The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-25
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
Gold closed in New York, Saturday
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Gold closed in New York, Saturday,
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Mrs. Admiral Farragut, accompanied
by Miss Gibbons, arrived at the Sher.
man House, Chicago, on Monday morn
ing, from San Francisco.
Ut. Finks' slaughter house, at Union
Hill, Jersey City, was destroyed BY fire
yesterday morning. Loss $1,000; In
sured.
The most destructive fire that has
ever visited Henry, Illinois, occurred
about half-past three o'clock yesterday
morning, Total loss over $4,000.
The Indianapolis, Ind, Fair Associa-
tion have purchased an additional Sc
acres of ground one mile south Of that
city. 1t will be fitted up with a mile
track.
The steamer Lumberman, Captain
Doherty, has just made a trip from
Oshkosh, Michigan, to Prarie du Chen
on the Mississippi in sixty hours, and
found good water along the whole route.
The peaches, grapes and other fruits
throughout the Scioto Valley have been
seriously injured, if not totally de-
stroyed, by the severe frosts Of the past
two nights.
The Knights OF st. Ciispin will hold
a grand mass meeting at the Cooper In
stitute, New York, on Wednesday even
ing next, to discuss matters pertaining
to their trade.
The State Treasurer yesterday filed
in the Office of the Fund Commission
ers, at Springfield, Illinois, $3,05O,0OO
Of Cancelled State bonds, being the
amount OF State debt recently paid.
Flora Smith, a widow aged nineteen
years, from Philadelphia, attempted to
hang herself in a station house cell,
New York, last night. She was sent
to the work house.
The fruit in the vicinity Of Dayton,
Ohio, was seriously injured, if not to-
tally destroyed, by the severe frost Of
Sunday night. The cherries, peaches,
apricots, &c, on low grounds were all
killed.
Jacob Detteroller, a physician, fell
dead at the corner OF Broadway and Og-
den streets, Milwaukee, Wis, at five
o'clock yesterday morning, while draw
ing water from a well. Deceased was
quite advanced in years.
o At meeting Of the Orpheus Society
of Cincinnati, yesterday, a committee
was appointed to examine the place for
the erection Of the new German thea
tire in that city. The Dearborn street
theatre of Chicago is to be the model,
except that ther apex tiers will be dis
pensed with.
A man named Bruce McBainc, from
Napoleon, Chic, in jumping from
freight train en- on the Pan Handle
railroad, was struck with a target, and
was thrown back on the track, the cars
passing over his thighs, and severing
both legs. He died during the night.
James Law, an employe Of the Indi-
annapolis & Cincinnati railroad, while in
toxicated, was set upon by some negro
school boys at indianapolis, Indiana.
Saturday, and stoned. He was struck
on the head by a boulder, from the
effects Of which he died Sunday even
ing.
Articles OF incorporation Of the Lake
Erie, Evansville d Southwestern rail-
road were filed with the Secretary of
State at Indianapolis, Ind, yesterday.
The road commences at Evansville and
terminates at College Corner, dividing
this State and Ohio, 2l0 miles long
The capital stock is $4,000, divided
into $50 shares. The survey is to be
made Immediately.
The correspondence has been made
public, between General Halpine,
through his counsel, and Secretary Fish,
with reference to the claim OF Halpine
against the English Government, for
one-half million dollars, for imprison-
ment for four years in Chatom prison,
England.
A telegram to the police authorities
Of Memphis, Tenn, ANNOUNCES that
Hardwicke, the bigamist and swindler,
who was arrested at Philadelphia and
taken to Little Rock, six weeks since,
escaped from the Jail at the latter place
on Sunday, and has not yet been cap
tured. His first wife, who was in that
city, is supposed to have aided in his
escape.
John Killday and Patrick Morane,
between whom there has been an i'll
feeling for a long time past, quarreled
last night in a house in West Rock
bury, Mass. Words led to blows and
finally Killday drew knife and plung-
ed it into Morane's groin killing him
almost instantly. The murderer is now
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