The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-04
NEWS SUMMARY.
HY TELEGRAPH.

Gold closed III new ioIA seotoAuSy
at llj.
The State Fair of Kansas will be held
IT Font Scott this year.
4 car load of salmon caught in the
rivers OF the Pacific coast has reached
market in New York.
New and separate charges have been
made against Capt. Peabody and his
mates. Brady and Mcdonald, for alleged
crneltits on the ship Neptuoe.
The committee on Elections of the
House of Repres sentatives decided, by a
vote of seven TO five, against the claim
Of Colonel Reger as Representative at
large from Virginia.
A daughter Of Daniel Bellinger, OF
Touawanda, New York, aged IL years,
was burned To death Oh wednesday
right BIZ the explosion of lamp con-
tanning impure petroleum.
DR.. David O'Keefe, physician at the
Marine Hospital, Baltimore, died on
Wednesday night of typhoid fever,
contracted while attending number
of colored men brought there some
weeks ago.
The Commissioners of Emigration re-
port the arrival at New York of 2o5o
emigraut, during the week ending on
Wednesday. The aggregate nHmb@r OF
arrivals since Ju y lst has been 9ol2.
The merchants and manufacturers in
terrstod in the glassware trade met on
Wednesday at the AstOr House, New
York. There were comparatively few
present, and but little business was
done.
Twenty.six additional miles of the
Missouri River, Fort Scott & Gulf rail-
road. south of Fort Scott, Kansas, Is
row completed, and was opened To
business on Wednesday. An excursion
party is now celebrating the event.
The will of the late Chas. Fox, who
bpuu,athed about $500, 900 t. the United
States Government, is being contested IN
the Surrogate's Court, New York. 1t
was executed i'll July, and the testatOr
died in July last quite suddenly.
A fire at Greensboro, Ky Wednesday,
destroyed property as follows: A. Ber-
rvman, saddler; loss $500. HlrCh u
We'll, clothing $500. Mrs. Morris, mil
lirerv, $500. The buildings belonged
to Mrs. Scott, who loses $4,000; irsur-
anCe small.
At meeting of the New York Board
of Health, Wednesday, the chairman OF
the sanitary committee stated that the
small pox and relapsing fever are
markedly on the decline, only one or
two cases of the latter disease being
reported lately
McFarland's trial will not be CON-
meuced till March 21st, and is expected
to last at least one month. He is not
in good health but is cheerful and san
guine of an acquittal. HIS visitors
average six or seven per diem, many Of
them being ladies.
A convention of delegates from the
Congregational Churches, societies and
newspapers of the county met on
Wednesday at the Broadway Taberna.
Gle, New YORK, to prepare for lifting
celebration of the 25Oth anniversary OF
the landing of the Pilgrims.
The condition of Derman b. Eaton,
the eminent lawyer who was assaulted
in New York few nights since, cOntin-
ues to improve, but his recovery is very
tedious. He is still cOnfined to his bed
and il will be some weeks before he will
be able to resume the practice of his
profession.
The members of the New York Pro-
duce Exchange were called together
Wednesday TO receive official intelll.
genCe that the committee on Canals OF
the Assembly had decided to report IA
vOrably on the Senate bill abo,isbinG
the contract system for repairs on the
canals Of the State of New York. The
announcement was greeted with cheers
Yesterday morning early two burglars
entered the boarding. house of Miss
Little, on Race street, Cincinnati, and
demanded her watch and other valua
bles. She raised the alarm and the bur
glars attempted to escape. The officer:
pursued and arrested one of the party
hut not until officers Flownley and
Ovens had been seriously cut by the
desperate men.
At a meeting of the commissioners Of
Immigration at New York on Wednes
day, communication was received
from the State Department at Washing
ton that number of paupers were TO bt
shipped from Great Britain to New
York, and it was agreed that such ship
ment of INDECENT people should be pre-
NnI |, .,
the proper quarters.
The total amount of merchandise an(
specie imported into tho United State
for the SIX months ending January lst
$50, was S2l3,693, ,l92. Total export,
and receipts of merchandise, specie an,
bullion for the same term, Sl99, l24, III
Of feXpOrts and imports American ship
carried Sl56, ,035 ,2l0. Exports of speci
show an Improvement in favor of th
United States for the above period Q
81 6375,Gv7.
The New York Worlds Havana col
respondent writes that the Cubans hav
began to retaliate in kind on the Span
lards. General Quesads, before he wa
superseded by General Jordan, ordereD
all The prisoners within his immediat
command to be shot, and 135 Spspiard
We're Were quickly sent to their last homes
mhen Jordan took command he shot 10
prisoners. The black flag is flying o.
pom sides, aud a war of exterminatio
has been commenced.
NO further tidings have been receive,
IN regard To the missing steamer City G
Boston, and Smidt, the agent of bot
vessels still processes to feel no alarm
anu the agent of the latter said, in re
p,y 10 an lnterrogatory, that he expect
ou every day to hear of her arriva
unuer canvass in some port. Amou
Ine passengers on the City of Boston
SoLn ). Bailey, of Cleveland, Ohio. III
has property in Michigan and tw
brothers living there, but the settle
ment OF the estate of one of them, latel
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