The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-01-04
NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH.

Gold closed in New York yesterday at
ll9:.
There was q considerable display OF
northern lights early yesterday morning
at Cincinnati.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
Sunday night to rob the Framingham,
Mass, National Bank.
In the Supreme Court at Philadelphia
the argument on DIR. Schoeppe was
assigned for the first Monday IN Feb
ruary.
meeting of the Philadelphia bar
speeches we've made and appropriate
resolutions adopted relative to hr.
Stanton.
There were seven fres in Chicago
from Saturday morning until Monday
morning. None of them were Of Sc
we're character.
The total uumter Of fires the past
wear in ST. Louis was 13l; loss Si75. OIL.
insurance Sg74, 100; loss 10 insurance
companies S563.O54.
James II. Lucas has resigned the
pres idency Of the Missouri Pacific rail
road, aud D. r Garrison, president, is
acting in lis place.
The Philadelphia City Councils or
ganized yesterday, with Mr.. Cattell as
President of the Select aud General
Wagner of the Common Council.
The storm i'll New Haml shire COM
menced with sno ", of which from three
to five inches fell, which was followed
BY a heavy rain and furious gale.
C.E. Miller, City Clerk of Springfield,
Ohio, was arrested at Cincinnati on
SundIy, on the charge of embezEling
the fluids of that city. He was returned
to Springfield.
The operators of the Western Union
Telegraph Company struck at CinGin-
natl ut half.psst nine yesterday morn
lug. The cause is sid to be reduc-
tiOn of salsresin in California.
Tie new Boston municipal govern
meut was organized yesterday. Newton
Talbot was chosen chairman Of the
Bolrd If Aldermen; E. MiDSle', Presi
dent of the Common Council.
The storm at New York has damaged
the telegraph lines and railroads in all
directions. Yesterday morning tele-
graphic communication TO all points
was suspended.
George Jaques' brewery, at Washing,
ton, III. was burned Sunday. Total
loss $4,000; insurance Sl2, in the
Home, Manhattan, international and
Yonkers, New York, each $500; other
companies not known.
A fire at Clinton, Iowa, on Sunday,
DESTROYED the Fifth Avenue House,
Kraus' stock Of liquors, Myers billiard
saloon, FsrnswOrth's cigar store and
Breitllng'B bakery. Loss about Sl2 goo;
insured for about half the amount.
The Ramsey Directors have taken
possession of the SusQuehanna road
under the decision of Judge Prckham
that the stay Of proceedings ordered by
Anew York Judge was of no effect upon
the validity of Judge Smiths Judgment.
The nsrthwes gale of Sunday night
continues. with binding snow, in New
York. The track of the Niagara Falls
branch of the New York Central rail
way was torn up, aud the tre,tle work
carried away for almost the entire
distance from the Round House to the
International Ferry. Passengers and
freight on. the Canada railways are
tranferred at Black Rock.
The storm Of Sunday washed away
the track of the Baltimore aud Ohio
railroad on both sides of the bridge over
Bush river, causing a delay in trains
both ways. A large force Of men were
at work all Sunday night, aud the
trains now run regular. The storm was
most fcrious throughout the day, and
the waves washed over the bridges
over the Bush and Gunpowder rivers.
A game of base ball was played at New
Orleans on Saturday afternoon, between
the Mu'uals, of New York, and South.
erns, Of New Orlean', which drew quite
o largo audience. Owing to the bad
condition of the ground neither of the
clubs plsysd with their usual ability.
The Mutuals were again victorious by
a score of 46 to 81. The Mutusls eI-
pressed themselves delighted with their
visit, and left for home on Sunday.
A freight train on the Vermont Gen.
trail railroad ran into a washout, near
Sharon, yesterday, killiug Eugene Has.
sam, brakeman. and badly ipjuring
Sidney Bliss, engineer. A gravel train
oh the Suncook railroad also ran into o
washout, ipjuring john Kneeland, fire.
man; Frederick Colly, engineer; George
McKes1, conductor. and Edward Lin.
ham, brakeman. Kneelsnd is supposed
to be fatally injured.