The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-10
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NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH.

at 1884.
The Illinois crops never looked mor'
promising than now.
The steamer Henry Chauncy has ar.
rived at New York from AsPinwali
The citizens of Rome, New York, on
Tuesday, voted against water works.
General Halleck has left San Francis
co for his new headquarters at Louis
vile.
General Halleck and staff were to
leave San Francisco yesterday overland
for Louisville.
The steamers Germsnia, from Bremen,
and Columbia, from Glasgow, nave Ut
rived at New York.
John Tabin, an ex-member OF the NO
va Scotia Legislature, committed Su'ciue
at Halifax yesterday.
The hardware store Of f. & S. McGill'
at Hamilton, Ohio, was burned Oh Tues
day night. Loss $4,000.
The prohibitory liquor bill, excepting
the cider clause, was passed by the Mas
sachusetts House yesterday.
The late three days sale of the State
tide lands in San Francisco, realized
three hundred thousand dollars.
In Music Hall. Boston, on Tuesday
evening, there was vocal rehearsal by
five hundred voices, preparing for the
Jubilee.
Senator Casserly arrived at San Fran
cisco Tuesday night. He vas received
by the Democratic Clubs and made
short speech.
General Halleck has been made the
recipient of a handsome gold badge
from the California veterans OF the
Mexican war
President Grant will attend the open
ing ceremonies of the Peace Jubilee at
Boston and be the guest of the city the
first and second days.
Resolutions for the admission of New
foundland into the Canadian union were
passed by the Canadian House of Com
mons on Wednesday.
Patrick Bulkley, long confined in jail
at Ottawa on suspicion of being lmplI-
Gated in the Darcy McGee murder, has
become insane, aud is now ia the Luna
tic Asylum.
In Philadelphia, yesterday, the newly
organized society for the prevention OF
cruelty to animals commenced opera
tions by arresting a number OF city car
drivers for overlooking their cars.
Returns from eight to ten counties of
Washington Territory give Garfield,
Republican, four hundred and twenty
one majority, indicating his election to
Congress by five hundred majority.
Capt. VIM. Ennis, who was ordered
by General SchOtield, TO ascertain how
many persons are confined in the Mis-
souri Penitentiary for military offences,
sentenced by court martial, reports l25
as the number.
The last deposit of $500 a side, in the
match between Mike MoCOole and Tom
Allen, was made on Tuesday night at
McCoule's saloon, in st. LOuis. The
fight is to take place on next Tuesday,
June 18TH bnt the place is not au-
nOunCed.
The German Workingmen's Festival,
at Jones Wood, New York, closed on
Tuesday. A. w. Phelps, William Syl-
Wis, Henry Tucker, Charles Peel and
others delivered addresses. The pro-
ceeds of the Festival are to be used for
the benefit of the "Arbeiter Union" a
new German paper.
In Lodi, n. J., on Tuesday, five men
employed in the print works, who had
been IN the habit of drinking a bever-
age composed partly of oil Of vitriol and
alcohol, were poisoned by taking arsen-
ic in their mixture through mistake for
vitriol. Four of them died within a few
hours and the fifth is not expected to
live.
The Michigan Convention Of News
paper publishers commenced its third
aBuDal session at Adrian on Wednesday
afternoon. President. T.. b. Pond, in
the chair. ). d. bingham was elected
President for the ensuing year and T. S.
Applegate Secretary and Treasurer. The
next meeting of the Association will be
held I'm Kalamazoo. There was good
attendance aud the proceedings were of
a very satisfactory character.
In the American Institute of Homo
opathy, Mt Boston, yesterday, DIR. Hell
muth, of st. Louis, read paper on the
sstirpatiou of the lower jaw, defending
his statement against Dr. F"anklin's
criticism. DR.. Hale, Of Chicago, also
read an interesting paper. The com
mittee on Credentials reported 10 State
societies, s. local or county societies,
u hospitals, - djspensarieS, 5 colleges
and y medical journals, represented by
l22 delegatcs
Arizona advices of May - give the
following. 1t is rumored that Berry
DolsOn and a party who started from
Prescott for the Eastern States, via
New Mexico were murdered by the In.
dians. large immigration is expected
from Lynx creek. News from the gold
mines is encouraging. The Indians are
numerous in the vicinity of Prescott
aud continue their depredations. An
expedition under Col. Green attacked a
psrty Of Indians near Tucson, killing
ihirty and capturing eight.
The harness makers picnic at New
ark, New Jersey, on Tuesday, was at
tended by two thousand persoss. Sens-
tor Sprague spoke about half an hour.
he reiterated his former opinions of ma
tional affairs; said that prosperity was
unequal, and step by step the nation
was losing its best interests and liberty.
We want corrective balance of power
10 prevent few from monopolising the
power; we want money as cheap as it
lGn be procured by the people of both
countries to promote industry. He ad-
ylSed them to organize for their own
protection. Towards evening disor-
Ilerly scenes occurred.