The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-10
NEW YORK.
Success or the New Loan.

NEW YORK, August 9.-Wlth refer
ence to the cable dispatch received in
this city this afternoon, announcing the
final and complete success OF Judge
Richardson's negotiations abroad in
connection with the new loan. the fol.
lowing further particulars were ascer.
tanned The proposition forwarded by
the Judge to Secretary Boutwell, some
days since, after the thing had been
somewhat modified by a conference
with Messrs. Jay Cooke & Co., the
agents of the loan, has been agreed to
by the Secretary and the agents. The
terms of this arrangement are highly
beneficial to the Treasury, and reflect
great credit on Mr.. Boutwelrs manage
ment and that Of Secretary Richardson.
A syndical is to be formed by Jay,
Cooke & Co., under whose auspices the
loan will be marketed, which will in
clude the national banks and bankers
of this country, and the strongest
houses in England and on the CONT
nent. A sum Of not less than SIC, ,OOO,-
900 to $30,000,000 will be placed to the
credit of the Treasury on or before the
25th inst, applicable to the payments
Of the old fve-twenties. Under this
arrangement the balance Of 5000, 10000
of the per cent. loan will doubtless
all be disposed Of within very short
period.
The Westfield Investigation.
At the inquest in the Westfeld dis
aster, Coroner Keenan, addressed the
jury, stating the object for which they
had been assembled. The testimony OF
several witnesses was then taken. Ju.
das Rayner and Robert Gillian testified
to having been aboard the West6eld
when the explosion occurred. They
described the accident, but nothing new
or important was elected. Charles
Ellsridt, Henry B. Roberts, j. Coley,
Lewis Flock, Joseph II. Sullivan and a
number of others testified to the explo'
sion, but adduced nothing important
NJ. J. Whelan testified to having seen
the engineer apparently asleep before
the explosion couldn't tell positively
whether he was asleep, but his eyes
were closed; he was sitting some. dis
tance from the engineer, with his back
against a partition and his feet on a
settee believes it was the engineer he
saw. The investigation here adjourned
till 10 A. NJ. tomorrow.
The Westfield is being fitted up to be
in readiness to resume her trips in two
weeks.
John Watson died yesterday from
wounds received at the explosion of the
Westfeld. Twenty-three patients are
vet in the hospital.
Julius Raymond testified that his
father was killed by the explosion. He
was certrin he was the only person in
the engineers room for about ten min.
utes before the explosion. He observ.
ed the steam gauge just before the explo'
sion, but did not notice what the fig.
ures presented.
Several deaths are reported from the
excessive heat yesterday.
The Board of examination for lcens-
ing druggists and druggists clerks have
filed a remonstrance against certain
graduates of pharmacy. The law does
not grant them power to make excep-
tions in any case.
The Accounts OF the city In the
Hands Of the Printers.
The city accounts are in the hands OF
the printers and will be issued next
week. They will make book of up
wards of 5000 pages, and contain the
names of all persous employed in the
various court and municipal depart
ments, with full explanations, defending
the action of the Mayor and Controller,
in reference to the signing of war
rants and the disbursements Of money.
Republican Delegate Elected fu
Montana.
The Tribune has dispatch from the
United States Marshal at Helena, Mon
tana, announcing the election of Clag-
GET, the Republican delegate, oy one
thousand majority.
Scott Centenary.
The following dispatch was received
by President Grant to-day, at the
Astor House:
EDINBURGH, August 9, 8 A. n.
The Riqh Hon., the Earl Dalkeith, to
His ErcelLency Y. S. Grant, President
ofthe United States:
The proceedings of the national cele-
bration of the centenary OF Sir Walter
Scott, in this, the city of his birth, are
on the eve of beginning. Many dis,
tinguished Americans have accepted
our invitations. We offer congratula-
tions to the American people throug h
their President, General Grant, himself
of Scottish descent. May a lasting
friendship exist between them and US.
An answer by return, to be read at the
national festival, is earnestly requested.
In the name Of, and by the authority
of the committee.
fSigued] USHER, Secretary,