The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-12-02
NEW YORK.
HOns Tweed Seriously III.

New YORK, December l.-There was
q rumor in circulation to-day that VIM.
NJ. Tweed had died in prison Of hesrt
disesse. Sheriff Hates believed the
rumor Was without foundation, but lad
no means of finding out whether il was
true or ial.e. He thought if the repor.
was correct the Commissioners OF Chagi-
ties would have made the matter public.
At three o'clock the clerk formerly en-
ploysd by the corporation counsel, told
several friends in the city that Tweed
had Leen taken eick this morning and
had been removed from his cell to the
hospital On the leland. He added that
he heard that Tweed was suffering from
inflammation ofthe brain. II was said
that before Tweed was tried he was
attacked with heart disease. Twcsd's
private Office was closed, SO no iniorms-
ton was obtained there. At the City
Hall it was said he was dying, bat no
better authority was found tor this
statement than that quoted.
VIM. W. Tweed Said TO be Dyiug CT
Brain Fever.
New York, December 1.-The re-
port that Wm NJ. Tweed is lyingat the
point of death has been confirmed by
a telegram to the Mayor saying that
Tweed was not expected to live through
the night. His disease ID brain fever,
News Iiems.
The survivors Of the Vile Du HaVrc
reached Bristol to-day. They were al
saved by the boats OF the LoCherne snd
transferred to the Tri Mountain, which
carried them to Cardiff, There is great
excitement in London over the loss Of
the vessel.
Andrew Sratton, aged twenty-oae,
and his daughter, aged two, starved 10
death at BridgetGn, n. j.
The Union Trust Company has COM
menced paying depositors in tuil.
Boarding an italian Brig.
Several masked men boarded the
Italian brig Msttano, lying off the bat
terry, at two o'clock yesterday morning
and obtained complete possession OF the
vessel, after which they robbed the Cap.
tain's wife of herjewelry, and also took
some money that was concealed in tn
cabin. Captain Cennatain, the COM
mander, resisted and was shot, and se'
riousiy injured. The mate was bouno
and gagged and one OF the men heid
the steward while the others secured
the Jewels and money. O"e ot the
thieves has been arrested.
Latest from the V.Iie Du FIavre
Disaster.
No additional news has been received
at the Office of the French trans-Atan'
tic company, concerning the Vile Dn
Havre catastrophy. The number Of
passengers who ssiled on the fatal YES
sci was l30 the crew numbered $50
making the total number on board BIO;
of which ST are said to have been saved.
It is evident that 223 remain to be &C"
counted for. In the dea!th Of PartIc''
ulars of the disaster, anxious crowds are
congregated abou, the Office OF the com"
pauy, on Broadway, in the nope tha:
here at least something could be learn"
ed. The officers OF the company, be-
yond the short telegram announcing
the calamity, have absolutely no infor-
nation to give.
The agent te'egraphed i,wo or three
times for details, but as yet nothing had
been received. The lost ship had 4
general cargo OF cotton, bacon, whea;
rice and potash.
The Storm on The English Coast
A terrible storm was prevailing when
the Vile du Havre went down. The
night was very dark and the whistles
and fog horns kept going TO avoid q
possible collision, and worst fesrs were
realized when the awful cresh was felt.
The steamer receiving blows under the
water mark causing her TO sink rapidly.