The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-06-11
NEWS SUMMARY.
By TELEG GRAPH.

Gold closed IN New fork yesterday
at 1894.
George Peabody has gone to Boston
Vice President Colfax and wife are at
BoontOn, n. J.
Hon. VIM. II. Seward is in Chicago
He is goiHg on trip round the world
Chill aud Peru have formally recog-
nized the Cuban insurgents as belh-
gsreuts.
The President and party arrived at
New York Yesterday morning, ana Iett
Al noon for West Point.
President Grant says his entire family
escaped injury by the reeeps rai4ro"u
accident near Baltimore.
The Methodist has returns from some
for,v Churches, showing a vote OF l'@%
for and lC7 against lay delegation
The Mutual Base Ball Club, OF New
York heat tho Yale University CIuo al
New Haven on Wednesday-l7 TO TO-
ApAtlanta dispatch says that Sheriff
Norris has effected the arrest OF righ'
persons implicated in the late murders
4 son of John Curpp, of Dayton, O.,
was instantly killed in that town on
Wednesday by "a stone thrown from
sling in the hands of another boy.
Letters from the Baltic ports contain
important news that the Russian Gov |
ernneut has entered the grain markets
of Germany as purchaser OF cereals.
The large stove manufactury of Nun.
sell & Co., Elizabeth, \. j., fell IN Oh
Wednesday, destroying large amount
of stoves aud material. No person in
Jured.
AL. Steadmau, a wealthy English
man, stopping at the Brevoort House,
New York, with Sir J. Darlington, ex-
Mayor of London, has disappeared sud
denly. Foul play is apprehended.
A Long Island railway train, with
about one hundred delegates from the
Baptist Convention at GTeenpOrt, was
thrown off the track on Wednesday al
ternOon, but no lives were lost. Sever
al persons were badly burned.
The celebrated Harrison and Nrulaud
case, a suit brought by Mrs. Harrison, a
widow of -, against George Nruland,
aged 60, Tor breach of promise, was ar
gued before the Supreme Court of New
Jersey on Wednesday, on motion for
new trial.
Judge Black. who was injured some
weeks ago by an accident on the Louis
Vile and Nashville railroad, is entirely
out of danger. His arm is safe and
there is reasonable hope of his having
tOlerable good use of it. He suffers a
good deal, but bears up well.
In the American Institute of Homo
opathy, at Boston, yesterday, the Cen
s0rs reported favorably on several addl-
tional names Of applicants for member
ship. Two ladies applied for admission,
hut the CensOTs, in view of the previous
action of the Institute, did not feel call
ed upon TO recommend them.
The Railroad Commissioners of New
Hampshire report to the Legislature OF
that State that the Atlantic and ST.
Lawrence railroad, since 1t was leased
by the Grand Trunk road, has been in
a shocking condition unfit for freight
transportation and unsafe for passenger
travel They recommend legislative
action.
The cabinet factory of Kellan broth
ers, West 32G street, New York, was
burned on Wednesday night. carpet
shaking establishment, StewaTts gold
pen factory aud two small machine
shops iu the same building were burned.
Loss $4,000 Insured. Fifty thousand
dolla,s worth of carpets belonging TO
Fifth Avenue Hotel were burned.
The Iowa Republican State Conven.
tiOu met at pes MOincs Yesterday, aud
nominated Governor Merrill for re-
el elton, Major NJ. NJ. Walden for Lieu
tenant Governor. and Judge Dillon for
judge of the supreme Court, Two of
the Wee Presidents Of the Convention
were colured men, one of whom ad
dressed the Convention with great ac-
crptalrr.
ON "Wednesday afternoon at > o'clock |
there WAS % fierce tornado at Mlamis. |
hurg Montgomery county, Ohio. One
bridge over the Great Mama was de
mohshrd and another partially un-
rO,frd Fences and ChlmuieS were
blown down aud houses unroOfed, and
the depot rocked so as TO stop the clock.
The path of the tornado was narrow
aud short and did not touch elsewhere
in the vicinity.
An Albany dispatch says the banquet
to the National Typographical Union
in that city, on Wednesday night, was
fine affair. Three hundred persons
were present President FreiCkelton
welcomed the guests, and letters were
read from some OF the prominent edi-
tors of the country. Speeches We're
made in response To toastS by MessrS
Pcnta, Of Chicago, j. d. George, of
Nashville, d. j. Hayden, of st. Louis
Myrou II Rocker, of Albany, and others.
John c. Moriarty, President of the
Irish Republican Association of Penn
sylvauid, has issued an address calling
npou all Irishmen in that State who
favor universal suffrage, protection of
American industry and the liberation
OF Ireland, To meet in each CougrcsSiou-
nj District and elect one delegate and
one alternate 10 attend the Irish Repub-
lcau Convention in Chicago, On July
4,h The address states that the posi-
ton taken 5y Sumner deserves the sup
port of all true lrishmen.
The annual regatta Of the New York
Yacht Club took place yesterday. The
prize for second. class s,Oops was won by
White Cap; hrst-clasS SlOops by Sadie;
trSt-claSS sChoouers by ldler. The
course lay from the anchorage off
Staten Island to the Southwest Spit, and
thence TO the Light Ship and return
over the same course. The Phantom
was caught in i squall, which carried
away the he ID OF her mainmast, aHd she
was thrown out Of the race. She was
SIX miles ahead at the time
By MAIL.