The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-07-30
New York ltems.

Nrw YORK, July 29.-The board OF
health at it's meeting yesterday adopteu
rnles and regulations provlling IoI
prompt disinfection in cases OF cholera
reported similar in effect to those IN loIco
last year. The treasurerwas instruc.eu o ~
procure the approval OF the uove1h Hl
to the loaning of SIS, 900 TO DC aseG Wy
the beard in West Chester anu h,ngs
counties. A report was presented ny
the sanitary superintendent IN reiatioh
to sprinkling the streets with dlsiR-
fectants. DIR. Harris weekly reports OF
vital statistics was presented, showing
that the death rate in this city has
fallen off to an extent fully equal to the
absence of the fatal effects of the heat
week before last.
The suicide mania continues una
bated. Yesterday evening Catherine
Vaughan, of No. $40, 18th street, cut her
throat with a razor, and yesterday morn
ing Daniel Miller, No. 67 Lawrence
street, who had been licked up on the
charge of assault and battery, commit
ted suicide by hanging himself TO an
iron bar of the ventilator OF his cell yes
terday. Yesterday evening an I'M
known man, at Coney Island, blew out
his brains with pistol shot. g,
Officer Schales, who was w0nnded
while endeavoring to quiet an auray IN
Spring street, suffers considerable pam
from the probing Of the wound, the ball
not having been extracted. Hondula,
who shot officer Schales, has been CON-
mitted in fault OF bail.
Robert Coningsby, special agent oil
the British Society for the Enconras'
ment of Arts, Manufactures, and Com
merce in America, is here to make
official inquiry into the present state OF
American productive industry aud gen
eral circumstances and condition OF the
working classes. $4,000
The Java sailed with SlS7 900 in
specie. Tho steamers Allemania, from
Europe, and Henry Chauncey, from
Aspinwall, have arrived. The latter
brings S4G1 900 in treasure. 49,.
Michael McGrath nearly murdered MS
wife, in Newark, yesterday, because
dinner was unprepared.
Six Norman stations, for Duck a.
Stewart, eff Crawford county, ONO, ar
rived on the steamer st. Lanrents.
Laces. damask curtains and costly
wearing apparel, valued at from $1,000
to $4,000, were yesterday found at the
residence of James Lane, on Monroe
street, and Lane was arrested as o
burglar. The property is held for
identification.
The cartinen are moving in the forma-
ton of q protective association.
The plasterers last night donated
$1,000 to the brick layers. 1t IN thonght
that the latter's strike will be ended
this week.
The loan for the Intercolonial Rail
way of Canada, for four million pounds
sterling, is announced in England by
Barings and Messrs. Glyan.
English advices state that the Rns-
slams lost 1000 and the Bokharians lO,OO0
killed and an incredible number OF
wounded in the last battle.
Chief Justice Chase will be here to-
morrow, stopping at the Metropolitan
Hotel.
The Chinese Embassy arrived tonight
and will remain day or two before
proceeding to Auburn and Niagara.
The Erie Railroad Company have con-
tracted for 5000 tons of steel rails,
some of which have arrived and the
remainder to be delivered during the
summer. A three days SaDgerfest is
progressing at Poughkeepsie. Large
delegations from New York are present,
Nova Scotia papers continue publish.
ing editorials favoring annexation to
the United States.