The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-11-07
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY

Gold closed in New York, Saturday
at ll0s.
On Saturday, at New York, the Mu
tuals defeated the Atlantics at base ball
l3 to 9.
Five million cartridges are bein.
made at Springfield, Mass, for the U.s.
of the French.
The coin balance in the United State
Treasury is sos, ,463, 900, including $l4-
735, 900 in coin certificates currency
balance S25, $4,000
Friday was observed as a day o
prayer and humiliation among the Re
formed Churches of New York, in &C
cordance with the recommendation o.
the General Synod made at its session
last summer.
A servant girl, who was employed a
few days ago with a family on Laurel
street, Cincinnati, as a domestic, giving
only the name of Anna, was found
drowned in cistern Saturday morning.
She was eigheen years old and was en-
ctente.
H. NJ. Diggins, of Cincinnati, formerly
agent ofthe Manhattan Life Insurance
Company, has brought suit against the
company for $25, 900 damages, for pros
ecuting him for embezzlement. Dig
gins was acquitted of the charge at his
trial in June, 1868.
A fire Friday morning in black
smith shop in the rear of the works of
the Union Manufacturing Company in
Elizabeth, n. j., entirely destroyed
both buildings. The company had
Just began the manufacture Of wrenches,
and all the stock and materials were
new. 1t is thought the fire was the
work of an incendiary.
The main building of the Boston
Lead Manufacturing Company, POO feet
frontage, l25 feet in depth and four
stories high, located in Roxbury, Mass,
was wholly destroyed by fire Saturday
night. The machinery and white lead
chemical works are said to have cost
100000, and the main building much
more. The total loss is not yet esti
mated. Large insurance.
The great overland eastward bound
train on the Central Pacific railroad was
stopped and the express car robbed, on
Friday night, between Verdi and Reno,
by band of highwaymea, who board
ed the train at Verdi. Pistols were
held at the heads of the conductor and
and brakemen, and the express car de-
tached and robbed Of about forty thou
sand dollars in coin, with which the
robbers escaped to the mountains.
The Canadian Papal Zouaves, over
two hundred in number, landed from
the steamer Idaho at Castle Garden,
New York. Saturday morning, and
proceeded to st. Peters Church and
heard mass; then to the Astor House
10 breakfast. They left the Astor
House at Ills A. NJ. and marched up
Broadway, en- route to the depot of the
New Haven railroad. They wore a
grey Zouave uniform trimmed with
orange braiding. Their fine physique
and soldierly bearing excited admlra-
ton
The Ohio Young Mems Christian
Association at Cincinnati, Saturday,
was engaged in hearing reports from
the several committees. They recon-
mend the observance Of the second
Tuesday Of November as day of
prayer for the associational work.
GAINESVILLE was selected as the next
place of meeting. On last night the
subject OF buildings for the Association
was put 10 a practical test. Quite a
number promised sums to start the
movement by erecting building at
Cincinnati.
Three important cases are set for an
early hearing at the December term Of
the United States Supreme Court. The
first involves the constitutionality of the
cotton tax law, and will be argued by
Judge Curtiss and Mr.. Evarts against
the Government. The second considers
the constitutionality of the confiscating
acts. This will be conducted by Messrs.
CurtiSs and Gushing against the United
States. The third comes up on writ
of error from Kentucky, and involves
the civil rights bill, the special case be-
ing that of a white man tried in Uni
ted States court for the murder of ne
gro. Judge Black appears against the
Government, and will hold that it is un.
constitutional to try in a United States
court a citizen of State for murder
when the State courts are open
1t was given out, Friday night in
festic circles at st. Louis, that the fight
between Gallagher and Allen was off
Gallaghers hackers refusing to risk their
money. But this was only a blind, for
at halfpast seven o'clock Saturday
morning the parties met on the island
opposite the arsenal, below st. Louis
and fought, Allen winning in sixteen
rounds; time 26! minutes. About fifty
persons were present. Gallagher wa;
badly punished but Allen was not hurt
Barney Aaron and George Collins sec
onded Allen and Mike McCoole actec
for Gallagher. Allen got blood ant
first knockdown. Gallagher has gone
to his training quarters in charge O.
friends. A purse Of 500 was raiset
on the ground for Gallagher, Of which
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