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

Gold closed in New York, Yesterday
at ll02.
Six inches of Snow fell on Mount
Washington Yesterday.
Robert Morrow and Charles H. Bur,
roughs are held for trial for bribery al
the election at Providence, r. |
Jno. NJ. Mckinney is appointed
Judge of the United States District
Court Of the Southern District OF Flor-
da.
1t is reported that a new two cent
daily morning paper is to be started at
Cincinnati with Donn Platt as chiet
editor.
The Atlantic Base Ball Club OF st.
Louis defeated the Lees, of New Orleans,
Wednesday, at the latter place, by a
score of 20 to -.
The woolen mill Of jacobson, Swayne
IL Dun, at Richmond, Ind, was entirely
DESTROYED by fire Wednesday night.
Loss 100000. Small insurance.
Intelligence from Collector Wilcox, at
Lynchburg, states'that Rivers, Republi'
can, is undoubtedly elected Congress
man in the Fifth District Of Virginia.
Tie United States Grand Jury, at its
recent session at Cincinnati, found an
indictment against Thomas Roberts
for conspiracy to defraud the Govern,
| ment.
The Luzerne powder companys mill
and dry houses were destroyed yesterday
morning by a terrific explosion. ThOs.
Burns was killed and Oscar Shoemaker
fatally injured Damage $4,000.
Judge Bedford in his charge to the
Grand Jury, at New York Yesterday,
stated that crime in that city had been
very much diminished latterly by the
vigilance, energy and prompt action OF
the authorities.
Numerous changes in the Department
of the Interior are contemplated. The
Secretary OF War was in consultation
with the President yesterday morning
on the subject and one of the results was
change of the Pension Agent at
Wheeling.
Paymaster William G. Marcy, Of the
navy, who was brought to trial before a
court-martal now sitting at Washington
on a charge of embezzeling $4,000 o.
Government funds intrusted to his care
has pleaded guilty. The court has
agreed upon sentence, and the records
and proceedings placed in the hands o.
the Secretary of the Navy, but the sen
tence will not he made public for sev
eral days.
The Boston, Hartford and Erie rail
road was again in the District Court yes
terday, before Judge Shipley, of Boston
on the question OF jurisdiction in bank
ruptcy, and by agreement OF all partie
the case was further postponed till No
vember 90. The petition for an injunc
ton suspending work has been with
drawn and it is understood that the con
struction Of the road will he immediate
ly resumed.
The President has not yet appointed
Commissioner of Patents nor has he
as stated, rendered the office to to W
?. Bakewell, of Pittsburgh. The repOr
arose from the fact that Fisher, just be
fore resigning, asked the President if ht
had any objection to his writing to Mr.
Bakewell inquiring whether he would
accept the position, to which the Presi
dent interposed no objection, but made
no promise of an appointment.
About half-past one clock yesterda!
morning a fire broke ont in the large
transfer house of the New York Contra
railway company, at East Buffalo. y
Y, near the cattle. yards, destroying
the building and three hundred empty
cars. Loss estimated at over 5000, 600
The fire is supposed to be the work o
an incendiary. 4 portion OF the rolling
stock belonged to the Lake Shore anc
Michigan Southern railroad company