The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-04-05
NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH.


plsted. E.ly-T
The Richmond pegroes celebrated
evacuation day yesterday.
E. NJ. Thayer, veteran actor, died at
philadelphia yesterday, aged 70 years,
The British postal telegraph service
TO Ire and ha, been interrupted by a
break at Wexford.
The considerations of the Tweed char
ter for New York city commences IN the
New York Senate to-day. g
A mass meeting in behalf of Cuban
independence was held at Cooper In
stitute, NewiYotk, last night. = y
Aman named oMally was sentenced
at Galway, Iceland, to five years servi-
tude, for writing threatening letter to
q landlord.
The first vessel of the season from
terday, laden with wheat, barley, peas
and lumber. SE . '.. --.
Large crowds Of New Ysrk City pol
iticiAns went to Albany on Sunday
night. There PROMISES to be lively
work there during this week.
The committee on Appropriations
have agreed unanimously to report
against making any appropriations
whatever for buildings not now in
course of construction. ---.
The Pennsylvania House, two large
brick boarding houses adjoining, and
several sman bui diDgs. in Davenport,
Iowa, were burned yesterday. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
Judge Iugraham, of New York, denied
a motion for stay in the proceedings
on a writ of error in the case of the
Jocke murdvreTs. The execution will
undoubtedly take place Friday.
FIem the returns that havo been re-
ceived, the indications are that the Con-
necticut State election is very c'Ose.
Returns from Is towns show u net Re-
publican loss of l22, mostly in Hartford
county.
The coloied people of New York will
hold q jubilee over the Fifteenth
Amendment on Friday evening at Coop.
er Institute. Addresses are expected by
Wendell Phillips, William Lloyd Garri-
son, Frederick Douglass, Senator Rev
els, Senator Fenton, and OthcIs
The Fifteenth Amendment TO the na-
tional Constitution was the leading idea
which filed the minds of the colored
peoDle of New York Sunday. Elaborate
Thanksgiving speeches were delivered
at al the places of worship, and large
congregations attended each.
A bad break occurred in the Erie
Canal Lauk, just south Of Rochester,
New York, yesterday m1rning, the Wa.
ter rushing from the river into the
feeder, and thtnce into the canal with
great violence. 1t will be impossible to
make repairs before the water subsidies.
The break will doubtless be exteuded.
The New York Tribune says it is i'm.
possible that there can be a particle OF
Truth in the story telegraphed that
Phillips, the embezzler just captured in
Ireland, and Mr.. Paul Forbes, our nego-
tiatO. ~ Madrid, are one and the same
person.. Mr.. Forbes is too well known
to make the story other than ridiculous.
GeLeral Candy has not yet furnished
troops for ejeetipg Ellyscn from the
City Hall, Richmond, Virginia, and the
United States Marshal is now summon.
lug a large civil posse to demand his
surrender. If that possee should fail
to obtain possession, it is understo Od
that the general commanding will fur
nish troops.
The Senate Military committee yes
terday considered Mr. Wilson's bill for
the reduction of the army, and will
probably report it as substitute for
the House bill with the same title. 1t
is claimed that Mr.. Wilson's bill pro-
vides for a saving of five millions dol
lars per anuum, while Mr.. Logan's bill
would increase the expenditures for
army purposes three millions.
The st. Maurice Numbering establish
ment, at Three Rivers, Canada, was
burned on Sunday night, including one
mill, machine. shop, about one
hundred thousand dollars worth of
lumber belonging to the st. Maurice
Land and Navigation Company, $26, 600
worth belonging to Mr.. Ward, and
aboBt two-thirds of Mr.. Atkinson's sawn
lumber, amounting to about three mil
lion feet. .-.s
A dispatch was received at General
Sheridan's headquarters, Chicago, yes
terdsy, from General Hancock, dated
st. Paul, April I'd, in which he says he
has received dispatch from General ID.
L. Drobriand at Fort Shaw, dated April
lst. He says that Father lmeda had
lust arrived from the land of the Piegan
Indians. The chiefs are for peace and
send wogJi of Submission Pete, the
murderer of Clark, had died Of small
pox. All the news is satisfactory from
that quarter. ........- ..-. ~
Sunday afternoon the fsneral of the
late Seth Boyden, the celebrated in-
ventor and horticulturist, took place
from Fair Street Universalist Church..
and was attended by, manufacturers.
merchants and other prominent citizens
of Newark, n. j. Rev. A. A. Tbayer,
editor Of the CkrisiiaH Leader, of New
ark, delivered the funeral oration. Ex-
Governor Ward, Obediah Meeker, James
Ward, john Phillips, Cyrus Curier and
Daniel Condit. acted as pail bearers.
The bills for letting the Central and
Hudson River roads, advance the fare
oue!thirf above the present lawful rates
hangs in suspence in both houses of the
New YORK Legislature and it is repsrted
that Il the customary appliances are
actively in progress, for greasinR the
wheels of legislation The Erie road
has several axes to grind bat all are ran
dered subservient to the great object Of
preventing srrepeal Of thee bill of last
year which enxblss Gould &c Fisk to-
control that concern for five years.
These and other railroad matters hav..
ing money in them will occasion o lives
ly time after the New Work Shartss and