The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-21
NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH.

Gold closed in New York on Saturds!
at 1861.
The interest on the South Carolini
debt will be paid on and after July LIST
Twelve hundred Cinnamon arrived al
San Francisco from Hong Kong on Fri
day.
The steamer City of Washington
from Liverpool, has arrived at New
York.
Secretary Seward reached Denver
City on the 18th, and was serenaded by
the G. A. K.
struggling bands of Navajoes are dep
redating on the Rio Grande and IN East
ern Arizona.
Charles Howard, one of the trustees of
the Peabody Fund, died in Baltimore
on Friday night.
Miss Minnie Warren was married on
Thursday at West Haven, Connecticut,
10 Commodore Mutt.
The New York cap-makers, now on
strike, had meeting Friday night;
also a regular fight. One man was
badly hurt.
The tannery of Allen Bros, near
Corning, New York, was destroyed oy
fire on Friday night. Loss not known.
Insured for $4,000.
The first charter conferred by the
agents Of the New jersey Institute TO
grant degrees to women, was conferred
on Saturday upon the Hudson River ln-
stitute,-
Additional discoveries of rich silver
deposits have been made in the White
Pine region, and shipments OF bullion
from them now average from SO,OOO to
$4,000 per week.
The Democratic Convention at Dsde
willie. Alabama, nominated j. G. Perkin
son fol Congress in the Third District
He 10 a Northern man, settled in Alaba'
M in 1865 and is no politician.
Letters from Fort Smith, Ark, state
that extensive tobacco factories are now
in operation in the Cherokee and Choc.
taw territories. They pay no tax and
are making money hand over fist.
Rev. Joseph Lowrie, of Quincy, ILL.,,
accused some time since of attempting
improper liberties with a ysung lady,
was ex PEELED from the Christian church
on the fifth inst, for conduct unbecOm-
ing gentleman and a Christian
Adispatch from Concord, n. H., says
that John Z. Austin was shot dead on
Tuesday evening in Dover, by Miss Ann
Gage. Some young people were exam
ining revolver, when the deceased
asked Miss Gage to fire at him, not sup
posing the pistol was loaded.
Two men named Mayer and Arnold
we're arrested in New York Friday
night. on a charge of boring holes in the
bellows of gas metres. Each hole
saved zen per cent. to consumers, while
the companies sustained that muck loss.
This fraud has been largely practised
in New York aud Boston.
The closing performance of the Ma
tional Peace Jubilee was given Satur-
day by from seven to niue thousand
school children, attracting q large and
delighted audience. Ole Bull perform
ed "A solo. Parepa Rosa and Adelaide
Phillips sang duet, auu Other pieces
were given; ali of which were encOred.
The closing piece was the Tooth Psalm,
sung by children, the audience joining.
Several children were overcome by heat
aud excitement during the concert.
The closing days racing of the New
England Trotting Association was very
fine. Nearly seven thousand persons
attended. Six horses started for the
2:35 race. The first money, $1,000, was
won by Mac and White Fawn, who
took the second, fifth and sixth heats,
Gold Dust taking the third and fourth
and second money, 500, and Bessle's
Wilson first heat and third money, $500;
time, 23l!, 2:32t, 2:34i, 1881, 2:35 and
2:37 The next race was free to all
horses and American Girl won the first
money by taking the second, third and
fourth heats; Dobles Goldsmith Maid
won the second place by taking the first
heat: George Palmer third: Lucy fourth.
The prizes were $4,000, Sl2OO, $500 and
$500 Time, 2:22, 2:22i 2:24 and 2:2I.
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