The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-04-27


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A high gale prevailed at New YORK OF
Sunday.
Horace Greeley declines the Pacific
Railroad Con nmissiOnershiP.
The steamer city of Paris, from Liver
pool, has arrived at New York.
Ex-Governor Henry Dutton, Of Con-
necticut, died at New Haven yesterday
Thsrailroads running into Cincinnati
started on their new time table yester-
day morning.
The Boston people are Petitioning
Grant to appoint Fred. Douglas, MINIS
ter TO Brazil.
The Rutland, Vermont, railroad 10
free of the distractions caused py inc
recent freshet.
Anew of two story frame buildings
in Chicago, burned on yesterday morn
ing. Loss $4,000.
The steamer st. Elmo exploded her
boiler near Mobile yesterday morning
One woman killed.
Mary Ann Bellies and Mary Kelly were
arrested for picking pockets In BROOK
lyn Church on Sunday.
Bishop Southgate, as the Church OF
the Redeemer, New York, confirmed ~
persons on Sunday evening,
The schooner Ella W. Penneli, in
British waters, was lately fired into and
searched by Spanish war vessel
John Howard shot Alfred Paris in a
ouarrel in Cincinnati on Sunday night.
Paris will die. Howard escaped.
Jennie Niemau, of Cincinnati, at
tempted to drown herself in the ONO
river on Sunday night, but was rescued.
The Grand Billiard Tournament COM
menced at Irving Hall, New York, last
night. The leading billiard players OF
the country were to take part.
The San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce has memorialized the President
10 withhold the commissions OF his new
appointees on the Pacific Coast.
The fire near Jamaica, L. I.,yesterday
morning, destroyed dwelling house OF
ClATleS N6hudus no "AAS " ~A'
Newman persisted in the hames.
General j. C. Webster, late Secretary
OF the new State House Commissioners,
has laid before Governor Palmer
charges of fraud and corruption against
that Board.
The frs. class steamer Minneapolis
reached Minneapolis on Sunday, and
was presented with magnificent set OF
colors by the Board of Trade and citizens
Of that place.
The workmeu employed in the United
States Arsenal at Springfield, Mass,
have rendered reception to Senator
Wilson for his exertioGs in behalf OF the
eight hour law.
The evidence of some photographers
was prodnced By the prosecution IN the
Numler case in New York yesterday |
who swore they had made the sO.called |
spirit photograph by natural means.
Arizona advices report the destruc-
tion of scouting parties of several In:
dian raacherOS and large quantities OF
supplies. The Indians escaped. Their
depIedatious continue, while apathy
among the troops is general
Horace Greeley has been appointed by
the President Commissioners OF the
Pacific railroad. The four other COM
missioners provided for by Congress,
have also been appointed. Their names
are withheld until they accept.
A Worcester, Mass, Dispatch says
that on Saturday night an adopted
daughter of Edward Hilton, of North
Oxford, took fire while going to bed and
was burned to death. The house to-
gether with the barn adjoining was
consumed. Loss $500.
A dispatch from Boston says: Capt.
Warren Gardner and Henry Brown,
both of Gloucester, were committed for
trial to-day 10y United States Commits
sioner Hallett, charged with purposely
casting away OH the high seas the
schooner Twilight, an offence punisha'
BILE with death.
A prize fight took place yesterday II
miles from Richmond, Va, on the York
River Railroad, between Charlie Doh
erty. an Irishmau, and Tom Hammond,
an Enrlishman, for $500 side. Eighty
ak rounds were fought, in two hours
and ten minutes. They we're both
badly punished. Doherty won.