The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-11-16
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
Gold closed in New York yesterday
at l1lf.

I Wv
A snow storm prevailed at many
places north, west and south of Chicago
yesterday.
The messenger of an uptown New
York bank was yesterday robbed Of
about $S000
L. j. Hobacks tobacco works, Mil
waukee, Wisconsin, was burned yester-
day. Loss $4,000. s
The freshman class in Hamilton Col
lege, Utica, New York, returned to work
as loyal students, yesterday.
Rev. DR.. Ballard well know Episco-
pal minister. died suddenly at his resi-
dence in Brunswick, yesterday.
Rumors of changes in the Govern
ment officials are drawing large crowds
of politicians and office-hunters to
Washington.
The seventh annual reunion Of the
Alumni of Dartmouth College, will be
held at Delmonico's, New York, on the
evening of December lst.
The failure of a prominent commits
sion house, in the hop trade, at New
York, is announced. 1t possibly may
embarrass other firms.
The government officials seized the
books oI prominent grocery house, at
New York, for reporting short weight
on coffee at the Custom House.
A large number of seizures have
been secretly made by the Custom
House and Treasury officials at New
York within a short time, including a
prominent bonded warehouse.
A collision yesterday on the Rennse-
laer & Saratoga railroad at the junction
smashed the baggage and two passen-
ger cars and injured two little girls, the
conductor and baggage man.
The rumor prevalent yesterday that
a prominent grocery importing house
was siezed by the Custom House officials
! for reporting false weights on coffee is
denied at the Seizure Bureau Of the
Custom House.
Nothing has been heard from the
Steamer AlgoRa, plying between Col
lingwood and Lake Superior ports.
She has been out two days, and it is
feared she has gone down with all on
board, nearly 100 souls.
The election of General Moore to
Congress in the Seventh Illinois Dis
trict is placed beyond a doubt. His
majority is 800 or 900. There seems
to be no further doubt of the election
of Hawley, Republican, in the Fourth
District His majority is small.
Several gentlemen in high official po-
sitions denied, yesterday, the truth ofthe
report that the President had recalled
Minister Motley and instructed him to
turn over the affairs of Legation TO
Secretary Moran. The Washington
Erening Star says it is authorized to
state that there is no truth in the re-
port.
Calvin w. Staarbuck, founder and
proprietor of the Cincinnati Daily Times
died suddenly at halfpast six o'clock
yesterday morning, from disease of the
heart. He was forty-eight years old,
and his general health was good. He
was at his office as usual on Monday,
and complained of nothing until half
past four Yesterday morning.
The hall of the Cooper Union, New
York, was crowded on Monday night,
with an audience representing all classes
of citizens to listen to J. Mundell, a
member of Parliament for Sheffield,
who lectured on strikes, arbitration and
civil service in Great Britain. The
platform was occupied by a number of
prominent divines, lawyers, merchants,
and others.
The Internal Revenue Bureau has
written to Assessor Lathrop, af Albany,
respecting assessments Of tax upon
what is known as the eighty per cent
scrip dividend declared by the New
York Central railroad company in favor
of the stockholders. The Commissioner
says that due regard for the interest and
the right of the government to its as
sessments should no longer be de-
aved
A New Orleans correspondent writes
that day or two before the election
seven companies Of infantry and two
Gattling guns reached the city and were
stationed at the custom house, ready in
case of emergency to respond to the call
of United States Marshal B. Packard.
A portion OF the State militia were held
by Adjutant General James Lon@street,
prepared for duty at moments call.
But there was not the slightest need of
either forces.
From a statement row preparing IN
the office of the Fifth Auditor of the
! Treasury. which, when completed, will
show the cost of assessing and collect
ing internal revenue in every district in
the United States, it appears tat the
rate Of expenses in the cities of Cincin-
cinnati, Chicago and St Louis and other
Western cities for collecting revenue is
only half that incurred in New York,
Philadelphia, New Orleans and other
cities in the North and South.
1t was reported at Cincinnati yester,
dav that the Pennsylvania railroad had
determined to build road from Deer
field on the Little Miami, via Lebanon
and Centreville, to Dayton. This road,
besides passing through the Limestone
fields of Centerville. would give the
Pennsylvania Central a direct road to
DAYTON and would afford them a chance
of opening a grand through line to
Chicago via Dayton, Union and Logans-
port. 1t is known that those in the
interest of the Central have for some
time had the construction Of this line
in contemplation.