The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-08-26
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II. LOore.
.T,s New York Canal Commissioners
,.t, Albany on yesterday TO inspect tn
State canals.
rhs Humboldt statue for Contra
park is on board the steamship america
dns al New York on the 3lst inst.
: :. Conant has resigned the manag
sditorship of the New York Times
an5 S is succeeded by Mr. Bigelow.
The HTalTs London letter gives th'
oD;n,ous OF prominent English oarsmeI
tbst the Harvards must win the boa
race.
Water is being pumped into the Fair
,oount reservoir by steam engines at th'
Tats of /, ,l5O,OOO gallons every twenty
four hours.
Tan lime kilns on Lowell's Point, Me.
uiIb large quantity of stock, were
bnrned Yesterday morning. Loss $40
0OO, divided among ten firms; half III
sured
The Herald has a special stating thai
the English yacht Cambria and the
American Yacht Dauntless will start eu
race from Cowes to New York, Septem'
Der lst,
The property of the horse railroad
oomDa6y OF Worcester, Massachusetts,
was sold by the receiver on Tuesday
II Was bid in by members OF the old
company for SO, 900.
The Fenian Congress commenced
their secret session in New York yester'
day with a small attendance. RnmoI
s,J, that Savage will resign and be
succeeded by ayouuger man.
W. ;. Kimball, of Rochester, was con.
ylcted IN the United States Court a
Buffalo of making fraudulent returns 10
the Government. The verdict cause.
the forfeiture OF tobacco machinery to
the value OF so 900.
The coroner's jury in the case of Ellen
Calvert, the shakeress, returned ver-
diet Yesterday that the deceased had
committed suicide by drowning in the
pond where the body was found. The
Jury was divided on the question as to
her sanity.
John W. Fitzgerald, of Cincinnati,
has obtained temporary injunction
restraining the holders of the Fenian
fund from any further disposition
thereof. He claims, as a contributor
5000 of tine money, for the recovery OF
which be has commenced suit.
The Grand COmmandery of Knights
Templar of Maine went into camp al
CushiegO Island, Portland Harbor, on
Tuesday, uuder Grand Commander Chas.
H. McSIIan. Ten Communicates are
represented. They will remain in camp
four days.
Young married woman, who recent
ly CaWe in pOssessi- III of SIS 900, left st
Joseph Mo, Sunday evening, with the
supposed intention of joining young
The woman took her grcenbacks with
her, ana her husband has started in pur-
suit
Boston dispatch says the Massa-
chusctJS State Labor Reform COnven-
tlon, composed Of the representatives of
wOrkiugmens and womeus organiZa-
tions, met Yesterday. Quite number
were present Christopher Goodwin was
elected President. The Convention will
be IN session two days.
On sunday last Mrs. Ames. residi.g
at Mound, OGle county, H., admins.
tered poison TO herself aud 10 her little
glrl. The child died in fifteen minutes
aud Mrs. Ames IN about ten hours after.
There had been some trouble ia the
family particularly between Mrs. Ames
aud her husband, and she took this way
10 end them.
The printers of Buffalo, n. Y, are in.
d'gnant at the reported charge to the
Grand Jury at Erie, delivered on Tues
day IN the case of the Erie Republican
rs, the Typographical Union. The
chargel Is considered so unfair that fund,
will be raised In Buffalo to enable th,
hue printers to test the case.
About one hundred and fifty Indian
attacked DOugherty's Government sur
veying party, on the south side of tn
Platte, below Alkali station, Sunda'
morning, and succeeded in capturin
the entire outfit, except the men, VIII
reached North Platte Tuesday morning
Father Mcmahon will leave Buffal
for his home at the West as soon As hi
health permits, he will also at an earl
day proceed to Washington and lay hi
case before the Cabinet, demandin
damages for false Imprisonment frOI
the Canadian Government. He is nov
suffering tfom partial paralysis, lunj
disease aud other bodily Affections
caused by his prison life.
a ST. LoSis special of yesterday iron
Helena, Montana, says: The Canfiel,
division Of the North Pacific reconnoiter
my party returned last evening frou
Fort Benton, Fort Shaw and CABOT
Pass. They found the pass entirel
practicable for railroad They mex
proceed to Gallatin Valley to examin
The Yellow Stpue or Raseman Pass.
Au Omaha Dispatch, dated yesterday
says: The Congressional Retrenchmeu
commIttee spent Sunday at Salt LAX,
aud reached Pr'montory, en- route t
>4q Francisco, tbs morning. The spC
claI commission, headed By Generg
h.ram Walbridge, f New York, accom-
panied by Senator rhayer, expect I
maze a thorough iuSection of both th
Omon aud Central Pcifc railroads.
A delegation fr"m he Congress G
the National Labor UDon waited upo
the venerable Peter Goper Tuesda
afternoon at his mansion in Lexingto
avenue, New York. SpcecLs were mad
o. the chairman, Gen. Yves. of Missi.
s'pp', Mr.. Pratt, of Massaci, setts, an
''ner meCbers of the cOm,ittee. I
winch Mr.. Cooper responded, pdorsip
vac Platform and principles.
lie Inspectors of State prisol held
'lauon with the commit, fro,
a' ,a tNaon Association on Tuesl Y =
torr r1e proper mode of Furnishing rsrat
yor, voNVlcts, in view of the recen r.
So a. Sing Sing A desultory con-,
of ,n 'OCN place and various methI
wirTon,' Tn"'sament Were suggested, b
the snhi .aA'ng asy definite action
nm OCJsSl Oc;Ja[l the meeting was adjourn
Sinr S,ooef' S,n' when it will be held
Inc ine passenger train on the suso,
n'ainl1. "huH railroad, due at Albany at n
tuesday mornin, -, o,.a,