The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-05-28
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land Argus and Youths Magazine, died
ON Thursday in Boston, aged 90 years.
The African NJ. f. Church adjourned
its Aession in Newark, Thursday after
noon, after having made the usual ap-
poinments.
The Protestant Episcopal Convention
in Baltimore, Thursday, elected Rev.
William Pinkney, of Washington, As
sistant Bishop of Maryland.
Bernard Conlin and Patrick d. Flynn
have been convicted of manslaughter
At Worcester, Mass, causing the death
of Daniel Cahill, some time ago.
The counting of ballots shows that
the Richmond Re publicans have elected
,ieorge Chahoon, Mayor, and their city
ticket The Council is still in doubt.
Companies i and B ofthe Fifth heavy
artillery passed through Concord, New
Hampshire, yesterday morning, from
Fort Adams Tor Malone, accompanied
ny General + j Hunt
The annual Conference Of the Airi-
can Methodist Church OF New York,
held its closing session AT the Bridge
Street Church, Brooklyn, Thursday,
Bishop Campbell presiding.
The Reform Club met in New York,
Thursday evening and discussed the
Mcfarland trial. The counsel, jurors
and all concerned in the acquittal of
Mcfarland were called apostles ofhar-
harlSm.
The contract for the iron work Oh the
Postoffice in New York was, on Thurs
day, assigned to the Etna Iron Works,
that company being the lowest bidder.
The work is to he performed for 81 lo2,-
Gfi6
Alta special town meeting III Hart
ford, Connecticut q resolution was
passed authorizing the appropriation OF
100000 for building Il new State House
in that city, provided the constitutional
amendment making Hartford the capi-
tai of the State be adopted.
General Gleason telegraphed TO Il
friend in New York city, Thursday
night, that he would fight before day
light Yesterday morning. The British
regulars and Canadian volunteers are
concentrating along Trout river. The
Feniaas are busily engaged i'll throwing
up earthwOrks.
AT Peora, Illinois, Yesterday, cx-
Judge Need insulted Judge 'Peterbaugh
while on the bench. After Court ad-
iourned Peterbaugh met Need and
dealt him heavy blow in the face
Need was caned by Judge Powell some
years ago for using insulting language
To him while on the bench.
The result of the municipal election
IN Norfolk, Va, cannot he known until
the official returns come in, hut the vote
was very close. The last report gives
the Conservatives thirty majority. The
Radical ticket in Portsmouth, headed
by Philip Thomas for Mayor, was
elected by considerable majority.
The New York city Commissioners
of Emigration met at Castle Garden,
Thursday, and transacted a considerable
amount of routine business. 4 dona-
ton of fifty dollars was made to two
emigrants who had so persist
entlv prosecuted swindler recently
convicted before the Court OF Sessions.
A destructive fire was raging yester-
day at Sangenay, Canada, covering an
area of five miles wide by thirty in
length. Over 500 families, numbering
400 persons, are rendered destitute
six adults and two children perished in
the flames. The wharf at Hehe Bay
and several churches were burned. The
fire originated in the woods.
Thursday a party of five Winnehago
Indians located on reservation in Ne
hraska, made their appearance on the
premises of farmer living - miles
above Sioux City, and while he was
plowing shot him in the back and af-
tcrwards severed his head from his
body The Indians were captured and
are now at the Agency under arrest
The rumor from Ottawa that Min
-trr Thornton was directed 10y the
Secretary of Foreign Affairs TO Gemand
the protection of the Canadian frontier by
President Grant il untrue. On the
contrary the British Minister, in behalf
of his government, Is satisfied with what
the President is doing 10 suppress the
Fenian invasion and SO expressed him
self to the Government.
\ company composed of some Of the
most prominent men OF St. Louis, Mo,
called the .Ftna Rail and Iron Works,
has been formed for the manufacture OF
steefrxon, rails and pig iron, with
capitalsof Sj.OOO,OO0. The works are
10 cost nearly 81 ,OOO,O0O and to be
built on the Kingsland Iron Company
ground, south Of st. Louis. 4 com
mittee appointed for the purpose left
for the East Thursday to examine the
principal works with a view of intro
ducing the latest improvements into
their building.
In the town of Marcelinc, Adams
county, Illinois, Frank Anderson, a
Young man of highly respectable family,
.hot and instantly killed negro named
Thomas Amstead. The troublS arose
about q wager of ten cents, which was
lost by Anderson. He paid it and inn
mediately went to his house, got a re-
yolver, returned to where Amstead was
and demanded the return of the money,
which Amstead refused, whereupon
Anderson drew his revolver and fired II
At Amstead, with the result stated. An
lerson is in Jail.