The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-02-25
NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH.

The Missouri Seha o eleS'ou Miss A,O1
lie RAYMOND, of st. Louis, as enSrosslng
clerk.
Numerous outrages have been COM
,o;tted on Cinnamon in San Francisco
lately.
The officials of the Inman company
s,iII entertain horeS of the safety of the
City Of Boston.
The California pe.ple are rejoicing
over another glorious rain, aud the
prospects of abundant crops
The Grand musical festival at San
Francisco is to close 10 night with
grand complimentary ball to Gambia
UIsJ
The ouarre between the rebellious
Senators and the Governor of New York,
on the executive appointments, has
ended.
The Methodist Church of East Wey-
month, Massachusetts, was destroyed by
FIRE Wednesday. Loss $500; insured
for 500.
Collector Bailey, of New York, on
Wednesday seized the large liquor i'm.
nortinp house of Hess * Meyers, u and
- Broadway.
The bar Of gold which Chas. j. F.
Stone had with him when he was killed,
in Arizona, was recovered IN Dragon
Mountain camp of the Indians.
A movement is on foot in tho Massa-
cbusetts legislature for change in the
constitution by which members OF the
Legislature may be elected for two or
more years.
Mr.. Orton, President of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, made an
argument before the Senate Pes office
committee yesterday in opposition to
Mr. Hubbard'S bill.
The Maize Senate voted Wednesday
nearly three 10 one to abolish capital
punishment and it stands fair chance
TO pass the House. The old usury laws
will be repealed.
In August third visit is to be made
10 this country by professional English
cricket players They will bring twelve
men. among them Capt. Wiltshire, who
accompanied l1oO
Some notable changes are to take
place among the Erie Railway oflicials.
The resignation of Rucker is being con
sidrrcd, and it is expected that other
sweeping changes are to take place.
James b. Doyle, arrested at New York
on chargeof cOunterfeitirg, is still in
the custody of the police, but thus faI
no complaint has been made against
him. He will probably be discharged.
Colonel Bernard, with a detachment
of L. 5. Cavalry, had a series of running
fights. on the 25th ult., with the Indians
in the Dragon Mountains, Arizona
Thirteen Indians were killed and two
taken prisoners.
Several presidents of New York in
surance companies were served with
subpGnas, Wednesday, by the Sergeant
alarms of the State Assembly, requiring
them TO report before the insurance
company at Albany.
The Board of Supervisors of the
county of Milwaukee, Wis, have ten
dered the new court house, which is to
cost nearly a million dollars, to the
State for a capital house, provided the
capt. II Is ilONtu W MI" duhSS'
The missionary packet Morning Star
was wrecked near StrOHg's island, on
the 18th of October. The passengers,
among whom were Rev. j. F. Paugue,
e.. b. Snow, and \. A. Sturgiss and fam
ilv, were taken to Honolulu by the
British brig Annie Porter.
The Missouri State Senate on We'd
n,sdav passed the constitutional amend
ment extending suffrage to the negroes
and restoring the franchise to rebels,
by vote of % to 5. The amendment
is to be submitted to the people ut the
next general election.
The Jury in the libel suit of Mrs.
Mary Evans VIZ. the CoUrier-JOUrnd!
Company, of Louisville, KY, returned
verdict for the plaintiff, assessing her
damages at 5000. She sued for $40, 900.
The offerse consisted in the application
of the word "bawdv-house," to the
plaintiff establishment.
fire on Wednesday night destroyed
the block on the north side of the Strand,
between Fremont and 22d streets, at
Galveston, Texas, and the opposite
block on the south side Strand. Many
ofthe houses were of little value, but
we're filled with large stock of goods.
Loss estimated at 100000.
A bill has been introduced into the
New York Assembly TO reorganize the
Erie Railway. 1t is intended to fore
stall the action of the English stock and
bond holders to put Fisk, Gould & Co.
in possession of the road. The market
able members are in high glee over the
prospect of the distribution of hall
million of Erie money.
The Erie, Pennsylvania, fire bugs are
caught at las. At a hearing yesterday
morning Edward Fitch, one of the par
ties arrested, confessed his guilt, and
implicated Peter Laier and Philip Metz
who are also under arrest. The partie,
are all in Jail awaiting trial at Court
The fire bugs were ferreted out by mem
beIS of the old police force.
A Columbus dispatch of yesterday
says the House refused to pass the bill
repeating the law of last winter pro.
viding for the taxation of United State.
bonds, notes and fractional currency
The House passed the Senate bill tc
furnish bodies to medical students fol
dissection. Bills were introduced in
the Senate to prevent children who have
Lever been vaccinated from attending
the public schools.
terrible murder occurred Wednes.
day afternoon near Burlington, Colo.
RADIO. AS Edward Kennev, a well
known citizen, and John H. Wells were
returning from Big Thompson, they
were overtaken bv one Bill Dubois
twenty miles from Burlington, and after
few words of conversation, Duboi:
drew revolver and fired several shots
killing Kinney instantly. The mur
derer escaped to the mountains, aud tht
citizens are in pursuit. Dubois is a bat
character. He was lately arrested fol
robbiDg the mails near that place.