The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-01
Fears for the safety Of the Oarsn'an
Morris.

without lurlneT oppositio"' i'"
Fe.rs for the Safety Of the Oarsman
Morris.
BosToN, September 30.-Fears are en-
tertained for the safety Of the st. Johns
steamer, which left Eastport Monday
morning, and was due in Boston yester-
day afternoon. She has on board num-
her of persons returning from the inter-
national boat race, including the oarsman
Morris.
Sale Of Booths Theatre-The Irish
Team.
New YORK, September 3O.-Booth
Theatre will be sold under foreclosure
ON November 9TH. The friends OF Booth
are making efforts to have the theatre
remain in his hands. They state that
the unsecured creditors will extend all
leniency he may require, and if enough
money can be raised to satisfy the mort
cages amounting to $3U,ooo, security
for which is good, the affairs OF hdwh'
Booth may be arranged.
Csptain Leech and others of the Irish
team and party, expect to leave TINS citS
ON Saturday to be absent five or six weeks,
visiting Niagara Falls, Chicago. Cincln-
natl and other western cities, as far rs
Hannibal, Missouri.
The Underwriters and Chicago.
NEW YORK, September 30.-The pro-
prietors Of several prominent jobblng and
commission houses in this city expressed
their opinion yesterday 10 reporter
concerning the recent action of the New
York Underwriters in reference I" In
sursnce risks in Chicago. The several
oninions seemed to b. that much more
noise and speculation had been created
over this matter than it deserved. one
firm stated that they were giving the
usual credit and would probably continue
10 do so. inssmuch as they believe that
the people Of Chicago and the Under
writer's would soon effect compromise.
This was the opinion of nearly every
merchant. with whom the reporter con-
versed.
Dio.eesan Conference p. L. Church.
NEw York, September 3o-The
annual session Of the Diocesan Conven-
tion Of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
was begun this morning in St. Johns
chanel After the religious exercises q
sermon was preached by Rev. DIR. FAIR
BARN, of ST. tephen'kchurch, Annadaie,
who chose for his text the Second Epistle
10 the Thessalonions, third chapter, hrst
verse
salss sC Serassea CoaL. g,
At the sales of Scranton coal to-day
,h. f,Ilow;ny prices were obtained; :;
Steamboat, 5000 tons S. l5s6ni5 63; crate
10000 tons SIS 22l@5 % J; egg 6,eptHns
a 35; stove, $4,000 tons S. o2!Ca6 o'i
chestnut, 5000 tons 81 9S(a5 Oo.
Treedmea's Baak Anairs.
WAsAIyGroS, September %.--At q
meeting of dcpositors Of the Freedmen
Bank las, night, Robert Purvis, colcreo'
one Of the commissioners appointed TO
wind IN its affairs, said he would, at an
adjourned meeting, make statement oil
its affairs, which would not probably be
as favorable a. that hitherto published,
nor would i: be so bad as represented by
those who in connection with H. hsd
taken advantage Of the fears and neees-
sities Of depositors who have sold their
deposits q, heavy discounts
Ma Rhermaa's weddlak Presents;
In to noon to-day about one hundred
wedding presents have been made to
Miss sherman. Gems. Sheridan, Nc
Dowell, and Pope, Speaker Blame
Messrs. Everts DreIel, Childs and Bore
and senator Sherman, are among thoss
/ who thus compliment the lady.