The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-05-06
W:heelius gegister
ThurSday,....May 6.
NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH.

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Stillman's livery stable in Milwauke
was burned on Tuesday night. Los
$4,000.
James Morrison & Co., dry good
dealers in Montreal, suspended yester
day. Liabilities Sl25,OO0.
Ministers washburne and Webb pat
lish a letter in the New York paper
rejecting severely upon Lopez.
The flour mills of Thos. j. Thorne a
Flushing, n. Y, burned on Tuesday
Loss $4,000; insured for $500.
Thomas Touring mills and HalP
moulding mill, in Brooklyn, weT
burned on Tuesday night. Loss s2O,OOO
The Executive Committee of the Ma
tional Peace Jubilee, in Boston, haV'
made arrangements to provide accom-
mOdatiOus for visitors.
Bernard Domschki, editor of the Mil
wsukee Daily Herald, a German paper
and one of the leading German reVoln'
tionIsts of iS, died yesterday.
Buffalo harbor is entirely clear Of ice,
but large qualtity is still running
down the NIagara river. Vessels GaYe
no difficulty in entering or clearing
About six o'clock yesterday morning
Margaret COnnell. aged thirteen years,
was INSTANTLY killed by thnnderhoit
while on the side walk OF Kossuth street,
Chicago.
The Cuban expedition which left
New York on Monday was large and
well appointed. The United States au-
thorities made no attempt to prevent
its departure.
General John Ely, recently appointed
United States Marshal for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania, died suddenly
on Tuesday night at his residence II
Philadelphia.
At the city election in Madison, Ind,
Tuesday. the Democrats elected theil
municipal officers by an average major
ity of 2U7. The Council stands Radical
4, Democrats D.
The storm at Louisville on Tuesday
did considerable damage. Cellars were
overtiOwod with water, several build.
ings were struck, and two or three val
liable horses were killed by lightning.
Advi"es from Camp Wachita report
that H." IAN matters there continue un-
settled lion. w. o. Yass, while ad.
dressing a meeting of settlers at Fort
Scott, was fired on by mob and driven
off the stand.
Two men entered the jewelry store OF
Giles Brothsrs, Milwaukee,, on Wednes-
4 4 n1.art tyf5 ion
TO another part OF the house, seized and
made of with $1,000 worth of diamonds.
No trace of the robbers.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pauy give notice that their
friends from the West attending the
yearly meeting at Philadelphia next
week will receive a return ticket free of
charge over that road.
Mrs. Victor, who was recently sent to
the penitentiary for life from CuyahOga
county, for poisoning her brother so as
to procure i've Thousand dollar insur-
ance policy he had on his life, has be-
come insane. and is now IN dying
condition.
4 Quebec dispatch says that the trial
of II j. Chaloner, who shot Ensign
Whitaker, for the seduction of his sis
ter, terminated Tuesday night. The
iurv were locked up until morning
when they rendered verdict OF not
guilty. Chaloner was loudly cheered
The municipal election at New Al
bany, Indiana. on Tuesday, resulted IL
the choice of Wm. Hart, Democrat, fOl
Mayor, and the election of the entire
Democratic ticket, save two Council
men. At Jacksonville, Indiana, the
Democrats elected their Mayor and en-
tire municipal ticket.
An interesting discovery connected
with the early history OF Canada has
iust been made 10y Able Laverdiere of
Quebec Seminary. 1t is the site and
part of the foundation of the Chapel of
Notre Dame De Reieonveirance, built
by Samuel Champlajn after his return
from France in 1888.
The New York Mail states that the
AragO was some time since purchased by
the Peruvian government for $500, 900
end sailed for 81. Thomas with supplies
for the Peruvian on-clads there. The
Mail says Cuban expedition has sailed
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vessel which carried it.
A Boston dispatch, dated May 9th,
says: Thomas Drew was before the Su-
preme Court to-day on . writ Of habeGs
corpus. Judge Cray said the Legisla-
ture had perfect right TO summon a
prisoner to testify, and, also, in case OF
his refusal, had a right to punish him
for contempt. Drew was thereupon Te.
manded to tine custody Of the Sheriff.
A special meeting of the Excelsior
Colony was held on Tuesday. 1t ap
pears that q good and healthy location
fifty miles west of Watervine. on tn.
banks of the Republican river, has he er
found. Sixteen families left for Water
willie yesterday, making l5O who hav,
gone within the last five weeks and D
more are expected to depart on Thurs
day evening.
Extensive burglaries have been ire
oueut in the small towns on the Hudso
river within few days. At RedhoOb
\. Y, on Monday night, four house
were entered and chlOroform admin.
tered to the occupants and nearly 500
in greenbacks and a quantity of slvel
ware and clothing stolen. Two house
we're also entered in SangertleS and seS
eral hundred dollars stolen. Suspicion
are attached TO rowing bands et Gipsie'
Yesterday morning, in the Court c
Common Pleas of Dauphin county, Pa
was tried the case of the Common
wealth against the Atlantic and Obi
Telegraph Company. The question a
issue was OF the liability of the Western
Union Telegraph Company as lessees o
the Atlantic and Ohio for taxes due tn
State on the dividends of the latter o,
its nett earnings, the accounts from
1864 to 1867. A verdict was rendered il
favor of the Commonwealth for sum
amounting in the aggregate to eve
100000.
The Legislature of Connecticut wa,
organized yesterday by the selection q
David Gallup President pro ten. of tn
Senate, and o. H. Clatt Speaker of tn
House. Governor Jewell was subse
quently iuaugurated. His messag,
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