The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-10-28
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

Gold closed in New York, yesterday
at llli.
The Secretary of the Navy has n,
apprehension for the safety Of tn,
Shenandoah.
Albert Morgan, editor of the Boston
Sunday Express, was convicted Of libe
on State Constable Dean, but the case
was appealed.
The American Bible Union adjourn
ed after the passage Of resolution
recommending similar meeting in Phil
adelphia and Chicago.
Fourteen japanese arrived in New
York, yesterday, from San Francisco
Most of them 60 to Europe for five
years schooling. Only two remain il
this country.
At meeting OF the Republican and
Democratic State Executive Commit
tees of New York yesterday, letters
were read from various parts Of the
State giving encouraging accounts.
Colonel Bristow, of Kentucky, re
Gently appointed Solicitor General,
arrived at Washington yesterday, and
paid his respects 10 the President.
The indications are that the reduc-
ton in the number Of Assistant Asses
sors of Internal Revenue will reach six
hundred or over-25 per cent-a saving
of nearly 100000 annually.
A Chicago dispatch of Yesterday says :
1t is understood that Hon. S. S. Hayes
has declined the Democratic nomina-
ton for Senator, and that w. j. Cool
baugh, C. c. Borney and L. J. J. Wics-
son have declineC ne nomination. from
the same party, 81 Representatives to
the General Ass, noly.
In the City Cor of Richmond, yes
terday, ex-Mayor George Cahoon was
convicted of utte.'': forgery and his
punishment asses,.n at four years in
State prison. TIL case was one in
which the prison n, with others,
had, by a forged note, detrauded the
State of $1,000 value of an escheated
estate. His counsel will ask for new
trial.
An important movement among thc
EpiscopalIans was commenced '. ednes-
day, at a meeting in st. Johns Church,
New York, Of the lst Federative Coun-
Gil Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
of the State Of New York, representing
the five dioceses Of which the Church
in that State is composed Bishop
Potter presided and delivered an ad-
dress.
Preparations are being made at the
Marine Barracks, New York, for the
reception of detachments Of marines
from the Washington, Philadelphia
and Boston navy yards. They will re-
main until after the election is over in
pursuance of orders from Washington.
The force now in the barracks numbers
about 800 men. The reinforcements to
he sent will doubtless swell the force to
700 or 500 men.
So omuch of the order from the War De.
partment as directed the Superintendent
General of recruiting service at New
York to forward two hundred recruits
to the Fourth Infantry at the Depart
merit of the Platte has been revoked
Orders have been issued to assign to the
Eighty-eighth Infantry, upon arrival at
David's Island, all the recruits now at
that post, and sufficient number from
Fort Columbus, until the total assign
ment numbers four hundred and fifty
Mrs. Matilda A. Moody, in February,
1866, suel George A. Osgool for $4,000
damages for injuries inflicted upon her
by reason of the defendants running
over and knocking her insensible, with
his vehicle, on the track of the Eighth
Avenue cars at l25th street, New York
At that time the jury awarded $500
A new trial was granted on an appeal
by the defendant, and the case came up
Wednesday before Judge Brady, of the
Supreme Court OF New York, who re-
fused to dismiss the complaint.
In consequence Of a protracted inter
view known to have been had between
the President and Postmaster Creswell,
Wednesday, public opinion inclines to
the belief that the position Of Minister
to England has been rendered to Cres-
we'll But Notwithstanding this I'M
preston, Creswell denies the statement.
Mention is again made of General
Schenck and also Of General Butler in
the same connection, but nobody knows
the contingencies that may arise. 1t
is autheritatively stated however, that
the English mission has been indirectly
offered to Wendell Phillips.
The eastward bound passenger train
on the Ohio & Mississippi railroad yes
terday, by the displacement of the
switch through the absence of mind Of
the switchmen, ran into freight train
standing on the side track between
Shoals and Toogoote Wednesday night.
The fireman, Conrad Frederick, of Sey-
mour, Mrs. McRoberts, Of Nincennes,
and Nancy Runyan, Of Kansas City,
were killed. Among the wounded were
George Williamson, of Pomeroy, Ohio,
seriously; Charles Ziegler, Cincinnati,
seriously; John Tarraby, Baggage Mas
ter; Mr.. Gartmann, Express Messenger,
A. NJ. Burnley, Of st. Louis, and George
Lofts, Of ST. Louis, were more or less
bruised.