The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-06
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WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated. Press Report. by Western
Union Line, Office Northwest cor.
Of Main and 18th SITS.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Fire.

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! joining building. an agricultural ware
house owned by NJ. W. Robinson. Total
loss on both with the grain and stocks
about $4,000; only partly insared IN
Indianapolis companies.
Arrests Continue in Louisiana.
New ORLEANS, November 5.-Gcn-
tlenen from St. Martinsvillc report the
arrest, day before yesterday, by tn"
Deputy United States Marshal, Of Gen
cral Dcclonet and son. They were both
released on bond. Yesterday Victor
! Lognan, Alfred Patten, Edmund Noor-
hccs, Oscar Durand and Casimcr Welt
We're arrested, and are here under guard
of squad Of cavalry with Marshal Mon-
roe. Marshal Serge ard Lieutenant
Hodgson with the cavalry left here thi,
morning, going West. Further arrests
/ are expected in Lincoln and ClaybOurn
parishes. There is great rejoicing over
the election news from the North.
News Items.
NEW YORK, November 5.-Thc Sccrc-
tarv "f the Mark Smith Memorial Com
mittce, reports that the receipts OF the
late benefits were 1892 and the cXpcn
ditures were S7S7, leaving S2,604. He
has sent S2.5O0 to Mrs. Smith at Milan,
reserving Sl04 Of the fund for her future
draft in case no additional bills are pre-
sented.
Arch Bishop McClosky, of thi. citya
Right Rev. DR.. Bacon, Bishop of Port
land. Maine, arrived yesterday from
Havre. DIR. Bacon who had been travel
ing several months in Europe for his
health, was taken to st. NinCents hoSpi-
tai. He is not expected to recover.
The New Atlantic Cable.
New YORK. November 5.--lt is am
nounced that the new direct cable com
pany expect TO commence business this
month, and have made contract with
the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Com
panv for. the transmission of their.mes-
sases ut this end of the line.
A cable telegram from Capt. Bradbury,
of the new opposition line, from San
Francisco to China, in connection with
the Union and Central Pacific, states
that he will commence running his
steamers regularly in December. They
are iron screw steamers.
Burning Of the ship Ccntaur.
SAN FRANCIsCO, November 5.-Ad-
vices from Tahiti to September 10Th, re-
ceived to-day, gives the following par
ticulars of the burning of the ship Cen
taur, oh August lSth "ll tine MarlueZa-
Islands: The brig Nautilus, from San
Francisco, picked up boat having
4 4 =,
of the Centaur. and took them to Tahiti.
The ship was loaded with coal from
Liverpool. The first mate and seven
men put off for the Marquc2as Islands
and lost one man. The rest arrived
safely at Resolution Bay seventeen day
after leaving the ship. The second matc
kept company with Captain Foster and
his crew for days and nights. During
II heavy gale the Captains boat capslz"d.
Himself and all his crew were lost,
sthough the mate and his crew tried I"
save them. The number of men with
Captain Foster is not stated.
The San Francisco Mint.
SAN FRANClsCo, November 5.-Dr,
LInderman will accept the mint to-day.
Two mechanics, Beatty and Hale, pro
test against the acceptance on the ground
that the bnilding was not completed ac-
cOrding to contract.
Another Fire.
INDIANAPoIIs, November j.-Thc sta
ton house of the |. u st. l.. Railroad,
and telegraph office, at Danvillc, Ind,
together with large lot of Stavcs stored
Mt the station, were destroyed by fire last
night. 1t was the work of an inccndlary.
Omaha Items.
OMAHA. November 5.-An officer
sent from Fort Mcpherson, Nebraska,
a few days ago, by General Ord, to visit
all the sections Of the grasShoppcr dis
trict. reports that he finds no cases OF
actual starvation, but much suffering.
some of which has been partially reIlcv-
ed from various sources. Relief must hc
given or hundreds will Starvc before the
winter is half over. Within ten days
many will be without pound of corn ar
-four. The present aid that they are re-
ceiving is but drop III the bucket. n
less the government aids them, their al
ternative is fearful te contemplate.
Charles Bull, aged 20 years, commit
ted suicide five miles west of this city,
yesterday.
The condition of Mr.. Edward Crcigh-
ton is the same rs yesterday.
Memphis Items.
NeNrulS. November j.-Enoch Vi.
Leaning, of Nohlcsville, Hamilton coun-
ty Indiana, was found dead in his
boarding house on main street, this
morning, having suicided with strych-
nine. He left letter 10 his wife ana
children and request to the Masonic
fraternity To bury him.
In the suit of William Harrington
against the Memphis City Railroad, ior
Sl2 900 for services rs President, and
against which the company brought
counter suit, for 100000 for alleged
damages sustained under harrington
administration. the jury returned YER
diet granting Harrington nearly sl2,o"u
and the counter suit was thrown out "t
the court.
CAPTAIN Thomas VI. Wright, we'll
! known steamboat man died here to-day.
The Louisiana Prisoners.
I Nrw IRERIA. November j.-Thc
prisoners arrested at st. Martins parish
Yesterday are still there in custody OF THE
! iroons. awaiting preliminary eNamina-
ton. They were not removed here as
reported. The Deputy Marshal and a
squad of cavalry arrived here at noon
! today. Another squad from st. Martins
arrived this afternoon with baggage, &c.
aad are now encamped here. Their mis-
sion So far is unknown.
n..sh ora Roman Cat h0Iie Priest.
NEw YORK, November 5.-The Rt.
Rev. DIR. Bacon, Boman Cathohc
Bishop of the diocese of Portland, Maine,
who arrived here yesterday by the
s,oomar P.reire. from Hayre, died this