The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-11-18
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
Gold closed in New York yesterday
at ll2s.

Gold closed in New York yesterda,
at ll2s.
D. Kelly's hotel, on Rivers Island
was destroyed by fire on Wednesda.
night Loss, $50 900.
Frank Parker, of Chicago, and Ru
dolphe, will play their match game fol
the billiard championship at Cincin
natl, December 10.
The President and Cabinet have beer
invited to attend the celebration of the
Pilgrim Society at Plymouth, Mass.
on the 2lst Of December.
The official statement Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company for Septem
Der is as follows: Receipts, 1854 1896. SO;
expenses, $434, ,S20.03; net profit, $2l9,'
576.S3.
Senator Sprague has arrived at Wash
ington and says that Chief Justice
Chase is fast recovering his usual health
and has not had nor has now any idea
OF resigning.
The Missouri Senator's, Schultz and
Drake, arrived at Washington, We'd
nesday, the latter called on the Presl'
dent, but the former has not yet paid
the executive that compliment.
The Worcester, Massachusetts: Ga,
zette, is authorized to state that neither
Ex-Governor Bullock nor his friends
have entertained thought of his cleo
ton as Senator in place of Wilson.
The New York city members of the
Army of the Cumberland yesterday
completed arrangements to attend the
annual meeting at Cleveland on the
oath and 25th. General Rosecrans
will be present.
Manton Marble, Of New York, has
returned from Newport, his health and
sight being restored by five or six
months rest and the entire disuse OF
pen and books, and has resumed the
active management of his paper.
Professor De Crafts Military and
Collegiate Institute, corner Court and
Stone streets, Rochester, n. Y, was de-
stroyed by fire, yesterday morning, with
fifty stand of arms belonging to the
Ryan Zouares. Loss, $4,000; insured
for $4,000.
The steam barge Empire, from De,
troit for Buffalo, with cargo of lum-
ber, sprung a leak off Port Huron,
Wednesday night, and was run ashore
about mile above New Cut and half
a mile from the beach. She went to
pieces in half an hour, her crew barely
escaping with their lives.
The National Association Of Base
Ball Players held its annual meeting
at Tammany Hall, New York, Wednes-
day night. Alex. Wough, of the Sill:
yer Star Club of New York, was elected
President; Correspondent Secretary,
S. w. Pearson, OF the Putnam Club OF
Troy.
The Investigating committee on the
affairs of the New England Branch Of
the American Tract Society report that
the society, though seriously embar.
raised, is in solvent condition, and
recommend a reduction OF the expenses
to the lowest possible point by dispens-
ing with all officers and employees not
required.
Me.srs. Olriches Il Co., OF New York,
agents OF the German steamers have
received message announcing the safe
arrival of Hausa and Leipsing and
Hanover at Bremin Haven, after having
touched at Grimsby. This shows the
incorrectness Of the reported capture OF
these steamers though no contradiction
is received from the press agents.
The funeral of C. W. Starbuck, Of
the Times, took place from his late resi-
dence on Eighth street, Cincinnati, yes
terday morning at 10 o'clock. The ser
vices were conducted by Rev. DR..
.Teffry, of the Ninth street Baptist
Church. A large number Of editors
and other prominent citizens were pres
ent. The body was inferred in Spring
Grove Cemetery.