The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-10-22
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New York LIENS.

New York Items.
New YORK, October 2l.-In the Su-
nrsme Court, yesterday, Judge McCunn
rendered q highly important opinion
upon the application of James Steward,
an ex-seaman of the United States, to
be admitted as citizen of the United
States Judge McCunn holds that the
act of Congress does not, in its terms, ex-
tend the privilege to honorably dis.
charged sailors, but only to such as
have served in and been honorably dis
charged from the armies of the United
States. The Court will put a liberal
construction upon the act and admit
sailors as we'll as soldiers TO naturaliza-
ton.
The National aud State Democratic
Committees have issued addresses to
the Democrats. Both addresses urge the
Democracy to move forward under theiI
present standard bearers, and deny that
the party is pledged to overthrow the
reconstruction acts by any but peaceful
means. -,
The World states that Seymour Will
stump Pennsylvania next week. 1t says
(editorially) if Seymour is elected res
ident he will be President, ana IL no
lives to perform his duties the poIcies
of the Vice President are OF as III tIo
practical account after he IS eiecteu .S
the policies of the Major OF the 0en"'0
Chamber Clerk. ..i. =
The weather reports state that IL Is
raining and cloudy at all PoinVs, H S,
easteriy. The thermometer ranges from
40 to 90 degrees. 49,, ,,a
II +, MeId, furniture dealer, blowed
bis head nearly off with pistol last
evening, in the presence oil MS lamlly,
while under the influence of liquor.
MARY Bushel fatally stabbed her hus-
hand with a butcher knife last night
during fight.
There is quite panic in Wall street
to-day, owing to the tightness ofmoney,
which is held very firm at seven per
cent. in gold.
The Sub-Treasurer sold 100000 in
gold to-day at So 62-1C0a36 64-10O.
The Scotia took no specie. George
w. Childs, of the Philadelphia Ledger,
was passenger.
Patrick Kerrigan was arrested last
night for breaking kerosene lamp on
the head of his wife, which set fire to
her clothes, fatally burning her.
III LuC LpiSSOPtl tNSN~'
day, motion to table the whole sub
ject of the Tying Canon, was carried
80 against 90. Subsequently the mat.
ter came up again, and was referred
back to the committee on Canons.
As before stated the election of Co.
vode, in Pennsylvania, is still in doubt.
The Conference Judges in his district
divided on the question, and two GER
tificates were sent to the Governor,
one declaring Covede elected by 32j
majority, and the other declaring Eos
ter elected by Al majority.
Judge Cardozo, to-day, granted mo-
tion for the reduction of the bail OF
Putnam w. Brown, charged with COM
plicity in the robbery of the Merchants
Union Express of $4,000.
Benjamin b. Rosenburg was, to-day
arraigned before the United States Com
missioner, charged with having been
engaged in making forged naturaliza-
ton papers. United States District At
torney Allen stated that Rosenberg had
been engaged in this business for sew
eral DAYS, at No. 6 Centre street, and
had sold hundreds and thousands of
them, the papers being fully made out
and having the seal of the competent
court attached to them, u blank space
being lett for tho Insertion of any
name desired, and great quantities OF
them have been sent up the river and
into the interior of the State. These
papers were sold at dollar a head
The examination was fixed for to-mOr
row aud the defendant held in $1,000
bail.
The Sun says: Several individual
are now in New York engaged purchas
ing and shipping arms to the Southern
States. One of them is from Texas, AM
another from Georgia Two are from
South Carolina, and two or three other
are from Alabama, Louisiana and Ten
nessee. The articles they are purchaS
ing are mainly revolvcTs and repeating
or breach-loading, rifles. All the mod
els of muzzle-lOading weapons are dis
carded, and the purchasers are under
stood to prefer short barrels to long ones
One thousand revOlvcrs were sent SOut
ia one consignment three weeks ago
Shipments of 1000, ZOO, and 800 re-
volvers are unpleasantly frequent.
The Charleston steamer last weel
took dozen cases of hardware, which
was really a lot of breech-lOading rifle:
for private parties in that city. One
dealer in firearms admits that he has
more orders than be can fill for the
present, but processes not to know
where the weapons he sells are going
All these facts point rather strikingly
to a very disturbed condition of affair,
in the South.
The dedication of the monument tC
General Sedgwick took place at West
Point to-day.
AT q Republican meeting, last even
ing, Hon Mr.. Brewster, of PeunSylva
MIA, said that Grant recently addressed
friend in these words: This much
wish, and declare this to be my policy
that such degree Of peace and tran
guilty shall exist In this country thai
man may speak sis mind in any par
of our great land and that withou
molestation or hindrance.'
The Evangelical knowledge society o
the Protestant Episcopal Church, hell
it's annual meeting yesterday Afternoon
and reelected its present officers for th
coming year.
The reunion Of the Alumni society o
the General Theological Seminary o.
the Protestant Episcopal Church wa.
held yesterday. There were six Bish.
ops aud one hundred and twelve clergy
men present. The free church move
ment in the Protestant Episcopa
Church rapidly gathers force A meet
ing to further it was held this evening
Five Bishops delivered addresses.
Miscellaneous Foreign Items.
New YORK, October 2l.-Port u-Priuct
dates to the 9th instant announce the
bOmbardment of Jeremie, on the 9th
Notice had been given to the foreign
consuls to leave the town within six
days, but they refused TO heed the no
uce. Salnave demanded the surrender
of the place or he would burn il. He
proposed to attack by laad and sea. The
water supply had been cnt off. and the