The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-31
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

in Andover, Mass, was burned Sunday.
Loss SIS 900; insurance $1,000.
The subcommittee on Military AZ
fairs have returned from West Point,
and will make report Thursday.
By a fire in Montreal, Sunday night
Mr.. Henry Cora was badly burned,
and his son Henry and servant girl
suffocated.
The ladies OF Boston and vicinity will
hold preliminary meeting Wednesday
evening to organize efforts for sending
relief to the sufferers in France.
A dispatch from Victoria says that
the Legislature OF British Columbia
has accepted proposals for contedera-
ton with Canada.
The roof of the Erie Railroad loco
motive shop at Newburg, n. Y, fell
Sunday in consequence of the heavy
weight OF snow upon it. Four locomo-
tives were smashed Loss $4,000.
1t is now reported that the evidence
that acquitted Roderick R. Butler has
been in the Pension Office in Washing
ton ever since the indictment against
him was filed.
The President yesterday signed the
Joint resolution declaratory octhe mean
ing OF the act entitled ian act to reduce
internal taxes and for other purposes,
approved July IA, 1870.
The House subcommittee on Recon
.truction, consisting of Messrs. Porter,
Upson and Morgan, at meeting yes
terday, unanimously agreed to report in
favor Of the Senate bill repeating the
test oath.
The steamer Georgia, which arrived
at Charleston, S. c., Sunday evening,
picked up, off Body Island, three boats
loaded with passengers from the steam er
Kinsington, lost on her passage from
Savannah to Boston.
George T. Elliott, NJ. b, died Of
paralysis in New York city, Sunday
morning, at his residence, DR.. Elliott
was one of the ablest surgeons and ply
sicians in that city. At the time oi
his death he was wishing physician OF
the Lying-in Hospital and Professor OF
Obstetrics and Clinical Midwifery in
Bellevue Hospital College.
The Fenian exles have agreed to &C
cept the re ception rendered 10y the city
of New York, but declined to identify
themselves with any party. They have
taken the $4,000 funds contributed by
the Tammany Hall general committee:
The date of the reception will be fixed
bv the exiles.
A notorious forger and bank swindler,
named Charles D. Vanderpool, was
last week arrested in Detroit, and yes,
terday morning he was started on his
way to New York, where he is wanted
tor various crimes. This man Is a
partner of Lewis NJ. Vancaton, whose
arrest at New Orleans was announced by
telegraph last week
Mr.. Bingham yesterday morning
submitted report of the House Judi
cisry committee on the memorial Of Vic
tora Woodruff and other women,
claiming the right to vote under the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.
His report maintains that the claim
of the memorialists is not subject for
the action of Congress, but for legisla-
ton by State governments.
The impeachment trial OF Governor
Holden was formally commenced at
Raleigh, y. c., Yesterday, Chief Justice
Pearson presiding. Counsel for the
managers and respondent were present
The defense asked until Thursday to
amend their response. Time was granted
until Wednesday and the court ad-
iourned until II o'clock, noon, Of that
day.
Detvillers powder factory at Green
Vile, New Jersey, was blown up Sunday
evening. A quantity of powder became
ignited in some way, and exploded,
scattering the building to fragments.
One hundred workmen had been en-
gagged in the building during the day,
but had stopped work an hour before
the accident occurred.
Hugh Hastings, editor of the New
York Commercial Advertiser, has discon-
tinued the suit for libel which he brought
against the Evening Express Immediately
after the appointment of the Congress
sional committee to investigate his cor
ruption charges against Hon. James
Brooks Hastings refusal to answer
crossquestions was based on the pend
ing libel suit
Several weeks ago, George Henry
Starr, aged l6, son Of the well known
Microscopist, committed suicide at his
parents, residence in New York city, by
taking laudanum. Brooding over
religious questions had rendered him iu-
sane, and in a psroxysm he ended his
life. Alfred Garaway, aged %, was a
firm friend of young Starr, and was
with him the evening previous to his
death. Grief for loss Of his friend de-
pressed him exceedingly, and yesterday
he committed suicide by taking NOR
pbine. He was formerly reporter o'
the World.
River News.