The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-10-19
Cantain Edwin TYLER Of Milwaukee,

Sdpldlu Gu"lu Slci, vi o1h"ea'IN>N =
Wisconsin, shot himself yesterday
Temporary insanity is supposed to be
the cause.
The burial of the late United States
Minister Coggeshall and daughter, who
died in Ecuador, South America, about
two years ago, took place at Columbus,
Ohio, yesterday.
The Secretary of War received dis
patch from the North to the effect that,
on investigation, it cannot be ascertained
that the St. Clair Canal has been seized
by Canadian force
A terrific gale OF wind, yesterday
morning, at Oswego, proved disas-
trous to shipping on the Lake. Several
vessels arrived there with the loss of
canvas and deck load
Contrary to the belief entertained in
Havana, at the date of last advices from
that city, the Spanish authorities have
executed three Of the Britist subjects
captured on the blockade runner Mar
garet.
Martin Stevens, late OF California.
was killed at Helena, Montana, Satur-
day afternoon. He fell down shaft
sixty feet deep and was not found till
the next morning. There was five feet
of water in the shaft
The steamer Orion, Captain Rutline.
of the Goodrilh line, running between
Chicago and Grand Haven, Michigan,
was wrecked in Grand Haven harbor
Yesterday, and will probably prove
total loss. She cost $4,000.
A delegation in favor Of an under
ground city railroad waited upon Gov
ernor Hoffman, of New York, yester
dav, and received assurance OF his sup.
port in the general object though not
to any particular scheme.
The Hamburg steamer Silesia, which
arrived at New York yesterday, saw no
French vessels during the voyage,
The Harmonic, ofthe same line, sailed
Yesterday afterday. The Union, of the
Bremen line, goes on Saturday.
Governor Hays, of Ohio, yesterday
three delegates from each
Congressional District in Ohio to attend
the Convention which meets in Cincln-
natl, October 25th, to consider in refer
ence to the removal of the Capital from
Wash n yton.
Hon. William B. Mann, for whom
a warrant was issued by the Mayor as
an accessory to the shooting OF John |
Nolan, at a meeting Of the Return
Judges at Philadelphia, on Thursday
last. was taken before Judge Allison
on a writ of habeaS corpus and, after a
full hearing. was unconditionally dis
Bids were opened bv General Dyer,
Chief of Ordance Bureau, yesterday,
for 100000 Springfield Rifed Muskets,
new. and 10000 old, but serviceable;
10000 new Enfield Rifles, 10000 ser
viceable and 10000 unserviceable. Ac-
ton thereon will be taken in few
DAYS. Bids were received from most OF
the prominent gun-makers.
The coroners jury in the case Of the
death OF Nolan, at Philadelphia, have
returned verdict that he was shot by
Craw ford in selfdefense. The prisoner
has been ordered discharged, but is
hali by the police on commitment
made by Alderman Kerr. Crawford 9
friends procured writ of hdJcaS corpus
from Judge Pierce, the hearing on
which was adjourned until today.
An insurrection OF negroes has broke
out in the French colony Of Martinique,
in the West Indies, consequent upon the
proclamation by the Governor OF the es-
tablishment of Republic in France.
The insurgents have proclaimed Re
public in Martinique similar to that OF
Hayti. A large number of plantations
have been sacked bv the blacks, and
several engagements have occurred be-
tween the Government troops and the
insurrcctionists 1t is feared the revolt
will spread over the island, in which
case it may become serious.
The Boston Custom House officials
claim to have discovered smuggling
amounting TO over a quar-
ter of a million dollars and duplicating
several prominent merchants. The al
legations are that during 1869 there
were smuggled into Boston very large
quantities of gin, brandy, rum and
whisky, chiefly upon the schooner D. II.
Hodkins, and that the defendants re-
ceived, concealed, bought and sold goods.
The defendants are D. T. Mills, Sam
uel c. Lund, John J. Perry and one
Hyson. All have been arrested and
given bail, the first named in S2O,O0O
and the others in $1,000 each for their
a opppa rance