The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-08
NEWS SUMMARY.
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The intended prize fight between Ed
wards and Aaron is off.
The steamship India, from Glasgow,
and Colorado, from Liverpool, have ar
rived at New York.
The committee of the Gold Exchange
n, wednesday reported in favor of ad-
ling leading stocks TO their call list.
McMechau, of the Irish american, has
impreved very much within the last few
dsys, and his friends are quite hopeful
ofb,s ultimate recovery.
The reception of Governor Seward
took place in the City Hall, New York,
Yesterday. He made a brief speech,
complimenting the city as the metropo-
Iis OF the western continent.
TIE steamer Eagle, from New York
for Havana, is aground on Body Island
and j; is feared will be total loss.
The passengers and crew are doubtless
saved.
Moves block, on Main street, Nashua,
Nh, was nearly destroyed by fire on
Sunday. Loss $50, 900, to large num-
brr Of occupants; partially insured.
Sarah Jane Mason, recently fouId
guilty of opening letters at Columbus,
Ono, was, yesterday, sentenced TO i'm
pri.onment for one year in the Colum-
bus jail.
United States Marshal Newcombe, at
St. Louis, has received instructions from
Warrington to divide the Eastern Dis
,rct of Missouri into seventy-five dis
tricts preparatory to taking a new
census
Portland. Maine, dispatch of yester-
dav says: Republican Mayors were
elected to-day in ROcklaud, Saco and
Auburn, and a Democratic Mayor in
Bath; 10 choice at Lewiston, though
the Republicans had plurality.
The Buffalo Board of Trade, after ex-
amining witnesses on the charges re-
Gently preferred against Hon. ID. S. Ben
nett, have resolved that the proof is in
sufficient TO authorize the expulsion of
Nr, Bennett.
Henry Paden, Sexton of Portsmouth,
OHIO, was arrested, Saturday, on a
charge Of attempting TO poison his wife.
Milk he had prepared for her was given
to cat which expired in twenty min
utes.
A ANoriolk, Va, dispatch of yesterday
says: The latest sdviees from the steam
ship Eagle report her lower hold full of
water. Some of the passengers aud
crew were landed; the remainder will
be landed at the next low tide.
Wa. RoliDgs, J. R. Hustled and John
Prentice arrived at ST. Louis, from New
York, for the purporse of examining the
bndge now building there, and espe-
calIy the method of constructing the
pleEs, with the view of collecting data
available in the contemplated bridge
over East river.
In the great Fullerton case, on trial
10 the United States Court, New York,
before Judges Woodruff and Blatchford,
StOughton, counsel for the defendant,
moved a pOstpoDement of the trial for
three weeks, owing to the continued ILL
ness of Charles OConner, leading coun-
Sci for the defense. The Court refused
10 grant the motion.
The committee on State Affairs at
Madison, Wisconsin, have reported
against the removal of the Capital for
the reason that the people have not yet
demanded it. A meeting was held at
Milwaukee on Saturday night, where
1t was decided to make strong effort
to pass the bill at this session, aud il il
Jailed, then to submit 1t TO the people at
The next election.
The Judiciary of Wyoming Territory
sustaIns the right of women to serve as
Grand Jurors. All the ladies drawn as
Grand Jurors were present at IL o'clock.
motion made to Quash the panel was
not sustained. At 1l:55 A. NJ. the first
panel of lady Grand Jurors in the world
We're sworn in, and none asked to be
excused. A lady bailiff was appointed
lor the Grand Jurors, and a splendid ad-
dress was delivered by Chief Justice
Howe.
A committee of the Democratic gen-
eFai committee and a Kings county del
egatlon held conference meeting in
New York on Saturday, at which it was
fesol we'd to abolish or materially modify
Gil the Albany commissions in Brooklyn
As they were undemocratic and expen-
sIVo. The water board, fire committees,
AeaIth and police boards will be first or.
ganized, and probably for that purpose
will pass State legislation this week.
Secretary Seward attended st. Paul's
church with ex-postmaster Wakeman,
ot New York, sunday morning. Dur
ing the day he received several calls,
ana IN the morning dined privately
w'th some friends. Yesterday at one
Sc'ock, +. NJ, he was to have called
formally on the Common Council, in &C.
eotdance with arrangements already
MADE, and be received in the chamber
Vi 'he Board of Assistant Aldermen.
:, Va Sunday morning, Mr.. Campbell
inward living about one and q half
AIIes iIom Ripley, Ohio, while on his
TTaE 10 church, was met on the road by
Ictor Pohl, with Henry rifle in his
IAnu' .tu' After passing, Pohl turned and
slot al hlm some three OF four times
~ yLe oaIi taking effect in the elbow OF
.ns @ nght arm. Upon recent of the
Tvs at hlpiey, the constable. with one
VI TWO others, started with theiptention
Vi capturing Pohl. They found him an
usnened IN log house, under the had
WITH WITH the Henry, two revolyers ,o and S1u y
U,s dog' On raising the cover he M con- "
menced shooting, aud the partv un uano
forced forced to retire. In order to Sis,",se we're
nun. nun tney commenced firing thronSb Se tSe
oogr. oS w6en he appeared at the windaw tue
taIcia sIG nrea several sho,s, one of them
snd :TAd'ns encct in the arm of NJ. F. Conrt
Mu SLu another IN the hand of Mr.. Benton
LILO mr. nSWard's brother appearing on the
S. S.ouGG' ne went in and succeeded in
PoEslnng on his giving hinself nm, II
rIaSaS TaS ,ouoa that he was wounded in two
places, ole in the left lower RIB and the
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