The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-10
News Items

Probst, the murderer of the Deering
family, has made a full confession 1t
will be remembered that when he was
first arrested he claimed to have an
aCcomplice. He cOnfesses TO have been
alone the murderer of the whole family,
eight in number The scoundrel fire.
quently laughed while detailing his con
fession of the horrible crime.
Five children belonging to Mr.. Thos.
Walsh, who resides near Oakville, Can
ada West, drifted eat into the lake in a
small scow on the third instant, and be-
fore they could be rescued three of them
were drowned.
The Chicago Republican is good ''in
figures" as the following calculation
will show:
Queen Victoria is in her 50th eAr. "
This item is going the rounds" but it is
not correct. Queen Victoria was born
on the oath day of May, 1910, and will,
consequently, be only i6 years old on
the oath day of the present month
An exciting scene took place in st.
Louis on Monday. A man and married
woman we're convicted OF adultery, and
were paying their fines Of 500 each,
when the woman's husband rushed in
and fired twice on his wife with pistol.
One shot took effect in her cheek wound
ing her severely, if not dangerously.
He then unSuccesstully attempted to
shoot himself He has been locke up
There is a house in Pembroke, Mass,
which is $50 years old 1t is still inhab-
tied. has always been i'll one family, and
is believed to he the oldest house ia the
United States
Ii is stated that a steamer, bound from
lIavre to New York, touched at ST. |
Johns, newfoundland, on the 25th of
last month, having on board the Feuian
Head Center, Stephens.
The National Democracy" we've vic
toriOus in the municipal election at New
Orleans
On Monday last quarrel arose be-
tween two men named Misnering and
Gibbons in a slaughter house in Balti
more, Msnering struck Gibbons in the
face with his fist, when Gibbons seized n
butcher knife and inflicted several
wounds on Misnering, one of which
proved fatal.
The Washington correspondence of
the New York Times says upon good
that the President does inter.
pref the peace proclamation as abroga-
ting martial law in the districts where
the rebellion is declared to have ceased
lit all matters in which the civil courts
have jurisdiction. 1t is understood that
Il declaratory proclamation to that effect
will be issued by the President in day
Or two.
Captain Frank Gurloy, of Georgia, |
who was condemned some time since TO |
be hung Icy military commission for |
killing General McCook during the late |
war, has been released from PRISM by |
order ofthe President, upon the recon-
mendation of Lieut.. General Grant,
aud placed upon the same footing as |
other Contederates who are exchanged. |
The aggregate votes in Colorado |
we're: In favor of being constituted a
State, 3,023 against, so; majority for. |
80. For negro suffrage, 1876; against |
negro Suffrage, l,l72; majority against,
$50.
Brig Gen. w. 2. Richardson is at his
home in Woodsfield, Ohio
William Hanley, an ex-Federal soldier,
ately shot his wife in open court at
ielena, Ark, while she was testfying
Igainst him He then shot at the May
Il, but without effect. After desperate
truggle he was overpowered.
The Southern Methodist Conference at
lew Orleans have changed the name of
he Church from Methodist Episcopal
'hurch South" to simply the Methodist
hurch," by vote of Ill to 20.
POISONED. Antioch, Monroe conn.
y, Ohio, last week, four children were
oisoned from the effects of polk-root
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