The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-21
NEWS SUMMARY.
HY TELEGRAPH.


below Annapolis, Md.
The Newfoundland people favor an
nexation 10 Canada.
Saturday morning was the coolest
day of the season at New iork'
The heavy rains delayed the New
ENGLAND raihoad trains on Saturday.
There was land slide on the Hudson
river railroad at CoxSackie, on Friday
At Omaha, on Saturday, the ther.
mometer was seven degrees below zero.
The 18th, 18th and 18th amendments
have passed both houses OF the Texas
Legislature
Two dwellings on Christian street,
Philadelphia, were shattered by light
ming, Friday night.
Mai. Gen. J. j. Reynolds positively
declines being o candidate for U. S.
Senator or for any other civil Office in
the gift of the people OF Texas.
The fair Of the Franklin County
(Oaio) Agricultural Society commences
September 5th, and continues five days
The premium list amounts to $1,000.
In Chicago yesterday the thermome,
ter ranged from five 10 fifteen degrees
below zero. A large number of cases
are reported of the freezing of teamsters,
&c.
A fire Friday night in Herbest dining
rooms, 4th avenue, Pittsbsrgh, destroy
ed the kitchen, &c. Loss estimated at
$1,000; Insured for $500 in home COM
paDies.
The Maryland State Senate on Satur-
day appointed committee TO invite the
President and Supreme Court Judges to
the floor Of the Legislature OH the coca
sion of the reception of che officers OF
the Monarch.
In an important case involving the
liabilities of common carriers, before
Judge Daily, in the Common Pleas
Court, New York, Saturday, the jury
were directed TO bring III a sealed YER
dict.
Mr. Botsrord, for many years Clerk of
tAe New Brunswick Legislative Council,
has been dismissed by the Government.
The Council claims that the Govern
ment had no authority to dismiss blu,
he holding his Office by appointment
from the Crown.
Commodore Stephen Champlin, the
last surviving commanding officer in
the battle of Lake Erie, aud who COM
manded the Scorpion, on which vessel
the first and last gun of the engagement
was fred, died in Buffalo, New York, on
sunday morning.
President Baez, of San Domingo, has
received communication from intiueu
tlal parties in Venzuela asking his intlu-
euCe with the American Government in
favor of the annexation of Venzuela to
the United States.
The steamer Tybee, from st. Domiu-
90, brings news that President Baez has
completed arrangements for popular
vote on the question of annexation to
the Usited States. The feeling in its
favor is growing, aad large majority
for 1t is expected.
John Sheppard, of London, completed
his task, at Memphis, Tenn, of walking
one hundred hours, with fifteen minutes
allowed in every twenty. four hours, at
eleven o'clock Saturday night. He was
very much reduced and so weak that
he had to be carried off. The wager was
Tor $1,000.
A New York dispatch OF yesterday
says: Application was made for another
cqpias against the Erie Railway Com
pany, in the clerks office of the United
States Circuit Court, on Friday. The
application is made on the ground shat
the company has failed to perform GER
tain agTeeme n made with George W.
liayne, an alien. The amount sought 90
be recovered by the plaintiff is $4,000.
The cdpias is made returnable on the
2!l inst
1t was announced in the New York
Journal the other day that Mr. Bart the
legal agent of the English Erie ring
had arrived in New York from Europe,
bringing G20,0O0, which the Erie
stockholders and Protection committee
have raised by the imposition of tax
of one shilling per share, for the pur
pose of getting their case before Judge
Woodruff, of the United States Supreme
Court. 1t is now announced that no
such legal agent has yet arrived.
The members elect to Congress from
Mississippi, with the addition of Sena.
tor elect Revels, made another visit to
the Executive Mansion, Saturday, for
the purpose of requesting the President
10 delay the signing of the bill for the
admission of Mississippi until after the
bill removing political disabilities,
which contains the names of certain
members of the aelegati ion, shall have
passed Congress. The reasons for this
request, which were because of the fact
that the admission of the State before
the removal of the disabilities of por-
ton Of the delegation wonld deprive
them of their seats, were stated to the
resident, who, in response to the re-
quest, expressed his willingness to con-
form TO the wishes of the delegation,
aud consequently the Mississippi bill
has not yet been signed.
The steamer Kakarue brings advices
from Rio Janeiro 10 January 18th, and
annmber of American emigranis, whose
return passage was paid by the Brazil
ian Government. IL is reported that q
Brazilian loan failed in England. The
bFazillans captured eighty Psraguayaus
at Bella Vista, aud forty more at another
point The Argentine troops have
nearly all reformed home A Brazilian
scouting party found 1000 women in a
starving condition, OF whom only 400
had strength to come away, aud report
the road coverered with other woman
who were lanced or had their throats
cut by the scouts of Lopez. Deserters
say that Lopez is constructing canses
TO cross the Paraguay aud to descend
.he Paraua. Also, that be is babitually
drunk, aud also that he has fortifica.
ton $50 yards long, defended by zoe
men and four guns, at Psndero, on tbs