The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-12-28
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Gold closed in New York yesterday
n 1909.
Bsecher sulogized Stanton in bis ser
uou Sunday.
The last of the Spanish gunboats left
New York on Sunday.
peverend Doctor Cox, father Of the
hi,bop, has just married New York
belle.
G,orus Francis Train harsnausd an
spdiepcs at Tammauy Hall, New York,
Sunday night.
Sanitary Inspector Doctor Frank j..
psndsll died at his residtnca in New
York on Saturday.
The Rev. Baron Steve, we'll known
Baptist clergy d,eo ys'io"'
morning Of apoplexy, at Boston
Apumber Of prominent New York
citizeps have gone to Washington TO
attend the funeral of ex-Secrstary stan
ton.
Dr Thoms. C. Msffitt, chief physician
~ S.ameL's Retreat, Staten Island, died
Sunday, in the forty-ffth year OF his
sge.
n St. James Church, New York, on
Sunday, the evergreen decorations took
Sre. and there was panic among tue
congregation.
Frank p. Blair has connected himself
with several prominent insurance COM
psnies in New York, and will probably
reside there.
Bv order of Governor Clatlin, of Mas
.achusetts, all flags throughout the
State we're displayed at half mast yester
dsy in respect to the memory OF Score
tary Sant"U
An esrthuuake was felt on Sunday
night throughout Western Nevada. The
rchock continued all night. The Nlr-
ginia CITY down train on the Carson
road was thrown from the track,
Ia Mspeville, Pa, one day last week,
Charles Murphy, wool sorter, had an
alteration with his son and cut his
throat so badly that he died soOu after.
Toe murderer escaped.
Rev. Arthnr Levssey, for the past ten
years pastor of the Third Presbyterian
Church in Chicago. preached his fare
well sermon on Sunday. He is TO take
charge of new Presbyterian organ to
be started in Chicago.
Bsrnums edition of the Cardiff
Cant which reached Chicago Sunday
via the Michigan Central railroad, was
discovered on opening the box to be
headleSS and was otherwise mutilated.
Ii will take several days to repair the
damages.
Brigham YOusg, ir., filled to address
the Williamsburg Mormons on Sunday,
{. advertised, He was called to Phila-
delphia to persuade his third wife, who
had left him, to return to his .eraglio.
She fpslly refused.
la New York case has come to light
in which an agent of South American
Republic, who was sent to this country
10 purchase gunbOats, has been swim
died out of nearly 4 million of dollars
IN bonds by pretended ship broker.
In many of the New York churches,
Sunday, sermons were preached urging
sl,'ineuce from Intoxicating beverages,
On New Years Day. The new chapel of
the South Avenue NJ + Church, Brock
lyn, was dedicated on Sunday.
A large meeting of prominent citi-
tens was held at wilkins Hall. Pitts
burgh, at nosn yesterday, Mayor Brush
presiding, at which eulogies were pro-
uOunced and resolutions in respect to
the memsry of Hon. f.. NJ Stanton and
sympathy to his family were passed.
During the heur of twelve to one the
s.ty bell, tollsd and business was gen.
Frslly suspended.
The heaviest earthquake ever expo
renced in Eastern California and Ne
Nads occurred about six o'clock Sunday
evening, and was felt with more or less
severity in Sacramento, MaysVille,
Grass Valley, Nevada, Iona Hill, Stock
Ion, CHICO TTuckee and other nelghbor-
laS towns. At Virginia City, Nevada,
ere TSlls were thrown down, door bells
rang, clocksstopped, the dogs howled,
norses snortsd, ard general consterna-
uon prevailed. The shock was felt
severely in the lower levels of all the
mines, The vibrations south lasted
ABOUT ten seconds. At Reno the shock
vas preceded by low rumbling noise,
Sh'cn lasted nearly two minutes,
siatming the inhabitants. The expresS
Ha'h pound west was detained at Wads-
po,'h ana Keno by some large rocks
earthquake