The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-15
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
Gold closed in New York Satur,ia
at ll73.

Governor McCook, OF Colorado, ma
gone on q visit to the White River In
dian Agency.
Police Officer VIM. Kerlen, of Gin
cinnati, broke a leg by Jumping from
street car on Saturday.
The National Convention Of Schoo
Teachers commences its session IT
Cleveland, Ohio, to-day.
John T. Pressly, for nearly forty
years pastor of the First Q. P. Church
Allegheny City, Pa, died Saturday.
A son Of Rev. B. T. Vincent left his
home, at Denver, Col, Friday morning
aud has not been seen or heard from
since.
Lieutenant Walker, a leading citizen
Of Corning, Adams county, Iowa, was
assassinated on Thursday. The assas-
sins are not known.
The San Francisco Typographical
Union, on Friday, adopted 90 cents per
thousand for day work and 65 cents for
morning papers. Union men are per-
mitted to work in offices where non
members are employed.
1t is ascertained that Mr.. Loughridge,
present incumbent, has secured a ma
jority of delegates in the 4th Congress
sional District Of Iowa and will there
fore be le-nominatod His principal op
ponent is Ex-Governor Stone.
A telegram from Carter, Wyoming
Territory, saws that Church Howe has
the entire delegation in Sweetwater,
Utah and Carbon counties, which give
him a majority in the convention. 1t
is now settled fact that he will re-
ceive the Republican nomination for
delegate to Congress.
Building is very active at Denver,
Col, and there is scarcity OF carpen-
ters and bricklayers. 1t is estimated
that 100 OF each can get immediate en-
ployment at six dollars day. Never
before was there so much building
going or. There are no vacant houses
and stores in that city.
Admiral Farragut died a, Ports
mouth, y. H., yesterday, very peace
fully,a II o'clock precisely, surrounded
by his family and friends, at the resi-
dence Of Commodore Pennock at the
navy yard The remains will be de-
posted temporarily in vault there un-
til a final resting place is decided upon
Mamaroneck, \. V, witnessed one
of the widest scenes imaginable for
about an hour Saturday afternoon.
About 200 Italians and lrishmen,
workmen at the Grand Park, got into
q fight and a number were badly in
jured. The rain stopped the fight, but
fears were entertained OF further trouble.
The Kansas Pacific railroad will be
completed and opened to Denver in
few days. The Denver, Central City
and Georgetown railroad is fixed fact.
So also is the Denver and Boulder rail.
road. The Denver and Golden railroad
will be completed in one month. This
will make FIVE railroads centering at
Denver Colorado.
\ young lad, aged only fifteen years,
named James Richards, committed
suicide at CornersviHe, Illinois, Friday,
bv hanging himself. He had been
chided 10y his parents at the tea table
for teasing a Younger brother. He at
once arose from the table, walked out
to swing, tied the rope around his
neck and laid down in such manner
as to choke him to death.
While four men were at work Friday
on a scaffolding elevated eighty feet
above the earth, at one Of the Illinois
Central railroad elevators, Chicago, the
scaiiolding gave way, and all were sent
earthward Three OF the men continued
to cling to the framework Of the scat
fold, and were rot seriously injured.
The other, named Clifford, was prep;i-
tated to the ground and instantly
killed.
Nimrod Richards, a negro, and one
OF the murderers Of Colonel William
Tyles, was executed at Upper Marl-
boro, Maryland, on Friday. Richards
made long and rambling speech un-
der the gallows, and gave evidence of
being under the influence OF liquor
When he had concluded, he shouted in
a loud voice: "If any now DO not wish
to see my departure, they will please
turn their backs" 1t is not recorded
that any of the curious crowd accepted
the invitation.
Chang and Eng, Siamese twins, ar
rived at New York, Saturday, on the
Cunard steamship Palmyra from Liver
pool. On the second day ont Chang
was attacked with paralysis. which
affects his lett side and almost wholly
deprives him Of the use Of his limbs
and the power Of speech. Eng has, so
far, felt no symptoms OF illness. The
twins are accompanied by three of their
sons and will proceed to their home in
North Carolina as soon as change Of
health permits.
\ young man named Samuel New
land, son OF the proprietor of the
DAYTON House, at Jacksonville, Illinois,
was. on Friday. shot and mortally
wounded in a Chicago house Of ill-fnme
by policeman, who was trying to ar
rest him for the non-payment Of fine
imposed a few days previous for dis
orderly conduct, When approached
by the policeman be attempted to
escape, and the latter discharged four
shots at him, the last Of which lodged
near the spine, going through his body.
Newland could live but few hours.
The policeman was arrested and COM
mitted.
Success makes great difference in
determining whether man is a patriot
or villain. Holden, Of North Carolina
! IL ,lo torca NJ that Had he sue