The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-05-08
NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH.

St. Louis will celebrate the Paciii
railroad opening.
The Ohio Legislature adjourned, san
. die, at noon yesterday.
The prohibitory liquor bill has bee
defeated in the Massachusetts, Senate b,
n vote Of 20 to Is.
Hon. G. II. Gilbert, flannel manutas
turer of Ware, Massachusetts,, died ol
Thursday, April +.
The Connecticut Senate, by strlc
party vote, yesterday ratified the Elf
teenth Amendment.
The steamships City of Boston, Gale
dOnia, and Pennsylvania, from Europe
have arrived at New York.
A reporter named Allaire was robbed
yesterday of a gold watch and s26OV IN
cash. in a house in New York.
Delegates representing the saloon
keepers from all parts of the country
have met in convention at CINCINNATI
The people of California are ina great
state of excitement over the completion
of the Pacific railroad, which occurs to-
day.
Honolulu advices of the ID state that
the people there were much alarmed
over an apprehended rising of the Coo
lies.
Patrick Glaisboy, while drunk yestsr.
day, was run over upon the Dayton and
Michigan road near Linz, and cut in
two.
General Dodge, Chief Engineer Of the
Union Pacific railroad, telegraPhs that
the last rail will be laid at noon Sat-
urday.
ALewi.ton, Maine, dispatch says that
Grant presented to the father of Z. b
Washbnrne the saddle he used during
the war.
The New York Legislature has passed
a bill ceding the States interest IN ths
Gettysburg Cemetery to the L. 5. Gov
ernment.
The steamship Arizona has returned
to New York in a disabled condition
and the steamship Rising Star will take
her place.
Yesterdays New York papers report
that large numbers of men have left
different points for Cuba and Others are
TO follow.
The manufactory of the American
Whip Co, at Westfield, was destroyed
by fire yesterday. Loss 900; insured
for $4l, ,OO0.
A band of Sioux Indians in the Platte
valley recently killed a woman and cap
tured lot of stock near Shells creek,
20 miles above Columbus.
The city authorities of Boston have
passed an order extending the hospitali-
ties of the city to distinguished invited
guests to the National Peace Jubilee.
The Harvard crew practice on the
Charles river course every evening be-
tween six and eight O'clock, preparing
for the international race. The hopes
of the friends of the University are
high for success.
1t is said that Marshal Barlow
has received dispatch from Secre-
tary Fish instructing him to use every
precautiOn to prevent the departure
of any expedition for Cuba from the
port of New York.
Frances Walland, in the Common
Pleas Court, New York City, has recov-
cred S6S9O from John Livingston, her
dead husbands administrator. Liv-
ingston had been guilty of gross frauds
in his settlement, and the Court pro-
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country and profession.
Brooks, one of the murderers of Theo-
dore Broadhead at Delaware Water Gap,
y. Y, who escaped while awaiting exc
cution, was caught five miles west of
Port Jervis ON Wednesday by Mr.. Hau
rant. While walking with his captor
Brooks suddenly plunged thirty feet
down an embankment again making his
escape. Fresh pursuit was given.
The Convention of the Theta Delta
Chi Association was held At the Astor
House, New York, yesterday. About
one hundred delegates and large num.
Der of visitors were present. 1t was re-
solved to re-establish the Southern
Chapters which were broken up at the
commencement of the war. The Asso-
citation dined at the Astor House last
evening.
A desperado named Matt mccarthy
attempted to assassinate q policeman
named Bennett in Cincinnati yesterday
morning about 10 o'clock. McCarty
placed a pistol to his head and snapped
it twice but it missed fire. Bennett
cOllared him, beat him with his mace,
took him to the lookup and lodged
against him charge OF attempted as
sassinatiOn.
1t is reported that the reduction on
cable dispatches, for some time under
consideration, has been decided upon.
and after June lst $40 dollars in gold
will be charged for messages not exceed
ing ten words, exclusive of address and
signature, and 81 in gold for each word
additional. A discount of fifty per cent
on these rates will be made on general
and political news dispatches to the
press. but cipher and commercial new,
dispatches will be charged at full rates
A st. Lonis dispatch says: 1t is an
nounced that Tom Alien, the pugiliSt
after witnessing the deposit Of the sec
ond $500 in the match between hin
and McConle last night, left for Ciuclu
natl, where he will 60 into training
McCoo!e, it is SAID, has reduced himsel
twenty pounds in the past three week
and is in good condition and doing well
1t is not expected that he will ge
below two hundred pounds; he nov
weighs two hundred and twenty-three
Bets are made at 500 to SO on McCoOle
A New York dispatch says that in tn
attachment case of Gushing and others
of the American ship Sonora, destroyed
by the Alabama, against the proceed
OF the prize steamer Wren, owned b,
Laird, the builder of the Alabama
which came mp yesterday in the United
States District Court, Mr. Mallory, ex
Confederate Secretary of the Navy, ap
PearSd for Mr.. Gushing, and the Dis
trict Attorney and Mr., Dockey for Mr.
Laird. The decision is looked for a.
important in forming a precedent with
regard to private actions ON the
Alabama claims.
A letter from O'Neill, Monroe county
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