The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-27

Caleb CushinS.

New YORK, January 26.-Hon.
Caleb Cushing, counsel for the United
States before the Geneva Conference,
arrived in town yesterday. lie sails Tor
Europe tomorrow.
The DepositOrs
still continue persistently to run on the
Third Avenue Savings bank. o.
The new Bank Examiner, William
H. Mergh, will commence an examina-
ton next Monday into the state OF the
savings banks. The result Of mis- inves'
legations will be first reported to the
head of the department at Washington.
The Baxter Hop.
The thirteenth annual Baxter Hop
took place at the Academy of Music
last night. The toilettes were superb.
Many we'll known politicians and Lead
ing citizens were present.
Cuban Affairs.
A Herald special from Madrid says
that during the session Of the Cortes
Yesterday, Senior Dian Quintera called
attention to Cuban affairs, asserting tha t
it was quite time for Spain to cede Cuba
to the United States. His words were
hooted down by the whole house.
Evacuation OF French Territory.
The Herald special from Paris says:
Theirs, is endeavoring to secure..the..c COM
plete evacuation by the Prussiaus of
French territory. Bismarck will assent
on condition that a milliard francs be
paid by France to Germany earlier
than stipulated.
Land Grauts-Banquet 10 Butler
The Nomination OF IIaIe-Recep
tiOn by Belknap.
The 7ribunes special from Washing
ton states that the Senate committee on
Public Lands has resolved to act on no
land grant bills this session until passed
by the House.
General Butler was the recipient Of a
huge banquet from the woman suffrage
agitators. They marched to the Capitol
twenty strong and filled the Diplomatic
galleries after the presentation.
A Times special says: The Senate
committee on Foreign Relations have
not asked to have the name of Charles
P. Hale withdrawn. They have made
request for certain information from
the State Department, which will be
forthcoming tomorrow.
On Tuesday evening, January 30,
Secretary Belknap will give a reception
to DR.. McCosh, of Princeton College.
The invited guests will be the graduates
OF the college resident in the District
of Columbia and Alexandria.
Sporting.
At a meeting Of the Atlanta boat
club last night it was resolved to send
a challenge to the London Rowing club
to row a four cared shell race, in Eng
land, in June or July next. The
secretary was authorized to send the
challenge by the next mail and funds
were subscribed on the spot to pay the
expenses Of the voyage to England and
return. The London Rowing club is
the champion amateur club of Great
Britain and the Atlanta holds the same
position in the United States.
At noon to-day Harry Hill, on behalf
of Jem Mace, placed deposit 10 the
hands OF Frank Queen, for OBaldwin
to cover in their proposed fight for the
championship Of the world of $25OO.
o Baldwin, who is out west, will have
the articles OF agreement sent to him
for his signature.
The Grand Jury
is in session to-day, but have brought
in no indictments. Tomorrow morn
ing the long looked for indictment will
probably be made known.
Sale OF Printing Materials.
The Sheriff's sale Of the property of
the New York Printing Company took
place to day. 1t was attended by a
large number OF printers, type founders
and book binders. The machinery was
knocked down at $l5, 900 and the estab-
lishment of the company on Twenty
first street at $4,000.
NEW JERSEY.