The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-07-02
CONpENSED TEI.gGRAMS.

United States Marshal Hector Thomas
was shot Saturday at Radford, Greek
Nation, |. T., by desperate whom he
was trying to arrest.
Senator Cullom, OF Illinois, who has
been confined TO his room since his arri-
val in Springfield last Tuesday, is able
to be up and receive visitors.
The Secretary OF the Treasury Satur-
day accepted the following bonds: Four
per cents, registered, 1890 ut l2S. -Four
and half per cents, registered, $4,000
at 1913.
Among the passengers who sailed for
Europe Saturday on the Cunard steamer
Aurania were the Duke and Duchess OF
Marlborough, and Margaret Mathcr, the
actress. -----.a.--.,
Golden Robinson, colored, who killed
his wife in New York City on March 30,
was found guilty OF murder in the sec
ond degree. The jury deliberated for
IS hours.
At Chicago Saturday night Andrew
Kertz, a young butcher, put bullet in
his head in the presence Of Alice Rand,
the girl whom he had loved and who
had rejected his love.
The House Committee on Elections
Saturday decided by strict party vote
in favor OF Elliott, the sitting member,
in the election contest in the Seventh
South Carolina district.
The italian Society OF Emigration has
issued circular appealing for aid for
the Italian emigrants, who are constantly
arriving at New York, and many OF
whom are unable 10 obtain employment.
The F. A. Gerst Company, white
goods and notions, Louisville, filed a
deed OF assignment. Liabilities, 800, 1000;
nominal assets, SlS4, 900, including stock,
$4,000. Assets will probably realize
100000.
The President has informed the Gin
cinnati Exposition Committee that, on
account OF the pressure OF private busi-
ness, he cannot accept its invitation to
attend the Exposition at this time. He
has now in his hands 1870 bills that must
be examined and disposed Of during the
coming week.
Grasshoppers have recently appeared
by the million in the vicinity OF st. Paul
and threaten the total annihilation Of
crops. A vigorous warfare is being
waged against them. Several contriv-
ances for catching and destroying them
are being used. It has been decided TO
pay 81 a bushel for hoppers.
Alice Mcdaniel, widow OF Tippeca:
noe county, Indiana, Saturday appeared
before Judge Vinton, Of the Circuit
Court at Lafayette, and declared her in
tention Of becoming citizen OF the
United States. The belief is that this
is is the first instance on record where a
woman has been made a citizen in 1ndi-
ana.
The Young Democratic Battalion, OF
Philadelphia, has discarded the bandan-
ma and has adopted in its stead the Stars
and Stripes OF the Union. The change
was made for effect. President Huggard,
who suggested it, declared that he was
tired OF seeing the Republican party
monopolize the national flag, as though
no one else had right to it.
Brivadier General James G. Duane,
Chief the Army Engineer Corps, was
Saturday placed on the retired list for
age, that being his 6Ith birthday. He
entered the Military Academy July i,
1874; was three times brevetted for dis
tinguished professional and meritorious
services during the war, and succeeded
General John G. Newton as Chief Engi-
neer on October II, 1886.
Sheriff Weaver, OF Lyon county, Kan
sas, has placed q juvenile horse thief,
named Charles Roberts, in the reform
school. The lad is but l2 years Of age,
but is a hardened criminal. The charge
on which he was sent up was the steal
ing OF horse, cart and $40 in money.
The boys home is in Buffalo, n. Y, but
he has been wandering about over the
country great deal.
About $3.50 o'clock Friday night a
canoe, containing ]. r. Codwise and a
young lady, capsized in the Charles
river, near Riverside, Mass. Codwise
was drowned, but before sinking he
made an effort to save his companion.
The lady's screams attracted attention,
and she was rescued by two men who at
the time Of the accident were boating q
quarter OF q mile away.
Judge Shiras, Of the United States Cir
cult Court, at Dubuque, denied a new
trial in the famous case OF Sallie Hell.
man against the Mutual Life Insurance
Company, the New York Life and the
Connecticut Mutual Insurance Company,
The three cases were consolidated. The
issue was merely one OF fact restingon the
identity ofa certain body found soon aftel
HeiimRn had insured his life for S25, 900
The insurance companies charged fraud
and claimed that the body was that Of {
young man who had disappeared from
his home in Iowa,