The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-04-06
NEWS SUMMARY.
RY TELEGRAPH.

Gold closed in New York yesterday
st ll2.
The strike has become general among
the miners in Schuylkill county, Pa.
aavices from San Domingo state that
the priesthood are the chief opposers of
annexation.
Telegraph communication southwark
from New York was completely cut OIL
10y the storm.
Hazard Block, jamestown, n. Y, was
DESTROYED by fire yesterday morning.
Loss s25, 900; Insurance $4,000.
., Bishops WeOd ami German, of Ne
bra,ka, arrived at New Yo,k yesterday
in the Villa de Paris, having been i'll
attendance at the Ecumeuical Council.
A Papal bull has been received at
Toronto, constituting the Toronto Dio-
cese an hEpiscopal See, and pro-
noting Bishop Lynch to Archbishop.
The propeller John Taylor ian on
Cooks Island, Hudson river, lMonday
night and broke in two. Thirty passen.
gers were aboard; all saved. Freight
valued at 100000. Total loss.
Incomplete returns from the Tenth
Ohio District indicate the election of
Peck. Republican, to Congress The
Republicans also elected their city
ticket in Toledo. The colored men
voted.
The colored citizens of Jefferson City,
Mo. celebrated the ratification of the
Fifteenth amendment, Monday, with a
procession, music, firing cannon &c.
Among the speakers were Governor
McClurg, General Shepherd, and Adju-
tant General Tate.
The case of Baron Won Bivelow was
again brought before the Court of Ses-
sions, Elizabeth, n. j., Monday morn
ing, and again postponed. The Baron
was also admitted 10 bail in the sum of
$4,000, and this is supposed to end the
case.
Colonel Johnson, chief Of six nations
of Indians residing on Brantford re-
serve, has offered 800 of his braves to
serve in the Red River country. The
Canadian Government informed him
that they would decide in few days
whether the offer will be accepted.
The New York Tammany Society held
a brief session Monday evening, and
appointed a committee to draft resOlu
tiuus in relation to the decease of So.
chem Daniel l.. Delevan. The matter
Of nominating q new board of Sachems
was referred to a committee, of which
Graud Sachem Tweed is chairman.
The New York Senate has taken up
the election laws, and agree that they
shall be disposed of prior to the
New York charter. A joint resolution
passed the s,mbly that the Legislature
attend the obSequiVs of General Thomas,
at Troy, in body, and the usual testi.
moaals of respect be observed.
Caracas advices to the Goth ult. state
that the revolution is progressing
throughout that Republic. The State
of Bolivia has joised the revolution
ists. who hold the road from Caracas to
Lcgueyra. The Revolutionary General
Bauco is advancing on Caracas. Pres
idsnt Monagas failed to subduc Cerco.
1t was probable that he would return
TO Puerto Cabello.
The Executive Committee of the Ma
tlunal Tobacco Association of the United
States met on Monday afternoon in New
York city, William +. Lawrence, Presi-
dent, in the chair. Measures were dis
CUsscd how best TO prevail upon Con-
gress TO procure an amendment to the
revenue and tariff laws to Tighten the
burden now pressing so heavily upon
the entire tobacco trade.
4 bill was introduced in the Ohio
Senate yesterday providing that County
Commissioners may assist in building
railroads after such action has been en-
dOrscd by a three fiftbs vote of the said
countics. The appropriation bill had
been under consideration all day. A
third effort to have an appropriation in
serted for the payment of the Morgan
raid claims was defeated. No further
action was taken on the bill.
The complete returns of the Cincin-
natl election, received at late hour
Monday night, give Fisher, Republican,
Clerk of the Probate Court, 1869 majori-
~. The Republican majority on the
entire city ticket averages over 5000.
The new Board of Alderman will stand
10 Republicans, 6 Democrats, 2 inde-
pendent and tie in one ward. The
City Council, with members holding
over, stards % Republicans, 16 Demo
erats aud independent. The school
Board stands 20 for the Bible in the
schools and % against.