The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-04
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Payment of Employees.

DEPARTMENT OF 1uUllC Norhe iof Ia
borer, employed in that department.
He will today pay the salaries OF teach
ers Of evening schools for the months OF
O.,oIpr, November and December last,
amounting TO over $4,000. Also
PAINTERS Of public lamps and lamp
ro.,s for the three months prior to last
January. amounting to $4,000.
~. Patrick's Day.
Delegates from various Irish societies
met last night, and decided to celebrate
s. Patrick's Day by parade on Mon
iav, March Is. A motion was made
and lost extending an invitation to the
colored societies Of the city. The Po-
lice Commissioners have offered an
escort, and Mayor Hall has consented
10 review the procession. The route
of the procession having been agreed
on, the meeting adjourned.
Forser Captured.
One of the most adroit forgers in the
country, and who has on several CO.
caslops victimized banks and banking
firms, was captured by detective yes
terday. His last transaction was an
attempt to victimize Jay Cooke Il Co.
of bonds TO the amount Of $4,000,
with which firm he had concluded
an arrangement for the purchase Of
bonds 10 that amount, but owing to the
shrewdness Of the detectives the firm
was made aware Of the intended fraud.
After four weeks search, a detective
Yesterday secceei led in capturing a
man calling himself Mr.. Kenny, who
had been recognized by Jay Cooke *
Co. a. the person who negotiated with
them for the purchase OF the bonds.
Had it not been for the detectives the
swinde would no doubt have succeeded,
as his plans OF operation were well
lail. He will be arraigned for trial
this morning. When arrested he went
under the cognomen OF Barclay.
The England Trouble.
A Tribune special from Washington
says the President and Cabinet are
understood TO feel hopeful that, unless
some new political excitement arises in
England between now and the meeting
OF the Geneva Conference, the questions
in dispute will be allowed to 90 there,
and that the treaty will be sustained
The fact that no protest against our
case was made tor so many weeks after
it was 10 the hands OF the English Cab.
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Parliament was meeting, and subsided
when the vote testing the strength Of
the parties had been taken, convinces
our government that the whole pro-
ceedn, Was political necessity on the
part Of the Gladstone Ministry, and
tina, it will be SO anxious 10 find its
wav out OF the trouble that 1t will be
successful.
The Stokes Trial.
In the Stokes trial to-day, Judge
Cariozo directed the jury to find
verdict sustaining the validity OF the
Indictment against Stokes, after which
the counsel Tor S okes took exception to
the rulings OF the court, and stay and
arrest OF judgment tor twenty days was
granted by the court TO enable the de-
tense TO prepare bill Of exceptions.
Fire-Narrow Escape.
A fire in the apartments OF E. w.
Igor, 3gS Clinton Place, nearly suffo-
Gated him this forenoon. He is very
low with consumption, and it was with
great difficulty that the firemen rescued
him. The fire caused loss of five
thousand dollars; insured.
Oil Exchange.
Members OF the proposed Oil Ex-
change met today. The committee on
Rules and Regulations reported that, as
thev were to use produce exchange for
their business, they would adopt the
rules of that association. A vote Of
those present was taken to see how
many would join the Oil Exchange, il
formed, and it was almost unanimous
n favor OF it.
Attempted Suicide.
Late this evening Owen Hamilton,
who has been for some time insane, re-
sidn, at 342 West Sixteenth street,
jumped from second story window to
the sidewalk, sustaing severe injuries
about the head and body. After having
his wounds dressed he was taken home
by his friends.
This evening Edward Cherway, aged
% years, residing on King street, COM
m'tted suicide by shooting himself
through the head with a revolver. The
coroner was notified, and an inquest
was held to-day. The deceased had
been sick for a number OF years, with
ont, however, being confined to his bed.
No cause is assigned for the act.
Fire.
At II o'clock this morning fire oc-
CURED on the second floor Of a building
on Bond street, causing a damage to
several jewellers OF $1,000
Anniversary Celebration.
The seventeenth anniversary OF the
accession OF the Emperor Alexander to
the throne Of Russia was celebrated in
the Greek Church here today. The
church was decorated with festoons of
eyergreens and garlands OF flowers.
The ceremonies were conducted by Rev.
Father B. Jerring, and lasted two hours.
The Greek liturgy and solemn ts dsum
were chanted in English, and PRAYERS
were offered for the Imperial family of
Russia, the President and Congress.
The Ciadins.
Mrs. Utica Claf1in Booker, sister o,
Vic. Woodruff, intends to deliver a
lecture next Thursday evening at
cooper Institute, against the free.love
doctrines advocated by Woodruff and
T!s1in, She will give history Of the
:thaen'W Woodruff biography, and prom.