The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-08-27
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....August 27.
NEWS SUMMARY.
nv TELEGRAPH

49, wife of Mayer Kalbfeisch, OF
p,anSlyn, died yesterday
-,or Senter, of Tennessee, left
Wv York last night for Newport
,,..ocb IN the Gennessee feeder OF
4 0.oTI a,naI At Rochester. n. Y, has
ns.S h',S a days suspension of navigation
r, Massachusetts, Labor Reform
LUG Convention yesterday morning
Sta'o ,si a State Central Committee,
,ps APP Of whom are ladies.
r,owl,ton n Morgan, wool dealers,
N NV York, suspended payment on
ITO, 'i,as6,v. 1t is understood that their
,n.nension is only temporary
r..;Ieuce of A. Schenck at Wash
luo H,ghts. near New York, was
IuSsOId ISSSad nm Wednesday of $4,000 worth
n( icwelry and silver ware.
The Congressional Retrenchment com
~. 80" zach San Francisco to-day. The
G.,nans H,,r of that city give Carl Schurz a
'rtnd reception this evening.
c.,er.I Stoneman has issued orders
-, more beef be furnished the gar
.i"nn su", At Wilmington, California, be-
aam.s Of disease among the cattle.
pfpv Jewell, father of Governor jew
~ nC'Connectcut, is not expected TO
I,rs His sons in other States have been
.,Tmoned TO his home in Hartford.
Horace Greeley has accepted an invi-
,,,ion 10 deliver the opening address
n,ior. the International Industrial Ex-
Sih,,;on in Buffal on the 9th of October.
c.orgs F. Hoffman alias George
pr'cE Was arrested by Louisville de-
,sStive, Wednesday night, on suspicion
'T.ioy a man for whom reward of
S;IU mas been offered in New York.
Tn. ,.verest thunderstorm OF the
.s,.1D occurred at Syracuse, New York,
T-s.5ay afternoon. A man named Pur-
c.D and team of horses were killed by
Tsbfnipp about one mile from town.
Another Atlantic cable, to unite the
United States with Prussia, is projected.
Term, of concession from the Prusslan
government are published. 1t is to be
begun by September and must be nm
isIed 10 two years.
W.R Storris, general coal agent of
the Delaware, Lackawanna Il Western
Railroad Company, has telegraphed TO
New York that the men have decided to
70 10 work at Scranton at once. The
company will start work on Monday.
James Mickey and Henry Arnold,
farmers, residing near Greencastle, Ind,
were instantly killed by lightning on
Wednesday afternoon. The were at
work on the farm some distance from
the house when shower came up; they
sought shelter under tree, which was
struck by lightning,
Two miles of snow sheds on the Pa
cihc railroad, between Cisco and Sum-
init, we're destroyed by fire Tuesday
night. Considerable iron is reported
badly burut great number of ties
weTe destroyed aud trains both ways
were DELAYED. II was expected that
usyel wsHld he resumed to-day.
Judge in Chambers, Ontario, yes
lrIGay morning, rendered an important
decision 10 The case OF parties charged
with scuttllug the Garry Owen. The
prisoners counsel claimed that Canada
court, had 10 jurisdiction, the Oifense
being committed in American waters.
The Judge held that English Admiralty
laws extended to Lake Erie, and the
prisoner must be tried in Canadian
courts,
The American Association for the ad
vaucement of science adjourned sin. die
Wednesday afternoon. The following
is the list of officers chosen for the en-.
suing year: President. Pref. William
Chaurener, ofSt. Louis; Vice President
Prot +. Sterry Hunt, of Montreal: Per
manent Secretary, Prof Joseph Ton
erlng, OF Cambridge; General Sc cretary
Prof Charles Frederick Hart, of Utica
y. ] :; Treasurer, \. L. Elwyu, of Phila.
dclphi8.
The Frnian Congress reassembled in
New York yesterday. President Savage
submitted his report, in which he claims
That the spirit of insuTrection is still
strong in Ireland, that the organization
IS N full working order, and drilling of
rank and ti!e going on quietly but con-
stautly, and that the number of sworn
members there was never greater than
now. He hoped discussion in this coun-
try was about ended. Important mat.
tiers are said IL be under consideration
At the Woman's Suffrage Convention
In session at New York, yesterday, 9
sympathetic letter from John G. Whit
tier was received. A letter from Mrs
stowe recommends the gospel theory
that man is the head of woman and that
ne will eventually welc0-e. women t.
~ equality with himself fn cases Of
SoEegnment and legislation, Theodore
Il'tOn, IN some remarks favora BILE to the
cause, alluded to Mrs. Stowe, who be
sad he wished could keep secret
inns Occasioned the defence of Lady
byFos by Mrs. Stanton, who said that
sae was the noblest woman that ever
irod the earth.
Inc Erie Railway Company hos mad.
Sn arrangement with the Lake Shore
company, by which the Erie is to lay q
t!L.Tt of the rail from New York to Buf
i"'o To make it narrow gauge. In one
Year i've millions of the Erie narrow
sauce bonds are 20 hs isspel, Yhios
90 to Le i. heu Oh the earnings of tht
rar!ow gauge The Erie is to fix tn,
ls'e32 on the western bound freight anG
!ne Lake Shore on the eastern bounC
MIeight. The Erie, Atlantic and Great
western and Lake Sho4e roads have
'4'do aH agreement whereby passen
ge'- To Chicago may go over the Allan
vac ana Great Western road to Cleye
.ASu or via Buffalo The through earn
,u1' are to be equitably divided be
,"eeh The three companies. The fore
S''Rs VIII explain the rise and activity
NJ. ~ L"e yesterday. The different trunk
i, t,He' ol railroad to the west have hard
i ,SsS S"l Their difficulties patched up OF
NJ ttr'Sht question before another wal
ra,"r" "H' on passenger fares. The
was ,o5. ot INST class passage to Buffalo
'''uce' to $3.50 Yesterday.
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