The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-04-26
NEW YORK.
CAPTAIN Halls Expedition.

ligence from the steamer Polaris, o
Captain Halls expedition to the Nortf
Pole, which put hack to Greenland
some time last month, but unfortu.
nately it is not accompanied by ful
particulars. 1t is, however, stated tha
a French trader reports that the expe
dition sailed from Greenland and put ir
at the harbor of st. Pierre, and tha
Captain Hall and the members OF the
crew are all well. Ii is not understood
that the expedition is abandoned, bu
that Captain Hall has returned only tc
escape the severity of the weather anC
proyide coal and provisions.
Bonner's Colt Starile.
Bonner speeded his colt Stsrtle yes
terdav afternoon on Fleetwood Park
track, road wagon, making quarter o
a mile in thirty three seconds; the fast
est time ever made to a road wagon
except by Dexter, who made it in ex
actlv the same time. A few days age
Startle trotted half mile, road wagon
on same track, in one minute nine sec
onds and three-quarters. Bonner te"
months ago paid $4,000 for him, bur
Mr.. Allen, from whom he bought him
has since offered $4,000 to get him
back. Several prominent hOrsemer
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colt ever known.
Benmetfs Yacht DauntIess.
The Yacht Dauntless. under command
Of Commodore James Gordon Bennett
Jr., will sail for Europe on Saturday
aud, in company with the Sappho, will
make cruise up the Baltic and proba,
bly, through the Mediterranean.
Mr. Fish Wishes TO Exchange Inter.
est for Principle.
4 Washington special says Mr.. Fish
is willing to agree to withdrawal OF
indirect claims if the principle Of inter
national law be accepted by both ma
tons, and made part OF the treaty o:
Washington, and that no neutral
shall be liable for consequential or
indirect damages tor injuries inflicted
on the commerce OF friendly powers at
war with each other. 1t is doubtful,
however, whether the President would
consent to this view.
Thornton will Acquiesce.
Sir Edward Thornton is expected to
return to Washington to-day. The
Secretary of State has especially re-
quested him TO return to confer upon
an important matter. believed to be the
proposition above stated. The subject
has been informally broached to Sir
Edward, who expressed hearty &C
quiescence, and said no doubt the
British Government would consent
A Satisfactory Settlement Probable.
A cable dispatch has been sent to
Lord Granville, and if reply is re-
ceived Tomorrow the whole question
will he submitted to the Cabinet. 1t
now seems probable that the matter
will be settiel at an early day on very
satisfactory basis.
Attempted Kidnapping.
William H. Taylor, Edmund Kelley
and Timothy OConnor were arrested in
Brooklyn yesterday for attempting to
kidnap a child. The attempt WAS
made in daylight, in a crowded street,
in the presence OF thousands Of people.
Kelley is the father OF the child, and
had commenced suit for it's recovery
from its grandparents. TO whom it was
entrusted by its mother.
Greeley's Testimony About Erie
Jay Gould and Gordon.
The testimony OF Horace Greeley was
taken yesterday in regard to his know
ledge OF the relations between Jay
Gould and Lord Gordon, to be used in
further proceedings in the case pending
between Gould and Gordon. Greeley 8
testimony was not important, except as
showing the relations between the
parties, and their connection with
the affairs of the Erie road.
Greeley knew Gordon, in connec-
ton with plans for promoting
immigration, and had talked with him
abolt Erie matters. Gordon informed
him that he held large amount OF
E-ie stock and could control much
more. He had seen in Gordon 5
hands the resign alton of Jay Gould, as
President OF Erie He had come from
Phila ielphia with Colonel Thomas A
Scott, and introduced him to Gordon.
He did not participate in operations
regarding the control of Erie, but heard
portions Of the conversations on the
subject, and made some suggestions.
Semi.CeutenniaI OF DR.. Hodge.
The Alumni OF Princeton College and
representatives OF the Presbyterian
Church, throughout the country, joined
Yesterday in a celebration of the semi
centennial of Rev. DR.. Charles Hodge
of the Theological Seminary. Among
the visitors were Rev. DR.. Dwyer, o
Brooklyn; ex.President Woolsey, o
Yale College; Rev. DR.. Crosby, OF New
York; Rev. DR. Porter, of Kings Col
lege, Belfast, Ireland Addresses were
made by Rev. DR.. Boardman, OF Phila
phia, DIR. Dwyer and Dr. Hodge. A
night Dr.. Hodge was presented with
fifteen thousand dollars by his friends
and the theological professorship was
endowed with $4,000.
The Weather To-day.
WASHINGTON, April %, 7:3O P. M
Pro5abiities.-The lowest barometer