The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-05-27
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NEW YORK.
Decoration Day.


ested themselves in the memorial SER
vices of next Tuesdav-Decoration Day
are actively pushing Interpretations for
the occasion. In addition to the SER
vices at soldiers graves, there will be
exercises in the evening at the Academy
of Music, the proceeds after paying ex-
penses to 90 to the Union Home and
School for soldiers orphans. All the
schools will be closed during the day by
order OF the Board Of Education, and it
is probable that federal, city and coun-
ty offices will be closed. Letters
promising cordial cooperation in the
movement have been received from a
number Of army officers and other
notables.
Foster Sentenced TO be Hung.
This morning Foster was arraigned
for sentence. When the prisoner was
asked il he had anything to say why
sentence should not be pronounced on
him, he said: 81 had been drinking a
great deal that day and night and did
not know what | was doing. / had no
intention of killing Mr.. Putnam. | am
very sorry Of it." Here he bursted into
tears. The Judge then in few i'm
pressive words solemnly sentenced him
to be hung on Friday, July 18th. He
was then taken to the toombs in charge
Of the sheriff.
The Prize Fighters In Court.
A large crowd of roughs were at the
Toombs this morning to await the arri-
val of the prize fighters, Collins and
Edwards, who were captured last night
and locked up. Judge Bowling hoaxed
them all by stating that the men would
be arraigued at the Harlem Police
Court, seven miles from the Toombs.
After the Court was relieved Of these
bruisers, most of whom took the cars
for Harlem, Collins and Edwards were
brought in and held for trial tomorrow
in the Court Of Special Sessions in de-
fault of $1,000 bail each.
Raid on Policy Shops.
A general raid was made at noon to-
day on nearly all the Policy Shops in
the city and the proprietors arrested.
The Erie Railway Troubles.
The investigation of the Heath
Rapheal English stockholders Of the
Erie railway against Fisk and Gould
has been adjourned till Tuesday next.
1t is said that rumors in regard to the
change of the management OF the Erie
railway has something to do with the
postponement, and that litigation might
possibly be compromised, in which case
the public has had the last of it.
Bids for the Bonds.
1t has just transpired that Messrs.
Jay Cooke & Co. have on part Of them
selves and the combination of home and
foreign bankers rendered bid to Bout
we'll for all the balance-two hundred
millions Of dollars in the new five per
cent. bonds-whicb will remain unsold
on the lst of June next. The conditions
of the application are such as to hold
Boutwell, to the policy OF selling the re-
mainder Of the five per cents. only In
the combination with the four and a
half and four per cents. 1t is repre-
sented that the Secretary Of the Treas
ury is deliberating over the proposal
and will probably accept it, as it makes
an immediate market tor about $780,
100000 more of the new loan.
Examination at West Point.
The annual examination at West
Point will be held June..l. A change
in the order OF examination is contem-
plated, by which the classes will be cal
led according to seniority. A number
ofthe newly appointed candidates have
arrived, including Alonzo Napire, col
ored cadet from Tennessee. He is a
native of Nashville, is aged eighteen
wears, and was educated at Howard
University, where he was Quartermas-
ter Of cadets and afterwards AdJutant:
1t is expected President Grant will
award di iplomss to the graduating class.
The Engineer corps are engaged in i'm
proving the grounds and repairing the
barracks.
Crucifx Destroyed.
An insane man to-day gained admls-
sion to the Catholic Church building
on Bedford avenue, Newark, and de-
stroyed a crucifix valued at three hun
dred dollars.
Mrs. Annie Clafiin.
Mrs. Annie Clatlin, mother OF the
female brokers, was restored to her
home to-day. She states with reference
to her mysterious disappearance that
when proceeding on visit to Tennie Z.
on Monday last, she was seized, placed
in close carriage, blindfolded, bound,
gagged and driven rapidly for hours,
arriving at last in the country. She
then became unconscious and recovered
to find herself immured in dark room
with an old woman for q companion,
who informed her that she would re-
main there a few days and then be
placed in the lunatic asylum for the
rest of her natural life. For four days
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