The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-06-07
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

Gold closed in New York yesterday
at ia. ,'
The loss by the burning of the ship
VIM T. Slower is estimated at over
$200,000. '-a%5
The American Free Baptist Society
held their annual meeting at Cincinnati
last night aE1 aTl-
Horace Greeley's illness has assumed
a serious form. Apprehensions are felt
for his recovery.
The drought was partially relieved
by the heavy showers of Sunday,
throughout Outario, but more rain is
I greatly needed. s...as s..
The New York SIN states that Sec
retary Fish will soon be succeeded in
the State Department by Senator Nor
rill, from Maine.
The first number Of new daily
paper, called the Times, was issued yes
terday morning at Indianapolis, Ind.
1t will be independent in politics
The propeller Wabash was sunk by
the propeller Empire State Sunday
evening on Lake Huron, in go feet Of
water. One deck hand was lost. No
insurance on the Wabash ..-.
Fifteen men brought by the Erie
Railway Company from New, York to
Buffalo to take the place Of the strikers
in the freight house, on learning the
condition of affairs refused to work and
joined the strikers.
On Saturday, seven ships loaded with
refined and crude petroleum cleared
from Philadelphia for Europe, com
prising l,l6S,0O0 gallons. The total
shipments are 5,000,000 gallons in ex-
cess of the same time last year
The St. Louis, Vandalia, Terre Haute
and indianapolis railroad will be opened
to-day lay an excursion given to the
Governor, State officers, City Council
and Board of Trade OF indianapolis to
st. Louis. Regular trains will com
mence running Monday, June 18th.
Confirmation day in the Jewish cal
endar was celebrated at the Temple
Emanuel New York, Sunday, throngs
of persons being present The Temple
was richly decorated with flowers. Six
ty-three boys and girls were confirmed,
Rev. DR.. Adler conducting the ceremo-
MES
A communication from Vienna states
that since the publication in Austria of
the laws on religious liberty, strange
movement has arisen in the population
of that city. In the course Of less than
two wears about $50 persons Of both
sexes have abiured Christianity for the
Jewish faith, and these perversions are
on the increase.
4 destructive tornado swept over
Scott county, Illinois, on Saturday. 1t
covered an area OF four miles in length
and one mile wide. Fences were de
molished, and the wheat, corn, oats and
garden vegetables completely destroyed.
The largest forest trees were torn up 10y
the roots. and orchards and VINEYARDS
ruined No lives were lost.
News received at Chicago Yesterday
from Fort Stevenson, Dakota territory,
states that n party of Sioux Indians
near there had attacked party of
Chevcnnes, killing one and woundlng
several others. The Cheyennes num-
Der about 500. The lodges were terri
blv exasperated and were threatening
war to the knife against the Sioux.
Four or five other1ribcs had manifested
a disposition to unite with the Chey-
ennes in the work of revenge, and there
was prospects for bloody times among
the savages in that region.
The steamship Robert Lowe, built
hv the French Cable Company eX-
presslv for the service of that enterprise,
is to leave England to-day for this coast,
her mission being to pick up and repair
the line broken between Duxbury and
ST. Pierre. The precise spot at which
this line has given way was Indicated
independently, at one and the same
time bv experiments made at DuXbury
and st. Pierre both operators agreeing
in their location within the space OF less
than a mile. After repairing the flaw
in the French line, the Robert Lowe
will proceed to take mp and restore the
broken English cable OF 1850, off the
northeast coast of America.
The Merchants Exchange of st.
Louis yesterday noon adopted a resolu-
ton to cooperate with the City Coun-
ell in providing for the reception OF the
Governor. State officers of Indiana and
other parties who will visit st. Louis
Wednesday, on the occasion of the
opening of the ST Louis, Nandalia Il
Terre lIaute road. The party will be
welcomed on their arrival Wednesday
evening by the Mayor. Thursday morn
ing they will 90 on a river excursion,
returning at noon, when they will be
received on Change by Lieutenant Gov
ernor Staunard, and during the after
noon will visit Shaw's Garden, the fair
grounds and suburbs of the city.
CINCINNATI OHIO.