The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-18
TELEGRAPH SUMMARY.

on Monday morning, at Newark, New
jersey. Several fremen were injured.
Loss $25 700.
1t is reported in shipping circles in
New York that new steamship line
is to be formed to take the place Of the
iefunct Atlantic Mail Company line,
A full text of the new charter for New
York city was published yeasterday
morning il that city. The proposed
changes are sweeping, every present
head OF Department being Legislated
out OF office. The Board of assistant
Aldermen is dispensed with and the
Police Commissioners are sborn OF a
great deal of their present power. Pro-
visions as made Tor every officer under
salary by the city Goeernment.
The President has approved an act
making appropriations for the current
and contingent expenses Of the Indian
department and for fulfilling the treaty
stipulstions with various milan tribes
J for the year ending June 30, 1874.
Secretary Boutwell, denies that be has
com promised with Phelps, Dodge u Co.,
the New York importers, upon their
agreeing to pay 100000 TOR duties
heretofore evaded They have offered
$27l 900 and the proposition is now
pending in the Department.
The House Committee on Appropri-
tions heard Secretary Fisher on the
subject OF running the Northern bound.
sry tetn cen the United States and the
British possessions. and aiterward
agreed to report an appropriation Of
Sl25, 900 to complete the survey.
Dr. Isaac Mul'ord, the founder Of the
Republican party in New Jersey, died
yesterday at Camden in that State, in the
73i year of his age.
The native merchants OF Zanzibar
have petitoned the Sultan to protest
againet the abolition OF the Slave trade.
Phillip Beard, of Somerset, Perry
CO., Ohio, committed suicide, last Sat-
urday, by drir king hal a pint OF whis>
kew and bottle OF horse medicine
Ex.G overnor Merrill OF Iowa was ex-
amined before an Investigating Com
mttee at Des Moines yesterday. He
said that J. X. Graves told him that
Sos, 900 had been deposited in bank
to defeat the tariff bill. Graves denies
il.
In the Morrill, Credit Mobilier In
vestigating committee yesterday, MIR
Morton, of Morton Bliss & Co, bank.
ers in New York, testified that he had
Informed Senator Patterson that he had
| no Credit Mobilier stock belonging 10
the Senator But he hai subsequent
ly found 10 the sale an envelope con-
tanning 20 shares Of the stock endorsed
by Oakes Ames to Mr. Patterson.
He supposed they had been left there
for safe keeping, though he didn't
know when or by whom they were let.
Oakes Ames testified that Mr. Patterson
came to him last week and said he had
been mistaken and that his (Ames
testimony had been corrects. lie sup
posed Mr.. Patterson knew he had In
serted in Credit Mobilier stock. aud
thought he had informed him of that
fact.
TIE ice g2rses iu toe Missouri river
broke yesterday morning. The river
rose rapidly at St. Louis and the ice
ran out rapidly; no serious damage. has
vet occurred, though some apprehen-
sion is felt yet for the result when the
Mississippi ice rams down.
4 new disease which is thoughtto be
brain fever is causing great fatality
a, Richmond, Indiana. and is rapidly
spreading. Seven bodies were waiting
for in,erment yesterday, and there Is
mu III excitement in the town.
The steamer John A. Gilmore, struck
the draw of the railroad bridge at Clarks-
Vile. Tenn, last night, and threw 1t in
to the river, the steamer being but lit
tie damaged. The river is high, and
the transfer of passengers on the Mem
phis Il Louisville railroad, will be at
tended with much risk.
In the Pomeroy investigating COM
miltee yesterday State Senator Y ork, ol
Kansas, WAS examined aud testified
substantially as heretofore published.
No new facts were ELECTED.
The arrived ofthe Steamer Japan IN
San Francisco last Saturday, with lot
OF Chinese passengers, all Of whom had
the small -pox, created considerable
excitement. The vessel was quaran'
tined.
WASHINGTON.