The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-20
NEW YORK.
The Vile Expedftfen.

NEW YORK, Jonuary ls.-Ihe HeraIa
has advices from the Nile expedition
that Sir Samuel Baker is well and near
Khartoom. The English surveyors at
London have nearly completed their
labors. The Herald expedition has
received great assistance from the
Khedive's officials.
The Harrisburgh dispatch that
Tweed had passed through that place
for the West, is untrue, ss Tweed was
In town last night.
State Congregational Conference.
At the Conference of the State Con-
gregationalists, held in Brooklyn yes
terday the new departure programme
presented at Oberlin, Ohio, was dis
cussed. The leaders of the movement
claim that they have no intention in
the proposed Triennial Conference OF
Congregationalists TO attempt anything
like legislation for control Of the affairs
of the denomination, and that they wish
only to produce greater unity. Henry
Ward Beecher warmly welcomed Rev.
Mr.. Hepworth as brother. The latter
stated ia his remarks that he was now
on the side where he had been long
wishing to come.
The argument in the case of Foster,
the car hook murderer, for q new trial,
was to have been heard before the
Supreme Court, to-day, but as the case
is now on appeal argument was post
poned till next month.
Last August Henry Schneider, a
young man living in West Thirty-6fth
street, was bitten by dog. The wound
healed up and nothing was thought of
it till Monday last when symptoms OF
hydrophobia exhibited themselves and
he died in horrible agony.
Yesterday Miss Isabella Titus, aged
eighteen years, a resident OF Boston,
committed suicide by shooting herself
through the head with pistol. Death
was almost instantaneous. She was
on visit TO the family Of DR.. Pray, at
3S West Twenty-Fourth street. The
deceased was a siDgularly beautiful
young lady. 1t is believed she was
temporarily insane from the effects Of
severe bodily pain.
The Election committee at Albany
have summoned Tweed to appear before
them on the 25th of January. The
committee from the Legislature are to
take evidence.
More Frauds.
The Times says further fraud has
been discovered in the Department OF
Public Works, growing out of four
contracts for iron pipes, concluded
under the auspices OF Tweed, whereby
the city was robbed OF some twelve
thousand dollars.
Pope Plus Ill.
A Herald special cable dispatch dated
Rome, January IS, says His Holiness
Pope Plus TX, was taken suddenly i'll
on Wednesday. He retired to bed
affected with a cough. 1t is thought
the maady is not OF dangerous char
acter. The Pontifical reception which
he proposed to hold at the Vatican
yesterday has been postponed in conse-
ouence of his indispostion. The Pope
was born on the 18th Of May, 1872, and
has nearly completed his eighthtieth
year.
A man named White yesterday was
killed up town on the Vanderbilt
Fourth avenue slaughter trap. Soon
after the accident large crowd gath
cred and threate ned to tear up the
track, but they were dispersed by the
police.
The steamer France, from Liverpool,
has arrived.
1t is proposed to move resolution In
the Legislature declaring Tweeds place
vacant if that gentleman does not pre-.
sent himself. In the latter case his ex-
pulsion will be moved.
The Investigating Committee.
The Custom House Investigation
committee resumed their labors this
morning at the Fifth avenue Hotel,
being the fifteenth day Of the investi-