The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-12-18
NEWS SUMMARY.


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D,niel Mcfarland was formally in
1;cted by New York Grand Jury,
yesterday. .,
IN Tuesday, at Hackensack, N. j.,
Jacob Deckerson was convicted OF the
mnrder of Pc ter Stoken.
The Haytien ram Atlanta weighed
.,cbor aud left Chester, Penna,, for
break water yesterday morning.
John Bechauer, Of Texas, was!robbed
TnesIsv night on the steamer II. NJ.
Sbreye. lying at st. Louis, of $500.
the failure of J. W. Bond & Co.'s
ary goods house, of Trenton, New Jer-
ssG !, announced for 10000, with as
let's Of $4,000.
In New York, on Thursday, T. W.
Pension. formerly Methodist minister,
and J. Harrigar, both policemen, were
discharged for robbery.
Papers anuounce the failure of A. II.
KatteDburg, oue of the Oldest merchants
of saltwater, Minn. Advances TO lum.
bermen caused his difficulty.
The grand Jury, in session at Portage
City. Wisconsin, has indicted NJ. NJ.
BRADLEY. Robert Campbell, Thomas
Dreer and others, for lyDching VIM. II.
Spain in September last.
The United States Consul at London
,elegraphs to Mayor Putnam, of Port
land Maine, that the fleet with Mr..
Peabody's remains will come to Port
land. but has not yet sailed.
Norman Holley, sou of the Collector
of Customs, and James Riley, express
messenger Of the Central railroad, were
arrested at Buffalo. New York, Thurs
day, charged with being extensively
engaged in smuggling.
The Superintendent of Indian Affairs
has dispatched from Fort Shaw stating
that on the night of the l4th the Indians
attacked party of eleven men near
Fort Shaw killing one, woundlDg one
and driving off thirty mules.
A Columbia, 5. c., dispatch says: A
bvAto pay in coin the iuseIest on the
State d III of So, ,lS3 349, pas 'ed the Leg
islafurc Thursday. Another bill was
pissed recurring each insurance COM
paay doing businG SIS in the State 10 de-
post with the State treasurer S0O,OOO OF
IT,, bonds.
A meeting of the working men of New
York was held Thursday evening Tor the
purpose of considering the question OF
cheap labor. Resolutions were adopted
strongly protesting against the importa-
ton OF Cinnamon into the country by
the American immigration society, 10
the injury of the working classes, and
call ng on Congress to take measures
for its prevention.
A letter dated Penbine, December IL,
announces nothing new IN the condl-
ton of affairs at Fort Garry, but says Il
wide spread apprehension is felt that
10 case of active war between the in
slrgents and Canadians the Indian
trib.s from Saskatchewan TO the Rocky
Mountains Will Join in and not stop
until the white settlers in British Amer
icl are exterAinated, and may even
carry the war to settlers on American
SOL Tae apparent quiet existing at
FOIt Garry is feared To be unnatural.
Governor McDougal is said to be pre-
pairing for some expedition.
At Aurora. Illinois, Thursday evening,
two young ladies, named Addyman, were
walking past the residence of Samuel
McCarty, accompanied by younger
brother, and as they reached the gate
the lad took hold of il, when instantly
a gun was discharged. A portion OF
the shot struck one of the sisters in the
the mouth, breaking out her teeth, and
ihe balance of the charge lodged in the
other lady's shoulder. Both were Sc.
verely I'M ured The gun had been set
with a spring to sheet boys who pulled
down the fence. Mr.. McCarty is one OF
the most respectable citizens.of Aurora.
he will be arrested.
Some weeks ago Mr.. Hinkle, Of Har.
din county, made i proposition IN
the lower branch o. the Tennessee Leg
lsiaturc TO sill the portrait of General
George II. Thomas i 'nging in the State
library, aud paiated u the expense of
the State. which proposition failed by a
large majority. General Thomas has
written letter to John Ruin, of Nash
vile, stating that he has written to the
Speaker of the House TO ascertain the
cost of painting the portrait, adding
that he would refund the money. Geu-
eral Thomas also says he will return TO
the present Legislature, so soon as he
can Eet 1t from Ball y Black, New York
with whom he deposited it for safe
keeping In his hasly departure for The
Pacific coast. the gold medal voted him
by the last legislature in commemora-
uon of the Union victory over the rebel
forces in front Of Nashville, in Decem-
ber 1864.