The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-03
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Saturday. July 3,
NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH.

Gold closed in New York yesterda.
at 1863.
The Board Of Managers of the u.
Military Asylum at Augusta, Maine
met yesterday.
The singing societies of Philadelphia
comprising nearly 500 voices, will take
part in the llth Sengerfest at Balti'
more from the 10th to the 18th of July
On Thursday night a small ferry boat
was run down by a steamer in the river
near Cleveland. From three to five per-
sons are supposed to have been drowned.
Only one body recovered.
General Robeson, Secretary of the
Navy, was serenaded at Camden, N. j.,
on Thursday night. Complimentary
resolutions were passed at mass meet
ing previous to the serenade.
About II o'clock Thursday night Jno
OCOnnell was shot and instantly kill
the belief that he was pursuing thief.
Both men were members of Louisville
metropolitan police force.
A horse belonging to Mr.. Thomas,
of Gardiner, Maine, was killed Wednes-
daylight. His owner is truckman
and had been employed by the city au-
thoritiss to cart away some liquor which
they had seized. The mayor offers re-
ward of $500 for the arrest of the per
petrators.
The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Com
pany met the President of the Miners
Association, at Summit Hill, Pa, and |
agreed upon a basis of terms which,
though not very satisfactory to the /
company, was the best that could be
done, as the miners would make no con-
cessions. About ons-half the compa-
MES in all the Pennsylvania coal dis
tricts recommence work about the 9th
inst. The Lehigh Coal and Navigation
companies commence work on that
day.
The barbecue given to Governor J.
Walker by colore6 men, took place yes
terday on Vauxhale's Island, adjoining
Richmond, about o'clock. The chain
bridge leading to the island was 30
crowded that it gave way, carrying
down about sixty persons. Col. Jas. H.
Branch, prominent broker and Con-
servative candidate for the Senate, was
instantly killed; also policeman Kirk
bell, who was on duty to prevent the
crowd from rushing on the bridge.
Seven colored men were severely in
jured.
At the commencement of Packard's
Business College, New York, yesterday
afternoon, the proprietor, S. s. Packard,
who has in many ways manifested his
interest in the advancement and i'm
provement of the condition of women,
very literally announced his intention
of giving any fifty young women who
desired il thorough business educa-
tiOn gratuitously, and to find situations
for them when qualified. Addresses |
were also made by Horace Greeley, |
Mayor Hall, Oliver Dyer and others.
Sixteen students graduated, and there |
are between 800 and 400 men in the
college.
The Cuban prisoners on the United |
States ship Vermont were yesterday |
transferred to the Catherine Whiting,
lying at the yard. 1t was expected
they would be released yesterday even
ing as a majority are CubaRs. Senior |
Alfero and DIR. Bassora have, however,
been brought TO New York and lodged !
in the Ludlow street Jail. The warrants |
therefore were issued by Commissioner
White, before whom their cases come to- |
day. Application will be made for their
release on bail. 1t is probable that
Ryan and his men are now prisoners, as
a revenue cutter has been sent to Gard
ner's Island with a fully armed crew
and posse of Deputy Msrshals. Report
says they have quarreled among them
selves and three were killed and sey0n
wounded by pistol shots in q free fight
yesterday.
A special to the New York Herald, |
dated Havana, July lst, says that Cap
tain General De Roda, at an interview !
with the Havana editors, expressed dis |
satisfaction with their treatment Of the |
situation. He complained that instead |
of advocating union and peace, they ex
cited passions and raised obstacles to |
the policy of the Government. He
wished them to understand that he was
not the sanguinary person that people
were led to believe him to be; what he
desired was to paciicate the Island with
the least possible shedding of blood, he
expected the journals to advocate con-
ciliation and peace and he hoped the
editors would comprehend the spirit of
these instructions and act accordingly.
In the course of his speech he stated
that the late Captain General Dulce had
been harshly treated.