The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-16
NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH.

The rush to the San Diego Bolu heIus,
Califorria, Is unabsted.
The testimony for the prosecution
closed in the Fullerton case, New York,
Yesterday.
The editors of the New York Sunday
Courier have been sued by II nry Bergh
for an alleged libel.
There was another great snow storm
AT Chicago yesterday, extending west
20 the Missouri river.
Mr.. Meehan continues to improve:
Each day confirms the hope entertaineq
by bis friends of his recovery
The Msunt Vernon Coinmandery No.
Knight, Templar, celebrated its fifty.
second Anniversary last night by q
banquet.
Judge Iugraham, of New York, yes
terdav decided that imprisonment for
non.payment of militia dues is uncon-
siitutional.
The Jury in the Moore -BoDnell case,
at New York, having been unable to de,
eide whether the parties were married
or not, have been discharged.
The lower branch Of the Ohio Legis-
lature Yesterday passed the bill giving
township and city authorities authority
TO assist in constructing railroads.
An agricultural implement store,
carpeuter shop, livery stable and saloon
in WaveIly. Missouri, were burned on
the night of the 9th. Loss about S2O,-
600. Insurance small.
The School Board of Memphis on
Monday adopted the suggestion OF Su'
perintsndent Lsath prohibiting relig-
ions exercises in the public schools.
This also excludes the Bible.
The Alaska left her station at the
BROOKLYN navy yard on Monday, to pro
ceed to China. The Colorado is getting
rapidly forward, and will probably be
ready for sea by the end of the week.
John w. Collins, clerk in the Office of
the City Treasurer of Boston, was con-
yic.ed of being a defaulter to the treas
ury to the amount of several thousand
dollars, and was sentenced to two years
and half in the State prison.
Since October last $1,000 emigrants,
black and white, have passed through
Memphis, of which $4,000 were foreign
ers. principally from the neighborhood
of Chicago, husting homes in the cot
ton States. The blacks are principally
from Virginia.
Minor c. Richardson, alias Thomas
Johnsoa, colored, one Of the murderers
Of William Sayles in Prince George
county, Maryland, in 1866, has been ar
rested at Boston and sent to Maryland.
Two of the murderers, of whom there
were FIVE, have already been executed.
Another snow storm has prevailed all
over the Northwest since Taesday.
Trains are more or less blockaded. 1t
is estimated that in Minnesota the snow
is three feet deep on level, and about
two feet in Wisconsin and still showing
up to 6 P. NJ.
Mr. and Mrs. Gardner, of New York,
who have been in custody for some
weeks on suspicion Of having caused the
murder of tho aged Captain Alexander,
of New Orleans, by poison, were re-
leased on Monday. The CoTOner's jury
found that the ancient mariner died
from natural causes.
Miss Della Moore's slander against
the man who claims to be her husband,
was concluded in New York on Monday,
aud after Judge Spencer's charge, the
iury were directed to bring in sealed
verdict. The Judge admonished the
iury that there was a remarkable fraud
in the guilty, AID perjury in the case,
and they were to find out where it was.
J.C. Bucher, a prominent business
man of Clinton, Iowa, died on Saturday
ofparalysis. During the week previous
he was engaged in defending suit
against him, in which S25,OOO damages
were claimed for alleged false impris-
onment, and was carried into Court
daily in a chair. The suit was decided
In his favor, and he died two hours
afterwards. His life was insured for
$35,000.
On Monday tSe notorious Count Otto
Won Bellows, so-called, was arraigned
for trial in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on
q charge Of swindling, preferred against
him by his brother-in-law, the re-
msinder of his alleged creditors having
withdrawn their suits against him. The
court was densely packed and much in
terest was manifested in the proceed
ings. The Count was absent in conse-
ouence of illness. Important witnesses
also being absent, the court was post.
poned.
The mercury fell 80 degrees from mid,
night to eight O'Clock yesterday morn.
ing at Memphis. Parties Just from
Texas state that Supervisor Briglsud
within the past thirty days has seized
thirty. seven illicit distilleries, princi
pally in the Fourth District, aud ar
rested General Bannotan, Assessor, ant
George A. Spaulding, Deputy Collectol
Of the Fourth District, for cOllusioI
with distillers.
The suit begun by the Erie Railwa!
Company against Cornelius Vanderbilt
to recover about s5,0O0,00O, alleged t.
have been obtained by fraud and collu
SION, was before Judge Barnard, of th'
Supreme Court, New York, yesterday
Jay Gould testified that two checks o
$4,000 and $4,000 were passed Il
Vanderbilt with the understanding tha
the suits against company with which
Vanderbilt subsequently claimed Il
have no connection, should be discon
tinued.
The funeral of the late Robert D
Holmes, First Grand Master of tht
Grand Lodge of the State of New Yorl
r. and A. Masons, promises to be a very
imposing affair. On Tuesday, the day
OF the funeral, the officers of the NJ. w
Grand Lodge of F. aud A. Masons of tn,
State of New York will assemble at tn,
late residence of Mr.. Holmes and 40
company the remains to Grace Church
where the officers aud members of tn
several lodges in the jurisdiction of tn
Grand Lodge will assemble and escor
the remains to the place Of interment