The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-02-06
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

sunday morning. Loss, S)o,OOO.
The weather in Boston, yesterday
WAS the coolest and most clustering Of
the season.
Four vessels, OF which three are
steamers, now loading at New York
with provisions for France, will take
ont nearly ia,aOO barrels each OF pork
and flour.
4 meeting of natives OF Prince Ed
ward Island, now residents Of Boston,
odopted resolution in favor of the
annexation OF that Island to the United
States ...H
Thomas VIM. Robertson, the dis
,inguished dramatist, and author OF
Society" "Ours," Caste" and many
other comedies, died in London, sud
denly, on Monday, aged As.
Generals Faidherbe and Dargent,
rciu~ing to evacuate their positions in
accordance with the terms of the armis-
tee, have received orders from Bordeaux
'n comply.
The office furniture and effects Of the
late Farmers and Merchants Lie Insur-
ance Company of New York were sold
a; auction Saturday for less than $2O,.
ulO, not one-sixth of what was paid for
il lcss than year ago.
\ negro wood chopper named Henry
lIorgall, was killed by another named
Henry Trice, on Friday, near Memphis.
lIorsall was attempting to kill Trice
with maui, when the latter cut him
down with an axe, literally chopping
him 10 pieces. Trice was arrested.
4 remarkable case of mixed mar
rage came before Judge Sutherland,
in New York, on Friday. One Applcby
married Jewess in the early part OF
lS62. and lived with her for some years.
In 1863 he went to Europe, since which
time his Jew wife has not heard from
her Gentle husband. She now suls
for divorce and alimony.
In the case Of Frank Graves, Samuel
Poston, Henry Wisnor, George Geary
ami W. 6. Hines, charged with hang
in. a youth named Schofeld. at Cuba,
last July, now on trial in the Criminal
Court at Memphis, Hines turned State 5
evidence and swore that the parties hung
Schofield for the alleged robbery of the
ill of Graves store, though he begged
Tor his life.
i Little Rock, Ark, special says the
senate killed the bill postponing the
collection of taxes, Friday, by l3 to 10,
which hangs heavily on the people of
the State. From the tenor of House
proceedings it is evident that the Clay
ion party will surround the removal OF
political disabilities with so many con
iitons that no political relief will be
gven.
\ large meeting OF the friends of the
Irish cause was held at Louisville on
saturday night. Resolutions were
adopted expressing admiration and
-vmpathy for the brave men who dared
and suffered so much and are now ex-
lied for the cause of Ireland, offering a
hearty welcome and ordering steps to
be taken to convey a substantial greet
ing, and inviting the exiles to Louisville.
At Evansville, Indiana, Nettie Brown,
Young woman formerly from Zanes-
Vile, Ohio, shot her paramour, jeff.
Gllvan. river engineer, Sunday morn
ing. Gilivan says it was done while he
was asleep. The girl says it was while
he was in the act OF striking at her with
hatchet Gilman is not dead yet, but
the surgeons think he cannot survive.
The girl gave herself up and is in the
city lookup.
Thos. Wilson and John Gilligan, i'm
porters, of New York, have been held
in $1,000 bail each, their books and
papers seized, and their store taken pos
-ession OF by the treasury agents for
>muggling large quantities OF dry goods,
$1,000 worth Of which, mostly silks and
aces were seized with the store. The
pu-ser and stevedore Of the steamer
Europe were also committed in default
of $4,000 bail for completely in the
.ane transaction.
\ dispatch from Pcekskill, New York,
lays the ice in the Hudson river at Cru.
gers moved Saturday afternoon, with
about $50 fishermen upon it. At the
same time a tremendous gale of wind
prevailed The fishermen in great con-
,t-rration rushed for shore Four of
the number were supposed to be lost,
hut they were rescued, about midnight,
with their hands, feet, noses and ears
frozen. They are now with their iami,
lies at Crugers. tits thought that with
careful nursing they will recover.
The Adelphia Theatre, Boston, of
which John Sietson is lessee, but which
was recently occupied by John Halls
Burlesque Company, was burned and
totally destroyed, yesterday morning,
together with the greater part Of tie
wardrobe belonging to the ladies and
gentlemen who appeared in the per
iormance Saturday evening. The fire
broke out about midnight, and is sup
posed to have originated in work
room in the rear basement The build
ing was owned by Frank Andrews,
Total loss estimated at $4,000;
insured for the greater part.
Dumer Hargesa negro, was executed
nj Beaufort. S. c., on Friday, for the