The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-10-18
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY
Gold closed in New York yesterda
at ll3s.

Gold closed in New York yesterda
at ll3s.
There were eleven deaths from We
low fever in New Orleans on Sunday.
The United States frigate Colorado
arrived at Hong Kong on August Both
The National Capital Convention
commences in Cincinnati on the 23tf
inst.
The French ladies of San Francisco
RENTED, on Saturday, over fifty thou
sand dollars for sanitary purposes.
Mrs. Youngman, of Franklin Grove
Leo county, Illinois, has fallen heir tc
property in Scotland worth S2,5OO,OOO
Hon. Robert Ridgway, member o.
Congress for the Fifth Virginia District
and former editor of the Richmond
Wing, died in Amherst county, Virginia
Sunday night.
United States Commissioner Daven,
port began, at New York, yesterday
morning, swearing in inspectors to at,
tend the registry to-day. Each ward
has two, one Democrat and one Re.
publican.
A number of japanese Of high rank
arrived at San Francisco Sunday.
Among them the Prince Imperial,
blood heir apparent to the throne,
the first of the royal family who ever
left Japan.
The steamboat Natchez arrived at
Natchez, from New Orleans, in sixteen
hours and fifty-one minutes, beating the
Lees time twenty minutes. An enthu-
siastic reception was given by the citi-
zens, bands playing, fire works and can
non.
The second trial Of the suit of Olivia
Flint, dressmaker, against A. L. Cool
idge, to recover three months bill OF
Sl939.77 for supplying dresses, ETC., to
the defendants wife, was commenced
in the Supreme Court of Boston yester-
dav.
At meeting OF the New York. Police
Commissioners, yesterday afternoon,
James J. Kelso, Chief Detective, was
appointed Superintendent Of Police, and
James Irving, of the detective force,
advanced to the position Of Chief De
tective.
The jury trial in the Supreme Judi
cial Court of Boston, Yesterday, resulted
in awarding Addison Goodhue $4,000
against the city of Boston, for personal
injuries received by the plaintiff from
being thrown from his wagon while
passing through defective street.
The uneasiness among the foreigners
in China is increasing. The Harland
family have withdrawn from Pekin, and
others are likely to follow. The conduct
of Minister Low, who resided at Hills
since the massacre, is severely COM
mented upon. The hostility of the
Chinese to foreigners recently is increas-
ing.
Secretary Boutwell, and Commissioner
Delano, together had an interview with
the President yesterday. After it was
over Delano was asked as to the truth
of the rumor that he would be appoint
ed Secretary of the Interior, to which
question he persistently returned evas-
i've answers. The general impression
is that he will succeed General Cox.
The twenty-serond annual report Of
the Chamber Of Commerce, OF Cincin-
natl, will be published to-day. Itshows
a large increase in the commerce Of the
CITY, as compared with the previous
year. The total value Of the leading
articles imported is 1913, 100000, being
33,000,000 increase Of the previous
wear. There is similar increase in
the value of the exports.
The Brooklyn Police Commissioners
refuse the request Of the United States
Revenue Collector and Assessor for
force of police to protect the officers and
prevent riot in the proposed seizure OF
illicit distileries in that city. They say,
in substance that the State and local Off
GERS cannot legally be used to execute
federal laws, though they will be
promptly used to suppress riot from
whatever cause.
Pardons for the Fenian prisoners
General Owen Star, Colonel VIM. l..
Thompson and Capt. Edwards j. Man
nix were received at Auburn on Satur-
day evening bv Assistant United States
Marshal VIM. Thomas, who immediate
" procured their release from the State
Prison. Subsequently they were sere-
naded at st. James Hotel and made
speeches, in which they declared that
they thanked no party or administra-
ton for their release but the people.
Remarks were made by other persons.
The demonstration was berry enthusias-
tic. The released prisoners will 90. to
Canandagua from Auburn to spend a
day or two before proceeding to their