The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-10-14
st'lieelina Registsr.
ThurSday,- October Ii.
NEWS SUMMARY.
Ey TELEGRAPH.

Gold closed in New York on yesterday
at 1909.
Samuel J. Tilden has been chosen
chairman aud William Cassidy Secre
tary ofthe New York Democratic State
Central Committee.
Joseph DaGb, a hack man, was killed
Yesterday morning in front Of the Pea.
6ody Hotel, in Memphis, by j. NJ. Har'
lis, yourg lawyer, while making an
assault on he latter.
The passenger train on the Kentucky
Central railroad was thrown off the
track, near Paris, by broken rail, on
Tuesday. The train was delayed two
or three hours. No one hurt.
McEttrick has beaten Haydock in a
walking match at the rink, Boston,
noe miles in % hours 81 minutes and 30
seoonds. and exclusive of stOppages! In
~ hours minute and 30 seconds.
Heavy rains have been falling at
Saratoga, ipjuring the roads. and all
kinds Of trains from White Hall were
DELAYED yesterday morning. No trains
went north from Saratoga last night.
4 locomotive and two cars were
thrown off the track on the Susquehan-
na railroad, near Harpersvillc, Tuesday.
Several EasScugers were slightly inJur-
ed. This j. the fourth accident on that
road recently.
Another fearful storm occurred at
Albany Tuesday night, accompanied by
thunder and lightning. The rain fell
in torrents; the streets are torn up, and
Yesterday morning the docks were
Hooded. The railroads arc reported In
running order.
A Schuylkill Haven dispatch of yes
terday says: Last night the signal
tower of the Miuehill railroad took ire,
brrnirr to death the watchman. Owen
Fruuy and his two children. A sister
in-law of Fenuy escaped by l'aping
frem q window.
A huge mass meeting of the New
York Workingmcu's Union, with Nelson
". Young iu the chair, was held ut
Cooper Institute, outside, Tuesday
evening, when il was decided to select
workinsmcn for office, and run them on
apatlorm ElyrIing the eight hour law
aud 60 operation.
Tn, lock up in tho village of Char
lpt,r. y. Y, and a warehouse owned by
Ea- & Upton were burned yesterday
mg.l:ug Two sailors, Alex. Fisher and
Michael NcMaun, of Eiyrie, Ohio, be
Longing to the schooner Cascade, of
Grteulgy. who we're prisoners in the
~, h,,rNal tp laa+h
! dlspatch from Boston says that late
on Monday night Dr.. Cole, of Saxon
vile. was called from bed on the pre-
text of being required by sick patient.
On leaving his house hew as shot through
the cheek. Shortly after this affair, Mr..
GRAY, depot master on the birmingham
railroad. was aroused, and going to a
window, was fred upon thrice. Police
Justice Adams and another gentleman
were aiso visited, but delayed appearing
until the would-be assassa had left.
Suspic0n points to desperate just re-
leased from Jail, incarcerated TOR assault
ing his wife.
A meeting in reference to the Mem
phis. Springfield and Kansas City rail-
road. was held at the Mcmphis Cham
bcr OF Commerce Tuesday evening
Addresses were made 10y Colonel Ell,
driGrn. of Springfield, Missouri; Judges
Rvrls and Kendall, of Arkansas, aud
others, showing the great Importance
of the work. Resolutions in favor OF
building the road, promising liberal aid
for the furtheranoe of the enterprise,
were adopted. r. G. Gest, Judge
Swaync, A. T. Lacey, b. b. MGdell and
William Farris were appointed dele,
hate, to the Kansas City, Missouri, Con
ycution on tie 10Th.