The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-06-21
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Only SIX out or nifty nreuan VIM
were seriously injured by the kerosene
ex plosion at Fort Wayne, Indiana on
the 9TH inst, are now recovered. Inc
remain Ter are in critical condition.
Major L. E. Johnson, son Of Reverdy
johnson, has been re-appointed U. D
Marshal for South Carolina.
The Postmaster at Mobile, has been
arrested on charge of bribery.
The Census OF the United Kingdom
of Great Britain, gives total popula-
ton of 81, 465, 4S0.
Christopher Taylor was kicked TO
death by horse in New Albany, In
diana, last Monday.
William Carter, alias George VII
liams Of Pittsburgh, has been sent 10
the penitentiary for five years for rape
One negro killed another in Frank
fort, Kentucky, yesterday.
The Inspectors of Steamboats, are IN
session at Washington and will proba-
bly, remain month.
No officers OF customs will be ap'
pointed by the Secretary oftEe Treasury
until after the meeting Of Congress.
Alderman will be in Washington next
Monday.
The horse epidemic in New York is
diminishing.
An oil tank OF the Long Island On
works is destroyed by fire. Loss S4ooo
Two steamers collided at the Arch
street wharf, Philadelphia, yesterday,
killing VIM. Sharp, the mate, and
wounding another man.
A terrible railroad disaster occurred
on the y. Y. Central yesterday morn
ing at Fairport near Rochester. The
Pacific Express passenger train ran at
full speed into q freight train that was
taking water The conductor and three
or four passengers were killed and a
number seriousl y wounded.
The Indiana Baptist Ministers are in
session at Indianapolis.
Mrs. Patton, near Leesburg, Pa,
committed suicide on Monday.
Mrs. Rolf, of Newark, n. y, was
fatally burned yesterday by putting
kerosene in the fire.
Three convicts escaped from Sing
Sing prison yesterday, but were recap.
tured about q mile from the prison, and
| taken back,
MUSICAL Conventions arc in session
in Philadelphia and Boston. Their
proceedings contain little OF public IN
terest.
The Coroners jury in the case OF
DR.. Connolly OF New York, who muir.
dered his children and then committed
suicide report that the act was com
mitted while laboring under an attack
ofacuate insanity.
One hundred of the supposed heirs
of Sir Francis Drake are trying TO estab.
l:sh their claim 10 oae hundred and
twenty-five millioA Of dollars They
met in New York Yesterday.
A paper box factory was burned in
Bloomfield, n. j. yesterday. Loss
$4,000.
The hackers, referees, reporters, &c,
of the Collins-Edwards prize fight are
being arrested, indictments having been
found against them.
Henry Ward Beecher unveils bust
Of Washington Irving in puh',c park
in Brooklyn next Saturday.
Delegates to the Ohio Republican
State Convention were assembling in
Columbus yesterday. 1t is confidently
asserted that General Moves, of CIncln-
natl, will be nominated on the first bal
lot for Governor to-day.
The Chief Clerk in Commissioner
Plcasanton's Office was paid $1,000 for
advance information concerning the tax
on dividends and enabled his friends to
sell out.
The Emperor of Brazil is going to
Europe for his health, but will not at
present visit the United States.
THE Prussian armies threatened TO
bomt ard Paris if the Communists des-
troycl Washburne's property or modest
cd him.