The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-18
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

iolu clOseu ln new fork, yesterday,
at lll!.
subscriptions to the new Government
loan Yesterday footed two and quarter
millions.
ST Patrick's day was celebrated in
Chicago Yesterday, in spirited and at
iractive manner.
David Reeves, President Of the Phe-
nix Insurance Company, of Philadel-
phia, died yesterday, aged seventy-nine.
The Chicago Republican, Newspaper
Cpmpany has been sued for libel by
Jesse o. Kennedy. Damages are laid
at 100000.
Twenty-Five bridges were swept away
in Morgan county, Illinois, by the re-
cent food. The loss of property by
the flood is immense.
Kennebec river is free of ice and yes
sells arrived at Gardiner, Maine, Thurs
dav. This is the earliest opening of
navigation on record.
Two companies Of the seventh cav
slrv have been ordered from Ft. Har-
ker, Kansas, to the Saline and Solomon
rivers, to protect the frontiers from In
dams
The Chicago Base Ball Club passed
through ST. Louis Friday, en- route for
New Orleans, where they will remain
about a month. On their return they
will play series of games with the
st Louis Clubs.
Chief Engineer Andrew Lowton, l.
:. Navy, died at his residence at the
Philadelphia navy yard, yesterday
morning. He was native OF Massa-
chusetts, and entered the navy as Third
Assistant Engineer in June, 1850.
The Treasurer OF the Swedenborgian
church OF Rev. DR. Giles, Of New
York, j. reported to have absconded
several days ago with funds OF the
church amounting to $4,000 or
S2O,OOO His whereabouts are un-
known.
f c. Hamell late cashier Of the
Webcter National Bank of Boston, was
arrested yesterday on a charge OF EN-.
bezzlement, and held to bail in $4,000.
Henry w. Patterson, late teller Of the
North National Bank, was also arrested,
charged with embezzling funds Of the
bank, and held to answer.
The General Assembly of Ohio has
decided 10 visit Cincinnati on Thurs
dav next. The House resolution ask
ing Congress to grant soldiers one hun
dred and sixty acres of land, without
the condition that the recipient should
settle on it, was adopted by the Senate.
A bill was introduced in the House to
establish an inebriate asylum in Ohio.
Delegates from the Anthracite and Bi-
luminous Coal Miners Association, met
al Johnstown, Pen nsylvania, yesterday
and effected a junction. Officers were
elected from the NJ. B. A. and from the
Bituminous men to conduct the affairs
of the Association. \ general suspen'
sion OF miners in the Bituminous
region is expected at an early day.
An accident occurred yesterday MORN
ing on the Camden 4 Amboy railway
near Camden. The train was thrown
from the track and the locomotive upset
by misplaced switch, and another
train collided with the overturned en-
zine. Three hundred feet Of track
were torn up, several cars demolished
and many persons bruised, but none
seriously hurt
A horrible accident occurred on the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids d Minnesota
railroad, one mile south Of Solon,
Iowa, yesterday morning. A construc-
lion train, having large force Of la
horers on board, was thrown from the
track and five Of the men instantly
killed and four others severely injured,
two Of whom cannot recover No
further particulars.
While the men We're engaged yester-
day dumping cars on the Rapids i'm
provement at Keokuk, Iowa, the box
of car broke loose from the truck
and threw four men into the deep water
OF the canal. While struggling to get out
the car box fell on them, instantly
killing William Dugan and seriously
.niurin,, tho other th ROO