The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-10-14
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
Gold closed in New York yesterday

Gold closed in New York yesterda,
at ia. F.
Heavy frost in Wisconsin and Min
nesota on Wednesday night. .
The President is on a visit to Fred
erick, Nd. The people received hin
enthusiastically.
The bells at Memphis, Tenn, were
tolled, and other expressions OF sorrow
made, over the death Of General Lee
The stockholders Of the Rock Island
and St. Louis railroad elected new
board of directors, at Chicago, on Wed
nesday.
There was heavy frost, Wednesday
night, at Memphis, Tenn, and in North
Mississippi and Arkansas. 1t is feared
that great damage has been done tc
late cotton.
Captain Fooster, or Spring Fog
Treasurer Of the Cherokee Nation, died
on the 18th ult., at Granite river. he
had held many positions Of high trust
in the nation.
The game Of base ball at Chicago
yesterday, between the Red Stockings,
of Cincinnati and the White Stockings,
OF Chicago, resulted in the defeat OF the
Reds by l6 to II.
Fifty-one Indians of the Winn epago
Tribe, were naturalized in st. Paul,
Minnesota, Wednesday, their object is
to obtain title under the homestead
law, to lands they now occupy in com
mon One OF the Indians is named
David Twiggs. and is the son OF the
late General Twiggs, formerly of the
United States army and later OF the
Confederate army.
At Wilton, Iowa, on Friday, two Old
and well known citizens named Dennis
Monahan and r. Sargent, who had pre-.
viously entertained hostile feelings to-
ward each other, met in the street, in
the presence OF several other citizens.
and after exchanging few words Sar.
gent struck Monahan, when the latter
drew knife and stabbed Sargent, caus-
ing his death in few hours.
Secretary Boutwell, has notified Gov
Austin that in order to prevent the
spread of small pox in Minnesota and
along the northern boundaries, the Col
lector OF Customs at Pembine has been
instructed 10 refuse entry, until he is
satisfied the same can be imported
without danger TO the health of the
community, to all buffalo robes, peltries
and skins arriving at that port from
any infected district Of Red River.
The Collector OF the port of Galveston,
Texas, has arrived at Washington, and
states that the yellow fever is much
more serious than has been generally
supposed. Other accounts state that
there was an unfortunate panic among
the citizens when the fever first ap-
peared, and on the first day of its an
nouncrment over five Thousand persons
fled from the city. Quarantine has
been declared at Houston and interior
towns on the Central railroad
Governor Hoffman, Of New York,
has written a letter declining the invi-
tation of General Woodford 10 a joint
discussion of the issues OF the pending
canvass lie says that having for two
years been speaking almost daily by
his official acts and messages to the
people, they have before them material
upon which TO form their judgment Of
his administration, and they don't ex-
pect or desire him 10 leave the Execu.
tive chair and the duties pertaining to
it for the purpose of discussing other
political or personal questions with
General Woodicrd.
Marshal Sharpe, Of New York, is
to carry out the United States
election law next month A number Of
have volunteered as in
spectors and Republicans are raising
fund to compensate them for their ser
vices Democratic inspectors have not
vet been appointed nor have any names
been furnished. The marshal ordered,
Yesterday, that no attache should leave
the office between this time and election
day without his permission. 1t is un,
that the military are to be held
in readiness on election day to aid the
federal authorities in enforcing the law
if necessary.