The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-16
W'heslius geeister
Friday. July l6.
NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH.

Gold closed in New York yesterday
at 1864.
The Seagerfest at Baltimore closed
yesterday with lager and singing al
Schutzen Park.
The Governor of Maine has pardoned
Mrs. Henrietta York. Her case was SIM
.ilar to that of Hester Vaughan.
1t is stated that six fatal cases Of chol-
era occurred this week in New YORK,
brought there by vessels from Cuba.
The commencement of Boudoin Col
lege took place at Brunswick, Maine,
yesterday. The attendance was large.
The corner stone of large cotton fac
tory to be erected at Augusta, Maine, by
Senator Sprague and his brother, was
layed yesterday.
A bank at Sandy Hill, n. Y, was en-
tered by burglars Wednesday night.
The vault was blown open but no funds
obtained.
The Peabody Institute was dedicated
ON Wednesday in the town of Peabody,
Mass. Mr.. Peabody added S45, 600 to the
original bequest to the institute, making
total of 100000.
The President yesterday issued a
proclamation designating the 18th of
November as the time for submitting
the constitution adopted by the Con-
yention which met in Austin, Texas,
OH the 18th of June to the voters OF
said State registered at the time of such
submission.
The Woman's Suffrage Convention at
Saratoga, n. Y, adjourned Wednesday
evening, after addresses by Mrs. Bur-
leigh, Mrs. Norton, and Miss Anthony.
The latter said the present marriage
system was slavery fer women and that
there cannet be good homo circle
where there is no equality.
Two of the crew of the schooner Car
rie Owen, reported grounded near
Cleveland on the lst of July are making
af6davits before III. w. Hewana, British
Consul, that the vessel was scuttled by
the Captain as the vessel and cargS
were insured. The underwriters have
been put on their susrd pending the re-
suit of the investigation before the Con-
sul.
The engine house, machine shop,
blacksmith shop and enc or two other
buildings, together with four locomo-
tiyes, all of which were new, tive new
passenger cars, several water tanks and
= large lot of new trucks and other ma
terial, belonging TO the South Pacific
railroad, at Franklin, Mo, were burned
on Wednesday night. The total loss Is
from 100000 to $4,000, which IS par
italy insured.
Walter Welch, of PoughkeepsIe, a
sub con tractor on the Poughkeepsie and
Eastern railroad, has absconded with
$1,000, leaving heavy indebtedness,
amounting, it is estimated, To over
100000. The merchants and business
men of all classes are swindled in sums
ranging from $4,000 to $4,000. The la.
borers on the road near Pleasant Val
ley are highly excited aud trouble is
anticipated. The company will, how
ever, pay them their wages.
Mr. Merritt, Of Elmira, n. Y, while
travelling between Cheyenne and Omaha
Last week, fell in with a coEnterfeiter
who endeavOred TO pass a $50 counter
felt bill on him. Merritt subsequently
obtained the confidence of the counter
feiter aud the result was the capture,
near Madison, Wis, of two notorious
counterfeiters and the seizure of large
quantity of counterfeit bank notes,
plates, dies, presses, &c. The counter
feiters were arrested, taken to Washing
ton, and the detectives are on the track
of the rest of the gang. The arrests
and seizures are said to be the most im-
portant made for several years.
A short time since the Vestrymcn Of
Trinity Church in Chicago invited the
Rt. Rev. Dr. Cummns, Associate Bishop
of Kentucky, their old rector, to preach
during the temporary absence of their
present rector, Rev. Mr.. Sullivan. He
accepted, and Sunday before last
preached an anti-ritualiStic sermon in
which he is said to have charged the
prescut troubles the Episcopal Church
To the introduction of cathedral wOr-
ship. This remark was considered
reflection upon the Bishop of that dio-
cese, and on Monday he called upon Mr
Wright. the Junior Warden of Trinity
and advised him not to allow DIR. Cum
Minis TO occupy the pulpit.