The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-24
NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH.

God closed in New York yesterday
at HI.
A largo quantity of specie is being
shipped from New York to Europe.
Accounts show that missionaries sent
bv Marmet to Jamaica for the parpose
of purchasing arms and munitions were
emlnently successful.
The screw fIigIte Colorado has re-
ceiyed most of her complement of men.
There are now on board $500 seamen,
which has to be supplemented by the
marine guard, about 80 men. When the
Colorado is ready for sea there Will be
nearly 1000 souls on boaId.
A postofice porter named Lewis Muir
raw. was held for examination In the
United States Commissioners office,
New York, Tuesday, on a charge OF
having embeZzled numerous money
le,tsrs under cover Of bis official posi-
tion. He admitted the accusation.
A fire on River street, Cleveland, O.,
Yesterday mOrning, destroyed two
warehouses belonging to tue NessTs.
Winslow aud part of another belonging
10 w. J. Gordon, occupied by Petit d
Holland and a number of small firms.
Loss unknown, but fully insured.
The representatives of all the Fcnian
Circles in New York, Brooklyn and their
vicinity, have authorized the publica-
tiou OF the statement that the man
Chambers. who murdered voorhees,, OF
Brooklyn, is not known TO be member
of any Fenian organization.
The Erie Railroad Company has been
enioined at the suit of the preferred
stockholders from recognizing ceTtiii-
Gates bearing the tax stamp of English
speculators, who have lesgued them
selves with the Ramsey, Eaton and
Vanderbilt party for the purpose OF
putting the lire under the control of
the New York Central.
Mr. d. B. Eaton, the lawyer who was
assaulted by unknown parties near his
residence, in New York, on the 18th
inst, still continues to improve, and
there is no reason to fear any dangerous
results. His physicians express the
opinion that when once Tt stored he WI
suffer no i'll effects from the injuries iE
flCted.
The TribuRe's correspondent says the
Costa Rica Government has aunulled
the contract made with an American
company for the construction of rail-
road across the country to the Pacific
coast, the terms not having been complied
with by the incorporators, who are
principally New York men, John c. Ere
mont having been President of the COM
pany.
A report from General De Trabiand,
who has been operating in conjunction
with Colonel Baker against hostile In
dians in Montana territory, to General
Sheridan, says: l do not apprehend
any new outbreak of hostilities and
consider the safety Of the settlements
far better secured now than at any time
before.
Judge Iugraham, of New York, passed
sentence upon two muraerers yesterday.
John REYNOLDS was sentenced to death
on April 9Th, with the remark that
there was not the slightest excuse for
the deed he committed, and for which
the forfeiture of his life was to be the
penalty. Michael Mead, arraigned for
thc murder of his mother by kicking
her 10 death, was condemned to seven
yeats hard labor in the State prison.
A recent Trustworthy correspondence
from Cuba says that the Casino and
Pinal has of late become solely a social
club. All the functions of the society
have been delegated to Central Junta,
composed Of Sensrs Zuleta and BOrOi-
bauezy. The head is Manuel Calvo as
President. This movement is under
stood to signify that the party opposed
to Autonomy have retired from the
Council, and that the other division OF
Spauiards who favor semi-independ'
ence of the Island under the protector
ate of Spain have carried the day. The
latter were severely denounced by Gas
ton, Duran and other leaders.