The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-11-05
TELEGRAPHIC SUM MARY.
Gold closed in New York, yesterday
at ll01.

Gold closed in New York, yesterday
at ll03.
The Parliament Of the Province O
Quebec opened yesterday with the usuaI
formalities,
The statement that Austria had in
terfered in favor Of the Pope is offici
ally denied.
The Mexican government cordially
assents to the survey Of Tehuantepec
for ship canal purposes.
The New York Ereninq Post has a
report that Boutwell, will soon leave
the Treasury and be succeeded by Mr..
Delano.
The Mutual Base Ball Club, who ar
rived at New York, yesterday, say they
did not play the Red Stockings at Gin
cinnati because Mr.. Foley declined their
offer
The United State steamer Winona has
been cruising off the Capes looking out
for the French cruiser which it is
rumored is there to pick up the passing
German vessels.
The steamship Golconda, from Bal
timore, arrived at Fortres Monroe yes
terday. She will receive about three
hundred additional emigrants from Nor
folk, and sail for Liberia.
Pritchard, Acting President of the
Jackson railroad, was shot at New
Orleans, yesterday, by Conductor Ellis
worth in an alteration. The wound
is not considered dangerous
Mr.. Young, Chief of the Bureau O.
Statistics, is designated by the Secretary
of the Treasury to attend a convention
of the Governors Of the different States
on the subject Of immigration.
Galveston, Texas, was draped in
mourning, yesterday, in respect to the
citizens who were lost with the steam
ship Varuna. Business was suspended,
flags were at half-mast, and bells were
tolled throughout the city.
William P. Hickey, druggist at the
Marine Hospital St. Louis, feeling un
well on Wednesday evening, mixed a
dose Of medicine For potassium he
substituted, by mistake, tartar emetic
and took it, from the effects of which
he died.
The barge j. A. Hollow, laden with
lumber, was towed into Kincardina,
Ontario, by the steamer Seymour, yes
terday morning. The crew were all
lost except one man, who was found
lashed to the pump, dead, with his eyes
picked out.
A. P. Crittenden, a prominent lawyer
of San Francisco and. reporter OF the
Supreme Court Of California was shot
on Oakland ferry boat by
Mrs. Laura Fair, the ball passing
his lungs. There are but little
hopes Of his recovery.
The following named unassigned Off
GERS have been relieved from duty as
Superintendents of Indian Affairs
Colonel D. Floyd Jones, Idaho terri
tory; Major Henry Douglass, Nevada
Major William Clinton, New Mexico
Captain j. E. Fourtellette, Utah terri
tory.
A Washington special says Secretary
Robeson has ordered the United States
steamer Nipsie to proceed to Norfolk
to protect rightful voters at the election
next Tuesday. Also that Robeson will
recommend in his annual report an
increase Of the number Of enlisted men
in the navy.
There is great excitement in Chicago
over the Congressional contest in that
district. Charles B. Farwell, a leading
merchant, is the regular Republican
and John Wentworth indie
pendent. As the latter is supported by
the Democracy, it is thought he will be
elected.
The fact of the non arrival of the
Williams q Guion steamer Idaho, now
eighteen days out from Liverpool, for
New York, suggests the most dreaded
fears of a possible disaster to that YES
sci. Among the passengers are fifty
French Canadians, portion OF the
lately disbanded Papal army and repre-
sentatives, a majority Of them Of the
best families of Canada.
A match game of billiards was PLAYED
at Hartford, Conn, Thursday, between
Dion and B. F. Dennison. the champion
of Massachusetts, of 1000 points. Dion
gave Dennison $50 points and won, max
ing 1000 to Dennisons 81, including
the gift. Some dissatisfaction being ex-
pressed by Dennison's friends, the game
was repeated on the same conditions.
Dion won in eight innings, making an
average of l25.
Psymaster James S. Girard, of the
Navy, was arrested in New York,
Thursday, and is now confined at the
Navy Yard at Washington city. He is
charged with the embezzlement Of
about $4,000 ofthe government funds.
Assistant Paymaster Lockwood is now
in confinement on similar charge and
will probably be brought to trial to- day.
His friends are moving for his release
on a writ of habeds corpus, on the ground
that he was Illegally arrested.
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