The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-26
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NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH.

The eIcC lou lTdiu CdSGS oblli W Dc
tried in Brooklyn, includes fifty names.
The Canadian Rifles will be disbanded
at once and the officers dismissed ON half
pay.
BRIGHAM Young and rarty arrived at
Saint George, Thursday night, on their
way back t. Salt Lake, which they will
reach about April 9th.
The Oregon Democratic State Con-
yention met at Albany on the 23d.
H. Slater was nominated for Con-
oress by acclamation, and l.. f. Glover
for Governor.
Ata fire at Cleveland, Ohio, yester-
Jay morning, on Humboldt street, O
German lady named Mrs Baer and her
child. were burned 10 death. Mr.. Baer
was badly burned
Vice President Colfax and General
Howard spoke at the Academy of Music,
Philadelphia, last night, the occasion of
the 25th anniversary of the Friendship
Division Of the Sons of Temperance.
Deputy Commissioner Douglass tele-
graphs 10 Washington that thus far
BliIey's d-fllcation reaches Sl2l,629,
aid that a deficit in his disbursing ac-
count of about $4,000 or $1,000 will be
added.
Rev. WIN. G. w. Lewis, q promi nen
Methodist Minister of Poughkeepsle,
Ny, has given out that he and family
will scon unite with the Episcopal
Church. He went there from Massa-
Chusetts.
AT. Stewart has reduced tie rents
upcn all of his New York city property
The reduction il from ten to thlrty
per cent. In all cases the reductions
were made without the solicitation OF
the tenants.
The Right Rev. Thomas Foley, late CT
Baltimore, and lately elected Bishop OF
the Catholic Diocese of Chicago, arrived
at Chicago, Thursday night, and Will
enter upon his duties at once lie viii
have a public reception at tho Church
of the Holy Name to. morrow.
Samuel Waltner, Of Leipsic, Putnam
county, O., was arrested at the Instance
of special ogent Baldwin and taken to
Cleveland Yesterday. He was charged
with embezzIing valuable letters and
aupropriating the contents. He was
held by Commissioner White in the sum
of $500 to answer at the May tenn OF
the United States District Court.
The Executive committee of the Ma.
tional Board of Trade are now In ses-
sion in Baltimore to prepare the busi-
ness for the next annual meeting Of the
Board at Buffs'o, in December next.
They visited the rooms of the CONNER
cisl and Flour Exchange and other
places ye terday morning, and in the al
tsrnoon made an excursion down the
bay.
The Daily Telegraph, a Gentle paper,
issued at Salt Lake, says that in regard
t. the Cullom bill it agrees with Sun
and other journals that the better way
for Congress to deal with Utah is to ad-
nit her as a State. Let the high civili-
zttion, religious teachings, noble ex.
ample and Christian arguments of mil
lions of the Republic lead the thou
sands in Utah to a higher moral plane
If they can.
At:5 o'clock and 10 minutes yesterday
afternoon the boiler ut McCuen's well,
Oil CITY, Pa, bnrsted. Two Sous OF
William Stewart were hurt-Johnny,
the youneer, badly and may not recover
Several Others were stunned. The dome
of the boiler was thrown across the
creek into a building. The well is sit
uated few rods above the Atlantic and
Great Western railroad bridge on the
east side.
The burning of the Central Pacific
railroad bridge over American river
which was burned on Thursday, was un-
doubtedly the work of an incendiary.
The fire was observed in a number OF
places. The loss is estimated at one
hundred thousand dollars. Several
hundred workmep are employed erect
ing temporary structure, which will
bs completed on Monday or Tuesday
next.
In the Newark, n. j., conference of
the ". Z. Church the vote of congrega-
tioDs on lay delegati on was announced;
for 3226, against l796. A resolution was
adopted in reference to the death OF
Bishop Thompson and memorial services
will be held Monday afternoon. Bishop
Ames is to preach the funeral sermon.
In the New Jersey Conference the vote
of laymen on lay delegation was re-
ported; for 270s, against 1911. The min
isterial vote was, for sixty.six, against
srxty-one.
The Ohio House adjourn cd yesterday
morning until next Tuesday afternoon.
The Senate was in session all day. Mr..
Campbell introduced bill fixing the
maximum rates to be charged by rail
road companies for the transportation
of passengers and freight. Mr.. Dough-
erty introduced bill imposing certain
duties on railroad companies in regard
70 the rate of speed in running cars
through cities aud towns and other
matters oea similar nature.
The Prims Dons, Capt. Lunt, which
arrived at New York Thursday, from
Liverpool, reports that on the 9th inst,
in latitude 49 N.,longitude SO w, she
made light half point Of port bow,
kept of and then made another light on
lee bow. One was that of steamer
and the other that of . sailing vessel
Both vessels were firing rockets. 1t is
thought one was short of provisions
and the other was supplying. As il
was blowing n gale from the southeast
and very dark, Captain Lunt could moi
make out what they were.
Captain Bulwer, of the Helene Ma
zion, arrived at Spithead in distress
from New York for Antwerp. He states
that he left New York on the same day
as the steamer City of Boston. On the
night of the 29th Of January he met
with hurricane from the southeast Il
<he southwest, which, while hove to
ook away his foretop mast and jib
oom. He had no sails at the time, and
Ia new sails were taken compietel,
1t of the gasket and blown away. III