The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-08-04
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.


Both parties profess to be confident
of success in the election in North Car
olna to-day.
At Rockford, Illinois, Yesterday, the
Forest Citys beat the Athletics by
score of l5 to 10.
Bennett Scop was hung at Norwalk,
Ohio, yesterday, for the the murder OF
Goodman, a pedlar, in October last.
Vassar College received a bequest OF
SO 900 from Jacob 7. Gerard, of Pough-
keepsie, wealthy citizen, who recently
died.
TWENTY-FIVE American yachts have
finally entered for the race for the
Queens cup, including thy pa""ticsS
and the America.
In the game OF base ball at Cleve-
land, Ohio, Yesterday, the Forest Citys,
OF Cleveland. scored IL, and the Hay
makers, OF Troy, New York, e.
The Republican Convention at Mon
roeville, Ohio, yesterday, nominated
Charles Foster, OF Seneca county, for
Congress from the Ninth Ohio District
The Republican Congressional Con-
yention of the Eighth Illinois District,
succeeded Yesterday in nominating Col.
Jonathan Merriam, Of Tazewell county,
on the lS6th ballot.
Thome alias Comstock leaped from
an elevator, l35 feet, into Buffalo Creek,
at Buffalo, New York, and was seri-
ously injured. He was advertised to
lump from the new Suspension bridge
al Niagara on the 18th inst.
AT New York, Yesterday, the guard
about Reals cell was doubled, and the
prisoner took final leave Of his sisters,
who have faithfully attended him
during his entire imprisonment.
The Democratic Congressional Con
vention OF the Tenth Illinois District
met AT Carlinville yesterday, and, on
the seventh ballot, nominated Judge
.yE. Y. Rice. OF Montgomery county, Tor
Congress.
There is a probability OF the arrest OF
the murderer of Mr.. Nathan. 4 man
with bloody shirt and stockings has
beeen traced to Philadelphia from New
York. He had also two or three dla-
monds in his possession.
Secretary Robson ordered 5000 more
men. on Tuesday, TO be engaged at the
various navy yards, and the work OF
repairing and remodeling the vessels on
hand, and those being daily placed out
uf commission, is ordered 10 tie vlgor-
onsly carried on.
Archer Craig, a well known telegraph
operator, was found dead in his bed at
Memphis, Tenn, yesterday morning
The verdict of the coroners jury was
death from congestion OF the brain.
His remains were forwarded TO Auburn
Tor interment.
\ company of six Chinese, including
a Celestial woman and two children,
left New York city Tuesday night, via
the Erie Railroad for St Louis. They
have procured employment at that point
through the infiuenceof the Five Points
House of Industry.
\ riot occurred at Pcekskill, y. y,
Tuesday night, between members of the
Iron Moulders' Union and nOn-Union
men, in which Horace Brown, of the
former, was killed in seli-detense 10y
Roderick Shea, who was with difficulty
saved by the police from being lynched
bv the mob
Governor Hoffman, OF New \ IorkI, in
letter TO ex.Judge Stuart, sets forth at
length his reasons for declining to com
mute the sentence of John Real, now
awaiting execution in the TOombs
The Governor says the case presents a
clear and distinct issue between law
and lawlessness The law must be
vindicated. Tell Real, therefore, he
must die on the day appointed for his
execution.
4 difficulty occurred at Brownsville,
Tennessee, on Monday, between 4. A
freeman and John II. Brewer, promi-
nent LAWYERS Of that place. 1t was
caused by the publication of a card by
the latter, rejecting severely on the for
mer. who is a candidate for Judge OF
The Circuit Court The result was the
shooting Of John Brewer in the arm,
and the other being crt with bowie
knife
The Coroners inquest on the Nathan
murder will be commenced at police
headquarters in New York to-day. Dis
trict Attorney Garvin conducts the case
sor the people. The Philadelphia re.
port OF the probable arrest of the muir
derer in that city is generally discredi,
ted. All the evening papers state that
Superintendent Jordon has clue
which will surely lead to a speady ar
rest Of the criminal or criminals. II is
ascertaincd that the watch stolen from
Nathan.was a Perregaux No 565T in
stead Of a Furgcnson No. I42l pre-
vrously reported.
There is continued excitement in rs-
lation 10 the suspension Of the Central
Bank. Of Brooklyn, and much indigna-
ton is expressed by the heavy deposit
ors because the cashier was appointed
receiver The neighborhood OF
the hank was crowded yesterday
with anxious inquirers, as it was under
stood that all the deposits made on
TUESDAY would be returned. Many
availed themselves OF this chance, and
drew their money from the receiver
Among the heaviest depositor are the
civ and county institutions, As far a:
ascerlained, the liabilities will reach
eight hundred thousand, and perhaps
million OF doliars, against two hundred
thousand dollars capital, and a State
leposit Of only FIVE thousand dollars
As TO collaterals, the bank officials re