The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-04-25
BY TELEG H.
Exciusiveiy for the Register
~ the Pacific and Atlantic L'ne.
once, llO Main street.
NEW YORK.
International Billiard Match

international Billiard Match.
| New YORK, April 24.-MI Collender,
the billiard table manufacturer, propo-
ses a grand International Billiard
Tournament, at three ball carom, open
to all the world
Contracts Awarded.
The Indian Commissioners met last
evening at the 5th Avenue Hotel.
Awards were made Yesterday. but the
Commissioners decided not to make
any OF them public until the whole
shall have been completed
Proposed Boar Races.
Efforts ar making to establish this
summer a series of national and poss>
bly, International regattas between the
chief Amsturg Rowine Associations, to
be held on river near Long Branch
| Preliminary arrangements are being
made and anumter of letters have been
exchanged by various clubs.
Canal Boat Burned.
The canal boat A. G. Carpenter. Of
Ithaca. New York, owned by James
Hunt and loaded with 1900 barrels of
lime valued at IS, 800, took fire at the
wharf early this morning from the
lime Stacking, and in order TO gave
other Gratis she had TO be sunk The
cargo, with the exception OF three hun
ured barrels, is q total loss.
Forfeited Hts Eaii.
The case o., Robert L Crawford, SON
iu-lsw OF Commodore Vanderbilt, in
dicted tor shooting Detective Hender-
son through both legs on the 9th OF
May, 1872, on Fourth street, came up
in general sessions to-day. The &C
cused die. not appear and his recog-
| nizances were ordered to he forfeited
Crawford Is under $25, 600 bail, Horace
F. Clark and Augustus ScheII being
his bondsmen. Crawfords counsel
claimed that no notice OF trial hal been
given and the case was peremptorlly set
down Tor Monday.
The Hrnnessy Nurdar.
The two Hennessy children mur-
dered by their insane mother yesterday
will be buried this afternoon. Mrs.
Hennessy still remains in the same con-
dition of mind, being apparently un-
able to realize her horrible position
She speaks inteligent,y on other mat
lers that do uot concern the death o.
her children. She will probably be
sent to the lunstc asylum on Black
wells Island.
An Actors Troubles,
Charles Fechter, an actor, has COM
menced suit in the Supreme Court
against Mr.. Sherman, OF the firm OF
Duncan, Sherman d Co, for damages,
tor non -fulfilment OF contract concern
ing the sale OF the Theatre franchise.
Fechter's complaint alleys tnat hv
Sherman's breach he lost $4,000
A usch ment mas been i-sned 10y judge
Barrett against Sherman's property IN
New York. The case came up to-day
on motion for an order to serve the
writ OF suit upon Sherman by puhlica-
ZION, be being not now in the country.
The court granted the order
The English ForgerIes.
The examination of the case OF
Macdonald, charged with implication
10 the forgeries upon the bank OF Egg
land, continued to-day before Commis-
s;oner Bntner. Macdonald was dis
charged upon the original complaint
but held TO await the re-ult OF new
charges preferred against him.
Another Libel SUIT.
Justice John Downing OF Eastern
New York has brought suit for slaGder,
against the New York Sun, lsving
damages at $4,000 The justice claims
that he was grossly misrepresentei and
slandered in the report OF an exsmiDa-
ton in burglary case recently.
The New Cable.
The agent of the new cable company
states that the steamer Kangaroo LETT
tor Hogs Island or Long Island this
morning, and operations will be COM
mepced in few days The Kangaroo
has the shore end of the cable on board
The European end OF the cable will be
at Lands End. England.
Armament IN Stokes Case.
The argument on the bill OF excep-
tious in Stokes case was continued to-
day in the Supreme Court. Don Pas
sos made an urgent appeal to the Court
to review the order OF Judge Boardman
denying a new trial on the ground OF
irregularities. The Court decided that
:, had no jurisdiction in The matter, and
that Boardman's decision WAS final
District Attorney Phelps opened the
! argument for the people aud proceeded
to present the printed points IN the
case His argument claimed that the
Judse's charge at the last tr'ai was IN
accordance with the law and cid not
conf ct with the provisions OF the stat
ute regarding rhe law o. murder Ire
main closed the argument IN the most
impressive appeal TO the Court IN G's
clients behalf urging revisai o! the
previous judgment.
| Burglary.
On Monday night one OF the most
daring burglaries successfully carried
ont for a long time was perPetrated In
Broadway lace house. The thieves
succee,ied in carving away nearly