The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-11-02
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

Gold closed in New York, yesterday
at lll4.
The New York Evening Post support
S. s Cox for Congress against Horac'
Greeley.
The Cincinnati Health Officers re
port shows 272 deaths in the city dur
ing October.
Governor Chamberlin has appointed
November Oath as thanksgiving day il
Maine.
There is no foundation for the repor
that the Western Union Company are
to lease and occupy the Astor House
New York.
Snow fell throughout Montana, Octo
Der "a and %, to the depth of six OF
eight inches on the mountains, and from
one to three inches on the table lands
The Annual Convention OF the Ma
tional Woman Suffrage Association,
will be held in Cleveland, Ohio, on the
22d and 23d of November.
White & Keeney's paper mill, in
North Manchester, Mass, was burned
on Sunday night, together with large
amount Of stock. Total loss, $4,000.
Insurance $4,000.
The Convention Of the Free Religious
Association began its session at Cincin-
natl, yesterday evening. They met in
the Jewish Temple and was addressed
by o. B. rockingham and Mr.. Towne.
The Association will, to day, discuss the
questions which have been prepared
The Assistant Treasurer at New
York yesterday disbursed 100000 Of
the November interest, making total
to date Of about $j,000,000. The
amount Of 1871 bonds reduced was
Sl20 000-making total Of s., ,543, 900.
The commanding officer at Fort Nc
Henry has been directed to hold him
self in readiness, with the troops under
his command, to support the United
States Marshal Of Maryland in enforc-
ing the law during the week of election
in that State, if necessary.
At halfpast four yesterday afternoon
two magazines, containing $1,000
pounds of nitro glycerine, exploded at
Fairport, near Painesville, Ohio. Four
persons were blown to atoms, and build
ings on the east side OF the river much
damaged The shock Of the explosion
was felt for miles.
Tom Allen was arrested at St. Louis
Yesterday morning, and Gallagher at
Carondolet, six miles below. 1t is the
purpose of the police to keep them in
custody for twenty-tour hours notwith-
standing the strenuous efforts OF their
friends for their release. The fight is
therefore off, for the present, at least
The trial of Quinn, charged with lille.
gal registration, commenced at New
York yesterday before Judge Woodruff
His counsel argued that there was actu-
ally no law OF Congress- against fraudu-
lent registration and that a person
could not be prosecuted against in the
nited States Court on that charge.
The District Attorney will reply.
The starch factory OF George Fox,
At Lockland. ten miles north OF Cincin.
natl, caught fire between and 6
0 clock Yesterday morning, and was to-
.ally destroyed. Loss abont 500 900;
for S40,000-alI in the local
of Cincinnati. except 5000
in the Lycoming County, of Pennsylva-
MIA. From sixty to eighty operatives
are thrown out OF employment.
While the steamer Thompson Dean
was at Cairo, Monday, two men on
board began wrestling in play, when
one of them fell overheard and was
drowned. The other, while attempting
10 rescue him. also fell overheard and
was lost Soon afterwards, deck hand
on the Dean commenced beating his
wife, when her brother interfered and
fight ensued, in which the brother frac-
tured the husbands skull.
The public debt statement, issued yes
terday, shows the debt to be as follows:
Total debt, principal and interest to
date, including interest due and unpaid,
s., Al, ,130,Sl2,96; amount in the treas
ury, Sl29, 946 457.3l; debt less amount
in treasury,,S2, 81 7S4, 5000 debt less
amount in treasury on lst ult., s., 346,
9l3,6522S decrease of debt during the
past month, S., l29, ,596.7 decrease of
debt since March lst, 1870, 500, ,544,
l2l 90.
Disasters on the Lake.