The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-03-14
NEWS SUMMARY.
BY TELEGRAPH.

at ll2s.
The California Legislature located
the State Normal School ut San Jose.
Senator Trumbull will call up tho
House Georgia bill to day aed ipres.it
to "A vote. rE..--
Prince Kanaka, member of the Royal
Family of Hawaiian Island, has been
visiting California. -,r--,
The United States sloop OF fwarJames-
town leit San Francisco Friday Tor
two years cruise in the Sonth Paeiho. ID
spabr. who was shot, in st. Lonis, on
Thursday, by Baldwin, Is recovering
Smythe, who was proven an accessory,
is cut BAIL - y
There is great exc tement at San
Francisco, CAL, abent the San Diego
gold fields Many have departed and
moe aregoing 10 tho mines
The Missouri House on Friday passed
the Senate concurrent resolution pro
yidin . for Submitting to the people the
con ,tttutional amendment allowing ne
gIoes and rebels to vote. g-- p
The snuual- Con ference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church assemblies at New
York on,the 5thOf April Bishop James
presides aud l50 other ministers are ex-
pected TO be preseat. -s. i-l. .- e. o,
The Moore. Connel slander case is still
on trial in the Supreme Court OF New
York, The cause is remarkable among
other things for the direct conflict of
the testimony between the witnesses on
both sides. e.. a..s
Thomas G. Ball, collector of Ehrgott,
Felbrioger Il Co., Cincinnati, has been
discovered carrying on system OF
speeu alton, extending back at least TO
February. Last Tuesday be drew his
salary aud dtcsmped.
Weather reports from Wisconsin and
Minnesota shew q storm TO be general
over the northwest. The trains IN Min-
ncsota are showed up and in Wisconsin
they are very much impeded
The grand hotel and opera hoHse pro.
iect of Mr.. Pike is attracting great
deal of attention in Cincinnati. Two
property. holders have given their
adbesioa. IL carried out, 1t will make
Fountain Square the gsandest i'll the
country.
The contract has been signed with
English capitalists for constructing the
central underground railroad from the
City Hall to Forty second street, New
York Security has been given III the
sum of ten million dollars. The work
begins in June. p, ~.
The Senate committee on Patents
have reported adversely on the petition
of George III. Carles for the extsntion OF
patents for improvements IN steam en-
gnts, which expired on the 10th OF the
present month.
The Hoase proceedings were devoid OF
interest Saturday, and the attendance
was small. Mr.. Coburn was in the
chair The only notable incident was
the endorsement by Mr.. Eidridge OF an
editorial on the Georgia bill in the
Chicago Tribune.
Friday night, detective of the Jer-
sey City police arrested Joseph Gun
ninrham, recently book keeper in the
emllay of an extensive dry goods hrm
of Hosuer, Collady & Co., Philadelphia,
on a charge of embezzIiDg over S1OOO
from his employers.
The distillers of the Third OHIO Dis
trict, Dayton, are showing Indignation
over the the enforcement of the forty
eight hour rule. One or two have paid
the as essmr Mt for deficiency under pro
test, with the expectation OF commenc-
ing suit aga nst the Government.
1t is currently rumored in railroad
circles that the New Jersey Railroad
Company is negotiating, with the fater-
son Company, of Newark, and the MID
land Company, whereby the N. j. d: II.
Co. will secure q through connection
between the Northern frontier ana
Washington, and thus become a success
full val of the Erie Railway.
The New York U'Orld's correspondent
writes that the report OF the resignation
of General Jordan, as COnmander-ln-
Chief of the Caban army, is untrue. lie
is doing all he can to increase the eth
cheney of that aruiy, and is devoting
especial attention to the Quarteimaster
and Commis.ary Departments. The
summary execution of the Cubans by
the = Spanish authorities continue
wherever the Spaniards have q foot
hold.
According to authentic information,
gathered by the Cincinnati Gazette, in
Fifty churches in that city and subur bs,
2092 have thus lar been added in the
present recivals9 This, however, does
not embrace all the converts, very many
Of wbem have not yet united with any
church. Some churches have not been
heard from. Of 1859, whose ages are
known, there is TO person ever 40 years
and bot STbet wee q 50and10. Between
the ages Of II and 20 aud 90 and so the
numbers sre about equaly'F ~ 81 8.
On Friday, the steamship Columbia
arrived at New York from Charleston,
S. C., having on board the men-four-
teen in number--who were sent ont TO
Cuba with Gteenwald by Messrs. Lien
man and Kemp, of New York. Awmg
the number were Messrs. Johnson and
Foster, who were weundsd by Span
iards when Greenwald was murdered.
The ball still remains in JohnsoA's
mead. Foster is slowly recovering. The
party say that after the execution OF,
the murderer Of Greenwald the Spanish,
authorities were as kind to them as cir
cunstances would allow. ,.-
Baptist Educational Convention
win assemble eid Brooklyn on Tuesday,
AAptil 18th, for a three dsys session.
Inc most distinguished educators of the
BsPtlst discrimination, Drs. Anderson,
RHooinson, Hoyey, sampsep, Loomfs,
weston andiothefs, are TO tpresent pa.
pers on various topics relating to educs-
tion. The meeting promises to be Of
great interest not only to the Baptist
I, aenomination, but to the country ut
large. IL will comprise delegates from
( = theological aeninaries, colleges, acade-
5 mics and edncationat societies. Rapers
and discussions will be on hvin8 ques
tiops Of great practical interest.