The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-21

ue4L. ne ulHu6r Will Dc dlLcllucu ny
the King and suite, members Of the Cab
met, Sir Edward Thornton and Mrs.
Thornton, Chief Justice Waite, Senator
Cameron, Representative Orth, and few
others. The press of official duties COM
pels General Sherman to leave for St.
Louis to.night, and he will not be able to
attend.
Irwin Refuses to Testify.
WASHINGTON, December l9.-Irwin
refused to-day to inform the Sub Com
nittec on Ways and Means how the Pa
cific Mail Company's money was ex-
pended pending the subsidy bill in Con-
gress.
Bank Statement.
New YORK, December l9.-Loans
increase, $506, ,500;specie decrease, $685.
300; legal tender decrease, $l,538,6OO;
deposits decrease, 81, 700, 200; circulation
decrease, s72,700; reserve decrease, ST.
4G2, 1850.
Efforts to Burn State Prison at
AUBURN, n. Y, December 19.-Or-
ganized attempts are evidently being
made by the convicts to burn the State
prison here. 4 few days ago fires we're
set in two or three places, and to-day
fires were started in three shops, only
one Of which, however, the collar shop,
ives seriously damaged.
Burning Of the Pacific Mail Steamer
Japan.
NEW YORK, December 19.-The fol-
lowing dispatch has been received from
Washington at the officer of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company:
"The State Department have a dis
patch stating that the japan burned at
sea near Hong Kong, with fearful loss of
life and mails
The Japan left San Francisco Novem-
Der l4th, arriving at Yokohama Decem-
Der 10th, and sailed thence, on the 2lst,
for Hong Kong, with three cabin pas
sencers, f. w. Crocker, r. NJ. Tindell,
and Mary Stall, and four hundred and
twenty-four Chinese in steerage. The
steamer left San Francisco with 973 tons
freight and $275,o0O treasure. Her Off
GERS were Captain E. X. Warsaw; first
officer F. w. Hart; second, II. II. An
drews; third, j. p. Gallagher; chief en-
gineer, John Cosgrove; first assistant en-
Sineer, w. Bennett; second, David F.
Alton; third, James Henry; purser, John
Rooney; Surgeon, V. b. Gates; freight
clerk, D. l.. Gorham; store keeper, w.
B. Horn; steward, o. n. Clark; second
steward, VIM. Ray.
New YORK, December l9.-The
steamship Japan, that burned at sea, was
one of the old wooden ships of the
Pacific Mail Company, and Is insured
for $4,000 in English and French
Companies.
The steamship Colon, of the Pacific
Mail line, lost blade of her propeller
when leaving tho dock, to-day, for AS
pinwall, andis at anchor in the stream.
Another Dam Bursted In Massachu.
setts.
HAYDENvlLLE, MASS, December 10
The large new dam just completed for
HAYDEN, Gore u Co.'S brass works at
thi: place. bursted about II o'clock this
morning, and large body of water
covered with ice about ten inches thick,
swept down the channel through the
village with crash similar to the flood
of Nav last. The cotton mill dam just
below the village held water. The
icc probablv prevented any sacrifice OF
life Mt Leeds, with which place there is
no tclcgraphic communication. There
were 20 or IS children skating on the
pond at the time, but it Is thought all
escaped There was great excitement at
the time. rs it was reported that two
larpeSGoshen reservoirs had broken, and
the inhabitants were making for the
high ground as fast a, possible.
Carnival In Memphis.
MEMPHIS, December l9.-Extcnsive
preparations are being made by the
Memphis and Elks for celebrating the
approaching carnivals. 1t is stated by
those who profess TO know that the pa,
rcant on the night of the carnival will
surpass that of last year, and that cos
tunes have been shipped from Paris.
Western Baptist Educational Union
ST. JOSEPH, Mo, December l9.-
The Patee House in this city, the largest
and finest hotel building in the Missouri
Valley. which cost $4,000 in gold IN
1860. was purchased to-day by the West
ern Baptist Educational Union, corpo-
ration composed of leading citizens from
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and
Colorado. Rev. s. Kalloch, is President
Of this organization; Rev. Nc. Breathitt,
Vice President; George c. Hull Treasu,
rer; George Rees, Secretary. The object
~ the CORPORATION is to establish here a
first class University of the highest
Grade, under the control of the Baptist
denomination. Some Of the wealthies,
citizens of st. Joseph, are members o'
the board of trustees. The articles OF in,
CORPORATION place the endowment fund
at $500 900, with power to increase 1t tt
one million. This is the first instance OF
record of that denomination establishing
a first class university overstepping the
State lines in its organization and con
troll. ...s- .. .
n..,b OF q Theatre Employee n
Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH, December l9.-Josept
Mcfarland. a scene shifter and curtain
tender at the Pittsburgh Opera House
while ascending the stairway from unde'
the stage during the progress of Jetter
sons play Of Rip Van Wrinkle this even
inc. slipped and falling over the edge o
the stairs. broke his neck, and died in
SANITY. Deceased was aged % years
and single.
A Double Murder.
ST LOUIS, December ls.-The Demo
crafs Kansas City special says, the dea'
bodies of two young men were found ol
the track of the Northwestern Pacih
rsilroad, five mives east of this city, 70
dsy. The corners jury found q verdic
that they had been murdered and place
ON the track. 1t is believed here ths
thew were they two Pinkertons, the Dc
tectires who have been in this sectlo
since the railroad robbery at Muncie