The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-20
NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH.

is at an end.
IF. Gibson, of Hyde Park, was rob-
bed in Boston, Tuesday night, of $780,
Right Reverend Carleton Chase,
Bishop of New Hampshire, died Tuesday
evening.
The telegraph strikers at st. Louis
have abandoned their organization and
applied for work.
Navigation on the Mississippi at St
Louis is suspended again and shipping
facilities are being curtailed.
Between 500 and 900 coopers from
the cooper shops in the vicinity OF
Cleveland are on a strike for higher
wages.
Resolutions Of respect to the memory
of Hon. L. N, Stanton were unanimous
" passed by the Maine Legislature yes
terday.
The regular semi-annusl Ohio State
Convention of the Grand Army of the
Republic was in session at Columbus
yesterday.
Wallace, the fOrger, was brought to
Cleveland yesterday. He admits of the
fraudulent Csc of II. b. Hague's name to
the amount $4,000.
The Ohio House of Representatives
discussed the Fifteenth Amendment all
day yesterday. The vote will probably
be taken to-day.
The loss by fires at st. Louis during
the first half of January was S4,936;
insured for STA, 100; probable loss to
insurance companies S94 $50.
The Grand Lodge of the Knights of
Pythias of Ohio were in session at Col
umbus yesterday. The newly elected
officers will be installed to-day.
United States revenue officials seized
the stock and liquors of eight prominent
firms of Newburg, New York, yesterday
morning, for q violation of the revenue
laws.
The Massachusetts, State Censtabulary
at Boston, Tuesday night, made raid
upon four of the principal gambling
SALOONS and arrested eighty-four persons
and seized the paraphernalia.
Hon. Vim. Radford, a leading Demo
crat of Westchoster county, New York,
representative of the Tenth District of
New York in the 3Sth and 39th COsgress,
died suddenly at his YOnkers residence
on Tuesday night.
At the annual conference of the State
Temperance Union in Hartford, Conn.,,
Yesterday, Senator Buckingham was re-
elected President. The reports show
that the cause has made gratifying
progress during the year.
Rebecca ut, who has been on trial
before Judge Bedford, of New York, for
the murder of Mrs. Barrett, was con-
victed Tuesday Of manslsughter in the
third degree. Upon hearing the YER
dict she swsoned in court. Her counsel
will demand a new trial.
Mesrs. James Fisk, jr., and Jay Gould
promise to 90 to Washington on Satur-
day to be Investigated upon the great
gold corner of the lst of September.
Their alleged partner, Corbin, is still at
large. Some remarkable developments
are expected from them.
Upon the acquittal of Jacob johnson,
upon Mrs. Louisa Henderson, the victim
fred at the negro in open court, the
ball grazing his head and taking of
part of his ear. Great CONSERVATION
and excitement prevailed.
The Iowa Senate passed the Fifteenth
Amendment yesterday by a vote of A
to 6. The House will pass on the ques-
tion to-day. The two Houses in joint
committee yesterday afternoon ratified
the election of Hon George j. Wright as
United States Senator for the long term,
and j. B. Howell, editor of the Keokuk
Gate City, for the short term.
The trial of Warren Fellows for the
murder of Alex. Clistou, at Port Jervis,
commenced on Tuesday, at Goshen,
Orange county, New York. The testi'
mony so far in behalf of the prisoner
shows he was under the influence of
liquor when he committed the deed.
The case will probably 60 to the jury
TO day.
A Rochester, n. y, dispatch of yester-
day says: The Canal Convention is to
convene at Rochester to-day. Delegates
are arriving by every train. The Board
of Trade Of Buffalo sdjourRed yesterday
to attend the convention in q body,
Governor Seymour and ex.President
Fillmore will attend the convention.
Ex.Mayor Fish entertained the dele
gates at his residence last evening.
There are rumors Of new Fenian ex-
pedition to Canada. The leading spirits
of the brotherhood are in New York
and are busy at mysterious project.
A communication was received yester-
day from Ireland reporting the state of
affairs there. The men enrolled in the
brotherhood in Ireland express their
willingness to revolt as soon as the
brethren here strike Canada. Prepara-
tions are being made for the event, aud
great quantities of arms are being for
wsrded to Ireland. In the city of Cork
1900 men are enrolled, in Dublin the
same number, and there is scarcely 9
doubt that from As. 900 to $4,000 men in
Ireland are available for immediate ac-
tive service if called upon.
R. D. Bogert, charged with having
stolen $40, 900 from the safe in the pay.
masters Office on the receiving shin
Vermont, and with having made false
entries on the books of the paymasteI
during his service as paymaster's clerk
was found guilty of all the charges be
fore general court martial, convened
at New York by order of the Secretary
OF the Navy, dated July 81, 1869. The
Court sentenced Bogert to be confined
AT hard labor in the penitentiary, tc
forfeit all pay due him, and to be dis
sonorably discharged from the navy
Secretary Robeson set aside the sentenc,
and ordered that Bogert be re-delivere6
mto the custody of the United State,
Marshal, from whom he was receives
'uy ~ 1860. Bogert 10 now at large