The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-12-15
NEW YORK.
The Prince OF Wales.


grams from Sandringham this morning
say the Prince is less restless and there
is no increase OF his exhaustion. His
illness creates anxiety throughout the
island. The Republicans and Demo.
erats of London are about to send
addresses OF coincidence to the Queen.
Fatal Accident.
Benjamin Kane, fagman on the Erie
railroad, fell from his train, two miles
west Of Port Jervis, Tuesday night, and
was instantly killed.
The Grand Duke Alexis
has given five thousand dollars to the
poor Of New York.
Robbed.
A. B. Davenport, of Brooklyn, was
robbed of $4,000 in railroad and Gov
ernment coupons yesterday, besides a
sum Of money, at the Grand Central
depot.
The Erie Case.
The counsel in the Erie case lodged
yesterday, $47,292 certificates Of Erie
stock on the bond of X. G. White.
This is part of the stock claimed by
Heath and Raphael, English stock
holders.
A fire last evening at No. 436 Broad
way, damaged the building and contents
belonging to various parties, to the
amount of about 100000. All in
sured.
Washington Matters.
A Washington special to the Times
says Attorney General Akerman pre-
sented his resignation, which was at
once accepted, with kind EXPIRE ssions
on the part ofthe President.
The Southern Claims Commission
will send its first report to Congress to-
morrow.
Government aid in the reconstruction
of Chicago will not be withheld any
longer than necessary. A bill appro-
priating $5,OOO0OO for the erection of
public buildings is expected to pass
before the holidays.
A special to the Tribune from Wash
ington says an effort will be made this
winter to induce Congress to pass law
directing the refunding Of cotton tax
collected in 1865 and 1867.
A memorial from the New Orleans
Chamber of Commerce ia now before
the committee Of Ways and Means.
Other petitions will be filed soon.
The Appropriation committee has
decided to recommend to the House an
appropriation Of $4,000 to reimburse
the Postoffice Department for loss IN
the Mccartney embezzlement action,
and suggests to the members the pro
priety Of asking for the amount from
Macartney's bondsmen, and inqulrlng
whether bills be passed in the cases Of
Hodge and other deiaulters.
The Geneva Conference.
Tie HsralHs Washington special
to-day SAYS: 1t is generally understood
in the highest circles that the Geneva
Conference will be failure. With the
exception of Mr.. Adams all the arbi-
traitors are opposed to republican insti-
tutions. 1t is whispered about that
Spain is interesting herself in the re-
suits of the Conference, and that Great
Britain will use the escape OF the Hor-
net and other vessels from American
ports to assist the Cuban insurgents, as
an argument against allowing any dam
ages for the depredations of the Ala
bama. The whole subject will prob
ably come up in the House when the
resolution for an appropriation for the
Geneva Con ference is presented.
Committed for Embezzling.
David Prangle, agent Of Thomas
Holloway g. Co.. wholesale druggists,
was committed in the Jefferson Market
Police Court, yesterday, in default OF
ten thousand dollars bail on the charge
of embezzling fifty thousand dollars
worth Of goods belonging to his en-
ployers.
The stock Market
is somewhat depressed to-day on rumors
of weakness among the city banks.
The Bank of the Commonwealth and
the Tenth National Bank, which were
reported embarrassed, are to-day paying
as usual. They deny the truth Of the
rumor Of their being in trouble.
Sale OF Paintings.
The amount realized by the sale OF
the collection Of paintings belonging to
Mr.. White was s9l ,035. The paintings
comprised some Of the finest subjects OF
the old masters.
The IuternstionaIs' Parade.
The Police Board will meet late this
afternoon to settle the question of the
Iuternatiouals' parade. The committee
which went to Albany to see Governor
Hoffman on the subject, returned this
morning and are awaiting tn. Gov
ernors answer by telegraph. AS a
majority of the Police Board are op
posed to the parade. it is improbable
that it will be allowed, ss the Governor
will probably deter to the wish OF the
| Beard.
Meeting OF Depositors
Of the Ocean National Bank was called
for noon to-day, and was largely attend
ed. A committee Of FIVE was appointed
BY the depositors % examine the securi
tiles and condition OF the bank and
report.
The Police Commissioners, up to a
late hour this afternoon, had received