The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-02
NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH.

Ireland. was arrested IN New lork mon-
i,v NIGHT charged with having kicked
his wife 20 death.
rb. Nav York Grand Jury oh Monday
,r..cnt.d AZ n nuisance the Toombs in
Esr,rs street, aud the frighttul tar
o,ycmeat on Fifth avenue.
The house osRev. Mr.. Bird, Wesleyan
MISSIONARY at PoTt-auPrince, was burn.
Al by tha late terrific cODtisgration, and
everything totally destroyed.
Seven frame tenement houses of Hor-
rsr Wold & Co., az Beck's Run, Pitts
Inrrh were burned Yesterday Loss
syI1. Fourteen families are shelter
t.-
Governor Senter announced that he
yrl take steps TO bring to punishment
rartits who have taken part IN mooblng
and otherwise violating the laws of Ten
HSSre.
The drove Of hogs seized some days
40 by the Neat Inspectors at Cincin-
Mi were slaughtered, but have been
rmoy,i. the owner giving bonds not
SCI! them in that market.
S.ventv.six new cases of the new ep-
i-m,c relapsing fever, were reported to
ne New York Board of Health Monday.
N deaths from the disease have been
y TO this time reported.
The Grand Army of the Republic met
Jefferson City, Missouri, on Monday
,ggt. for the purpose of reorganizing
lie Missouri department of the order,
al 70 ss'ablisn q mutual Insurance
ompaUy.
Arrangements are being made for
5.dIng a National Convention in Pitts
ur.h early iu March for the purpose OF
scQr.nE an amendment to the COnsti-
ut,on recognizing GOD aud the Holy
NrIpJureS.
Tie Gual rites at Portland, Maine,
rhonor Of George Peabody, took place
g,',rday, alter which, with appropri-
81, ceremonies, the remains wero escort
-dtn the cars, which left at one o'clock
grtbc town Of Peabody, Mass.
The troops who fought under Salnave
atrhr late engagement at Cuba with
Calais army, at which place they
We CAPTURED with Sa'uave, have
Huei Caffrats forces, with the ihten-
rn of attacks z the Dominican troops
''AsIuclOu.
hey West continues in state of
gte.r, ,xcitement on account of the kill
.ug the editor of the TOsde Cuba IN a
rs Moaday. The United States troops
,sroucd in the vicinity have been
c..eA out and are now stationed about
tie town TO preserve order.
Sr Francis Kinks, the Canadian FL
aa:Ce Minister, has issued circular TO
'."blHks asking their co operation 10
'lDyluG American silver from Circula.
".. lie proposes to fix day suf1i-
cat.y distant 10 enable al to prepare
Nr.t when American silver coin shall
b" Legal tender only at 20 per cent.
tnt.cHt.
TIE decision of the United States Su-
m.u- Court affirming the validity of
'e Missouri test oath produced con-
'..ah'e surprise at st. Louis, not only
aanc Democrats, but Republicans
Al ti"r1on City quite sensation was
r,.l ICED when the action of the Court
~ announced in the Legislature.
Sheppard Stevens, formerly of Bangor,
Na.le, was arrested at Quincy, Illinois,
Monday, charged with stealing $4,000 in
rlrJeuCy and $500 of the city bonds of
Bgu:ar from friend in New York, some
mIltts ago The bonds were found on
hsqyrssn. Part of the money 10 in
vested III IeIl estate in Kansas.
Tie Kansas Senate has passed con-
,lUrut resolution asking President
Nilrt to recall Hugh Ewing, Minister
% The Hague, denying that hets resi-
dem Of Kansas and charging him with
,,pPoEting the heresies of Andrew
J'aason, The House adopted a joint
solution, &c to 9, asking Congress to
submit Julian'S sixteenth amendment
r'A' Legislatures of the various States
i9T 'autcatiOn.
TaTt au Prince hold letter from Sal
nave Offering S50Oo0 gold in two drafts
on two foreign houses in that city to
save his life. United States Minister
Dt>sett attempted TO obtain the body
OF >iInlyc for proper burial by his fam
Wy, who 10 was well known were at the
''id"nCo of the Minister, but his request
Vas denied with deIision and insults,
'1d Threats of death were uttered
against him by infuriated mobs.
The steamer City of Port-au-PriuceI
nk
IhI. bringing dates from Port au. Prince
10 Janusry 23d. Salnave's family, con.
'H,lng of his wife, mother and eleven
cI"cren, together with the fugitives
VINO bad been protected by the Ameri-
can Consul, bad sailed for Quagua, and
Ihence they would go to San Domingo
a. ths Invitation of Blez. The mer-
SGuahtsdoiDs business in Port.au Prince
A'u offered their gold to the govern
n'ht for the purpose of paying off the
crews OF their naval vessels. The gov
S.lm'nt had accepted this offer and was
paying off the men.
Oae OF the most extraordinary divorce
CA'es ever brought before a New York
Sos,' isn now being tried by Judge Bar
.:n "rIU IN the Supreme Court. The plain
ul Is Commodore John T. Glassou,
,etefan officer of the United States
lazy LAZY aged 6l years; the defendant, his
"E"e, Is an cd lady of So, and mother
% TWO grown sons, and her companion
~ aHeged adultery is another elderly
I' po.aoh' john b. Howell, who is also the
paseut pat OF grown children. The wit
Sses against Mrs. Glasson, who were
Saauiined Monday, were the wife and
laughter of Mr.. Howell. The alleged
Sa,nlnality was committed in Provi-
tseuee' K. |. The unusual character of
lion eSLaence produced for the prosecu-
tbs t sn9 the large wealth of one and
Nanny social standing of the other
ei.os eircD Interested, together with other
Nksble interest.