The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-05-12
At'heelins Register.
sIg Market Reports on Third Page.
TELEGRAPH SUMMARY.

Arrangements are making to organize
society of the officers commanding the
c,lored troops during the war.
Twenty families of the Josephite Nor
mons. numbering one hundred, have this
week left Utah for their homes in the
states
The news of the victory of the Sappho
created quite sensation in New York
Congratulatory telegrams were sent to
her owners.
4 riot occurred at Morrisania, \. Y,
Monday, during the election for men,
hers of the Democratic General Com
mittee Many persons were stabbed
one fatally.
1t is reported that General Stoneman
will arrive at San Francisco to-day to
assume thecommand of the new depart
mcnt of Southern California and Ari-
iona, headquarters at Prescott.
The premises Nos. 73 and -, in
the Bowery, New York, occupied by
Joseph Schneider as a tobacco factory,
was damaged by fire on Tuesday night
To- the extent of $1,000. Fully insured.
Nothing of importance was transact
Ell in the Southern Methodist Confer
rnce, at Memphis, yesterday. Resolu-
lions affecting the consolidation of the
Church. North and South, were referred
without debate or action.
Two thieves entered the house of
John Morton, in Hudson city, New
York, during the absence of the family,
and stole furniture to the amount of
$1,000 The furniture was recovered in
& New York auction house.
The California Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows is in session at San Francisco.
The order is prosperous. There are
one hundred and sixty lodges in the
jurisdiction, with thirteen thousand
members in good standing.
The American Tract Society celebra-
ted It's 45th anniversary Yesterday in
New York Receipts of the year,
$i79,OSl balance in the treasury, S579.
The old officers generally were re-elect-
cl Oliver Kingsbury was promoted
to he treasurer, vice Moses Allen, de
cliaed.
At a meeting OF the American Geo
.gaphical and Statistical Society held
in New York Tuesday evening, Paul
Du Chaillu, an eminent African traveller,
was presented with silver medal by
President Daley, which had been award
ei him by the Imperial Geographical
Society of Paris.
Collector Kearney, of Corpus Christi,
trleraphed the Secretary of the Treas
ury that he was violently robbed on the
tth inst, while returning from Rio
GTande, by portion of his United
States military escort, of $l2,Sl0 in
specie, the custom funds collected hv
his deputy
Chiefof Police Rufiner, of Cincinnati,
Yesterday issued instructions to the
Lirutcnants of the Police to notify all
saloon keepers that they must keep
their front doors closed on Sunday and
must not use blinds that day. Also
that coule"tioncrs and keepers of cigar
stores must keep closed and ball play
jn- and standing on corners stopped on
the sabbath. Officers neglecting to
ru'orc, the order will be discharged.
The hog pens attached to j. W. Golf
y Go diStilery, Cincinnati, was burned
Yesterday morning at , o'clock About
800 hogs were DESTROYED. The Specta-
Gle was shocking. The cries of the
animals were heard one mile and half
The pens belong to Goff n Co. and
We're valued at 5000. No insurance.
The hogs We're the property of Sadler
y Go. Loss, about $4,000 Insured
in Cincinnati companies for $4,000.
SUPPOSED to Ice the work of an incen-
diary
At a meeting of the Woman Suffrage
Association in New York, Tuesday
night. union was effected with the
Fifth Avenue Womans Suffrage So
cl"ty. The united organization will be
known a. the Union Woman Suffrage
Society Theodore Tilton was elected
President. This coalition does not
mIly unite all the Woman Suffrage
people, as the Boston branch, of which
Henry Ward Beecher is President, is
still a distinct organization, and is in
disposed 70 join the New Workers I'M
les the largest concessions are made.
The fifth anniversary of the National
temperance Society was held on Tues
day evening in New York City. Dur
my the year ending April 30th the So
c'ety has stereotyed and published thir-
teen new books and pamphlets, and
thir,y.six new tracts; 1894 700 copies
Of the Topths Temperance Banner have
been printed, its circulation being no.
OOO monthly. 5O 600 comics of the Na-