The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-02

NEW YORK, October 1.-The contest
at the French carom game, 300 points
up, played between Melvin Foster and
John Deery, last night, at Irving Hall,
resulted in favor of the former by ll6
points. The winners average was
about 2:4-5. The time OF game was two
and half hours.
The losses by the warehouse fire IN
Brooklyn, yesterday, is estimated at
million and half dollars.
In the series of races between Lazy
Thorn and Mountain Boy, when con-
menced last year, Lady Thorn mas oG pnv
out winner six times and MOUNTAIN oo'
four. eo Gam.
The lottery cases came up before Com,
missioner Osborn yesterday. IL mao
shown that the policy business, as COZ
r;e6 on Inv the defendants, was ehtiLedS
d;St;Oot from the lotteries, with wnicn
thew had nothing to DO a mo udar;ng
the dismissal of cases on tne feu nS the
u ia were held for trial. lnese
uen nm;natious are preliminary TO the
main cases, which come up oh
before Judge Blatchtord: p,o.s
IT, commissioners of the Elevated
po;i,Uoy have set aside the action OF
!sn Common Council in reference to it,
Inv approving of the works now In pro-
@Tess in Courtlandt street as being &C
eordipg to the law creating the compa-
nv. The Common Council cannot In,
tcrfere with the construction of the road
after the works have been approved by
the commissioners.
General Mcclellan kept himself very
secluded yesterday. In the evening he
was entertained by Mr.. A. Bell. This
afternoon the Common Councils resolu-
ton will be presented to him, and to-
morrow a public reception at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel will be rendered him, I'M
der the auspices of the Mcclellan LIE
gion.
The officers and members of the Irish
Emigration Society, with several repre-
sentatives of the German Emigration
Society, made their annual visit of In
spection to Wards Island yesterday
and reported themselves well satisfied
with the management of affairs there.
Mr.. VIM. Morrill,, having sued out an
Injunction against Mr.. j. I. Lloyd, re-
strictinp him from the further use OF
the New York Theatre, for the produc-
ton of the piece called Foul Play, on
the ground that it was no longer mu-
tuaily profitable, the judge decided that
mutually profitable was a very uncer-
tain term to make use of in contract
and declared the Injunction dissolved.
General Mcclellan to- day declined the
invitation of the city government OF
Brooklyn to visit that city at present.
About 1900 delegates to the Soldiers
Convention at Philadelphia left here
this morning.
In the revenue conspiracy case to-day
Collector Wood, Postmaster Lincoln and
Senator Pierson, of Brooklyn, and sew
eral others gave testimony to the dam
age of the character of McHenry, one
of the witnesses for the prosecution. MI
Loeb testified that he never walked In
the street with Mr.. Rollins in Washing
ton, nor ever paid him any money, as
was testified to by McHenry.
A woman named Mary Gill, in Stew
arts store to-day, upon meeting the
wife of General Spinola, publicly spit
upon the latter, and stated to the other
lady purchasers that Mrs. Spinola was
deserted wife and that her husband
was now stopping with her, whereupon
Mrs. Spinola broke her parasol over
ellis head. The latter had Mrs. Spinola
arrested. She was held to bail for as
sault.
Bishop Potter made his annual adj
dress to-day at the Episcopal Conven-
vention. 1t was non-committal on
Ritualisn.
The case of Benjamin Butler against
the Surrogate of this city, involving
the will of Buffers brother, was up to-
day and decision reserved.
While the Republican, procession was
passing through Jersey City, last night,
one of the Clubs was attacked and as
saultcd with stones. Two horses wer c
cut with knives, one of which was kill
ed. A man PANIED Mount was severely
injured.
At the interview of the Brooklyn
committee to render reception to Gen
eral Mcclellan, to-day, he stated, al
though he had agreed to accept recep
tiops in New York and philadelphia, h'
did not propose to actively engage IL
the pending political canvass.
Felix Samuels, a lawyer of Detroit
committed suicide in jersey City by
shooting himself, Tuesday night. Do
ceased married but three weeks ago.
Messrs. Van Wyck and Jencks, of the
committee on RetrenchmenJ, met to-day
at the Astor House, to examine into
alleged frauds in the Revenue Depart
ment, but adjourned until tomorrow
when Representatives Halscy, Benton
and Randall will be present.