The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-06-02
TELEGRAPH SUMMARY.

Gold closed in New York yesterday
at ll+S.
The President has nominated F..
Peshine Smith, Of New York, Examiner
Of Claims in the State Department.
The Commissioner of Patents has ex-
tended the Reaper Patent of Messrs
Mann for seven years, from June >,
lS7u
Seven ycssels arrived at New York
within the last three days, bringing
tSO2 emigrants. The China Tuesday
night brought 436.
The game of base ball Yesterday at
Rochester y. Y, between the Red
Stockings. of Cincinnati, and Flour
City. Of Rochester, was won by the
!ormer-jti to l3
The American Institute of HomOc-
plthv will hold its annual session in
chicago on the Ith, Sth, 9th and 10th
Of this month. Delegates from all parts
of the United States as we'll rs from
foreign nations will he there
Late advices from Remedias confirm
the slaughter of iorty-two most rcspecta-
hle citizens by the volunteers in revenge
Tor the many defeats they have suffered
Portillo, the military commander of the
district, knew that the hatchery was
mcditsted and possibly endorsed it
The st. Louis RCp"bEo," appeared
Yesterday morning in its original size.
worked on the four cylinder press which
was saved in the tire-proof room. The
work of roofing the ruins for temporary
quarters is progressing, and large new
office. on the southeast corner of Third
and Chestnut streets, will be commenced
in Il few days.
In Tuesday session OF the Synod of
the Reformed Presbyterian Church at
New York, the following statistics Of
the Reformed Presbyterian Church in
the United States were given: Congre-
cations sc; ministers 81; elders 309;
dcaconS pos: families 3OjO communi-
cants S204; baptiSms AS; total III
crease during the year 70S; decrease
jg9; total contributions by the Church
for religious purposes during the year
- 1876.
An election for member OF Congress
in place OF B. F. Whittemore, resigned.
was held in the First District of South
Carolina, on Tuesday The candidates
were Whittemore and 7. e. Dunn. both
claiming to he Republicans Rainey,
Colored citizen, who had been a candi-
date, having withdrawn frbm The con
test, lett the field to Mcssrs Whittemore
aud Dunn. Returns are mcagr", but
indicate the reelection Of Whittemore,
dealer in military cadetslipS.
An oil train on the Atlantic & Great
Western railroad took fire Yesterday
morning while approaching Cleveland.
The fire communicated to the railroad
bridge over the Cuyahoga river and the
ohio canal and destroyed them \
frame building occupied 10y the kretch *
Craze, Manufacturing Company a. a
machine shop was damaged to the eX-
tent of ahont $20.O00, probably COW
cred bv insurance The loss To- the
railroad company has not vet been AZ
ccrtained
Superintendent of Police Jordan, OF
New York CITY, announces that here
after he will refuse to make arrests on
the authority of tclc-rams from distant
points, unless full particulars as t" the
name of the otfenSe and the authority
Tor the apprehension are given. The
Superintendent assigns as a reason for
this decision that these telegrams hav-
ing frequently been sent without con
-nltation with the authorities, have
caused arrests and d':rnlionS without
-utlicicnt cause