The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-04
BY MAIL.

The Vermont Republicans hold their
State Convention June 10th.
fko gctual running time from San
francisco to Umahl IS four days and
half.
The Israclites in New York are Tais-
ing funds to relieve their brethren in
the East.
Newark, New Jersey, has voted by a
majority of 1000 to allow street cars to
run in that city on Sunday.
Franklin Coffin, of Claremont, New
Hampshire, fell dead from his velOci-
pcde, lie ether day, of heart disease.
Strawberries ace arriving in Chicago
at che Tate of Eve or six car loads day,
and mostly over the Illinois Central
railroad
Parties in New Orleans have brought
suit contcstng the validity of Mrs.
Gaines title to the property recently
decrred her 10y the Supreme Court.
Small pOx prevails to a considerable
eetcb, among tie poor of New York
City. There are now ninety S-SeS at
the hospital on BlackwelPs Island.
The office of the Church Union, in New
York, on Sunday, was robbed OF some
$500 worth of new books, the editors
gold pen, and other moveable articles.
.rhc.s al row 756 libel suits pending
against editors O. pGLiisLGrS ~ this
country. The total amount of damages
alleged to be done to these 756 plaintiffs
is Sl7 100000.
B.F. Mitchell and his wife (colored)
were arrested in Louisville on Tuesday
as the leaders of gang of thieves that
hsYe been deprelatlug abOnt the city
Tor some t.me past.
The first divorce r-sr granted in the
State of South CaroHuq was GeGreed at
Grecnville eli the 2lst, wife obtaining
a decree on the ground of ill-lreatment
and abandonment
A lady nV,ng in Louisville, who
weighs 900 pounds, has lived for the
past two months without eating the
least food. The attending physicians
can give no aid, as she suffers neither
pain nor hunger.
A New York correspondent say.
The arrivals from English and German
ports alone since Saturday evening foo
up nearly 5000, aud as many more ar
expected in steamers TO arrive betWeel
now and Wednesday,"
Twenty eight native Cuban refugee
arrived at Charleston, South Carolina
last week, CThursday) aud the COHrie
of that City says. "They represent tn
cause of the insurgents as prospering
ROtWlthstanGlng the uutavOra6le ant
ponnicting GOyernment reports.
4 correspondent of the Boston Com
Hcrcial BUlleGR says: There is ont
thing about Spain that | like-ont
remnant of greatness that hath the true
ring in 1.-THE Spanish dollar. Every
where II commands its full value; anC
it is scFrrentln every country under the
sun
John Newman was sentenced, al
Kingston, Canada, a few days ago, fol
assisting q soldier of the Royal Artillery
to desert, by boxing him up and carry.
ing hlm TO Cape Vincent for shipment
The OoX containing the deserter was
marked as crockeryware and glass, and
deposited on the boat at the wharf, but
1t was opened by direction of custom.
house officer, when live artillery man
got out, little crsmped, and rather red
in the face.
The locomotive of passenger. train
exploded while standing on the track.
at Ridgeway, Michigan, on Saturday
morning. Fragments of the boiler
struck a man who was standing on the
station platform, killing him instantly,
and two other men and g small girl,
who were standing further away, were
slightly bruised by flying pieces of iron
The engineer and firemen were thrown
back upon the tender, unhurt. The cal
windows were shivered, and few pas
sengers received scratches.