The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-06
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
Gold closed.ip New York ? YESTERDAY

AtNe.
A rumor is afioat that Riel, OF Rec
river notoriety, has been poisoned.
The failure Of the firm of Hall, Dame
Il Bullock, wholesale dealers in wooler
goods, on Summer street, Boston, is an
nounced. f
Miss Emma Simpson, Of Milwaukee
was burned to death, in Newark, on
Wednesday night, from the use of cam,
phene in FIRE ,-F p
- The house of Mrs. Drew, a widow, at
At Plainview, MiRn., was burned Friday
night. Her baby persisted in the flames.
The mother was fatally injured.
According to the returns made to the
Probate Court at Cincinnati, Yesterday,
the press, machinery, type. &c, of the
Cincinnati Daily Tmes were appraised
at $4,000, and the good will $4,000.
All the chairs in Plymouth Church
left uRsold Tuesday night were disposed
Of Wednesday The rates were in ex.
cess oi those brought last year, the
total amount realized being abou,
siSty-one thousand dollars.
The engine Of the Erie train, due at
Cincinnati Wednesday morning, ran of
the track near Busenbock's, breaking
the arm of the fireman, named Buck,
ley. No one else was hurt The pas,
-enger cars remained on the track.
The failure Of Ross & Gassage, heavy
retail dry goods firm, on State street
Chicago, is reported that payment was
stopped on Saturday. The amount OF
claims outstanding are 100000, on
which the firm offer fifty cents on the
dollar.
Some Of the Cincinnati morning pa.
pers having given currency to the re-
port that the wholesale shoe dealers OF
that city had combined to reduce the
wages and control the labor OF travel
ing statesmen, the dealers Yesterday
issued card denying the matter as
false and having no foundation.
John Gritf, suspected Of being a
counterfeiter WAS arrested on a down
river road, near Cincinnati Wednesday
afternoon. Dies for the manufacture Of
80. 25 and 10 cent silver and five cent
nickels and ten pounds Of material were
taken. Griff was released from Joliet
pcnitentiary las, July.
There is no change il the status Of
the Illinois senatorial contest at Spring
field. General Logan is the strongest
candidate, and his principal competitor
is ex.Gov. Oglesby. 1t is now said that
Governor Palmer's name will he pre-.
sented in caucus with Logan's in view
Of compromise on him. No time has
been fixed for the caucus
The celebrated case Of Fredericka
Richl, girl twenty-one years Of age,
against Robert Barnes, Of Evansville,
Indiana, 72 years old, worth hall
a million dollars, for breach OF prom
ise and seduction, damages $50, 900, was
concluded at IL o'clock Wedne sdsy
night at Princeton, Indiana, in YER
dict for the defendant. The trial lasted
five days and was Of a most sensational
character.
The Ohio State Board of Agriculture
met at Columbus, Yesterday, and organ
lied by the election Of Judge William
Long, of Titfin, President; James
Buckingham, of GAINESVILLE, Treasurer
DR.. II. S. Babbit, of Columbus, Record
ing Secretary; j. II. Klippert, OF Co
Iumbus, Corresponding Secretary. The
next State fair will be held at Spring
field on the 25th. Goth, 9th and 2Sth
days Of September
The Senate Committee on the Cub.
ernatorial vote, in the Maine Legisla-
ture, reported that Sidney Perham has
j4,90l and Chas. w. Roberts 1878
The other State officers elected were as
follows: F. NJ. Stein, Secretary OF
State Thomas P. Reed, Attorney Gen.
eral; P. P. Burleigh, Land Agent B.
B. Murray, Adjutant General. The
Governor was inaugurated at one
o'clock yesterday, and delivered his
message.
The Missouri Legislature organized
yesterday. In the House r. p. C..
Wilson, Of Platte county, Democrat,
was elected Speaker over II. G. Null
lings, Republican, by a vote Of S4 to So,
For Clerk, David Sutton. of St. Louis,
Democrat, was elected over J. C. S.
Colby. Republican, by vote Of 81 to
4S. All the other officers are Demo
Gratis. In the Seuate Lewis Colts
chalk, Of st. Louis, Liberal, was elect
ed Speaker pro tem over Morrison,I
Democrat, by a vote II to l6. Fori
Secretary, Hendricks, Democrat, was
elected over Moser, Republican, by a
vote Of Is to a. The other officers are
divided. Miss Bella Finlaysin was