The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-10

4 vidlng Tor Assumption Oy tne ooSefu'
ment Of the indebtedness of the Louis
Vile l. Portland Canal around thu
Falls Of the Ohio River. This amouat
to about s2,l50,OO0 The vote in thu
Committee stood four in favor and fvs
against the proposition. A motion wa
then made that Mr.. Holman be au'
thorized 10 report an amendment %
seperate measure with the recommend.
alton OF the Committee that it pass, and
this was agreed to by . vote OF five te
four. s.... ..s...-.- - -.s... .
Exffnsuishisg Sparks.
While some chemicals were being
removed at John Sparks Fireworks
manufactory, No. 40 Dey street, to-day
an explosion occurred. which threw
Sparks several feet Sparks received
severe but not dangerous bruises, OF
his face and hands. A Miss Browr
enveloped him in her waterproof cloak
and smothered the flames. DE wa
taken to his residence, No. 707 Baltic
street, Brooklyn. There are forty'
seven girls and boys employed on The
premises who were panic stricken wher
the disaster occurred; many OF them
rushing from the factory. which II
situated on the fourth Hoor Of ths
building, fell down and were slightly
bruised. A number of the boys went
to the hatchway and commenced te
Glide down the rope. Cstharins
McKnirke attempted to follow them
but fell and fractured her leg. Sh:
was taken to Park Hospital. Had
the large stock Of explosives kept on
hand ignited, the consequences mign'
have been fearful.
Reduction en- Foreign Telegrams
Mr.. Cyrus NJ. Field OF the Atlantic
Cable announces that on and after the
first day of May next, the tariff on
messages between Great Britain. France
and New York will be reduced from
one dollar per word to seventy-fiVe cents
per word.
| stokes Case.
Judge Boardman, to day, rendered q
decision in the Stokes case, denying
the motion for new trial and refusing
to grant a stay OF proceedings. Coun.
sci for the defence decided to apply to
Judge Davis Tor q stay Of proceedings
In the Supreme Court this afternoon
before Judge Davis application was
made tor q writ OF error and stay o1
proceedings in behalf of Stokes Mr.
Tremain, Tor the prisoner, made leng,
thy legal argument, reviewing some OF
the exceptions taken during the trial,
he also quoted numerous authorities
in support OF his case. The argument
wac continued all the afternoon. There
are fifteen exceptions to the rulings ol
the court in excluding testimony going
to prove threats made by deceased.
Defaultipg Bank Officers.
Booth Graham, President, and Hor'
ton. Cashier, of the Waikiki National
Bank of Middletown, have been forced
into bankruptcy. On Friday there
we're proved before register Little at
Middletown, claims against Horton to
more than $4,000 in amount, and
against Graham to about $4,000. The
bank proves claim for about $l70, ,OOO
against Horton, sl50000 for deialca'
ton, all of which is traced direct, both
by entries iu the banks books, and by
outside circumstances, to Horton. The
banks claim against Graham is only
for $4,000 made up of notes, endorse
ments, and over dratts, and cash items.
A large amount of debts proved against
Horton, is for bonds and securities lett
| with him by an old woman for safe
keeping, and which he converted to bis
own use.
Dying.
The pb bysicians attending Kalbfeiscb
ex. Mayor, say he cannot live more
than day or two. Dropsy set in FRI
day night and gained great ascendancy
over the patient yesterday. All the
family have been summoned to witness
the closing scene.
The President wants the Laws. Sus-
tanned In Utah
"a Washington Special to the Her.
| aid says that President Grant express
ed himself strongly in favor OF the in'
forcement of the laws in Utah, if ii
takes the whole available military
force to sustain it. General Sheridan,
has been summoned here to give his
advice from personal observation oil
the best localities within, days rail =
road distance, of Salt Lake city for the
temporary encampment OF troops.
"A Fugitive from, Justice.
William Ellis, alias Leven White
charged with obtaining $1,000 from the
Bank of J. v. Painter, Cleveland O.,
on forged bonds, was brovght before
Justice Downing, Yesterday, and
| was identified by Mr.. Dote, late Cash
ier OF the Bank, as the person who
received the money, and requisi-
ton from the Governor Of Ohio, for
him and q warrant from Governor
Dix to give him up being also procured,
the Justice ordered that he be sent
back to Ohio for trial.
New YORK, February 9.--The pro-
posed annexation OF New York and
Brooklyn, now being strongly sgitated.
especially in the latter city where there
appears to be q rapidly increasing pub
lie sentiment in favor of the scheme.
The Steamer Chicsmauga, formerly
Confederate Prtvateer, is being fit
ted out in this port as 0 war vessel for
the Spanish Government. She is arm.
ed with hundred pound pivot gun and
two sixty pound broadsides 1t is un-
dertood she will act in eopjuction with
the Spanish gun boat fotilla 10 Cuban
waters.