The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-11-23
NEW YORK.
ENGLISH FINANCES.

don outside OF the Bank of England,
are promising The statements indi-
cate cheaper money, unless further com
plicstions Of public affairs on the con-
tinent interfere to prevent such result,
The Bank of England statements yes
tefday reports that bullion in the Bank
has increased fllS,0OO during the past
week. Tbs bank statement. which is
favorable, causes increased frmness in
American securities.
LECTURE By FATHER BURKE.
Father Burke made vigorous reply
to Froude last evening. The Academy
of Music was crowded with sympa-
thetic audience The last lecture Of
the course will be delivered next Tues
day.
CANADIAN ANNEXATION.
British colonists favoring annexation
had meeting last night and decided to
communicate with the colonIsts OF But
falo, Chicago, St Louis and New Or
leans, with a view to choosing inauen-
tial men to cooperate with them in
movement for the annexation OF Canada.
THE MISSING MEN.
The friends Of four missing men are
in communication with detectives seek
ing their recovery Nothing has beer
heard OF the Louisville insurance agent,
G. NJ. Pevy, and few think now that he
is alive. Diligent search for him goes
on, however.
ITALIAN EMIGRANTs DUPED.
Nearly three hundred Italians are
now at Castle Garden, defrauded OF all
their money by a band of emigrant
swindlers. 1t appears they were in
dueed to leave home by stories of the
advantages awaiting them in Buenos
Ayres. They were told in Marsailles
that a vessel would be at New York TO
take them to Rio, and arrived here
Wednesday to find how cruelty they
were wronged and robbed. The au,
thoritres here have informed the Italian
En- bassador at Washington.
PESITENTIARY DEPUPULATloN
A depopulation OF the penitentlary IL
threatened under the decision OF Judge
Fancher Of the Supreme Court, yester-
day, discharging convict on the
ground OF imperfect commitment papers
STRIKERS ARRESTED.
Two striking silk weavers in Pater-
son, y. j, have been arrested on a
charge of conspiracy. This action
causes great excitement among the
strikers.
THE PRIZE RING.
Harry Ncken and Bryan Campbell,
Pennsylvanians, are matched TO tight
in West Virginia on the 4th of March
next tor thousand dollars side.
FIRE UNDERWRITERS.
The National Board of Fire Under
writers are in session here, discussing
the advancement OF rates throughout
the county. The Seeretarys report
states that the average profits Of late
years do not average ten pe~ cert
THE PIRE IN JERSEY CITY.
i Losses by the burning OF he tobacco
ware .ouse in Jersey City will be re-
duced bv salvage to three hundred
thousand dollars.
The National Board of Underwriters
resumed their session to-1ay. The
Committee on Rates submitted report
advising an addition of thirty per cent
to the present premium in all cities
having popu alton o. over 10000 and
that in towns and places having less
than $4,000 thirty per cent be deducted
The report was unanimously adopted
An advance o. fifty per cent on French
(Mansard) roots was proposed and also
adopted The Board will continue in
session this evening.
ARREST. OF JAY GOULD.
About 3 o'clock this afternoon con-
siderable excitement was occasionet hy
an order OF arrest being granted against
Jay Gould. The suit is brought by 7.
II. Wilson, President Of the Erie rail
road The warrant was issued by
Judge Fancher, OF the Supreme Court
and is based on an affidavit which
charges Gould with wrong'ully apPro-
{ priatipg to his own use nine and one
halt millions of money belonging to the
Erie stockholders. At late hour this
evening Gould surrendered himself to
the Sheriff.
WELCOME TO STANLEY.
Msyor Hall has transmitted a mes
sage to the Common Council recon
mending them to pass joint resolution
of welcome to Henry Stanley, the dis
coverer Of Livingstone, and that he be
accorded a civic reception on some stated
day.
VERDICT FOR MRS PUTNAM.
In the case OF Mrs. Ellen Putnam.
who sued the Seventh Avenue Railroad
Company to recover damages for the
murder of her husband bv Foster with
q car hook, a verdict OF $4,000 damages
vas rendered, to-day. This is the full
amount allowed BY law.
THE ARREST OF GOULD.
The arrest OF Jay Gould was the
great theme of interest in New York
to-day. The particulars OF the arrest
are in the Press dispatches. The atf>
davits on which the arrest was made
are very long documents. They were
made by Messrs Peter II. Wilson,
President OF the Erie Railroad Com
psnv, and H. r. Smith, OF Smith,
Gould, Martin & Co. Mr.. Gould gave
bail in the sum Of $1,000, 900, and
will now begin the fight. The
arrset is said to be the direct result
of a corner is Erie, got up short time
since BY Drew, bv which Smith and
Gould, who were then working in uni
son. got badly squeezed. Both OF these
gentlemen vowed TO be revenged upon
the Drew CLIQUE, and proceeded to lay
their mines, but sudden disagreement
pu, an end 10 their plans and opened q
bitter Quarrel between them. and war
to the knife was declared. Smith
: ia said to have remarked to q
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