The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-22
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New YORK, March 2l.-The heavy
rain torn which commenced last even
!. ing continues.
, Yesterday 1850 immigrants landed at
Cast Garden, being the arrivals of last
! week auarantined on account of small
pox. Irish immigration is rapidly on
the decrease, while English arrivals are
more numerous A very large French
, lmmitration is expected this year.
Commissioners are already making ar
rangenents to meet the wants Of the
new 0mers.
Activity I'm the Navy Yards.
The United States storeship Relief
will b, put in Commission to-day at the
Brook yn navy yard, and will be ready to
sail with large supplies for the suffering
people in France. .,.
The United States steamer Narragan-
sett, which has been in the lower bay
her compasses for several days,
sailed yesterday for San Francisco direct,
ia tie Straights of Magellan.
The United States steamer Tconde-
Pga, now the flagship of Rear-Admiral |
eth Stringham, Port-Admiral, is at
hchor off the Battery.
Orders have been received to fit out
he following ships at once Shawmut,
D join the Brazil Squadron; Wachu.
EFT, destination unknown; Canandaigue,
o; Omaha, do; Minnesota, Susque-
anna, Florida, formerly Wampanoag.
al these vessels will be full rugged ships
nd are designed to make the passages
nder sail. As soon as these vessels
re reftted number of others will at
nee be overhauled and put in perfect con-
ition. 1t is rumored that the monitors
lid up at League island will be offered
'r sale soon, as they are becoming use
'ss by reason OF the decay Of the
OGDEN beams and cannot be repaired
tcept at a great expense, and as there
no present or prospective use for
lep' it is deemed best that they should
2 sold.
General Items.
President Grant, Miss Nellie Grant
I'd Miss Fell, of Galena, arrived yes
rday afternoon at the Fifth Avenue
otel.
A party Of japanese noblemen, So
urning at the Metropolitan Hotel, |
t for San Francisco, on their way to
okohama. L
About one hundred bankers and bro
rs have begun suits against ex:Col- ,,
tor Sheridan Shook to recover mon- 81
) alleged to have been illegally col re
ted and the taxes during the time M
ook was in the Custom House. The =
yregste amount sued for is about
100000. The suits were begun in
/ t6Ssn 6SnPpreme Ppreme. Court, Court, but were removed
! be tried before Jadge Blatchford.
Julius Buckhardt was stabbed in
mpkins Park early yesterday morn A,
by four drunken roughs. IN
Police Captain William McCleary
, been transferred to the 2Sth
ecinct. Captain Mcdonnell is his
censor in the Sth. The papers state
t the pretext for Captain McCleary's
nsfer is charge that he began his
/ on the keno players ten minutes
soon, but the real reason is that he /
,wed none to escape, but arrested all e1
hout regard to official station. F,
'o-day bill was filed in the United
tes Circuit Court by the solicitors of
Erie railroad, praying for an injunc- F.,
and subpoena against the Ohio &
'sissippi railroad, who are.alleged to
about changing from the broad I'll
ge, in violation Of the contract Ul
1e with the plaintiffs in 1868. n
he French Relief committee of this of
has received a communication from WI
re acknowledging the receipt,
ugh United States Minister Wash
=, of. .35, 1000 francs, contributed by q o
people of this country for the relief der de-
he suffering people of France. sH
wo brown stone houses, in course OF
ton on Thompson avenue, Brook
feel this morning, having been un- at
mined by the rain. Two laborers -.
, buried in the ruins. The bodies in
E not yet been extricated. Loss on 81
dings $4,000.