The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-11-08
News from. New York.

NEW YORK, Nov. The number o.
names registered in this city up to last
night was 81 ,93S.
Major Generals J. D. Welsher and
Lewis Wallace have both resigned theiI
positions in the army. Maj Gen. Scho
field leaves this city for Europe in the
next steamer, on a years leave of alb
Sence.
Wallace NJ Whittlesey, arrested last
September tor enbezzlement of funds
from the United States Treasury, and
altering coupons, has been indicted by
the Grand Jury of the United States Cir
cult Court, and will be tried at the ap-
preaching session.
In the Superior Court arguments were
yesterday heard for and against the or
der requiring Edward B. Ketchum to
testify previous to sentence iu the suit
against the assignees of Ketchum & Co.
Decision reserved Certain real estate
belonging to Morris Ketchum was sold,
under the direction Of assignees, on yes
terday.
The COroner's investigation of the St.
John disaster begins to-day.
The fire in Metropolitan Gas Company
coai yard broke out again last night
Counterfeit Treasury notes were put
in circulation at Greenpoint on yester-
day
The materials in the box at the Wyo-
ming hotel yesterday morning, are sup
posed to be the newly discovered explO-
sive compound of Mr.. Noule. Of Ham
burg, Germany, composed principally Of
glycerine and nitric acid.
An animated meeting of the Musical
Protective Union was held at the Ger
mania assembly rooms, in this city, on
yesterday A scale of prices was adopt
ed, to which they resolved strict aGhe-
renee Every member losing his stua-
tion, ny compliance, is to receive from
the Union Sl4 per week. A vote of
thanks to several theatres, for pay
ing the prices demanded, was passed.
A. c. Barney, clerk in the Custom
House, was yesterday arrested for an at
tempt to defraLd the Government of
$4,000, by means of spurious bonds exc
cuted to withdraw from the Custom
House three hundred barrels of alcohol
An attempt was made last night to
circulate new counterfeit Sl0s Oh the AL
bany City Bank.
ACommercial special says The organ
ization of Congress absorbs the attention
of politicians, who begin to crowd our
city. The Clerk will not call the names
of members of the Southern States. A
motion will be offered, after roll call
giving seats to Col. Stokes and other
of known loyalty, who
can take the oath, and whose States
have repudiated the war debt and adopt
ed the constitutional amendment.
Mr. Holden, the conservative candi-
date for Governor of North Carolina, is
in danger of being defeated by the anti
repudiationists.
A full examination, to ascertain the
facts about the cholera, now on board
the steamer Atlanta, in quarantine, is
to be made by four eminent surgeons.
Mai. Robins, on duty in Maine has been
placed under arrest on charge of fraud.
meeting of prominent citizens and
physicians was held last evening to con-
slider the best means of avoiding cholera
and promoting the sanitary condition of
the city. DR.. Bellows occupied the chair.
A plan was proposed for visiting of the
poor wards of the city by physicians en-
ployed for that purpose who will pro-
scribe for persons afflicted with cholera.
1t is thought best to raise $4,000 for this
purpose. 1t was resolved to call a large
meeting to adopt further measure to car
ry the plan into execution.