Engineers Associa'
ton Of Illinois has approved Senator Cul
Ilom's bill requiring q portion Of the en-
Vineers upon public works to be selected
outside OF the army. The State delegate
10 the National Convention Of Engineer
was instructed to labor for an endorsement
Of the measure.
The negro, Jim Seams, who shot ant
killed Deputy Sheriff Autrey on Tuesday
night, was captured Friday in the BIZ
Sandy neighborhood, about twenty-five
miles south oI Tuscdorea, Ala, alter des
persts battle with the Sheriff q posse. he
was shot several times, but not fatally
IThere is considerable talk Of lynohing.
Henry Pretre was burned to death IL
his barn near Tyler, Mimi, Thursda!
night. The bodies Of ten horses, seven
teen cattle nnd twenty hoEs were alsf
found in the debris. The circumstances o
Pretre's death will probsbly never b
known. The Ore Is supposed TO have orig
Iiaatpd from a lantern, remains Of which
were iound IN tho rrlns.
The trial OF PasquAl Riccis, ieT tho pur
der OF Anthony MATES, at Hszslton, . teV
monthu ago, was ended Friday night, thl
liury'a verdict being "Not guilty" Tht
prisoner WIS Recessed. Riccis is an ignor
ant Italian, and when tine Verdiet Fs
given he did not know what 1t meant IN
I'll the District Attorney motioued him I,
leave the court room. His vile proud,
marched her husband out Of the room.
The Civil gsryice Commissioner wer
before the Houss Committee on Betorr
In the Civil Service, Saturday, and dil
cussed In an Informal way various quet
tionn connected with the civil service rule
and the administration Of the law. ReE
resentatiye Cranes bill to create q retire
, list in the civil service wes taken up ey IN
committee, and after short debate It va
decided to be ineSpsdiels and an advera
report was ordered upon ~
Noah Drew, the confederate who turne
.liniormsr on Barney, swinney, the WI
bash railway Eobber, says q scheme to 70
Norton Brothers bank Ct 4is9ord Cit
was under consideration and being plABne
6y sWinney last fall. The plan was 4
him ana sEipney 10 oVerpoWeI the cast
ier, s. D, Brady, conc ui.ht W bile he VI
SolnR to or from his boarding neaSo, sp
!5artsse him - 20 10 the bank and open q
, Ssfe, but the train robbery superseded tt
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