The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-04-17
NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH.

w eOnesuay.
Four hundred fires in Chicago las
year. Losses S56O,OOO.
A working mems union was organized
at st. Louis on Thursday evening.
A fire in Murfressboro on Friday de
stroyed property valued at SIS, 900.
The Illinois Legislature visited Lin
coins tomb On the late anniversary
his death.
They are still "pegging away" on the
case Of the Union Pacific Railroad II
New York.
An immense grave, filed with bones
and relics, has been opened in th'
mound at st. Louis.
Mrs. w. Adams, of Utica, New York
upset kerosene lamp night before lasI
and was burned to death.
The sloop-of war Tsshuls, at Brook
lyn Navy Yard, has been ordered to be
made ready for sea forthwith.
Mrs. Nichols, W ife of General Nichols
deceased, has been appointed Postmis-
tress at LsAvenworth, Kansas.
The officers and soldiers of the Army
ofthe Potomac design holding reunion
picnic in East River Park July 7th.
A New York Tombs lawyer was COM
mitted on Thursday by Judge Bowling
on a charge of swindlinga a clients Wild
ow.
An international cricket match, be-
tween British Columbia and California
Elevens, is progressing at San Fran
cisco.
A FIRE occurred yesterday in Wards
iron foundry, Newark: n. j. Loss
$4,000, on which there was 5000 insur-
Snce.
A match for a Thousand dollars q side
has been made between McCool and
Tom Allen. Fight to come on IN two
months.
1t is stated that General Sickles de,
clines all appointments and retires TO
private life on the full pay ST an army
Colonel.
Col. Edward w. Morgan, Professor Of
Mathematics and Mechanics, at Lehigh
University, died at Bethlehem, Pa,
yesterday.
1t is rumored that General Burbridge,
of Kentucky, has been indicted for bril-
berry in connection with his duties as a
revenue officer.
Charles Wilson, living at 40 Canal
street, New York city, has swindled
number of firms out of about $40 900 by
forged checks and orders.
George Smith was arrested in New
York on Thursday on a charge of being
involved in a $1,000 forgery on the Bank
Of the State of New York.
General Hsrtsuff, Sheridan's Adjutant
General in Louisiana, has been assigned
TO the Adjutant GeneralshiP of the Mil
itary Division of Missouri.
The English iron, clad Jealous reached
San Francisco Thursday with addi-
tional particulars from the burning
mines. A theatrical performance, for
the benefit of the sufferers, netted $4,000.
Bartholomew O'DOnnell, of Milford,
Massachusetts, indicted for the murder
of Bridget Murray, plead guilty of muir
der in the second degree yesterday, and
was sentenced TO States prison for life.
The New York Times opposes the rec
ignition of the Cuban rebel Government
OH the ground that it may be urged by
Great Britain and France in Justification
of their course toward the Southern
COnfedSracy.
A fire broke ont on Friday night at
the corner of Water and Commerce
streets, Norfolk, Va, which destroyed
four buildings occupied as wholesale
grocery stores and commission houses.
Loss $1,000; fully insured.
A French war steamer Just arrived at
New York from ST. Marie, Hayti, with
dates 10 the 2Oth nit, reports the sink
ing of the Galatia, one of Salnave's
blOckaders, by the insurgents, and also
the rapid desertion of his picquets.
Patrick Buckley was on yesterday
tried at Atlanta, Canada, for compiled
" in the T. Darcy niece murder, and
acquitted. 1t is thought Doyle and
others imprisoned on the same charge
will soon be at liberty.
The bill for the Underground Rail-
road in New York City has passed the
New York Assembly. The Tablet, in an
article on the subject, threntens u riot il
one stone of st. Peters Church is dis
turbed by the'railrOad company.
Wambler, now in the New York
Tombs on a charge of swindling in pre-.
tending to photograph pictures of the
spirit friends of his sitters, appeared
before Justice bowling yesterday, by
his counsel, Judge Edwards, and made
defence that there is no Sick or decep.
tiOn in the spirit photographs, but that
they are genuine lkeSesSeS OF deceased
friends of sitters; that he will prove
that he has taken the pictures of de
ceased persons of whom no portrait
previously existed, and that he is isnor
ont Of the power by which suCh spiri
pictures are produced, The case will
be heard next Monday,
At session of the Baltimore Presby
terry, held in Baltimore yesterday, tn
following were adopted
WHEREAS, This PrSsbytery had at il
last meeting responded by the overture
sent down by the last General Assem-
bly, on the reunion of the Old and Ne'
School churches, and
WHEREAS, 4 majority of the Presby
teries of the Old School branch have IT
jeCted the bass set down, and
WHEREAS, II was proposed By som
IN each Church that the next Genera
Assembly of the two Churches Shoul
cOusummate union upon basis no
definitely and formally submitted to tn
Presbyteries; therefore,
ResOtred, That the Presbytery in ad
ditiOn TO its former action express it
dlsapproval of an organic union no
first submitted TO the Presbyteries au,
agreed upon by three-fourths of tn
same.
Delegates were elected to the Genera
assembly, which meets in New York
May 10th.