The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-07
NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH.

Gold closed in New York yesterday at
1911.
No new feature in the telegraph op-
orators strike.
John C. BreckinIidge was appointed
attorney of the Cincinnati Southern
railroad for Kentucky.
WI. Piercy, postofice clerk, Cincin-
natl, was acquitted by the jury without
leaving their seats, on charge OF open
ing registered letters.
The steamboat Connecticut passed
Poughkeepsie, New York, yesterday
noon from Albany for New York, loaded
to the guards with freight.
AWashinc cton correspondent has sent
to New York a private letter from MAD
rid. which says that Prim aud Serrano
are both inclined to favor the sale OF
Cuba to the United States, but are fear
full of the effect on the Spanish people,
who are bitterly opposed to it.
A bill was introduced in the Ohio Sen
ate Yesterday repeating the famous Wis
ible admixture law. Also bill intro
duced to compel the railroad compa nies
consolidating with foreign companies to
purchase from stockholders, protesting
against consolidation their stock at the
highest market value.
Dr. S. Manchester and wife were
arrested at st. Louis, yesterday morn
ing for the alleged kidnapping Of a little
girl belonging to Newell and Abbey
Burnham, Of Weston, Massachusetts,.
DIR. Manchester is the man who at
tempted to work miracle on the body
of Mr.. Heitkamps few days ago.
A Washington special says that ex-
Governor Law is on bis way to New
York from Washington, and that next
Saturday be will stsIt by rail 20 San
Francisco, and the first Of the month he
will sail for Shanghai to assume his
duties as United States Minister to
China. He has received full instIuc-
ti6ns to carry out faithfully the provis.
ions of the Burlingsme treaty, and es-
pecially to te prompt and firm on the
question of protecting American citi.
szens and property in the Celestial En-
pire.
In New York, on Thursday last, JUS
tice Bowling proclaimed in open Court
that he knew policemen who were in
the habit of abetting pickpockets and
sharing their pluBder. Judge BoswoIth,
President of The Board of Police Com
missioners, Wednesday addressed let
ter to Justice Bowling requesting the
names of such policemen, and if found
guilty promised that they would be
summarily dismissed. The Justice sent
q verbal reply stating that he did not
wish 10 be complainant.
Another fraudulent divorce case came
before Judge Cardoza, of New York, on
Wednesday. JOHN Gowan left the city
in May last and went to Pittsburgh.
When he returned home he found that
he had lost his wife. During his ab-
sence MIS-. Gowan had applied for di-
vorce. The case had been tried before
S. II. Stout, Jr., as reference, and three
witnesses had sworn to GOwan's viola
tion of the marriage vow with one
Lizzie Smith, residing at No. ia Allen
street. Gowan introduced proof before
Judge Cardoza that no such psrson as
Lizzie Smith, at No. Ia Allen street,
ever existed, that he was not guilty of
any infdelity and that he had never
been served with notice of the action
as required by law. Judge CardOza re-
served his decision.
The guuboat Marie, which left New
York on Friday, in company with the
United States steamer MiantOnomah, for
Portland, when off the bay head, Tues
day morning, broke her steam pipe and
suddenly stopped ahead of the Mianto-
nOmah before the headwsy of the latter
could be Stopped. The result was a
collision, and the Marie was cut down
to the waters edge and sunk in fifteen
minutes. Four of the crew, iremen,
were lost. The balance Of the officers
aud men, including the Lieutenant
Commander in charge, were rescued by
the Miantonomah and have returned to
New York. The Marie was a propeller
steam tug, and, in company with the
Misntonomsh, was on her way to join
the squadron at Portland now forming
for the naval reception of Peabody's
remains.