The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-26
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Extensive preparations are being
made for a great Fenian military and
civic demonstration in Buffalo on sat
urGly next.
The funeral of Bishop Chase took
place Yesterday at Claremont, N. H.,
with impressive services. Many dts
tipruished clergymen were present.
4 messenger arrived at Portland, Me-,
Yesterday evening, from Cape Eliza
hath. who reports firing at sea, which
some think is from tho Peabody fleet.
The Belknap Mills at Laconia end
Lakeville, n. H., which suspended op;
cratlons for Two months, have at last
effected loan in New York aud VIII
Immediately resume.
John A. Dix, NJ. II. Grinnell, August
Belmont, and number OF other proml-
nent citizens have determined to ceie-
Lrats the return of Prince Arthur to
New York by giving a ball in his honor.
Three prominent New York bankers
Maid $1,000 each into the registry in the
Nav York Circuit Court, Monday. The
money represents the fines which were
impos d ON them for violating the rev
eauclIw.
Fifteen cases of small pox were re-
rorted TO the New York Board ofHealth
on Monday, in addition to three others
rero,ted sn Sunday. These cases make
a total of about 300, which arc known to
have occurred in the city
The strike of the Swedish laborers on
the Lake Superior railroad has ended,
and nearly all of them have returned to
wo.k at reduced wages, one dollar and
frty csnts per day. There was no bleod
shed and no shanties burned as reported.
Charles Eaton got verdict Of $1,000
against the Delaware & Lackawaua
Railroad Company, in. the Supreme
Court of New York, on Monday. lie
was dead head on the train, but was
Injured hy the alleged carelessness OF
lhe conductor.
Rrv. DR.. G. w. Hook, leading Pres
byrerian clergyman of Buffalo, n. T.,
lcctured on Monday night on Romanism
in the pnblic schools, their grievances,
aud advocated the disuse of the Bible
in public schools. The lecture created
much comment.
The Union Republican Committee Of
New York for 1870, on Monday night
adopted a constitution and bylaws for
its government. The question of ap-
uortioning delegates was referred back
10 the committee on Constitution for
Icgurt at tie next meeting.
The Albany, n. Y, Argus says that
the TWO Canal COmmiss; ;Ouers, just re-
novel from office, bad decided, with
cut argument, 10 pay the Black River
claims. amounting TO three .fourths of a
million dollars 1t is said that Canal
Appraiser Books knew nothing oft5eir
action.
Is tie returns just completed it is
asccrtained that the gross sales of
Wholesale dealers in Chicago during
the past year amount to Si7l 10000 au
increase of2li per cent over last year.
The largest share of this increase is
owing to the CRATER efficiency with
which the work Gas been done by the
Icv'nue officers.
A telegram was received Monday by
the Erie railroad strikers at Long Break
that the men at Susquehanna had struck
at about noon. The men at Port Jervis
had not vet taken a stand, but it was
expected that notice to that effect
wonld reach them either through tel.
egram or q delegate Monday morning.
The men anxiously await tho decision
OF the Buffalo men.
At meeting Monday night of the
Custom House officials, the Department
was not pleased with the late order OF
Collector Grinnell respecting the cart
age of bonded goods. The Chairman
auI Mr.. G. Reynolds said the Collector
dill not appear to have any mind of his
own but did simply as Others told him.
The question had come to be fight be-
tween Fenton and Morgan.
The prize fight between Seddons and
Lltferty took place yesterday afternoon
on Carroips Island, near st. Louis, a
short distance below quarantine. Sed-
dOnS won the fight in nineteen rounds.
LlH"rty was much cut up. Seddons
wants TO fight any man in the West, at
one hundred and twenty pounds, for
$1,000. After the above "mill," Carey
aud Gallagher entered the ring and
fought eighteen rounds, when Carey
threw up the sponge.
A new charter for the city of Brook
lyn was proposed by Mr.. Whiting in
the Brooklyn Board of Aldermen on
Monday. The leading features are the
election ofa Mayor aud seven Aldermen
for the term of five years, the bond of
each 10 be So, 600, and the salary of
each to be $4,000 per annum, said off,
GERS to be balloted for with tickets, aud
no ticket TO contain more than five
names for alderman, so as to insure al.
ways majority representation in the
Board.
The Little MAMA and Columbus &
&enia railroad stockholders st Cincin-
natl, yesterday ratified by unanimous
vvte, the perpetual lease of those roads
10 the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & st
Louis road, guaranteed by the Pennsyl
vania Central, beginning December 1st
1869, at an annual rental, free of tai
and assessments. of Si50,0O0, the stocs
Of the Little MAMA road to be in
creased by II per cent. stock dividends
making the total stock of both road:
six millions. This arrangement gives
stockholders 8 per cent. annual divi
dends, payable quarterly, less the ex
penses Of the organization.