The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-19
TEIEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
Gold closed in New York. Saturday,
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IL A'NI
Rear Admiral Samuel l.. Breese. L.
s Navy, died Saturday morning. at
Mount Airy, near Philadelphia. He
vas e years Of sge.
The annual report Of the Michigan
S.ste Salt Inspector shows 62S,979 bar
rcls inspected this year; an increase OF
Gg.29l over last year.
William Hall, President OF the North
Rcrwich, Maine, Bank. announces that
the robbery of valuables in no way in
,erruptS the usual business
The receipts OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company for October was
$j73, $685.; net profits, $22l ASH,
against s20l 1921 the same month
Of 1869.
Catholic Bishop Bailey, of Newark,
New Jersey, has purchased, for SOC, 900,
the Sea Caucus race course, as the site
o. the orphan ari reformatory institu-
uyus for his diocese.
Baldwin, the prize-fghter, declines to
accept the conditions Of pardon from
the House of Correction at Boston,
Mass, which requires him to leave the
State within twenty-four hours, never to
Ieturn.
The Republican State Central Com
mittee meets al Filth Avenue Hotel,
New York City, Tuesday next, when it
5 understood some effort will be made
10 harmonic tie difficulties in the
organizations in that city.
The new opera house in Terre Haute,
Ind is a magnificent dramatic temple,
erected al cost Of one hundred and
e;xtv-ive thousand dollars Ii Will be
opened for the first time this evening,
when John f. Owens will commence q
short engagement,
The entire stock OF the American
Steamship Company has been sub
ecribed for, and double the amount re-
uuired was offered Offers have also
been made for bonds to he issued, se-
cured bv the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company.
The Philad elphia Commercial! List Of
saturday says the suspensions OF four.
teen firms, manufacturers, commission
houses and jobbers in fur trade, during
the past two weeks has caused not only
excitement but alarm for the credit and
future course Of business.
Franklin Kitilc and his wife, two OF
the Oldest and most respectable resi-
lents Of Stephentown, New York, were
murdered on Thursday BY their son,
vbo is blind. The father and son had
some dispute about the Mill which cal
minated in the murder. The murderer
has been arrested and is now in ial in
this city.
Chief Justice Chase, in letter, dated
December Sth, considers it doubtful
whether he will be able to deliver TIE
Inaugural address upon unveiiing the
statute OF Prof. Morse, on the 9th OF
April. His health seems mendiug, but
us restoration must necessarily be slow.
The subscription for the statute now
exceeds $1,000.
Ttis discovered that the Catholic peo-
pie and clergy at Sacramento, Califor-
MA, have been badly swindled by an
impostcr, who claimei TO he Bishop
from Persia. He was dressed in gor
gaou- raiment, preached in several
churches and raised considerable sums
10 build churches in Asia, with which
lie decamped.
Francis T. II. Primrose, who plead
guilty TO the charge OF embezzllng
,wenty-three thousand dollars from the
Grand Trunk Railroad Company was
sentenced three years to the Michigan
Safe prison. Primrose implicates L.
F. Martin, the former Division super
iatcnlent ofthe same road, and charges
,l.at Martin received seventeen thousand
dollars in money. Martin fled to
Canada
4 movement has been set on loot by
prominent citizens Of Lexington, Ken
lucky, to provide educational facilities
for the orphans left by thousands Of
colored soldiers of that State, who lost
their lives in the service OF our country.
The intention is TO bring these children
together, where they can be preserved
Ton ruin and receive sufficient educa-
ion TO enable them to procure their
own support.
The slander case Of BENTON rs. Wade
v.ased at Cleveland, Ohio, Friday The
,ury brought in q sealed verde, Satur-
lay morning, awarding 5000 damages
ror the plaintiff, The case has occu.
ped the Court six,een days aud vas
eoOdueted by distinguished counsel
+ Ranney and c. Palmer for plaintiff
and s. Rnyke and J. VI. Jones for de
reldAnt. Ii is understood that the
defendant's counsel will make an appli-
cation to the Supreme Court for writ
o' error.