The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-11-12
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rriday,. November H.
NEWS SUMMARY.
nv TELEGRAPH.

Ga cIosed in New York yesterday
at l20t
III, romaips Of Ex-Governor Pratt Of
land were inferred at Annapolis
yesterday
The Chicago Stock Board was opened
Wednesday evening, with speeches. and
collation.
D., DIR Gurden Colt, for 20 years
If ST. Johns Church, Bridgeport,
TonH % died suddenly yesterday.
I. cha case of Leonard Choate, the
Dimhnryport "fire boy" the jury, after
, bonrs consultation, returned YER
dict Of guilty
Tho colored people held meeting at
y,sbviIIe Yesterday to call a convention
6scsmber Sd to in Vestigate the condi-
.,or of their race in Tennessee.
rho frneral of General Wool takes
,,acs from st. Paul Church, Troy, n.
saturday morning. The deceased
In he buried with military honors.
The large Touring mill warehouse
"a sIeyator of Hosmer g. Wood, at
SbiIlicothe, Ills, were burned Wednes-
Ssy night. Loss $4,000; insurance
$4,000.
The death of the venerable Miss Re-
L.ac, George, one of the two public
sn,r,red Philadelphians to whom the
.i'r is indebted for Georges Hill," is
announced.
The funeral of Mr.. Peabody taking
,,.ce in London to day, the city OF Bal
iimore will appropriately observe the
n,cas;on by the tolling of bells, closing
tbe public offices, etc.
In Chicago, on Wednesday, during
,ba prorress of wedding festivities at
n, honse of German, named Schmar-
Eel Some young men present thought
n add TO the sport by firing OF pistols III
the street One of them named Horn
J.cbarged his pistol, and Gilfried
Scbmarkel, son of the host and brother
nf the bride, fell dead at his feet, the
shot having entered his heart.
Wednesday night three men broke
into the house of Mr.. Kelly, at Mason
vile, y. Y, and, tying the family to
the bedstead ransacked the house. Mr..
Kelly freed himself and raa to his
fathers house, Procuring fire arms he
returned to his house, where he saw
some person getting out of the window,
whom lie shot aud afterwards discovered
10 be his wife. Ms. Kelly is danger
o1,ly injured. The robbers plundered
other houses in the vicinity.
The New York Herald concludes that
tho activity in naval matters, the order
for the Miantonomah to be ready for sea
the ordering into and fitting out rapid
Is Of the Sevatara and two other ves-
sels. the sudden transfer of stores and
army supplies to the frigate Albany,
with orders for that vessel to sail imme-
dlately for Cuba aud other important
movements, indicate that the Govern
ment is aboat to take a decisive course
on the Cuban question and in favor of
Cuban independence.
IL is stated that in Farraguts claim
for prize money he sets forth that par
ties of the mortar fleet bombarded the
rebel position seven days without doing
any appreciable damage or ineapacltat-
ing them flr defense, and that he did
not capture any portion Of the enemies
ileet Porter puts IN a paper stating
thai he was the first to suggest the
attack: that he worked eight days tow
iug Farragut's fleet over the bar; also
that the statements by Farragut con-
ceruing him had no foundation in fact.
The heirs Of John Campbell, the pos
stSsOr Of three hundred acres of land in
l1>3, which now embraces the CONNER
CIal center of Louisville, KY, are about
iasututIUg suit for this property, to
which they claim they are the
u9btiu, owners. Since the first
charter Of the city, in 1923, this
property has passed from one hand
10 another until il is now ownad
Oy large number of persons, all of
Wuom viii be defendants to the suit.
me laud and improvements are valued
at SjyopQGgl.
A Nashville dispatch Of yesterday
says: The Senate insisted o-day upon
us amendments to the convention bill
limiting the number of members to so,
and the House adhered to its disagree
men! and a committee of conference
was appointed. The House passed on
tie third reading the Senate bill remov-
ing the disabilities of Judge Frazer, i'm
peaChed 10y the last Radical Legislature,
aud laid on the table the resolutions
proposing an amendment to the Federal
Constitution to change the mode of
e.eCting the President.
The Daily Neus says: An important
meeting of the leading merchants and
Importers of New York was held on
Wednesday evening for the purpose of
discussing the subject of return to
specie payment. 1t was the unanimous
decision that the sooner Secretary Bout
wei. issues an order to receive green
packs in payment for custom dues the
oelter Pie amount of merchandise
now in bond in this city is estimated at
I'VE hundred millions dollars. 1t was
stated 1T the meeting that tho decision
OF The Supreme Court denying the con-
'uiltlouality of the legal tender act is
sue and positive.
Montreal dispatch of yesterday
says: i New York detective arrived
-7'e few days ago in search of the
Perpetrators of the $500 900 express
tooOcry on the Central railroad. He
-As aTlested three young Americans as
'ly robbers. They are all from Boston,
1at are named John Henry Clay, Chas
LAl.ey Morgan and George Madison.
Nleu arrested over $4,000 were found
10 the possession of Clay, who is only
"'aeteea years old. Morgan and Madi-
son had about $1,000 each. All the
uVney IN their possession was in green
Oaeas. The authorities have not decided
"aat course to take in the matter.