The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-04-09
CONDENSED TRLEGRAMS.

Long & Brother, furniture manufac-
turers, Louisville, made an assignment.
The liabilities are $4,000.
Fifteen children were precipated into
a well at Palmyra, No., Saturday. They
were all rescued alive except one, Arthur
Little, aged 0 years.
Negotiations are about completed be-
tween the Canadian Government and
the Canadian Pacific Railroad Company.
relative to the surrender by the latter OF
its monopoly.
It will be several days before the full
extent of the Wapsic Railroad disaster
is known. It is thought several moro
bodies are in the ruins. Some Of tho
wounded may not live.
Owing to the bad condition OF tho
streets in Montreal the street railway
company has withdrawn the cans from
nearly all Of its routes. A hundred men
and 500 horses are idle.
The graves of the Confederate dead at
New Orleans were decorated Friday.
Various Posts Of the G. A. r. partici-
pated in the ceremonies. The offerings
of these posts were very elegant.
Zeph Davis, the negro foreman who
murdered little Maggie Gaughn (white)
at Green Bros. shoe-heel factory, Chi
cago, few weeks ago, was sentenced by
Judge Halves to be hanged May II.
One OF the steel rail mills OF Chatta-
nooga will next week berunning double
time, and furnace which has been out
OF blast for two months, will blow in on
the Goth instant, with orders for year
ahead.
The Shreveport and Arkansas Railroad
was completed Friday, and the golden
spike was driven by Mrs. Julia Rule
(''Pansy," Of the Shreveport 1ImsS). A
large number OF citizens witnessed the
ceremony.
Hans Stackried and his wife, Fanny,
handsome woman of2l years, took dose
OF poison Saturday morning and died
within an hour Of each other in St. Vim
cents Hospital, New York City, between
5 and 8 o'clock.
Two farmers in wagon crossing the
tracks in Middletown, N. Y, Friday
night, were run over by an Erie train,
and killed. They were so badly mutt
lated that their remains had to be shovel
ed up in barrel.
Interest in the gold discoveries in
Lower California continues. 7. S. Van
dyke, OF San Diego, who explored the
country last fall, is full Of faith in the re-
ports, which he says simply verify opin-
ions formed from his observations at
that time.
A dinner was given at Delmonico's
Friday night to Ex-Governor "Boss"
Shepherd, formerly of Washington, who
is about to return to Mexico. Speeches
were made by Gems. Sherman and
Porter, "Billyd Florence and Ex.Goy-
ernor Shepherd.
The Rev. Lewis R. Harley, a Methodist
minister at Howellyille, Delaware coun-
ty, was recently married by Mayor Fit
Ter, OF Philadelphia, and his brethren,
not thinking it right for a minister to be
married by civil officer, asked him to
withdraw, which he did.
Bank Examiner Tate Saturday gave
the result OF his examinations OF the ai-
fairs of the State National Bank of Ra-
leigh, N. O., which was plundered by
Cross and White, its cashier and presi-
dent. According to the banks books
the cash is short $4,000.
John P. Tobey, aged 97, the Oldest
man in Smyrna, Chenango county, New
York, is dead. He bought his farm
there seyenty-fve years ago, when it
was wilderness. The oldest woman in
the town is Mrs. Reynolds, aged lO2.
Mrs. Tobey survives her husband, at the
age of 93.
Prophet Fraser was hanged at Walter
boro, S. c., Saturday for the murder of
his wife. A year ago persons passing
by Fraser's house were attracted by
peculiar smell from the house. Smould-
ering fires were burning in the chimney
place, and in il were the charred remains
Of the head and shoulders of the woman.
He protested hisfnnocence to the last.
An investigation made by the New
York Coroner Saturday shows that
Senator Bob Hart, or Rev. James NJ.
Sutherland, the evangelist, killed him
self. He left letter explaining his act
and expressing his innocence OF the
charge that he criminally assaulted
Stella Brghtman, the 15-year.old-girl
who belonged to his church at Rock
vile Center.
The Hungarians employed at the Beth.
lehem Iroh Works, several hundred in
number, are to be discharged. A large
number were discharged on Tuesday,
and one hundred on Thursday. Most Of
these men have been employed there for
several years, and have been continually
getting into trouble, especially on pay
days, when their favorite drink, mix
ture Of whisky, beer, and alcohol, was
made, and the men drank until they be-
came furious.
A party OF Catholic missionaries will
shortly leave the City of Mexico for tho
southern part Of the country, with
view to converting the Lacondons,
wild tribe OF Indians, 5000 in number,
scattered over portions OF the States of
Campeche, Tabasco and Yucatan. They
are reported to preserve the religious
and social customs OF the Aztecs in their
primitive purity. It is said that they
still offer human sacrifices to their gods.
Few white men have penetrated this re.
gion, and none have ever returned
alive.
Liberty Post No, 81 q, A. II.