The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-26
NEW YORK.
Late Mexican News,

, Nv York, October 25.-A specia
dispatch from Mexico reports that tn
anti-J Juarists revolts continue in man.
of the districts. Pronunciamentos ar
in force at different points along th'
line of the Rio Grande, and in various
places in the interior. The telegraph
lines have been cut and the mails rob
bed. The United States Consul a
Monterey has been mulcted in forced
loans. A Mexican letter Of the 10th
inst. gives the details OF the seizure Of
the citadel by regiment Of gendarmes
and its subsequent recapture by the
Government forces on the lst inst ln
the contest the Government forces had
forty killed and twelve wounded, Write
the rebels sustained a loss of ten officers
and one hundred and sixtysev men
killed, seventy wounded, and three
hundred and forty-tive taken prisoners:
Fire in the Tamarack Swamps.
A special from Niagara Falls states
that the woods 10 the Tamarack swamp,
seven miles southeast Of Lockport, have
been burning since Monday. A num-
ber of houses, barns, crops and stock
have been destroyed. 1t is feared the
fire will spread to Batavia. The farm,
ers are fleeing with their stock and fur
niture. The fire east OF Albion is re-
ported as having been subdued, but
another broke out five miles north OF
that place. The loss since Sunday at
Albion amounts TO fifty thousand dol
lars. Ten houses, two Touring mills
and fifteen hundred cords Of wood were
burned. A special from Washington
states that information received there
reports large fires in the woods radlat-
ing in all directions from the Cumber-
land Mountains, which are enveloped
in smoke, to South Kittery. Other
mountain ranges in that section are
subject to frequent fires, which often DO
immense damage. Bitumnious coal
neluS are tilTedleleu
Political Matters. .,
At a meeting Ct the committee OF
Seventy last night, dissatisfaction was
expressed at the nomination Of Ledwltl
by Tammany, for the Supreme Court.
The real estate operations of Tweed,
Connolly, Sweeney and Hall, as pub
lished from the official records, show
that Connolly, when sued in 1866 Tor
debt, swore that he owned nothing, but
that sincce that time he has bought
real estate and bonds to the amount Of
s. 30O,69l. Tweed, bankrupt in 1861,
hoo bought and sold real estate since
1865 10 the am0uut OF 81 47t .9sc-s.
Other irregular transactions amount to
81 100000 more. Sweeney s purchases
amounted in three years to 81 ,4l9, 80;
Mayor Halls TO $4,000.
The Tribune will rejoice at the cleo
ton of OConnor, Tilden and Tieman,
the reform candidates for the Assembly.
If the choice lies between purchasable
Republicans and incorruptible Demo
Gratis it saws it prefers the latter.
It was stated at a Brooklyn mass
meeting last night, that the authorities
who decline to give an account ot'thelr
financial doings, put the city debt at
eight millions, while Trustworthy fl !ures
show it TO amount to a total OF thirty
millions.
At a German meeting last night,
Tammanv failed to get control OF the
organization. Oswald Ot'endorier de,
nounced Magnus Gross at meeting OF
the German Joint committee on mn
nicipal reform.
The Tlmes says Jndge Barnard $
order in the Foley case has been modI-
fled and refined away until there IL very
little of it left.
Last night there was mass meeting
OF the workingmen political party.
The platform was unanimously adopted.
Nominations in nine districts were
agreed upon.
Bandittiin North Carolina.
Intelligence from North Carolina,
reports that the banditti in that State
will endeavor to hold ont against the
authorities. and surrender on y on con-
ditions of absolute pardon.
The Yacht Race POstpOn&d One of
the Crew Drowned.
The second race between the LIvonla
and DauntleSs tor fifty guinea cup
was postponed on account Of a heavy
fos and wind blowing gale. When
near Sandy Hook light ship sad scc'-
dent occurred. Four OF the Dauntless
crew were on the jib boom attempting
to stow away sail when a heavy sea
swept two, named Lucas Murray and
Gustave Lausen, overheard. Lausen
was rescued in an exhausted condition.
Murray who was a native OF st. johns
and belonged to the yacht Columbia,
was drowned. The yachts then re-
turned to their anchorage.
The ROsenwei Gig Trial.
In the case of Rosenweig, the alleged
abortionist, which was commenced to-
day before Recorder Hackett, in the
Court Of General Sessions, full jury
was obtained after the panel had been
nearly exhausted. After the twelfth
iuror had been sworn, Mr.. Hummell,
assistant counsel for the defense, applied
for an adjournment of the case until
tomorrow mornining Judge Garvln,
Prosecuting Attorney, said they had a
case against the prisoner which they
were confident they could prove. Under
these circumstances, and that there
might be no complaint hereafter that
the prisoner did not get every chance Tor
defense. he consented TO adjourn until