The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-04-07
NEWS SUMMARY.
RY TELEGRAPH.

Gold closed in New York yesterday
ut ll2.
Twenty thousand bushels of corn
have been shipped from Omaha ts New
York, ria Missouri and Mississippi rivers
and ocean from New Orleans.
The Deputy Sheriff is rapidly CON-
Melting the preparations for the exeeu-
ton of Jack Reynolds at New York.
the time fixed for the execution is be-
tween 9 A. NJ. and 2 P. NJ. Friday.
PIattsmouth, Nebraska, elected the
Democratic ticket Tuesday. Browns
Vile, Neb., elected Republican Mayor
and the Democrats elected four and the
Republicans three of the other officers.
Rev II. Ward Beecher. who had been
summoned in the Sunday Mercury libel
suit, spent an hour in the Jefferson
market police court Tuesday, but Justice
Stanley being in Albany the case was
not called.
On Sunday last, at Kssson, Mimi,
TIVE young ladies, Misses Smith and
Iris, were drowned in the Sombro river,
while taking boat ride. The boat got
into the current. became unmaDageable
and was capsiZed.
RIB Caldwell, the drawback forger,
who, at considerable expense TO the
country, was brought from Canada to
New York City on Friday last, is at
large, though he had been committed in
default of S20,0 900 bail.
About two hundred laborers employed
in digging down Fort Hill, Boston, are
on 4 strike for an increase of pay from
Sl.75 to 81 90 per day. In the mean
time the contractors are putting up a
steam shovel, which it is expected will
60 the work.
The Toroaio Globe says the British
Minister at Washington has intimated
to the Dominion Government that the
American Executive has received warn
ing of projected raid along the frontier
from Port Huron to st. Adams, to take
pla~e on the 18th of April.
Amotion was make in the suit of the
Susquehanna Railroad Company against
Ramsey aud others, on Tuesday, before
Judge Brady, at the Supreme Court
Chambers, New York, to have the place
of tIial removed TO Albany county. The
Court reserved its decision.
On Tuesday night the extensive
works of the New York Oil Company
at Greenpoiut, n. Y, took fire and burn
ed until midnight. The loss on the
stock and machinery will reach $780,
ODO and on the building, owned by j.
a. Cove, $50, 200; insurance $4,000.
Advices from Fort Sully, Dakotah,
say two hundred lodges of Sioux Indians
are camped near the Cheyenne agency.
They want arms and ammunition, and
say they intend to drive all the miners
from the Muscesbell aud Yellowstone
rivers and from tie Wind River country.
The election at st. Joseph, Mo-, re-
suited in the triumph of the entire Re-
publican ticket, the majOrities ranging
from l95 to $50. In Kansas City and
LeavenwOrth the Democratic ticket
has been elected, but the returns are
not yet in. The negroes voted without
opposition at each place.
A special says general court martial
was ordered for the trial Of young Of
tcer of high rank on several charges,
which, how ever, the War Department
does not at present wish to make known
for some reasons. His name is sup
pressed. The order has created quite a
tiltter in military circles.
A notice of application of receiver
oft Union Pacific railroad has been
given by the creditors in the amount OF
million dollars. The hearing is 10 be
before Chief Justice Howe, on the 9th
of April. The bill gives detailed
statement of the way in which the road
was built, showing immense frauds.
The Pittsburgh Gazette, having occa-
sion to differ with a cotemporary on
matter of public interest, remarks that
being "nsver PERSONAL it therefore for
bears "to say that the quotation as
above reveals the manners Uf black
guard, the veracitv Of q champion liar,
aud the morals of a reckless thief"
The colored citizens of st. Louis made
the final arrangements on Tuesday
night for q celebration and ratification
of the Fifteenth Amendment next Mou-
day. Rev. II. II. White, colored, will
be the orator of the day, and B. Gratz
Brown, Chas. P. johnson and Eucs
Clark, all white, will be among the
speakers on the occasion.
After a number of days deliberations
the coal miners at La Sale, Kenoshe
and Ogleby mines, Illinois, Tuesday,
resolved to strike and carried their reso-
luton into execution. Their complaint
IL the substitution of monthly payment
for semi monthly. The Association of
American Miners Unions says the exam
pie of the miners will be followed by the
coal miners of Illinois and Of the United
States.
The new city charter for New York
was presented to the Governor for his
signature Immediately after its passage.
He at once read it through and signed
it abont o'clock Tuesday evening. He
has also signed the election bill. Tweed
and Sweeney were both present when
the charter was signed. After Governor
Hoffman put his name to the instrument
he presented the pen with which be
signed them to Tweed.
The warehouse of Donnell & Sexton,
at st. Joseph, Missouri, was burned on
Tuesday. The building was valued at
$4,000. Insured for $1,000 in the Fire
aud Marine, of st. Joseph; $4,000 in the
Merchants, of st. Joseph, and $1,000 in
the Republic, of Chicago. Two thou
sand tons of hay were consumed in the
building. Insured for $500 each in the
National, of Hannibal; Phoenix, of st.
Louis, and Western, of Buffalo.
An Albany special to the New York
Sss, dated Tuesday night, says; Soma
tor Tweed has been completely over
come by the excitement he has under
gone for the past two weeks. He was
: taken suddenly i'll with \ rush of blood
60 his head during the evening session