The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-10-22
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

Mrs. Bertha Diggie has been indicted
at Clarion, Iowa, for numbering her hus-
band.
Col. r. NJ. Pulsiffer, Of the Boston
Herald, killed himself Saturday while
suffering from fever.
George Mccoy, proprietor of the Fifth
uvcnue ferry, at Cincinnati, was drowned
in the Ohio river Saturday.
The Council Bluffs express train was
wrecked near Geneva, ILL.,, Friday night.
Engineer Sauburn and Express Messen-
ger Yuwell were seriously injured.
The Secretary of the Treasury Satur-
day afternoon accepted ~ per cent bonds
as follows: $317,3O0 registered, at 1881 +;
81 900 at los; coupons, $4,000, at 1881.
The Fiftteth Congress adjourned sine
die Saturday at l o'clock. The cores
pondent's in the press gallery evinced
their thankfulness by chanting the
Doxology.
Dispatches from various points along
the shores OF lake Micigan indicate that
the storm of Thursday was severe on
vessels that happened to be out Several
are missing.
At Winchester, Indiana, last night,
Victor Hill shot his wife through the
breast and attempted to kill several
other members OF the family. He then
took to the woods.
Francisco Iata, of New York, has con-
fessrd to being party to the murder OF
Antonio Fiaccinno, whose dead body
was found on the street last week and
created much excitement.
Anumber of Republican rioters mob
bed Senor Canovas del Castillo, at Sar-
pagoassa, Friday night and stoned his
house. The rioting continued forhours.
The gen d'armes were powerless to
quell the disturbance.
The much.talked.of abandonment Of
the Reading Railroad coal docks Mt
Elizabethport, n. j., aud the removal Of
all the company's business to Port Lib
erty, near Jersey City, is assured. Su-
perintendent Wallace has received or
ders directing him TO remove the COM
pany's belongings to Port Liberty as ex-
pedHiously us possible.
Tho Pope has sent TO the Emperor Of
Germany, through Baron Won Sehloezer,
the Prussian representative at the Vati-
can, his portrait set with diamonds; to
Prince Henry of Prussia splendid
cameo set in diamonds; to Count Her
bert Bismarck large jubilee medal, and
to other member OF the Imperial suite
small medals.
Jonathan Grimes, one OF the best
1.anpp, nitf1anu nf AIsnannNnlsn ,,,nH
tleeced out OF 5000 Saturday by re-
markably bold confidence game. An
other citizen named johnson is out
s, 900 by the same means. The conf
dence men-two in number-were from
Milwaukee, and are known to have oper-
ated ut 0hama and other Western cities.
The cscutcheon on the German con-
sulate at Havrc was torn from its posi-
ton Friday night and thrown into the
street. The project at Havre has ten
dered profuse apology to the Consul,
and NJ. Goblet, Minister OF Foreign AZ
fairs, has likewise apologized TO the Ger
man ambassador here for the outrage.
There is no clue TO the persons who
committed the act.
Tho Rev. DR.. Charles O'Reilly states
that the Parnell defense fund, of which
he is the American Treasurer, is pro-
crossing finely, and will, in all proba-
bility be enough TO meet the require
ments for which it is raised. The ex-
pense that Mr.. Parnell will be subjected
10 will be 100000; that is the lowest
amount upon an estimate carefully cal
cul0ted, says DR.. 0'Rielly.
A peculiar case has arisen at Tacoma,
W. T., under the Chinese restriction act.
The steamer Aucon brought down from
Alaska twcntY.nine Cinnamon who had
been employed there in the CAM Leries.
The steamer did not touch any port after
leaving in June until arriving at Port
Townsend, but the customs authorities
there refused to allow them to land be-
cause they had passed into British waters
in crossing the Straits, and hence 1t was
held that they had been out Of the
United States. The authorities tele-
graphed to Washington for advice, but
received no reply.
Negotiations are going on between the
President Of the University OF Southern
California and Alvin Clark, OF Cam
bridge, for the construction OF q 42.inch
lens for the biggest telescope in the
world, TO be placed on one Of the lofty
mountains near Los Angeles. Clark
says he can make such lens in five
years, for 100000. 1t will be eight
inches larger than the Lick telescope,
and will bring the moon within 90 miles
OF the earth. The university designs tc
secure the cooperation Of Harvard In
astronomical work. The university has
a large landed endowment, and there /,
much local pride TO have the largest tele
scope in the world,