The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-12-16
NEWS SUMMARY.
RY TELEGRAPH.


msrcbaut OF New York, shielded Tues
day.
lanes A. Weston, citizens candidate,
"a, elected MAYER of Manchester, New
HAMPSHIRE, Tuesday.
Charles Feler, on trial at Cleveland, 4,
Ohio. for the murder of Ferdinand Bes'
ser, has been acquitted.
The Cincinnati police yesterday ar
,a.ted a man named j. w. Lane for
drnnkennrss, on whom they found 500
in counterfeit money.
Jebn Russell, of Jrbana, Ohio, ex-
Secretary of State, had stroke OF par
slysi, Tuesday evening. There are lit
ts hopes Of his recovery.
Extensive preparations are being
made for the formal opening of the
State normal school, Terre Haute, Ind,
on the 5th of January.
President Grant has pardoned Anna
Capsini, sentenced, at st. Louis, to one
year in the penitentiary for passing
counterfeit money. She has been in
prison abOuta month.
G.B Stebbins, of Detroit, lectnred
Tuesday 4; ght at Masonic Hall, Indian
spolia. against the free trade move
ment and in favor of protective tariff,
home manufactures and fair wages
motion for q new trial in the Berry
murder clSe was argued before the Cir
cut Court of Morgan county, Ill, at
Jacksonville, on Tuesday, and new
trial denied Former sentences OF tive
prisoners were reaffirmed.
Charges of murder in the fourth de-
gree have been preferred against the
architect. superiut .ndeuts, and con-
tractors for the stOnewOrk Of the build
inp corner of Fifth and Olive streets,
81 Louis. which fell November 18th,
killing and wounding several persons.
VGe first annual report of the Ohio
Reform school for girls was made yes
terdav. There are Only six inmates, but
there are other applicants ready for adj
mission as soon as the building is
finished
Areuniou Of the officers of the Sixth
Army Corus was held at New York YES
tsrdav. General William B. Franklin
was chosen President for the ensuing
year. The annual meeting and banquet
was fixed FIR Philadelphia, April Sth.
The New York Sun says the Spaniards
are enlistng men here TO serve against
Cuba. Legal evidence of the fact has
been offered to law officers Of the United
States in this c ty, and they decline to
receive or in any way act upon 1t.
The TAILOR at Carrollton, Kentucky,
while lncarCerating a murderer named
Andrew Dilrmitt, was knocked down
by him aud locked in a cell. Diarmitt
escaped, bUt was re-aTrested. Twelve
other prisoners pried eff a portion OF
the -0of oI the Jail and successfully es-
capped
TIE Oh,r Auditors Association ad-
yJUnri Yesterday afternoon after elect
in -'ac following officers for the ensu-
in- year: President. George s. Laine,
Hmri'ou county; Vice President, W,
y. Lines, Warren county; Secretary,
S.m1rl Heudrjck. Ross couuty; Treasu.
rer, W. ". Hamilton, Wayne county.
A banquet given on Tuesday night
by the RaIican and Delaware Railroad
Company to the officers of the Camder
aud Amboy was memorable by reason
Of the fact that the representatives q
the latter company formally gave ~
the monopoly which has held New Jer
sey fast for quarter of century.
In the Supreme Court Tuesday suit
TO recover S25, 900, the difference in the
price of 1900 shares of Michigan South
ern stock, which were sold by Merriam
Il Zartlett TO Jerome, Kellogg & Co. or
three days option, was decided against
theplaintiffs. When the option expired
the price had dccliu i from los TO -
and the stock was t"Hdcred, but pay
meut On the difference was refused.
Al convention Of petroleum refners
held in New York on Tuesday, William
Morgan, of Pittsburgu, was chosen Pres
ldent; VI. i. Clarke, of Cleveland, and
5. ID. Downs, of Boston, Vice Presidents
and J. Warner, of Pittsburgh, and K
NerplarCk Secretaries. A report on the
depreciation aud adulteration of oil was
diseased, several new members were
elected and the convention adjourned
until yesterday.
George P. Barlow, of Florida, young
man of 32 years, was found dead in hi,
bed at the Terre Haute House, Terrt
hante, Ind, yesterday, having commit
ted suicide by taking laudanum anC
left tie following letter:
Dear Father-Tell my young brother
10 beware of the dissipated course which
has caused my death Yours, ever.
(Signed) GEORGE.
Have me buried near my mother.
Commodore Steedman has assumed
command of the Charleston. Mass.
Navy Yard, in place of Commcdor
Rogers, who takes command of the Eas
India squadron as Admiral. The steam
s!oop Alaska received d crew and zoe
70 China. The iron.clad Terror ba
SSen s a crew and goes to New York
SsC sObsequently to the West Indies
f,,Va other vessels are being fitte,
WOs', including the new sresme
yer,s5le' The Niagara is being con
INTO an iron-clad.
SAYS: Tba G,aPo'is dispatch of yesterda
hands1mvs,AA v Academy of Music has bee