The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-21
NEWS SUMMARY.
RY TELEGRAPH.

George w 8kelnauf "oAi hho"H no"
paper man, died in New York Saturday,
of pneumonia, aged 29 years.
The caisson for the foundation for the
Rrooklyn tower of the East River
bridge was launched on Saturday. 4 b
Stems have BEEN takeu in New York
IN erect a suitable monument TO Cap
tain Williams, Of the il-fated steamer
Oueida. -Sg< -
ON Friday evening, SO and IS Worth
strest, New York, oceupitd by Wallace,
Fitch a. Co, was damaged by fire to
the amount of $50 900; insured for S15,
O0O. .sh N"r.|
Charles and Elmer Bell, aged respec
lively ten and eight years, sons of Jack
son Bell, fell into the Shetucket river at
Norwich, Connecticut, Friday, and were
drowned. ..r-.rg
The management of the French The.
atrr. New York, has suffered another
defeat in the attempt 10 produce an
Irish drama. TIE effort was an e.
tire failure, and the theatre closed.
Dorman Eaton, the eminent jnrist,
who was 80 bTu'a,ly assaulted last
month by some Tuf1ians in the streets of
New York, is still confined 10 his bed a
helpless sufferer, though he is recover
ing slowly.
Several eases Of alleged swindling OF
emigrants by the ticket agentsin Havre
and Genoa have been investigated by
Bernard Casserly, General Agent of the
Of =
found that 10 ro1ress eau be obtained
in New York.
According TO the New York UOrld,S
London correspondence the labor cause
is making progress in England. Four
vacancies are to be created by the Gov
ernment as soon as possible in the House
of Comm 1ns, and these seats arc 10 be
filled by woIkingmen's candidates.
Investigations made go t. show that
Collector Bailey, of New York, is de-
faulter aud that his books exhibit a
large eficieucy in funds belonging TO
the Government. The sum is believed
to be between $50, 900 aud 100000 and
the evidsDcs Of frand is said TO be over
whelming F
A bill was introduced in the Ohio
Legislature, on Saturday, making the
Obtaining of money OF goods, under
false preteucts, penitentiary Offense.
The House adopted resolution re-
qnesting Congress not to increase the
number of X, representatives. IN the House
at Washington.
Advices from the West Indies make
it probable that the Atlanta, so long
missing, is safely harbored. A short
time after the execution of SalHave, she
appeared off Port au-Prince, but hearing
that her purchaser had been put to
death, and no one having come to claim
her, her captain took voyage among
the West India Islands.
The Kings county Commissioner of
Jurors on Friday received all order
from Judge Barnard, holding court at
POughkeepsie, directing him to draw a
panel of fye hundred jurors, from
which to select twelve men to try Ed
win Perry for the murder of the watch
man, Thomas Hayes. The trial is set
down for the frst Monday in April.
A singular phenomenon occurred at
the commencement of the storm Fri
day morning, at ST. Johns, New Bruins,
wick. A rumbling noise was heard, and
Immediately afterwards portion of the
bottom of the haTbor on the Carleton
side, sunk bodily. So where before at
low tide there was beech there are
now 20 feet of water. Some wharves
are destroyed and lumber carried away.
In the Nova Scotia Assembly at Hall
fax, Friday, Mr.. Kirk, presented a
petition from the fishermen, merchants
aud inhabitants OF Cape Causo, com.
planning of the encroaohment ofSAmeri-
eau fishermen aud asking the Govern
ment to bring the facts contained in the
petition to the notice of the Dominion
authorities and urge the adoption OF
measures for the protection of the fish
cries by AIMED vessels.
Another insurrection has broken out
in Hsyti. The pickets in the Southern
Department are in arms against the
new provisional Government and the
partisans of the late President Salnave
are joining them. The Government has
sent reinforcements to the army in the
field and several war steamers have
also been dispatched TO the south. The
British aud French Governments have
refused to recognize the provisional
Government until it assumes the debts
of the Salnave administration.
Today Sir A. T. Calf, of Ottawa,
Canada, will move the following amend
ment to Mr.. HuntiDgtpn's resolution !:
That al address be presented to the
Governor General representing that the
increasing productions of the Dominion
demand more extensive markets, more
nIestricted Interchange ofcommodities
with other countries, and that Ii is ex.
pedient to obtain from the Imperial
Government all necessary powers to
enable the Government of the Dominion
to enter into direct communication for
such purpose, subject to the approval OF
Her Majesty. ~
On Friday night at hslf-past eleven
o'clock ire was discovered in the sec
ond story of Hayden Brothers dry
goods store, on Market street, between
Fourth and Fifth, louisville, KY The
names were confined to the second ard
third floors, and finally extinguished
before the building was greatly dam.
aged The stock on these floors was
almost consumed. The goods on the
counters and shelving on the first floor,
where the hre did not reach, were found
10 oe saturated with benzine, Stock
valued at 800 600; loss between SIS, 900;
Insurance nn reported to be between $40
w ana $4,000. Michael HAYDEN, one
VI tne proprletOrs, was committed to
isid' ' ana afterwards released Oh 10000
ssn' Inc other partners were absent
from the city.