The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-12
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Admiral Farragut, yesterday morning,
took up his quarters at his residences -
East Thirty-sixth street. statutes .h a
honor Of his arrival were nreo 81 sno
Navy Yard, but no public aelnoh; ;ut;
ton was made beyond visits Iroln I'M ina
mate friends. The Fraskhn wiz ~
longer bear his pennant, put WI. 5eSuau
Ito the Mediterranean. Inc Aunlrai
himself will await orders from the oere-
tary of the Navy.
trim from Bangor to st. Paul and BACK
" New York, distance of 5000 miles.
He will start from Bangor on the lst of
December.
At fire last night building SIS, Fifth
street, was damaged to the amount of
sl2 900. The occupants were JAS. Young,
Geo Hess, Holden, Wilson g. Winant,
and Dunn & Franklin, all mechanics.
Partly insured.
w. L. Jameson, actor, son of the late
George Jameson. died on Monday, aged
SO years.
Notice was given to-day in the United
States Circuit Court that motion
would be made on Saturday morning
in the matter of the revenue fraud in
vestigations now proceeding in this
city, by authority of Congress. The
nature of the motion will not be dis
closed till that time, but the counsel
said it would be an important one.
Gustavus Scheival and Caleb Schwit-
ger were arrested in Hoboken, New Jer-
sey, on suspicion of being counterfeiters.
On searching them large amount OF
counterfeit currency was found In their
possession. Several counterfeit 5s of
the st. Nicholas National Bank of New
York were also found in their posses
sion. The prisoners were conveyed to
Newark and given into the custody OF
the United States Marshal.
James Griffin, alias Stephens, alias
Williams, alleged to have been con-
nected with the Royal Insurance Com
pany robbery in Wall street some time
since, was arrested this forenoon. A
considerable quantity of scrip of the
Long Island Railroad Company and a
large package of cancelled checks,
signed John A. Cross, were found in his
possession. The prisoner was handed
TO Captaiu JOrdon to give that officer
itD DplDl liitl ~ uIANA tAlS w AiSA VI WV
scrip and work mp the case.
The subcommittee of the Congress
sional committee on Retreuchment,
comprising MessrS. Van Wyck, JeDcks,
Benton aud Halsey, held session
to-day. They inquired into the rea-
sons why the indictments against GER
tain individuals, the Kentucky Bour-
bon Company and others, for violations
of the revenue laws, were not tried, and
as to tho reasons for the great delay
that has occarred since the cases were
first put on the calendar.
United States District Attorney,
Courtney, was sworn in and testified
that although he was ready to proceed
with The trial, tho delay now occasioned
was by orders received by him from
| Washington. The committee are en-
deavoriug TO ascertain why this inter
ference from Washington is made to
still further postpone the trial of those
cases, as it is claimed tho individuals
thus receiving the Executive clemency
/ have made themselves useful in making
charges against certain officials obnoxi-
Gus to the President and that they stand
ready to perform similar services in the
fsture. Tha investigation will he re-
sumed tomorrow.
The Tribune this morning formally
tdisavows the Butler card abusive OF
IL. w. Simonton, published on the Goth
of October, and says: "Mr. Simonton
has been known to us for many years
as n citizen held in honorable esteem
one against whom such gross imputa'
tons as those of Mr.. Butler are essen
italy incredible, but Buffers attack
was SO wautou, so cauSeleSs, and bis
spirit 50 clearly malevolent, that his
charges seemed to Us calculated to in
lure no one but himself"
General Mcclellan is about to take
up his residence in HOboken.
; Three strikes are now i'll progress in
this city, viz the cigar makers, shoe
makers and piano forte makers.
There was very calm feeling in
Wall street this morning, and notwith-
standing the money market is supplied
TO 4 legal rate in currency, there is an
utter lack of confidence in values. The
| Stock Exchange is in demoralized
condition. The Assistant Treasurer
has received $1,000, 900 of three per cent.
cortiiica es, of which all above Sl,25O,-
900 wOuld he reissue. r. is not yet
decided i'll what manner exactly these
certificates are to be used.
At the trotting match at Waverly
Park. New Jersey, yesterday, the geld
ing Eddy beat gelding BeppO. Time,
PAP, pal and $40, besides dead heat
II 2:45.
The members ofthe firm of S. c. Ken
yon d Co., boot and shoe dealers, of
Hartford, Conn, are under arrest,
charged with obtaining, under false
pretcnses, of parties i'll Boston and
West Brooktield, goods to the amount
of $780, 900 or $4,000 and secreting the
same.
A New England Christian Convention
composed of ministers and church mem.
bers of all denominations, will be held
in Boston the week after thanksgiving.