The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-09-06

Particulars OF the Burning OF IN
Steamer America.

OtCo"CE A"CEhCos
New YORK, September 5.-A Herald
special from Nsgssaki, Japan, gives the
particulars regarding the loss OF the
Pacific mail steamer America by fire.
The America arrived at Nsgasaki on
the Oath Of August at ii o'clock, when
she took fire and the whole vessel was
soon in flames. Prompt efforts were
made to extinguish the fire, but they
proved unavailiug. The fire burned all
night, totally destroying the vesse the
Hong Kong mails, freight, and the
passengers and ships officers luggage,
The suddenness OF the fire caused all
hands to jump from the deck and sides
into the water to save themselves, there
being no time to man the boats. Six
Chinese were killed during the confu"
sion. Ten Cinnamon, engineers OF the
America, the store keeper, steerage
watchman and cook are missing. The
treasure Is recoverable. Eleven bum
dred and fourteen thousand dollars in
specie went down in the specie trunk.
Vermont Election.
The Times special from Rutland,
Vermont, says that complete returns
from that county give Converse 44SS
and Gardner 1925 votes. The entire
Republican Senatorial and county tick
cts arc elected by large majority.
Large Republican gains are reported in
almost all the counties outside Of Rut-
land and Bennington. The Iioes claims
that the majority for the Republican
candidate for Governor ia $4,000, with
every probability of an increase when
the interior town are heard from.
Mr.. Greeley Invited TO Cincinnati.
E. G. Wood and Judson Harmon
arrived yesterday as q committee to in
vite Horace Greeley to visit Cincinnati,
pursuant it is stated, to resolutions OF
the Chamber of Commerce and Conn
mon Council. The invitation was ten
dered and accepted last evening Mr..
Greeley will visit Cincinnati after the
Maine election.
Hon. Peter Cooper
has addressed letter to General Dix,
giving his views on the political situa-
ton. He applauds the nomination OF
Dix by the Republican Convention and
eulogizes the Republican party gen
orally. He strongly opposes the Lib.
eral movement as favoring a return OF
the Democracy to power. He says
Greeley should take warning by Andrew
johnson. He is entirely at loss 10
account for the influence which induced
Greeley to allow himself to be the can
didate OF a party directly at war with
all he has said or written.
The North Carolina Election.
Complete returns from North Caro-
lima show CaldwelIs majority to be
1915. On the vote for Congressman,
the Republicans have clear majority
OF 1920.
The Press on the ''Sraights."
The Times, editoria!ly, says: OCon'
or's positive refusal to be a candidate
before tie Louisville Convention has
seriously modified the probable active
influence OF the movement upon the
Presidential canvass. Had he accepted
be might have drawn considerable
straight-out vote, but it is not likely
that any one else who can be selected
will do 80.
The Tribune says that the Louisville
Convention has adopted a platform
which disputes all the old Democratic
doctrines. 1t thinks the whole Conven-
ton farce. and says that what they
may do to-day cannot be of but little
consequence.
Trial OF n Policeman.
William j. Aiken, a policeman, under
arreet charged with several cases OF
burglary, was arraigned in the Court Of
General Sessions to-day. He has been
tried on several OF the charges and his
aggregate sentence may reach thirty or
forty years imprisonment. The first
case called was burglary on the resi-
dence OF Henry Uhl, East Sixteenth
etreet. The articles were pawned, but
recovered and recognized by Uhl. The
jury found Aiken guilty, but sentence
was postponed until the prisoner is tried
on other charges.
The Imprisoned Nun.
The examination into the sanity Of
Rose McCabe, q nun in Blackwell's g
Island lunatic asylum, terminated to-
day. The Judge decided that Mics
McCabe was q monomaniac when In
carcerated. Her counsel will apply for
a new writ OF habeas corpus.
About the BurninE or the America.
Nothing new has been received to.
day regarding the burning of the Pacific
mail steamer America. A London
dispatch received this morning report
ing the loss OF life is not contradicted by
the company. The company states that
it is impossible that the disaster could
have happened at Nagasski. as that