The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-09-26
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

Gold closed in New York SATURDAY
atll3.
The English wheat cropit is estimated
will faA 6 100000 bushels short of las
year
Hon. John Young Governor General
OF Canada, has been made Peer, with
the title of Baron.
Hon. Eli Perry was nominated for
Congress by the Democrats of Albany,
n Y, on Saturday.
The Liberal Republicans of the
Fourth district OF Missouri, nominated
Colonel William E. Gilmore, of Spring
field, for Congress.
Edward L. Corlies, an auctioneer of
New York, was arrested last night for
recently attempting to shoot VIM Hay,
well known merchant al Long Branch.
Margaret Waters, of London, having
been found guilty of the wilful murder
Of forty infants, has been sentenced to
to be hanged.
A war between Fisk and Maretzek
has'been opened in the courts. Maret-
EEK has already commenced suit against
Fisk, and Fisk threatens vengeance in
return.
Maretzek published a card Saturday
evening, in reply to Fisk, denying that
he received any part or commission from
the companys salaries, and tiercely as
sails Fisk for his vanity.
The New York .S,m says that Span
ish mercantile house received dispatch
from Madrid, stating that at the urgent
request of Serano and Prim, Admiral
Topete has accepted the office Of Cap
tain General OF Cuba.
DR.. Charles II. Ray, editor-in-chief
of the Chicago Erming Post, after an
illness;pf a month, died Saturday morn
ing of brain fever. He was much re-
spected, and the people Of Chicago are
deeply grieved
The trial OF Butler, the Congressman
from Tennessee, charged with forgery,
has been 10y order of the Government
transferred from the custody OF the Pen
sion Office to the department of JUS
tice, which will delay his trial until al
ter the election in Tennessee.
The Spencer Exchange Building Sara
toga, n. V, was burned Saturday fore
noon. The property was owned 10y Sey-
mour Ainsworth. Loss, $4,000; insur
ance $4,000. The building was occu-
pied as stores and offices. Aggregate
losses about S3l 900, with very little in
suranCe.
Two freight trains on the Pittsburg,
Cinncinati and ST Louis Railroad col
lided about ten miles west Of Steuben-
vile, II 8 o'clock Saturday night
Robert fines, conductor, and Findley
Arthur were killed Fisher, the fire
man, and Crist, brakeman, were
badly injured.
The agents of the North German,
Lloyds line of steamers, have telegraph
ell to Bremen for instructions in regard
to the forwarding steamer Hermann,
a French cruiser having been seen
cruising about New York harbor The
agents will await further Instructions.
The Democratic Central committee of
J Jetferson county, Ohio, with prominent
Democrats of other counties, held q
meeting on Saturday at Steubenville, to
discuss the propriety of supporting Col.
Ball, the workingmen candidate for
Congress. The committee resolved to
leave their Congressional ticket blank.
On Saturday morning a small build
ing belonging to the American Flask
Il Cap Company, Waterbury, Conn,
used as a powder mandatory, was
blown up, killing two men and injuring
a numberof others. The powder build
ing was demolished, and large stone
factory belonging TO the company, and
the buildings of the Waterbury Brass
Company were damaged.
The following programme for the
Yacht races at New York this week
was arranged on Saturday: Tuesday,
regetta for the Ashbury cup; Wednes-
day, regetta for the Dougless cup;
Thursday race between the Cambria
and Idler; Friday race between the
Cambria and Magic All twenty miles
to windward and back from the Sandy
Hook lirht shin.