The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-05-20
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ThurSday,-..--.------.May 10
NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH.

81 l40s.
The steamship Harmonic, from Ham
burg, arrived at New York yesterday.
Scherfenber's Pyrotechnic factory in
Brooklyn was destroyed by fire on Tues
day.
The Government Commission have re-
ported favorably upon ROebling's plan
for bridging East river, New York.
The Society of the Cincinnati held its
s6th anniversary in Baltimore yestsr-
day, Hon. Hamilton Fish presiding,
}. Lathrop Motley, Minister to Eng
land, sailed yesterday in the Cuba. A
large party of friends accompanied him
~ tar as Sandy Hook.
Two local reporters on the Mont
romery (Ala.) Mail recently fought a
duel because they differed as to the
color of an actress eyes.
George b. Davis, who pretended to
swallow poison while being tried for
perjury in New York Court, is still
alive, the poisoning being all sham'
1t is reported that the Pennsylvania
Central proposes perpetual lease OF
the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago
road on a basis of per cent. on total
capital Of so 100000.
At a special meeting of the Board OF
OyerseeTs of Harvard University, held
at Boston yesterday, the nomination OF
Charles p. Elliot for the Presidency was
confirmed by vote of IL to 8.
The weekly sale of a million of Gov
ernment bonds IN New York, yesterday,
resulted in bids for Furnishing over four
millions. The proposals accepted were
at figures ranging from ll6 74-lOO to
ll6 $500.
Rollins, the Brooklyn printer who
suiciaed on Tuesday, committed the act
in view of an impending trial, in which
he was charged with dIsgraceful prac-
tces, the proof against him being over
whelming.
The roofing of the paper mill of John
w. Dixon, at NoIrlstown, Penn, was
totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday
night. 1t is supposed To have been
caused by spontaneous combustion
Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000.
A messenger of Irving Bank, yester-
day, in New York, placed in the hands
of messenger of the Corn Exchange
Bank S25, 900 TO be delivered 20 the lat
ter bank, since which time nothing has
been seen Of either money or messenger.
William A. Z. Phillips, late Assistant
Postmaster at Cambridge, Md, on trial
in the United States District Court,
charged with unlawfully opening and
destroying letters, has been acquitted.
Another indictment, charging him with
embezzlBg funds of the money ORDER
office, was continued to June.
A Boston dispatoh says that on the
examination of Drew relative TO legisla-
tive corruption, on Tuesday, lie stated
that he wasiaughed at for taking SlO,-
600 not 60 write certain articles against
the III. q f.. road, when he could have
made double that amount by writing
them for the New York papers.
1t is stated that several German bank
ers in New York have raised one mil
lion of dollars for Schepoler Il Co., TO
enable them TO meet their liabilities,
and resume business, SCHNEIDER X Schep.
eler and Kratz 4 HeTtel, New York
brokers, have suspended in consequence
of the SchepeleT failure, but they hope
soon TO resume.
At Baltimore yesterday, Richard Pat
tison, money delivery clerk of the Harm
den Express Company, took package
of money for delivery to George How
ard on the third floor of No. 10, North
Charles street. Soon rs he entered the
room he was seized by two men, gagged
and robbed of $4,000, which he had for
delivery to different houses in the city.
He was locked in and the robbers es-
capped. Howard engaged the room on
Friday last and received package
from the Express Company on Saturday
when he informed the messenger that
he expected another shortly. Howard
was not present when the robbery oc
curred.
At the Memphis Convention yester-
day, after the announcement of the
standing committees, Senator Sprague,
who was present, being loudly called
for. addressed the Convention for half
an hour. dwelling particularly upon the
pcrnicious effects of Capitalization of
The money power, as in New York, and
taking strong grounds against free
trade. showing that combination
would De formed by England and France
for the culture of cotton in Egypt,
which would eventually drive it from
America unless means were taken TO re-
form aud cheaper labor at the SOuth.
His remarks were listened to with eager
ness and were well received After some
1n.a NNfNNv v.,VNfI m
adjourned.
The American Baptist Home Mission
ary Society held its 37th annual meeting
in Boston yesterday, Rev. DR.. Jetfry, of
Ohio, presiding. The report of the
executive board was read, showing the
receipts for the past year to be more
than Sl44. 900 and the number of mis-
sionaries to be 27G, one-third of whom
are employed at the South. After
speaking of the very encouraging re.
suits thus far the report says there al e de-
msnSs for increased efforts in the North.
west. along the line of the Pacific rail
way. on the Pacific coast, among the
Southern freedmen, and in the Republic
of Mexico, aud the board is profoundl!
impressed with the Importance thal
every lawful anu pOSSlOle oSouSS ShON1AN
be employed to draw forth larger offer
ings from the friends of Christ. Reso'
lurions were adopted for the education
of freedmen and colored preachers.
A dispatch from New Orleans of yes,
terday says: Until last night the sd
joining city of jefferson, though
included in the Metropolitan Police
District, has refused to accept the
Metropolitan force, offering armed re-
sistance to every attempt of the Metro,
po,itans to exercise the functions OF
their offices. Last night the Mstropol-
itans of this city mustered to the mum.
Der of 800 under 4 captain and, detailed
To take charge of the Jefferson precinct,
made movement about 10 o'clock on
the municipal buildings, which were
hiled with armed citizens small
battle ensued, IN which twelve or four.
teen Metropolitaus were wounded, two
oil whom It is thought dangerously.
Governor Yarmouth called upon Gen.
Mower for troops One comDonv ,rb;cb