The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-12-17
NEW YORK.
News Items,

berry, President OF the Lyceum, deliver
ed an address before the members last
evening on the character and scientific
labors OF the late Professor Agassiz.
The police of the 29th precinct made
raid on five policy shops in that dis
trict last right, arresting large num-
Der of persons ard confscating all i'm
plemeuts found in the establishments.
The steamship Grace which ran
ashore on Saturday last, near Bedlow,
which is an island in lower New York
bay, foated of yesterday afternoon and
arrived here last night. She will be
Immediately reloaded. The vessel GUS
tanned no damage ard will leave port
in the latter part OF the week.
Financial.
Transactions in Wall street yesterday
were governed to great extent by
rumors and reports from Washington
The financial adv;ces from Washing
ton and strong bull combination in
the gold room carried sales of gold
rapidly up from ll0t to lll4. Trans
actions for a speculative riase were large
and spirited, and there was great buoy
ancy in the Stock Exchange early in
the day,
The Cotton Trade.
Advices received by private firms
state that some OF the largest cotton
shipping firms OF the South are maxi
ing arrangements to resume shipments
of cotton to New York for export and
are negotiating for that purpose with
their former or other banking agents in
this city. This branch OF business SUI
fered almost complete prostraton since
the commencement OF the panic.
A Washinhton special Gays that the
House Las fixed the recess to extend
from Friday next till Tuesday after New
Yesrs. II the Senate concurs the re,
cess will be practically three weeks
long
Finaucia! Improvement.
The prominent dry goods houses OF
Clshin E Co., Peake, Opdyke
& Co., who were compelled to ask for
an extension of time on their CONNER.
cial paper during the recent panic, are
now recovering from their embarrass-
ments, and will be able to make their
payments in full. An encouraging i'm
proyement is also reported in other dry
goods houses.
Trial OfSenator Genet.
In the Oyer and Termiaer Court this
morning au effort was made 10 agal
postpone thet rial o! ex-senator Genet,
in consequence on the part OF the pros
ecution OF the illness OF District Attor-
ney Phelps, and plea OF Genets coun-
sel OF pressing business in other courts
Judge Davis refused to grant any fur
,her delay and the work OF empaneIi-
ing a Jury began. Up to II o'clock Two
Jurors had been obtained. Both took
seats in the jury box without being
sworn.
SS,UUO,UOO wy p"AN''
The Board OF Ioternal improvement
met this afternoon and adopted q reso-
luton offered at its last meeting, au-
tbor;zing the issue OF $1,000, goo OF c;ty
and county stocks and bonds to meet
bonds OF a similar nature falling due
next month. Estimates for the yeer
1874 will be taken up for consideration
at the meeting tomorrow.
Gamblers in Trouble.
The policy dealers arrested Yesterday
were in most cascs held in 81 900 bail
each to appear for trial. 4 raid was
made to-day on large number OF
BrookIyn policy dealers.
Advance In tne Prize az Teh a"d
Coffee.
Tea has been advanced five cents anu
coffee ten to twelve cents per pound by
retailers here in anticipation OF the
proposed increase OF tax on these GrtI'
cIes, Both will undoubtedly go higher
Crashed TO Death.
". Presco, o stonemason, WAS crush
ed to death this afternoon hy large
stone falling on him at the Improve,
ment works, Fourteenth street.