The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-06-24
New Work Items.

New York, June 23.-Yesterday af'
ternoon, at Bellevue Hospital, Coroner
Keenan, heard part of the testimony oil
the inquest on the bodies of the vic
time of the recent steam fire engine ex-
plosion in the Bowery. The examlna'
tion will be continued tomorrow after
noon at the City Hospital, when the en-
gineer will testify.
The corporators of the Central Un'
derground Railroad elected board Of
directors on Wednesday, and will to-
day elect President and other officers.
Arrangements will then be made for
taking subscriptions TO the capital stock
of $4,000, 900.
A IRE at No. 69 Fulton street, last
night, damaged the premises Of Henry
Jack, photographer, and Others to the
extent of $1,000.
Sarah Lawrence was nlOrtally stabbed
last night in row at Weeksville, near
BROOKLYN. Two other women WIRE ar
rested as her assailants. All of them
are negroes.
1t is stated that if the bricklayers'
strike is successful in this city it will
be followed by a similar movement ia
all the principal cities in the United
States. The only place yesterday
where their demands were complied
with was OH the new Court House which
is being built for the city.
A meeting of colored persons last
night was addressed by Susan Anthony
in favor of impartial suffrage.
The wife of Pollard, the ex-rebel, is
reported to have made an unsuccessful
attempt at poisoning herself on Sunday
night.
The seventeen year locusts have with
in the past few days made their appear
ance on Long Island. The trees i'll the
woods at White Post, abOut a mile west
of Jamaica are being literally covered
with them, and more are coming out OF
the gTou nd.
Advices from the east end of the
island state that there are millions of
them in the vicinity of Patchausue and
Farmingdalc. They devOur everything
that comes in their way, and great fear
is entertained that the growing crops
will be destroyed by them.
The steamer Caledonia, from Glasgow,
has arrived.
Mrs. Pollard publishes card reiter
ating the charges against her husband
of in treatment, and rCsigning all con-
nectiOn with him hereafter. She also
states that the allowance which Pollard
falsely said was provided for her has
been stopped.
The reported sinking of schooner
on the Hudson by the steamer Mary
Powell is "a hoax.
The steamer Russia, from Liverpool.
has arrived. -----.-
Rev. Dr. Raphael, the most eminent
Jewish divine in the country, died to-
day of apOplexy. lie was over 90 years
of age.
The California delegation to the Dem
Ocratic National COnI ention have ar
rived. Also number of politicians
from the Southern States.
At the Soldiers and Sailors meeting
in Brooklyn, last evening, General Kaz-
ley presiding, arrangements were made
for the Convention to select delegates
TO the Cooper Institute Convention on
the 4th of July.
The Navautum Cricket Club, of .BOs-
ton, after sharp contest, were beaten
to-day by the New York Club. Score
- to &c.
The annual regatta of the Jersey
City Yacht Club sailed to-day, over "a
course Of twenty miles. Five first class
yachts, and three second class sailed.
Ella won the first prize of the former
and Jennie the second prize. Comet
won the first prize of the second class,
and Sapphire the second prize.