The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-12-21
NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH.

q prominent Democrat. II will be
transferred January lst.
The stone chapel of the Sweden bsr-
siau Society at Waltham, Mass, was
destroyed by fire Snnday.
A report in the Western papers that
Pomeroy's Democrat would soon suspend
is authoritatively denied.
A shock of an earthquake was felt at
Memphis Yesterday morning. The vi
brations lasted several seconds.
Rev. DIR. Thurston, Of the Central Con-
Vreratioual Church, at Fall River, Mas
sacausetts, died on Sunday night
The Bible and Common Prayer Book
Society of New York, celebrated its
sixty.tirst anniversary, Sunday night.
Ina druuken row in Memphis, Tenn,
Sunday night, Joe Lnsher, cOlOred, was
fatally stabbed by Jim Todd, also col
Ored.
The members of the New York bar
have pettiored Congress for an In
crease Of salaries Of the Judges of the
Supreme Court.
The indictment against certain cltl
zens of Portage City, Wisconsin, for
lynching VIM. II. Spain, last fall, was
yesterday quashed and the prisoner ex-
Onerated from blame.
1t j. stated thai other Government
officials in addition to those already |
mentioned have been indicted by the
Grand Jury in Brooklyn for completely
in the late election frauds.
Mollie Hepburn, danseuse at tue Va
rieties, Memphis, was married to
young man from Mississippi, Sunday
morning. She left him, taking bis
pocket book containing $500.
On Sunday the Mormons of Williams J
burg, New Jersey, were addressed byl
Brigham Young, Jr. Bishops Hammond
aud Potts also spoke. The substance of
YOung's address was abuse of the press.
II is reported that somo of the fire.
men and engineers on the Spanish gum
boats ara in the Cuban interest and
will mako an effort TO destroy the yes
sels 3f.or they have reached American
waters
The Indianapolis City Council passed
resolution last night aDneIng large
suburban territory north and east OF the
present city limits, embracing popula.
tIOn of about 10000.
The departure of the ex rebel ram
Atlanta from below Philadelphia SIM
utaneously with the Spanish gunboats
from New York has excited suspicion.
H. ha Inh nd
intended to attack the Spanish fleet.
The failure of the firm OF Chas T.
Sheperd 4 Co, Albany, \. Y, flour
dealers, 100000 liabilities at Buffalo and
$40 Geo at OSwego, is announced. 1t Is
sad that the creditors will not lose
heavily.
free trade league was organized at
Ch cago yesterday evening by the adOp.
ton of constitution and election of
ohcfrs Colonel J. W. Foster was chosen |
Pro,idrnt, Franklin McVeagh Secretary, |
and Clinton Briggs Treasurer.
Dr. VIM. II. Lewis, of Boston, was ar
rested in New York on Sunday on a
charge of Kidnapping his own daughter, |
aged seven years, taking her from the
csstcdy of her mother pending the de-
cision of n divorce suit.
Margaret Carlan. residing at No. 20
Ohio street, Chicago, was arrested Sun
day for killing her husband. They were
both intoxicated at the time, and got
into quarrel, when Mrs. Carlan seized
a club and dealt her husband blow,
causing his death in few hours.
An old locomotive at Annapolis, be-
longing to the Reading Railroad Com
pauy, exploded yesterday near the
crossing of the Reading & Trenton rail-
road, killing the engineer, Nr, Joseph
Nagle, and ipjurin, ivree other men.
Ca Wednesday rs Samuel Whitley,
Of Henderson Coun.r, Tenn, while la
boring under fit e insanity, threw
two of his chi,dCen in well and then
jumped in also. His children were
drowned. Whitley was rescued but is
not expected to survive.
On Sunday evening about : o'clock,
while the house was full of woi oishippers,
the floor of the Presbyterian Church,
corner Of Dearborn and Ontario streets, |
Chicago, gave way and precipitated
nifty 10 seyenty-tive persons into the
basement, distance of only about four
feet. There was much confusion and
excitement, but no one was seriously
hurt.
The figate Albany arrived at New
York Sunday from s.. Domingo, having
on board Comm SSiolers Porter. English
and Sackett. These gentlemen have sue
ceeded, IN the name of the United
states, In leasing from the Dominican
authorities the bay and peninsula of
Samana for the period of fifty years, at
the rate Of Sl5 600 in gold per aunum.
The hrSt payment has been made.
A rumOr is abroad that the recent
transfer OF Fenian arms and men from
New York southwest, was with au ulti-
nate reference to Cuba. New Orleans,
hey West and Mobile are to be made a
oase Of operations. Some of the leaders
W the brotherhood are known to be AT
Mssent in the south. Mr.. George Alb.
i'.'' leader of an expedition whose aim
SAL I Destroy or disable the gunboats,
'N 'As' s'night in pursuit of them.
and SarsnIa Usi@an Democrats of the tenth
held S,rra'eeNth y wards of New York
uonpcing >T y Meeting on Sunday, de-
aud waT,in nnanIT3any in strong terms,
county not * The Democracy of the
maDv Hal W .lust the leaders of Tam
last election P's"pIS'ng ns to contest the
these ward, o.a 'ue JUDICIAL officers in
to pass a s,rinaa.t %aa calling upon Congress
power given il HJu' I.. election law under
a, soon ash. ss,ba. oy the 18th amendment
ing to o have 1e'e cdmo dRm5oT3,sing aid, purport.