The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-26
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.
Gold closed in New York, yesterday

bars.
Alexander Caldwell, Of Leavenworth,
was elected United States Senator by
the Kansas Legislature yesterday,
w. B. Graves, a citizen of Clark
county, Ark, was found frozen to death,
last week.
The Connecticut Republican State
Convention met in New Haven. yester-
day morning. The whole ticket was
nominated by acclamation.
Official dispatches from the Asiatic
and West India squadrons represent
the health of United States officers and
seamen as good.
James Shoales, proprietor of the
Variety Theatre, and J. Hays, negro
minstrel, were arrested in Memphis
Tuesday evening on a charge Of burn
ing Broom's Opera House, some two
weeks since.
The Presbytery of Brooklyn has
granted the request Of Rev. DR.. Speer
TO be relieved from the pastoral duties
of the South Street Presbyterian
Church, that he may assume the edito-
rial chair of the Independent
An adjourned meeting of members of
the proposed federate conncil was held
Thursday morning in Trinity chapel
for the purpose of perfecting plans for
the consolidation of the interests of
the five New York Dioceses, for mutual
benefit and convenience.
The English brig Bismarck, which
arrived at Havana on the oath, brought
the crew from the English steamer
Thomas Snowden, Of Middlebourgh,
which sunk on the 4th inst. while on
the voyage from st. Michials to New
York.
The house of William Crowan, at
Braidwood, ILL.,, burned a few lights
since, and William Reynolds and two
ofMr. Crowan's children perished in the
flames. Ten other persons in the house
were more or less burned. Mr.. Rey-
nolds lost his life in attempting to res
cue the children.
Lord Pensance, in his capacity Of
head of the Probate Court Of England,
has granted to Madame Lynch letters
of administration upon the will of the
late ex-President Lopez, of Paraguay.
The execution Of the original will by
Lopez was proved bv the affidavit Of
General Mcmahon.
Secretary Boutwell, was before the
committee on Ways ard Means Of the
House yesterday morning for resisting
the abolition Of the income tax. He
represented that the probable revenue
from that source would be between
thirteen and fourteen millions, while
the additional cost of collection, would
not be half million.
The United States frigate Of Caliior.
MIA, with % guns, has been takeu to the
navy yard for repairs. The navy de-
partment has ordered the gun boat Shw-
nut, guns, to be ready for sea by Feb
ruary 9TH, when her officers and men
will be assigned. She is said to be fit
ting out for the West Indies, to look out
for affairs at San Domingo.
A society has been organized in Chi
cago under the name Of the French
Producers Aid Organization, for the
purpose OF sending seeds and agucul-
tural implements to the suffering and
impoverished French peasantry. Gov
ernor John NJ. Palmer is president Of
the association with vice presidents
from all parts of the State, and COM
prising many leading agriculturalists.
As county Auditor Watson was driv-
ing down Harlem Lane, New York,
Wednesday evening, with a friend in
his sleigh, he was run into by another
sleigh driven. by an intoxicated man.
Watsons horse, valued at $1,000, was
killed and Watson's skull fractured.
II was taken to the Club House, where
he now lies in precarious condition.
James Haggerty, a notorious charac-
ter, was shot Yesterday morning by
William Narley, better known as Reddy
the blacksmith, in a saloon in New
York. The men had quarreled over
some trouble growing out of a previous
encounter at the Florence saloon. Hag-
gerty, it is said, fired three shots at
Reddy without effect, when the latter
returned the fire. Haggerty was NOR
tally wounded and is now dying Var
ley gave himself up and is now held in
custody at the police headquarters
A cable message from Kingston, ia
malca, says that Sir John Peter Grant,
Governor OF the Island, has concluded
an arrangement with the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company for one of their
steamships to call at Kingston once a
month, the steamer to make Kingston
the first port direct from New York,
thence to Aspinwall Leaving Aspin-
wall for New York, she will again stop
at Kingston for through passengers
and cargo. By arrangement subsidy
of S25, 900 in gold is to be paid the COM
pany.
A dispatch from Kingston, Jamaica,
dated yesterday, says: The Govern
ment tonight will entertain sumptu-
Ouslv the American Admiral and other