The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-05
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

New Hampshire, yesterday nomihateu
James Pike for Governor.
The President sent the name Of Mr..
D. Legget, Of Ohio, to the Senate yes
terday, to be Commissioner OF Patents
Colonel S. NJ. Dayton, who served on
the staff of General Sherman, through
all his campaigns since 1861, just re-
signed his place as aid-de-camp, to en-
ter into business in Cincinnati.
Seven houses were burned at Sedalia,
Mo-, Monday night. The Odd Fellows
Hail and Office of the Deputy Q. 5.
Assessor were destroyed. Nothing was
saved. Total loss fully $4,000.
Joseph Kelley, while attempting to
put belt on a rapidly revolving pulley
in Hill, Lemon & Co.'S planning mill in
St. Louis, Tuesday evening, became
entangled in the machinery and was
instantly killed.
The St. Louis Republicans Jefferson
City special says that the speakership Of
the House probably lies between Gen.
Wilson, of Platte county, and Murray, Of
Pike county, with the chances in favor
ofthe former
The court-martial appointed were to
meet yesterday at West Point for the
trial OF the colored cadet. J. w. Smith.
The charge is that he has acted in a
manner unbecoming gentleman and
contrary to military discipline, but his
friends declare that he is prosecuted.
Judge Taft, Of the Superior Court at
Cincinnati, delivered his opinion Of the
general term, yesterday morning on the
constitu.ionality of the act authorizing
the city Of Cincinnati, to issue bonds,
amounting to ten million dollars, for
building the Cincinnati and Southern
railroad, and sustaining the constitution
ality Of the same.
Charles L. Miller, of Michigan. clerk
to the Senate committee on Commerce,
was found dead yesterday morning in
the water closet Of the capitol. He left
his boarding house a short time pre-
viously and apparently in good health.
The cause Of his death was apoplexy.
The deceased was about sixty years Of
age
A destructive fire broke out at Cam
den, Oneida county, New York, between
IL and l o'clock yesterday morning, on
Main street, destroying twelve or fifteen
stores and shops and making clean
sweep from Dorrances dry goods store,
corner Of Main and Mexico streets, to
Olmstead's dwelling. Losses heavy
and but partially insured.
The St. Louis City Council Tuesday
night adopted a resolution instructing
Mayor Cole to inform the Secretary Of
the Treasury that the City Council will
consult with any who may be appointed
by the Department in relation to site
for new Custom House to be erected
there. The speeches by the Council
men revealed pretty general opposi-
tion TO donating the ground fox new
Custom House.
Sergeant Seigel. Of company F,
Seventh Cavalry, while at ball given
by that company, at Fort Leavenworth,
Monday night. got into an alteration
with man named Plumb, and drew a
revolver and shot at him, but missed his
aim and instantly killed young man
Of the same company named Casper
Frank, whose parents reside at Cincin-
natl. Seigel was arrested and turned
over to the civil authorities, and barely
escaped Lynching.
The Democratic State Central Com.
mittee Of Missouri held q session in st.
Louis yesterday at which there was q
general interchange Of opinion in regard
to the future action Of the party. A
State Convention for amending the Con
stitution, the abolishmeut Of the registry
laws and the reduction Of taxation, was
advocated by majority present. In
regard TO caucussing with Libe raj Re.
publicans there Was a diversity oil
opinion, some favoring it while others
advocated preserving Democracy intact
| The National Executive Committee
Of the Union League Of America will
meet for organization at Willard
Hotel, Washington. on the Sd instant
Ex Gov. William A. Newell, of n. j.
will probably be elected Chairman, al
though the names Of EI Gov. Jewell
Of Conn, Joel, F. Asher, member Of Con
gress, from Missouri and C. W. God
ard, Of New York, have been meutione,
in the Convention in connection Will
this position. As the Union Leagu
of America, by its peculiar metho'
Of organization, is looked upon as
powerful auxiliary Of the Republics,
party, some curiosity is manifested I
know whether the committee will ind