The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-05-08
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

Gold closed in New York Saturday
at lll5.
1t is reported that the last issue
OF the New York EceNing Leader was
made Saturday afternoon, after an exls-
tence Of about two months.
Saturday evening boy upset can
of kerosene, at No. l19 Greenwich street,
New York, and severely burned two
persons, one of them, Humsey, fatally.
E. A. Andrews, one of the editors Of
the Peoria, Illinois, Transcript office, re-
ceived a paraletic stroke, Friday, from
the effects of which he cannot recover.
A young man walking IN his sleep
was shot by his father in Galesburg,
Illinois, Saturday night and killed in
stantly. He was mistaken for a bur
glar.
A thirteen year old son of William
Stoll, merchant tailor Of Cincinnati,
fell from the fourth story of a new
building on Court street, Saturday even
ing, and was instantly killed.
A workman named Brooks fell
through the railway bridge over the
Mama river near Dayton, Ohio, yester-
day, and was, it is thought, fatally in
jured.
.. At the Dunkaris yearly meeting
held at Brookville, Ohio, on Friday, a
number Of men, who were running
gaming tables and whisky saloons near
bv, got into row in which several were
badly injured.
Geo. Wincliffe, fifty five years OF age,
was run over by the $50 train from
New York at White Hall, Pa, Satur-
day night, and received injuries from
which he died Sunday evening. He
resided at White Hall.
Mrs. Catharine Roberts, convicted q
few days since in Cincinnati of making
and dealing in counterfeit money, was
sentenced Saturday to pay a fine of
$4,000, costs Of prosecution, and to be
confined in Jail at hard labor for one
year.
The New York Yacht Club have re-
solved to sail one or more vessels against
the same number Of foreign challenging
vessels for the American Cup. Negotia-
tions are to be opened for some Impair
tial basis of measurement for interna-
tional races.
The stockholders of the Cincinnati
Astronomical Society, at a meeting held
on Saturday, empowered the Board of
Control to arrange with the Longworth
heirs for the sale Of the property do
mated to the society by Nicholas Long
worth and to appropriate the same TO
the Cincinnati Art Department.
The Chicago Times yesterday morn
ing publishes documents TO show that
the beautiful lady who committed sui
eide in New York, was Mrs. Sheldon,
wife Of A. w. Sheldon late of the
Peoria Re0ie,c. The description pub
lished in New York Of the unfortunate
wowan, answers exactly to that OF Mrs.
Sheldon, with exception that Mrs. 5.
had false teeth, which the New York
papers don ( mention
Wednesday evening an affray occur
red in the saloon OF Bernard Mithaus,
339 Spring street, New York, during
which Michael Murray, lodger in the
house. was severely cut under the right
eve by Patrick McGuce, another in
mate. The affair was kept from the
police until Saturday last, when Muir
ray was found to be in a dangerous
condition. McGuce was arrested
A young man named Chas. Flack
left indianapolis, Ind, last February to
visit some friends in Ohio. In return
ing he took the steamer Ben Franklin,
at Cincinnati, March 10th, for Louis
vile, from which place he expected to
return home, but not liking the man
who was placed in the berth with him
he requested that his fare be paid back,
as he expected to get of the boat at
Madison at which place he was last
seen. Diligent search was made by the
relatives, and a reward offered. Yes
terday body was found near Madison
in the Ohio river that answers the des-
cription. The throat Of the man had
been cut and is undoubtedly that OF
Young Flack. His friends left last
nipht 10 bring the remains to this city.