The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-13
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Saturdays Dispatches
NEW YORK.
The Cuban Qupsti0n.

ington special to the Evening Post says
Reports telegraphed hence aud put
lshed yesterday, that a change in tn
policy of the administration on tn
Cuban question has been determines
upon, and that Minister Sickle
has been instructed to call th'
attention Of the Spanish Governmen
in an emphatic way to its failure Il
carrv out emancipation in Cuba. ar
founded upon letters submitted to Con
gress in December, and made public a
that time. There has been no chang'
in the policy towards Cuba, as alleged
since the Presidents annual message
Redu ction In the Price OF Nails.
The manufacturers Of American cut
nails and spikes OF the Atlantic States
at a socia! meeting o. the members ol
the Association, held here yesterday,
decided TO reduce their wholesale prices
f'ty cents per keg. The recent break.
down OF prices for English iron, with a
superahundance OF cheap coal in the
United States. has caused the reduction.
The following is the schedule ot new
prices generally adopted YESTERDAY: 10
penny to 90 penny, common. s. Oo per
keg; 6 penny and 9 penny. 1926; 6
penny and I penny at $3.50 4 pennv
and ) penny at S. -; 3 penny $3.50 2
penny and 3 penny fHe, 81 %; cut
spikes, all sizes, s. 25; The prices for
fencing and sheeting nails are the same
a. common. The following are new
prices for finishing, flooring. box,
coopers, casing. stating, trunk and to-
bacco nails per keg: 3 penny, ZOO 4
and 5 penny. Sc p; 6 penny, 5000 8
penny. $7.75; 10 penny and larger,
s. 50; clipch nail, , and 2t inch, 800.
p aud q inch. ST 65; 3 inches and
Longer, SC 80. For half kegs the prices
are SOC. PER cwtr more than above
prices.
woodruff.
The argument in the Wooihull case,
which was to have been heard to-day,
Vas postponed until Monday. Tennie
has not yet been arrested,
Suit Decided.
In the Circuit Court at Patterson.
New Jersey, tho case Of the Union or
Kasaon Locomotive Express Company
against the Erie Railroad COMPANY, a
suit to recover damages 'or a contract
which was abrogated by Gould u Fisk,
the iurv this mornins. after being ont
twenty-three hours, returned q verdict
for the plaintiff for $4,000 the case
has heen on two weeks and has ex-
cited great interest among locomotive
builders and railroad men.
Denied.
The report that the sheriff had an at
tschment agains, the effects Of the new
St Joseph and Denver City railroad, in
this citv, ia denied by that official.
Acts Approved.
The President has approved the fol-
loving acts OF Congress: an act making
an appropriation for the payment Of
invalid and other pensions Of the United
Sts,es Tor the wear ending June 80
1872; An act providing Tor an extension
of time to the Wiuona and St Peter
raj road tor the completion OF the ROAD
The President and party have re-
turned from Annapolis.
Examination sf Scbo"l Buildings
McGregor, the Superintendent o
Buildings, is now engaged in making
careful examination Of school houses
in the city, in order to ascertain VIVA
mesns OF escape are provided in cas'
OF fire, and make all proper recon-
mendations when their provisions ar
deficient or wanting.
The financial transactions for INT
week here have been OF An importan
character. The Treasury was enabled
20 tuv only twenty thousand dollars u
bonds while the usual amount OF gold
al O8O. 600. was sold during the week
The regular operations of the Treasur.
office resulted in an outflow OF <S,2s2,
900 gold, on account OF interest AM
s63,llO in redemption ct tive'twent.
bonds.
pre,sriny 10 Receive the frese'
Refugees.
This forenoon there WAS a large al
tendance at the meeting OF the friend
OF the French refugees. now on tne'
ray to this country. Speeches "eF
male expressing gres, sympathy 10
>.u who have just been released o
condition that they Quit France. Id
chairman stated that nearly $4,000 ha
bsep subscribed for the purpose OF CIV
inc them q feeling welcome. 1t wa
ayr.ed that as soou as the refugees a'
rived thev be visited at Castle Garde'
aud convened to Casinos, 10 husto
street where q dinner will be given /
tbeir honor. At the close OF the NEE
ing further subscriptions were take
amounting TO $262.
The case of Foster, the murdere
Will receive a final decision by til
Court of Appeals January 2lst-
The New Posteffiee.
The work on the building OF IN
new postoffics is now stopped on &C
eouut OF the preseo. spell OF sever
weather, and will not be resumed uni
the weather breaks up. 1t viii. in q
probability, not happen until the ia''
end OF February or lst of March.
Conductors ResigDinE.
All the conductors on the harle'
River railroad have sent in their resi-
nations, owiog to the company isSail
,hooLa NTH nrinied tickeIs, to be puncl