The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-24
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

Gold closel in New York, yesterday
at llGS.
Prof Wilcox died n, the Naval
Academy last Saturday
The French sanitary fund at San
Francisco amounts TO $4,000.
John VI. LangSton, the negro orator,
lectured at Memphis, Tenn, Monday
night.
John Haby, OF Ohio, has been al-
pointed agent 81 the Sac and Fox In
dians.
The San Francisco German Sanitary
Committee Yesterday, remittea an ad-
ditional $lj,OOO 10 Berlin.
Colonel Hazard has been relieved as
Superintendent Of Indian Affairs for the
Southern Superintendeney,
The fires in the woods back of West
Point y. Y, have consumed large
amount OF standing timber.
The first new crop Of Carolina rice
was received at New York Yesterday.
The earliest arrival on record.
Samuel Shellebarger was nominated
for Congress at London, o., yesterday, by
the Republicans Of the 1th district.
\ new national organization called
the Irish National brotherhood has
lately been put into operation at St.
Louis, Mo. It's mission is TO unile all
the factions in one brotherhood.
allpast ten o clock Monday night
the boiler room OF 4. G. Proutz's plan.
ing mill, on Seventh street, Chicago,
was burned, together with it, contents.
An adjoining building was also de
StrOyed. Pr .s..zs4
Information from Cuba which reached
svmpathizers with the revolutionary
cause in New York, represents the stu.
alton as unfavorable to the insurgents,
who are said to be still holding their
grounds. -.... ......
Sepik BowleS, well known cotton
merchant at Memphis, Tenn, while
undressing Monday night, let a pistol
fall, which, was discharged, the ball
striking him in the temple, causing in,
stant death. .t! l.
The General committee Of the Ger
man Patriotic Aid Society of New
/ York City organized Monday evening
bv elechnt, permanent officers The
subscriptions thus far collected 10y thC
| Society amount TO SI3, 1889.
Acting Secretary Richardson has de
cidei that clerks in the Treasury De
partlnent living in the Western States
| Shall have twelve DAYS leave Of absenc'
and those living in the Northern States
eight days to 90 home and vote at th'
coming elections.
The statement that an attache of th'
| New York Custom House had abscond
ed with considerable amount Of none,
belonging to the seizure, department, i
declared TO be untrue. j: &. Ogden
I the gentleman referred to, is not de
faulter ana has not absconded.
A Young man named John K, Boufo.
hung himself in the barn OF Hollun
Longworthy, about two miles west 9
Edmiston, Otsego county, New lorS
last Friday night He was employee
in running cheese factory and boarde,
with Longworthy lie retired as usual
apparently in good spirits, and no caus
tor the rash act is known. .-s a-
Republican delegates from all tn
counties in the Fifth Congressional di:
trict of Illinois, met in Peoria, yestel
day, and unanimously nominated 6 er
Thomas J. Henderson, OF Bureau cour
ty. tor Congress This isnot q regula
Republican convention, but was calle
bv those who were opposed TO the mar
ner in which the Republican Committe
sought to make the nomination, that i
by a popular vote for candidates in eac
county in the district, known as Cray
ford. county, system: The yo
: in response to that call will be take
on the 5th of September, when it is pro
able that Mr.. Ingersoll will he renor
mated. q.