The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-28
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
Gold closed in New York, yesterday

James DrOOhs Will not dltenpt W SeI
the tariff reform question before the
House until after the 4th Of March, at
which time he will propose a general
reduction Of duties.
Lincoln, the absconding member OF
the jewelry firm Of Lincoln Il Cherry
of Pittsburgh, has been captured at
Lincoln, Nebraska, and will be return =
ed to Pittsburgh.
James Watson, county auditor OF
New York who was injured Tuesday,
by his sleigh coming in collision with
another persons, is thought to be in a
verv critical condition.
The editor of the Richmond, Indiana,
Radical was assaulted and beaten yes
terday on the street by man named
Lancaster, upon whom ho had reflected
in his paper.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the
following nominations: Postmaster OF
Wheeling, W. Va, G. J. Rawling /;
Commodore VIM r. Taylor, Rear
Admiral; Capt. y. Collins, Commodore.
Revenue reformers are not so conf.
dent OF success now as they were in the
Mli, but seem determined to make a
display Of their strength or weakness
Immediately on the assembling Of the
Forty-secOnd Congress.
The correspondence between David
Dudly Field and Rowles, of the Spring
field Republican, concerning some letter
published in that journal, has been put
in pamphlet form and will soon see the
light.
The net proceeds OF the recent fair
in New York city. in aid of the French
sufferers by the war, is S17,2S6, OF which
S6O,000 has already been forwarded
and $4,000 will soon be sent Tor the
ambulance service.
The steamer Floreiay, supposed to
be Cuban cruiser, arrived at Halifax,
Thursday night. Plutqrch Goncelaez,
who came on her, says she has no con-
nection with Cuba, but was sent to Hall
tax for sale by her owner, for whom he
i agent
George Luce, living in the family OF
Augustus Woodland, at Bloomington,
Illinois, was burned to death Thursday
night by the explosion Of kerosene
lamp. The house and furniture were
also destroyed, and Mr.. Woodard was
also seriously burned.
A rumor comes via GAINESVILLE,
Wisconsin, that a fearful tragedy oc-
Cured at Rock Grove, Winnebago
county. Illinois, on Wednesday, which
resulted in the death OF three men, o
woman and two children, tue tragedy
having some connection with an at
tempted robbery of a house
The Grand Lodge Of Knights OF
Pvthia. of New York, convened at
Tammany hall last Thursday. The
session promises to be the most I'M
portant to the order ever held in hat
State. The convention was presided
over hv the Grand Chancellor, John
W. Root, Of Brooklyn
All members Of the Cabinet except,
ing Mr.. Cresswell, were present at
the regular session yesterday. Secre-
rarv Fish explained, at the meeting,
that he had received no official dis
MATCHES from Minister Washburne,
which would probably Rave been in
hand had the surrender OF Paris been
consummated.
In the United States District Court
at Richmond, on Friday, Katie Cum
mings colored, who was sent South as
"A teacher by benevolent society Of
New York, obtained verdict for SllOO
damages from the Orange and Alexan'
dria railroad company for having been
elected from the train at Alexandria
because she, having first class ticket
refused to 60 in the colosed people car,
The case of Representative Butler Of
Tennessee, was called yesterday in the
Criminal Court at Washington, on an
indictment for forgery. There were six
counts in the indictment. He waved
an examination, and pleaded not
guilty. After the examination Of a
number OF witnesses, the court said
there was not the slightest foundation
for prosecution, and the jury gave
Il verdict OF not guilty.
Baron GeraIt, the Prussian Minister,
denies officially that there is any truth
in the report~so extensively circulated
Turing the San Domingo debate in the
Senate, that Prussia is anxious to secure
a foothold in the West Indies by the
purchase of al island there. Prussia
is not desirous to obtain any territory
which would be so open to attack in
case she should become involved in
another foreign war.
4 cable dispatch says the Anglo
American commission, composed OF
eminent political, legal and military
men, will shortly publish an exhaustive
report on the fishery question and other
points of difference between the United
States and Canada. The conclusions ot
the report are generally somewhat un,
favorable to Americans, but takes the
ground that Canadian pretensions on
the question of headlands are unfounded
Col G. j. Young, member Of the
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