The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-21
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

At llls.
The President yesterday signed the
West Point Naval Academy bill
S23,4S4 barrels of whisky were rec
titled IN the First Ohio District, in
1870.
Commodore Peter Turner, in charge
of the Philadelphia Naval ASYLUM,
died last Sunday, at that institution.
The total number of hogs pack ed this
season IN Chicago, up to date, is $780,
j66, and the packers are still at work.
Thos Mcclellan, charged with kill
ing Myers, at Hamilton, Ohio, will be
tried in Warren county, instead of Ham.
ilton
The Sapremc Court OF the United
States, Yesterday, affirmed the constitu-
tionality Of the cotton tax by a divided
court
General reports from Illinois indicate
That the wheat crop prospects were
never better at this season of the year
than now.
Havana dispatches officially deny
the rumor that large number Of fill
busters had recently been landed on
the coast Of Cuba.
B. Pullam, Collector of the First
Ohio District, has received his blank
bond to be filled up, with view to the
consolidation of the First and Second
Districts.
Collins tlouring mills, at Eagle Har-
Dor, Orleans county, New York, was
burned Yesterday morning. Loss about
$4,000, insurance OF S32,00O. The
fire is supposed to be the work of an in
cendiary. ,
General Halpiney a released Fenian
prisoner, arrived at Boston in the
steamer Siberia yesterday. lie was
met at the wharf by Patrick Donohoe
and Boyle o Reilly, who accompanied
him to rooms at the Parker House.
In the Supreme Court Of Ohio, de-
cision has been rendered, in an amica-
ble suit that County Commissioners
have the authority to make reason
able allowance. per diem, to members of
G;y Boards of Equalization.
After frequent consultations between
Arch Bishop, McCloskey and Father
Farrell, the troubles growing out ofthe
latters letters with reference to Italian
Unity have been adjusted, and he has
been restored Internationally to the
Pastorship of st. Joseph's church OF
New York.
4 dispatch from PoughkeepSle says :
There is nothing new at the wreck to-
dlv. The diver went down six times
hut brought nothing up and tonight he
left with his apparatus for home. 1t is
now conceded that no more bodies will
lie found and the workmen will at once
commence to build new bridge.
J. Murphy, Catholic priest at Can
ton. Illinois, has been found guilty of
Illicit intercourse with his housekeeper
and was dismissed day or two since.
On Friday he undertook to leave town
with lot of goods, belonging to the par
i>h loaded up, but constable stopped
him. Murphy heretofore has stood high
in the profession.
Elias l.. Jenkins, Deputy United
States Marshal for the Eastern District
of Missouri, and Deputy Collector for
the Second Revenue District, was shot
and killed on Wednesday night, while
standing in the stting-room of the hotel
at New Madrid. The fatal shot was
fired through the window OF the sitting
room. Jenkins had had, during the
,lav, angry words with the son of the
Sheriff Of New Madrid county, and it
is said pistols were drawn, but it is not
known whether this man committed
the deed.
There was q large crowd in the
Memphis Criminal Court room yester-
day, to hear the verdict in the case Of
Graves and Boston, charged with hang.
ing boy nameI Schofeld, in July
last. The prisoners had borne up well
throughout the tedious trial, but since
the case was given to the jury on Sat
urlay they had evidently suffered much.
When the clerk read, I'VE, the jury,
find the prisoners guilty of murder in
the first degree, but recommend them
10 the clemency of the Court, they
were much affected.
The Toronto Canada, Lsdder, COM
menting on Mr.. Howard's resolution
offered IN the United States Senate, re-
commenting the High Commission to
provide for the cessiOn of British North
America, says: The proposition is
conceived in an offensive spirit, and Is
OF course quite inadmissible. We can
assure our American neighbors that II
they desire closer relationship with the
dominion than that at present existing,
they are taking the very best means for
preventing its accomplishment, because
an nsolent proposition Of this kind will
orly provoke bitter spirit of hostility,
in this country toward the United
States
important Lawsuit.