The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-24
BY TELEGRAPH.
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Office, II0 Main street.
TELEaRAPHlC SUMMARY.

A company OF Eastern capltaiists
have organized company tor the pur-
pose OF constructing q railroad from
Chicago to Duluth. and are now in the
former city making preliminary ar.
rangements. Saturday was one OF the
ooldest days they have had this season
in Chicago.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has
directed the assistant Treasurer 10 COM
mence the payment OF the interest due
March lst, 1873, on Monday March
the 24lh.
Wsshing,on's Birthday was generally
observed as a holiday In Washington
All the departments were closed at noon
and the city presented q very lively
appearance.
An unknown vessel went ashore back
ofPlymouth disabled, and it ia supp osed
all-6n board are lost.
Rev Henry Ward Beecher delivered
his second lecture in Cincinnati. on
'Compu'sory E Iucstion last Ss'ur
day night to a large audience. He
leaves for st. Lous to-day.
Two rival steamboat captains got ln-
20 fight or the levee at Nashville,
Tennessee. ls-t SATURDAY. which result
ID in one OF them. c. II. Arthur. teing
seriously. though not dangerously
wounded.
Fathers Tom Burke and Lily left
New York, SATURDAY, in the steam r Ci-
~ OF Paris, for Ireland. A lsrge sud
enthusiastic crowd o. friends and sdmi-
rers gave them a farewell rec ption on
she steamer 1T before they sailed
Father Burke intends to return 10
America in about year.
Wsshington's Bir.hdw was generally
observed asa holiday in New York, Bos-
ton, JERSEY CITY. Brooklyn, Philsdel.
phia, and all the eastern cities
A fire in Rome, Ne. York, on Sat
urday evening, DESTROYED the carriage
factory OF Sanford & Nicholson. Loss,
$4,000; insured
tremendous crowd o. people assem-
bleG at the Academy OF Music in Phi
ladelphis, on SATURDAY. night in com
pl lance to call Of the xecnlive Com
mittee OF the Centennial Commission.
Mr. Cameron pre-ided. The amount
OF money subscribed to the Centennial
Fund is $I,742640. Addresses were
made by prominent gentlemen from
all parts OF the United States, aud at q
late hour the meeting adjourned.
A collision occurred at LswreUc shurg
on Saturday which two freight trains
we're pretty badly smashed up. No one
hurt
At Rising Sun. Indiana, on Saturday
evening barrel was founi floating in
the river and on being taken ashore il
vas found to contain the BODY OF a man
with his head and legs cut of There
was nothing about him by which he
could he identified
A FIRE in the Collier building on the
public landing in Cincinnati Saturday.
DESTROYED property to the amount Of
$4,000.
The Judiciary Committee OF the
House had quite stormy meeting on
Saturday night, while cons,deringthe evr.
dence in the case OF Mr.. Col Ak, with a
view OF reporting il there was reason
for impeachment. Mr. Butler, Peters and
Goodrich are reported "a strongly in
favor OF impeach m ent, while the other
mem bers, are willing to report that Mr..
Coltax's explanation is not salts actory,
and nothing more.
The hair goods store OF Carleton Il
Co., Boston, wvs robbed on Saturday
night OF So, 900 worth o goods.
Hutchk & Co.'S match factory. at
New Haven. was destroyed hv FIRE
Yesterday morning Loss $4,000; no
insurance.