The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-05-20
TELEGRAPH SUMMARY.

Gold closed in New York Yesterday
at ll43.
Elmores shoe mandatory in North
Ragnham, Mass was burned Yesterday
Loss $4,000; insured for $4,000.
DR. Upper enters the Dominion
Cabinet a. Receiver General in place
OF Kenny. appointed Governor Of Mani
tOha.
The General Assembly of the United
Presbyterian Church is in session at
Philadelphia, Pa, Rev. DR.. Jacobs
presiding.
O. E. Kroeger, of St. Louis, indicted
by the grand jury for connection with
the deialcation of the late city treasury,
was released on 5000 bond on each
Indictment.
The Geo. B. Upton, the Cuban war
vessel, which lately left New York for
Cuba, was well officered by men who
have seen service. This is said to have
been the most formidable expedition
ever sent out to aid the Cubans
There were pleasant showers dnring
Wednesday nj ght and Yesterday morn
Ing, extending over large area in the
Northwest. which did much good to the
crops, although they had not begun to
suffer Ia any extent from the drouth
The Missouri State Editorial Associa-
ton held their annual meeting in Kan
Sas City, Wednesday The attendance
was very large, members from al parts
Of the State being present. Quite q
number Of Kansas editors were present
by invitation.
A rag picker named B. Numan was
killed by drayman, Pat Burke, on the
fernando road, near Memphis, Ten
nessee, Wednesday, during an alteraa-
ton. Burke struck human with bile;
of wood, crushing his skull. Burke was
arrested and committed.
Governors Hayes, of Ohio, and Bl-
ker. o. Indiana, General Schenck. D.
Eras;us, B. Wolco,t, of Wisconsin, and
other invited guests. in charge of Hon.
D. B Gunckle, acting manager Of the
National Asylum for Disabled Volun-
teer Soldiers. at Dayton, Ohio, visited
that Institution Yesterday morning.
The Toronto Glojs and Telegraph
have strong articles in favor of building
q canal on British gror Id arr 1nd Sault
St. Marie that the privilege now en-
loved hv American VI ssels in Canadian
canals shall cease III I'll the FRstlon at
issue is adjusted, =
\ dispatch from G. Trgwood yester-
day SAYS The steaws. Ghicora returned
last evening, ag9h refused permission
to pass the s'ault st Marie Canal
General Cook stated that his instruc-
tons were aJsolute that nothing con-
nectel With tine Red river expedition
conld pass the caua!
The General >yaai Of the Reformed
PRESBYTERIAN Church Of North America
began its session in Cincinnati on We'd
nesdav night. Rev. NJ Harshaw, the
retiring Moderator, preached the open
ing sermon. About forty delegates
were present from Nova Scotia, New
York. Brooklyn, Pittsburgh, Philadel-
phia, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and
Ohio.
The Cincinnati SPngeriest Committee
have determined, atthe request of some
prominent citizens. to change their pro-
pramme so as TO omit the grand pro-
cession on Sunday through the city.
They will hold a picnic, however, on
that day and have the procession on
Thursday. This change received the
unanimous assent of the General com
mittee.
At the evening session of the Indian
Commission, in session at New 1orS
Wednesday, a letter was read from
William Walsh, of Philadelphia, pro
testing against the wrongs to which the
Indians had been subjected, and the
usual series of resolutions were adopted
protesting against the policy of exter
mination, approving of the course OF
President Grant and calling for a strict
observance Of treaty stipulations.