The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-05-12
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wednesday, ay,...-.May I2.
NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH.

Gold closed in New York yesterda
at l35s.
The steamship Cuba, from Liverpool
has arrived at New York.
Government vessels have been poste'
to prevent the departure of tillibuster
from New York.
The first invoice of Japan teas Owe
tho Pacific road was shipped for st
Louis on Monday.
The public reception of Warner anC
Costello by the New York Fenians takes
place Friday night.
The TribRRe says the Cuban patriots
in New York are not enlisting soldiers
and only want arms and supplies.
The Harvard College crew have re-
ceiyed dispatch from the Oxford eng
land) College crew, accepting the chal
lenge of the former to row four cared
race from Putney to MOrtlake, England.
Tue Indian prisoners at Fort Hayes
made an attempt to escape by Overpow-
ering the guard, recently, mortally
wounding the sergeant. Two of the
Indians were killed and third wonnd-
ed.
Governor Scott, Of South Carolina, to-
gether with representatives OF the al
dcrmeu and commercial boards OF
Charleston will visit Cincinnati on Fri
day for a conference with regard to the
Southern railroad.
A horse car we'll filled with paSsen-
gers was run into by q locomotive at
Chicago on Monday evening, and four
or five passengers severely if not fatally
injured, while six or sev0n others were
more or less hurt.
The ship Cairn Gown arrived at
Quebec yesterday with sixteen men be-
longing to the crew of the French fish
ing brig Jeanne, who were picked III
at sea. They have been placed under
charge of the French Consul, who viii
send them home.
Miss II. f. Bady, while playing Juliet
at the Buffalo Academy of Music Oh
Monday night, accidentally stabbed
herself, her dagger penetrating below
the left breast, striking 4 rib and break
ing OIL the point. The wound is severe
but not dangerous.
The steam tug Joe Baker exploded
opposite Vanderbilt landing, Staten
Island, yesterday morning. Her deck
and pilot house were blown off. The
captain, Sheridan, was seriously hurt,
aud the fireman, Edward NanhOesen,
was badly scalded.
Ia the Canadian House of Commons,
on Monday night, a resolution was
adopted regarding indemnity for the
seizure of the schooner Mazetta at De-
trOit in 1854 the owner of which vessel
had never been compensated by the
American Government.
The last stroke of the hammer on the
last spike i'm the last rail of tho Pacific
railroad was announced in San Francis
co by the discharge of l5.nCh gun,
and the ringing of the City Hall bell.
Great enthusiasm prevailed in San
Francisco and other California cities.
District Attorney Garviu, of New
York. while prosecuting case before
the General Sessions on Monday said
that if the man who saw the Rogers
murder and said "Jim, don't do it,"
would appear aud reveal the author OF
the murder, he should have full immu-
nifty from punishment.
A fight took place April 9th on the
north fork of Sixteen Mile creek, near
tho head waters of Muscle Shell river
between q detachment of soldiers and
citizens and hostile bands of Indians
thirteen in number. Nine Indians wert
killed and one wounded. and one soldier
killed and two soldiers and two citizens
wounded.
A grand rehearsal of all Boston se.
cieties and independent classes, intend
ing to partic cipate in the great OratOriO
Chorus of the National Peace Jubileej
will take place at Music Hall, Boston,
on the 18th inst Boston alone will fur
mish five thousand singers, who have
been rchearsiug in sections for the past
two mNnths.