The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-07-08
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TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY

General Schofield and family left
Fort Leavenworth yesterday for San
Francisco.
Five hundred more Cinnamon have
been forwarded from San Francisco,
California
Prince Arthur embarked on the Croc-
odile at Halifax on Wednesday evening
for England,
The President returned 10 Washing
ton Yesterday morning and is engaged
in official duties.
over 200 surplus Government mules
will he sold at Leavenworth, COM
mencing July llth.
The Canadian Government have no
information that American vessels have
been stopped in the Straits of Canso.
Jonathan Hurshman, Of Dayton,
ohio, was thrown from his carriage on
Wednesday evening and seriously hurt.
Track laying on the Kansas Pacific
Railway eastward from Denver COM
menced Tuesday and is progressing
rapidly.
DR. Chas. A. Pope, of ST Louis, Mo,
whose death in Paris was reported
Tuesday, committed suicide by cutting
his throat.
Hon. Mark H. Dunnell on Wednes-
day received the Republican nomina-
ton for Congress from the First Min
nesota District.
Chief Justice Chase and daughter
arrived at Chicago from Washington
Wednesday night and left Yesterday
morning for the South.
Additional cavalry have been sta
toned along the line of The Kansas
Pacific railroad TO protect the settle
mcntS from the Indians.
There has been q general prevalence
Of rain through the northwest during
lhe past week, which will prove Of inn
menSe benefit TO the crops
Chester Adams, prominent and
highly esteemed citizen of Hartford,
conn, died suddenly of heart disease
on Wednesday night, aged IS.
4 woman named Elizabeth McClel-
Ian Scott committed suicide by drown
ing at Cincinnati, Ohio, Yesterday morn
ing Cause, grief for lost parents
Another tremendous fire occurred at
>angenay, which lasted eight days,
The Canadian Government has been
applied to for S2j.OOA to aid the dest-
rute sufferers.
Red Feather, Little Swan, Black Tom !
ahawk and other Indian chiefs, com
prising delegation from bands OF the
Sioux, near Fort Sully, visited TIE Cap
itol Yesterday afternoon.
The general court martial which has
been in session at Fort Leavenworth the
past six months, has been dissolved and
the officers composing it ordered to join
their commands at the front.
The work OF taking the census of
New York city Is now progressing in Il
rapid and favorable manner, and will
probably he more correct and satisfac-
Tory when completed than any previous
enumeration.
John VI. Smith. Claim Agent Tor de
trauding the United States by obtain
ing pension money on forged and coun-
terfcit afidavitS, was sentenced at Balti-
more, Maryland yesterday, to fine of
one thousand dollars, and to be impriS
oned in the County Jail for twenty
months.
The horse fair opened very iavorably
az DAYTON, Ohie, Wednesday. In the
rrot hav Jim carried oil the palm in
three straight heats The last heat was
made in 24l. Balls Wright took the
second premium. In coach horses
Balls bays took the first premium and
Mass team the second.
The Commercial oil works. Kirkpat-
rick Il Lions owners, Pittsburgh, Pa,
were burned yesterday afternoon, taking
ire from the sparks Of passing loco
motive. Loss 500 barrels Of refined
oil ready for shipment, together with
The principal part OF the refinery.
Loss S20.0OO. Partially insured.
At the regular monthly meeting OF
the directors Of the German Aid Society
uf New York City, held Oh Wednesday,
a report was made showing that last
month 34,091 emigrants, among them
1858 Germans, arrived at that port,
against II ,5T1 emigrants, and among
them 1892 Germans, in June 1862.
1t is said that before the close Of the
week number of important changes
will be made III our diplomatic service.
Senator Wilson has made strong ap-
peal to the President against the re-
moyal OF Motley, but it appears the
President is determined to remove that
gentleman Bancroft is also understood
10 be in danger of removal
In the case of Joseph H. Ramsey
against the Erie Railroad Company and
others, the plaintiff moved to vacate the
order changing the place of the trial
from the county of Delaware to the
county of New York. The motion was
heard before Judge Murray ami on
Wednesday it was decided that the mo-
ton must be denied with so and costs
and an order was entered accordingly
The most interesting discussion in
the State Teachers Association at Col
umbus, Ohio, yesterday, was on the best
method of conducting county eXamlna-
tons Of teachers. A resolution was
adopted tavoring law Tor the appoint,
ment of a County Superintendent of
Schools. The following officers for the
ensuing year were elected President
A. C. Dcnel, Urbana Recording Secre-
tary, J. +. Lukins, Of Kent; Core
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