The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-03-30
NEW YORK.
Railroad Accident.

NEW \ oRK, March 2S.-Two freight
trains collided this afternoon on the
Pennsylvania Central railroad, near
Jersey City, killing the fireman and
brakeman and fatally wounding the
conductor, who was named Welse. The
collision is attributed to the careless
ness of the telegraph operator at the
signal station who ordered one train to
90 out, when he had instructions to
detain it till the other passed. The
operator has been arrested.
Temperance.
In Brooklyn over thirty lady visitors
wen: out yesterday under the auspices
of the Women's Temperance Union
and tried to get signatures to the pledge
not to sell liquors as beverage. They
visited keepers OF groceries, druggists,
property holders and few saloon
keepers. The visitors report kind re-
ceptions, aud affirm that number OF
signatures were obtained at drug stores
and groceries, and among property
holders. In one saloon which thirty
ladies visited, prayer was offered, the
proprietors and customers manifestiBg
a marked interest. In another saloon
the proprietor said he hoped to change
HIS trade. Prayer meetings will be
held Tomorrow evening.
Bank Sta.cment.
Loans increase, S3lI 900; specie de-
crease, Sl,256 700 Legal tender TO-
crease, S40O,7U0; deposits decrease,
81, 200 200; circulation increase, s., 100;
decrease in reserve; S4i3, ,225.
The Congregational COuncii.
At the Congregational Convention
the first four questions under consider
stion Involving church discipline were
decided in the negative by an informal
vote, but the questions Involving the
fellowship with Plymouth Church re-
msiped unanswered. Last night, the
letter to the Council by Theodore TiIton
was not read officially, but occasioned
much comment by the members OF the
Council but was the subject OF remark
at the regular Friday evening meeting
at Piymouth Church last night, and
Mr.. Beecher preached charity to all
meu. At Dr.. Storrs church, pray
ers were offered that the Council might
be guided to cocrec! conclusions
News iiems.
Vim. Orion, President OF the Wstcrn
Union Telegraph Company, sailed for
Europe today, to recruit his health. A
large number OF friends aCcommopanled
him in steamboat az lar as Sandy
hook.
The Passenger traius on the Erie
road are again running regularly.
The strikers at Susquehannah Depot,
are being paid oft.
Austin Black, late Of the firm of
Black ~ Spaulding, gold brokers' and
J. II. Dusenhurv, have been arrested
on indictments charging them with At
tempting to induce perjury, and the Of
fence. il is claimed, occurred in Conrec-
ton with n SUIT BEAN by Austin i acH
aud Pu.naln and Spaulding against tie
Continental Bank, to recover >63, l25
with interest from May lst, 1866, upor
q check deposited with plaintiffs bv one
John Ross, a iorger, and which bore
the certtication OF the bank.
The steamer Merrimac lroa Rio
De Jeuero for this port and reported
over due here some days, was seen en-
,ering the Para river, apparently aIi
right, on the 4:h Instant.
The counsel for Hayes, the alleged
informer in the Woodruff i Robinson
case, has begun suit against Special
Agent Jayne TO recover Sl2.OOOl!iegal'
ly drawn by him as iniormer.