The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-05-27

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.Phe loss blythe sinking of the Aus
trlan ship Figiia, was SeO0, 900.
Over 800 vocal organizations are prac
ticing for the Pennsylvania jubilee.
General Breckenridge aud Genera
Sheridan were in Cincinnati on Tues
day. -
A violent storm at Perryville, Kansas
on Tuesday, blew down four houses anC
killed one woman.
large stable belonging to II, B
Willie, In Brooklyn, was burned on
Tuesday night. Loss nearly 100000
General Terry and family were in St.
Louis Yesterday, en- route TO Atlanta,
where he will take command of the
Army of the South.
Seuor Bethens, Court Commissioner
from the new Cuban Government 10
Washington, arrived at New York by
tho Evening Star on Tuesday.
Judge Busreed is now holding Court
at Montgomery, Alabama. The Con,
gressional Committee TO investigate bis
case was expected there Tuesday night.
The large music store of Compton &
Doan, of st. Louis, was, on Tuesday,
taken in charge by the United States
Marshal in pursuance Of proceedings in
bankruptcy.
Charles II. Storr, Of Tarrytown, n. Y,
committed suicide on Tuesday, after
four attempts. He shot himself twice
in the head, and fuding these wounds
Intellectual, shot himself twice in the
left side.
The exercises at the Naval Academy
at Annapolis yesterday and the day
previous were very interesting. A
grand ball came off night before last
The President returned to Washington
yesterday afternoon.
Thomas c. Durant, Vice President
John J. Cisco, Treasurer, and WIN. II
Macy, one of the directors Of the Union
Pacific, railroad have resigned, but the
former retains his interest in the com
pany, of which he is the largest stock
holder.
A FIRE occurred in Mobile, on Com
merce street, between ST. Nicholas anC
st. Louis, Tuesday night. The Pres
dent of the Board of Trade lost his life
and two men were seriously injured BY
the falling of walls Loss from $4,000
toS5O,OOO.
The Ladies' Union Aid Society Of ST
Louis have declined to participate with
the Grand Army of tie Republic in th'
decoration of soldiers graves on the
3Oth inst, because as Christian wOlneI
they cannot take part in such cersmO
neS on the Sabbath.
Captain Shackerford aud coloreC
sailor were badly wounded yesterday
by the Sheriff of Prince George comfy
Alrylaui, tho former having resisted
che sheriff in an attempt to arrest some
criminals Oh board his vessel near Fort
Washington and Cred drst but was
snOr.
Ii was stated Tuesday that the &C
counts of VIM. c. Rush, President oI
the Atlantic National Bank of Brook
lyn, who was killed by the recent Long
ISLAND railroad slaughter, showed dc
hcieucy oi nearly $25O,O00. When this
cumor became public slight run wa
made on the bank by depos,tors, bu
late in the day their fears were ailaye(
by the directors of the bank, wh'
pledged themselves on the business o
the bank.
Gen. Wyndom, Commander in Chic
of Her Majosty's forces i'll British NORTH
America, in company with 7. S. Steven
son, General Freight Agent of the Grand
D. nd
Chicago, General Agent of the National
Steamship Company of Liverpool, are
purchasing lands at Manhattan, Kansas,
Of the National Land Company. An
immense emigration from Canada is
going into Kansas ami great numbers
1f newcomers are settling along the
Kansas Pac:aC Railroad.
IL 5 understood that the Conference
Of the two Presbyterian Assemblies,
now iu session IN New York, has Unani-
muu>lv agreed 20 recommend reunion on
the basis of the standards, pure aud
slmplr: that the basis be submitted i'm
medlatrly IN the Presbytcries for ap-
9rnval, and that the two Assemblies ad-
,or.rn 10 meet at HillsbuTg In NOvem
Der 10 receive reports of the action OF
the Presbyterics thereon. Ii is also IN
derstOad that the same viii! submit a
form of declaration To be made 10y each
Assembly, instead Of ne articles adopt,
cd 10y the last Assemblies aud rejected
by the Old School Presbyteries, the &C
SiOn Of the Assemblies on this declsrs
tlon to be iual The report will IN
donbtedly hr adopted 10y both bodies.
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