The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-11-17
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
Gold closed in New York yesterday

The President did not receive any
visits yesterday, having been engaged
on his message.
There was a heavy frost Tuesday
night and a fine prospect for another
last night at Mobile, Ala.
The Pacassett bleachery in Johnston,
R. l., owned by JAS Walsh, was burned
Tuesday night. Loss $1,000.
Early yesterday morning Baker &
Bros glass works, at Baltimore, Md,
was destroyed by fire. Loss $4,000.
Farnsworth's majority in the Second
Illinois Congressional District is lSS.
Moore in the Seventh District is 81.
John F. Farnam OF Poughkeepsie, a
prominent builder, has absconded with
$4,000; and leaves S304, 900 of indebt-
edness.
Addison Day, who has been connect
ed with several railroads in New York,
has taken charge of the Iron Mountain,
No, railroad as General Superintend-
ent
The Washington dispatche announc-
ING that Congressman Jenckes, of Rhode
Island,as applicant for the position Of
Commissioner OF Patents is utterly un-
founded.
Senator Yates, who has been confined
to his bed at home in Jackson with bill
ious fever, is now convalescent. He
hopes to be able to leave for Washing
ton in ten days.
A prize fight took place yesterday at
Dubuque, Iowa, between y Conor OF st.
Louis, and~J. C. Clark printer, of Du.
buque. Clark was knocked out Of time
on the fourth round.
Franz Starasteck, of st. Louis, No,
crazy Prussian, thrust butcher-knife
seven inches into his breast, Tuesday
evening, and now lies in a critical con-
dition in the hospital.
Colonel Charles Springer, of Edwards
vile, a member of the late Illinois
Constitutional Convention, died on
Tuesday night. This is the seventh
member Of that body that has died.
An attempt was made, at Buffalo,
Yesterday, to assassinate Captain Lee,
of the schooner Mystic, the princi-
pal witness against the noted burglar
whose trial was to come off yesterday.
The ladies fair, for the benefit Of the
French wounded, opened, at New York,
Tuesday night, with speeches by NJ.
Victor, and Hon. Richard OGorman.
There was a brilliant assemblage Of
French.
Wm. R. Arthur, formerly General
Superintendent Of Illinois Central rail
road, took, charge of the North Missouri
railroad yesterday, as its General SUI
perintendent vice S. X. knight, re-
signed.
Detective Kealsy, of the ST. Nicholas
Hotel, New York, arrested aman named
John Brice, Tuesday night, on suspicion
of stealing $4,000 worth of bonds from
the room of Hon. j. F. Joy, of Detroit,
about two weeks ago.
The steamship Lafayette was expect
ed to leave New York, yesterday, hav-
ing on board 220 cases OF United States
rifle muskets from the Troy armory,
and large quantity of ammunition and
equipments consigned to D. Herbert ~
Co, Havre
At Robinson, Illinois, Tuesday night,
a rutiian attempted to assassinate Mrs,
G. y. Parker by shooting her through
a window of her house He made his
escape. He is described as being 2S
wears old, feet high, and having light
hair and no whiskers. Mrs. Parker is
seriously wounded.
Charles Underhill, Of the firm OF
Appellant, Garrison d Co., New York,
was rob.ed at Lcavenworth, Kansas,
on Monday night OF eight hundred dol
lars in money, and between fifteen hun
dred and two thousand dollars in notes
and bonds, and gold watch. 4 soldier
at Fort Leavenworth is supposed to be
the robber.
The non-arrival of the Steamship
CITY of Port-au-Prince, at New York,
Tuesday, created uneasinesS IN some OF
the commercial circles, but, as she was
only due that morning or the evening
before, providing she had sailed on her
regular day, and made the usual time,
her delay is not remarkable, nor sutfici-
ent to cause any alarm as to her safety.
Hon. VIM. Hume Blake, Gistin-
guished jurist of Canada, died on Tues
day. Blake occupied for number Of
wears the position Of Professor oi Law
in the University at Toron'". Upon
tie reorganization of IN Court OF
Cnancery by the Baldwin government
Blake was elected Chancellor which
Office he held to 1862, when declining
health compelled his resignation.
The Montank -four mills, at Leaven.
worth, Kansas, owned and opeT-
ated bv Wilhiat brothers, was de-
stroyed by fire, Tuesday afternoon The
loss is estimated at $4,000. The en-
CINE and boilers being in building
seperate from the main structure were
not injured. Mr.. Decock, one Of the
millers of the establishment was seri-
ously, if not fatally,injured by the falling
of hatchway during the progress ol
the fire
The Ohio Female Suffrage Associa-
ton elected the following officers at Co
| lumbus, Ohio, yesterday, for the ensu-
ING wear: President, Mrs. DR.. II. W.
Tracy Cutter, OF Cleveland; Vice Presi-
dent, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Cole, of Sidnay; Re
cording Secretary, Mrs. Mary Graham
of Cincinnati; Corresponding seere-
! -. Nrrs T. n Stewart of Springfield I,