The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-12-16
News from New York.


party denouncing the other continue to
be issued. Last night the usual meeting
of the Manhattan Lodge was so largely
attended that the floor began to give
way, and the meeting adjourned to the
99th Regiments armory They emphat-
ically denounce OMahony.
There was hearing yesterday in the
Supreme Court before Judge Leanord i'll
the case of Robert Martin, an alleged &C
complice of Kennedy, the rebel New
York hotel incendiary, confined in Fort
Lafayette by order of the Secretary Of
War. A writ of habeas corpus had been
issued by Judge Leonard, addressed to
General Hooker, for the purpose of bring
ing the case into the civil courts. Gen
eral Hooker was absent from the city at
the time the writ was issued, and it was
left with his Adjutant General, Brevet
Brigadier General Van Buren, who made
return to it. Judge Leonard dismissed
the application on the ground that the
writ was improperly served.
Pursuant to the call of the chairman
Of the general committee appointed at
Delhi, Dot 4th 1855, convention OF del.
igatss from the various counties interest
ed in the proposed railroad from New
York to Oswego, over the Midland route
assembled at the st. Nicholas Hotel In
this city on Wednesday, and after organ
izing and discussion of the feasibility
and advantages of the road, "a committee
was appointed to report articles OF asso-
citation and nominate directors. Their
report organizing the New York and Os-
wego Midland railroad with a capital OF
mn
adopted and the convention adjourned
until the next day. Upon the recommen.
dation of the committee, the following
directors were chosen: Hon. Dewett c.
Littlejohn, Oswegoi John Grouse. SYRIA
cuse; G P Kenyon, Syracuse; Elisha e.
Litchfeld, Cazerovia; John W. Mer-
chant, Deruyher, D. T. Hays, Norwich;
John A, Randall, Norwich A c. Edger-
ton, Delhi; Hon. s. Gordon, Delhi; Hon.
H. r. Lord, MsnticellO; Z. Palen, Falls
burg; Homer Ramsdell, Newburg; Ma
than Randall, Homer. Yesterday the
convention reassembled and committee
of three was appointed to confer with
other railroad companies in relation to
the business of the organization. Two
hundred copies of the articles OF asso'
citation with subscription clause attach
ed, we're ordered TO be printed for circu-
lation. On motion of Mr., Randall the
convention recommended to the Legisla-
! ture to pass law enabling the towns on
route to raise funds upon bonds or 9TH
| erwise to aid in the construction OF the
New York and Oswego Midland railroad
and that a copy of the proceedings he
forwarded to the members in either
House from the counties interested. The
books were then opened for subscriptions
and a large amount of stock was at once
subscribed in aid of the enterprise by
delegates and others present and the
meeting adjourned.
James Hughes, alleged to be concerned
in the Hoboken bounty frauds, was yes
tsrday committed to Jail to await his
trial His solicitor announced his inten-
ton of applying for writ OF habeas cor
nus. on the ground that bail had been
improperly rejected.
A discussion took place last evening III
the rooms of the Polytechnic Institute,
| in the Cooper Institute regarding the
| proper representation of the United States
! at the great French Exposition in Paris,
in 1867. Prof Jay made some explana-
tions. and urged the necessity Of prompt
and cooperative effort in the movement.
Mr.. Derby, the United States Government
agent, explained the mode OF obtaining
| the necessary space, and the scope of the
Exposition was fully explained by those
familiar with the scheme
The humber of vessels sailing from
New York to the ports south of Balti'
more, Washington, and Alexandria aver
ages, at the present time, more than tf'
ty in each week They comprise about
two-thirds of all the vessels going to
ports in the United Stales. The number
of vessels going TO the same ports in the
week ending December E, 1865, was fifty
four
Before the Union League club in this
city last night Senior Benz Mackenna. of
Chilli, speaking of the telegraph OF his
country said that Chill was the first
country lin South America TO offer irs
cordial support to the great idea of On
circling the world with the telegraph
Chill had it's first line of telegraph be-
tween Santiago aud Valparaiso in 1850
and now there are two liues connecting 6
those cities. Chill is new building nine
hundred miles ofinland telegraph, when
bigoted Spain began wanton and un'
luSIlQdDl6 WAL. SUlll julio hka0
hundred miles of telegraph to be imme-
diately made to protect the country
The speaker said that the only practica
BILE telegraph route in South America
from ocean to ocean was through Chill
The remains of Brigadier General Nor.
ris arrived in this city this morning and
lay in state in the Governors room in
City Hall where hundreds of persons
viewed them. At about / o'clock the
remains were placed in the hearse and
escorted by detachment of about 1000
regulars to Trinity Church, where the
usual ceremonies ofthe Episcopal Church
were performed, after which the body
was removed for iutermsnt IN the family
vault.
Mr.. II. G. Collins, the protector OF the
Russian American telegraph, delivered
lecture on that subject last night before
the Union League in this city