The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-13
W'heeliug geslstsr
Tuesday l3.
NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH.

Gold closed in New York yesterday
Ut 1864.
The Red Stocking base ball club oi
Cincinnati beat the Forest City club oil
Rockford, Illinois, on Saturday by =
score of 81 to IL.
One hundred guns were tired in the
park at New York yesterday in honor OF
the quick passage of the yacht Daunt-
less across the ocean.
Lightning struck the house of Mr..
Sullivan at East Boston, on Sunday,
killing his son, aged II years, and dam
aging the house by fire.
Andrew Bowder, an Albany drover.
was killed Saturday morning on the
Boston railroad, near Hinsdale. It is
supposed he fell between the cars.
A Chicago dispatch of yesterday says:
The weather to-day as yesterday has
been quite cool The mercury steod
at "a at noon. There has been bat one
really hot day in Chicago this season.
Several bank Presidents and leading
brokers Of New York, were before the
Grand Jury yesterday to give evidence
in relation To money transactions in
Wall street. Several will probably be
indicted for usnry.
a woman giving her name as Lsuisa
Walsch was arrested in Albany, n. Y,
Sunday night, having in her possession
a portion of silver chalice taken from
ST Mary's Church. She says she has
h,+
children deserted her and that she is
destitute.
The trot, yesterday afternoon, on the
Fashion course, Long Island, between
American Girl and Lady Thorn, best
three in FIVE, to harness, for purse of
s25OO, was won by American Girl taking
the first, second and fourth heats. Time,
2:2Si, 2:2l4, 2:27f, 2:24i. The track was
heavy with dust and neither horse in
first rate condition.
Governor Hoffman of New York has
refused the application to commute the
sentence of death passed on Noah Bige-
low, in Sullivan county, for numbering
q child. He says that the sentence was
lust and he has no right to set aside the
prit is of weak intellect.
The great Cairo land ease of Thomas
Bearer VS.. SlOats Taylor, at Springfield,
Illinois, on Saturday, was given TO the
Jury, who returned a verdict for the de-
10 ndsnt. A motion for a new trial was
overruied. 1t is understood bill of
exceptions will be filed and the case
taken 10 the Supreme Court.
a portion of the arch Of the tunnel on
the b. Il 0. X. r., at Cambridge, Ohio,
gave way yesterday morning, letting
down q great mass of dirt and rock.
Very little detention TO travel will be
caused BY this, as everything car be
easily hauled around the hill Parties
who claim to know, say it can be cleared
IN ten days.
The official election returns IN Yir.
ginia, SO far, show that the blacks voted
closer To their registered strength than
the whites did. The less intelligent
hacf;a are hot generally disposed to ac-
rrpt the situation. OF Sunday Wal
kcr negro was set upon by a cOlOred
mob in one Of the public promenades of
Richmond, and had to be rescued 10y
the whites.
Baltimore dispatch of yesterday
says the grand procession of the North
Eastern Srngerbund moved from Con
cOrdla Hall this morning, marching
through the principal streets, aud was
comprised of six divisions; the first be-
ing cavalry, escorting Governor Bowie
and staff; second, two brigades of
military aud the remainder differ
eat singing societies of this city
and visitors. The various trades
were represented by teams dec
Grated and each regiment and society
nad bands and numerous banners. over
10000 persons were on the streets TO
view the pageant The weather is
exceedingly hot. Seltler water has
given ont and fears are expressed that
lager will run short. The ArlOn Society
of New York bore a banner on which
was inscribed,
From Boston noise still sick and sore
took a ride To Baltimore.
Where they, as every one may see
Now hold what - a Jubilee.
A herring, a lager barrel and pretzel
were suspended from the banner. The
singing match takes place tonight at
the Maryland Institute by eighteen
societies.