The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-05-04
Festival In Mad rid.
NEW YORK.
Murderer Arraigned.


murderer of Putnam was arraigned this
morning in the Court Of Oyer and Ter
miner. His counsel objected to the
proceedings on account of the want OF
Jurisdiction OF the Court, and the case
was postponed till tomorrow.
Fire.
About nine o'clock last night fire
broke out in the drying room located in
the cellar OF Nos. 524 and 526 West
Forty-third street, a four story brick
building occupied by C. Lighte & Co. as
a pianolorte factory. Loss on stock
$4,000; loss on building about $4,000; /;
fully insured
Extradition.
An extradition warrant was received
by General Sharpe from Washington
Yesterday in the case Of Gustave
Adolphe Baden, the German forger.
The prisoner was transferred to the GUS
tody of an officer of the steamer Hal
satia by Deputy Marshal, to be taken
to Hamburg, by order Of Consul Gen
eral Rossig.
The Brooklyn Bridge.
The caisson for the New York side OF
the Brooklyn bridge will be launched
Saturday. The work Of dredging the
slip and extending the pier to accom-
modate the caisson commenced yester-
dav.
Suicide by ChlOroform.
A woman Of apparent refinement and
intelligence, engaged rooms at the Stew
ems House on Monday. Yesterday az
ternoon she was found dead in bed,
having committed suicide by taking
chloroform. Upon a table was found
a letter stating she had taken her life
because she had no means Of employ
ment, and had no friends. 1t was
signed X. r. Harrington.
Arson on the High Seas.
Charles Purdue, a sailor, formerly Of
Orange, New Jersey, tried some time
since in the United States Court before
Judge Woodruff, and found guilty of
of firing the ship Robert Edwards on
the high seas, has been sentenced TO be
hanged on the 18th of May. Every ef-
fort has been put forth by his counsel
to secure a commutation Of his sentence,
and yesterday letter was received from
President Grant announcing that after
a careful review of the case he had de-
termined to order that Purdue be i'm
prisoned in the Albany Penitentiary for
twelve years.
The Cuban Insurrection.
A special from San Diego, Cuba, says:
Col. Canizal, in an encouter with the
in the district Of Colere,
killed eight and made fourteen prison
ers. The loss of troops under Canizal
is not stated. The family Of the insur.
gent chief, Camilo Sanchez, surrendered
at Sancte Spiritus on the lst. The
Spanish guerrilla Orden surprised q
camp Of fifty insurgents near Pajas and
killed a few, capturing clothing and
other effects and destroying the encamp'
ment.
The Scranton Coal Miners.
A dispatch from Scranton says there
seems to be a general sentiment among
the business that the only chance the
miners have is to 60 to work without
coming to terms and to srbitrate wages
afterward, and the indications are that
the Companies ready will make such
The men it is thought,
could be induced to arbitrate wages be-
fore entering the mines, but they repel
the idea of entering the mines without
knowing beforehand what they will
receive for work. Considerable coal
was yesterday mined in Trips slope.
Rumor states that the men at work
were threatened, but an investigation
shows there was no truth in it. Mill
tary are stationed at convenient dis
tance
Suipp<fS anu SuhP V"u"'
There is said to be serious antagon--
ism between the shippers aud ship
owners. The new bills OF lading upon
which all goods are to be transported
hereafter. leave. it is said, the steamship
monopolists wholly irresponsible for the
loss and injury during transit.
More OF Pieassuton's Nonsense.
The importers Of perfumery and
fancy articles held q meeting yesterday
and protested against Commissioner
Pleasanton's recent opinion that whole
salers must stamp bottles because he
thought an unbroken package within
the meaning OF the law meant a case
as it passed the Custom House.
The Taylor Will Case.
Surrogate Hutchings yesterday refus-
ed the application Of the contestant At
torueys in the Taylor will case for the
allowance of fees out Of the estate. His