The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-23
New York Items.

New YORK, January 22-It has been
stated that j. C.. Braine, of the rebel
Navy, who has been in confinement for
two years, in the Kings county Jail, IN
Brooklyn, will be released under the
Presidents amnesty, but the United
States District Attorney in Brooklyn
has as yet received no instructions in
the matter from the Attorney General.
The fire commissioners in Brooklyn
on Wednesday disbanded three engine
companies, four hose companies and one
hook and ladder company, representing
an aggregate of 276 volunteer tiremen.
They were disbanded for diserderly con-
duct and fighting.
The steamship Arizona from Liverpool
and the South American from Rio Jan
GIRO arrived this morning.
The Herald's Washington dispatch
sass: petition is being circulated in
the House, asking the Senate not to con-
firm any more of the nominations made
by the President this session, whether
Democrats or Republicans. 1t has al
ready received the signatures of nearly
all the Republican members of the
House, and it will be, it is expected,
laid before the Senate at its next execu-
tive session, with the name OF every
Republican in the House attached to it.
II is understood that this movement has
the sanction of General Grant, and was
started by his particular friends in the
House.
The jury in the case of Blaisdell,
Eckell and McLarer, who have been on
trial in the United States Circuit Court
for the past few days, on charge OF de-
frauding the internal revenue, this
evening rendered a verdict Of guilty,
and the prisoners were remanded for
sentence.
The Times reports that Leonard has
lately been arranging his affairs for an
extended tour of travel, which he pro
poses beginning at the expiration of his
term of office. The journey will be
across the continent to California, and
thence through the Republics Of South
America.
The Board of Health yesterday af-
ternoon elected Dr.. Elisha Harris TO the
sanitary department, in place OF DR..
Dalton, who lately resigned.
The London shipping Gazette of the
9th inst. says the brig Hannibal, Capt.
Miles, arrived at Liverpool from Ceara.
She spoke the bark America, for New
York, OH the 3Oth of December, in lati-
tude A., degrees and 81 Mill
utes north, longitude, 30 de-
grees - minutes west, with 3S of the
sRipwrecked passengers and crew of the
steamer Hibernia on board. The ac-
count of Captain Gyles is circumstan-
tial, aud there seems to be no doubt that
another of the boats that left the i'll
fated steamer has been fallen i'll with
and the sufferers reserved. The New
York Herald, in copying the above, eX-
presses the belief that Notwithstanding
the recent statement per cable to the
contrary, all the passengers ana crew of
the IIibernia a.e safe. The America,
which left Bremen November 2lst, has
not vet reached New York.
Colonel Woods, United ateS de-
tective, made descent thiS,morning on
den of counterieitcrS, at barber
shop at 75 Cherry street, and arrested
seven men, all Italians, on 4 charge of
dealing in counterfeit notes. About
$500 in counterfeit greenbacks. curreu-
cy notes, fifty cent stamps, &c, were
found on the premises including sl6,-
600 in two.dollar bills of the Rhode
Island National Bank. Antonio Deuario
is said TO be the leader of the gang.
Three other arrests of parties connected
with the same ring We're subsequently,
made. One Of the men, named Jose
Sautelo, made a desperate resistance,
and slightly wounded an officer. The
names of the Others, as far as known,
are Antonio Lari, Antonio Zenore, Litero
Malletti, Rosarior Denere and Francois
Stephano. The prisoners were brought
before the United States Commissioner
and reman&ed for trial.