The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-11
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WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated Press Peport. by Western
Union Line, Office Northwest cor.
of Main and 18th SITS.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
News Items-TerriGc Storm at Sea

DUNES llC M WS.
News Items-Terridc Storm at Sea.
New YORK, Sept. 10.-The Conven-
tiOn of French Canadian Societies has
terminated its session. The society at
Glenns Falls, n. Y, was appointed to
act US the central organization for the
ensuing year, at which place the next an
nual convention will be held After the
adjournment of the convention general
meeting of the Canadians was organized
for the discussion Of topics not properly
coming before the convention, and L. \.
LaCroi1, of Detroit, was chosen chair
man.
The steamship Vile De Paris which
arrived yesterday from Brest, encounter
ed u terrible hurricane on the voyage
during which the Captains large house
on deck was swept overheard and the
place where it had stood was left rs
though swept by broom. The port side
of the bridge was ground to pieces; two
immense iron davits were burstcd almost
in two; the lifebOat was washed over
board and hung from the stern davits
beating against the side of the ship until
officers Pieck and La France sprang into
the sea and cut it adrift; the solid
lee railingS were torn in two and
heavy brass and iron stancheOns were
twisted in all sorts of shapes. a sailor
named Gafcy, was washed overheard
and lost; Captain Daure, who WAS stand
ing on the bridge, was hurled by tho
waves against the boat, which alone pre-
vented him from going overheard. He
was ut first supposed to be fatally injur-
ed. but is slowly recovering. The Sec
ond Captain, Lcfrancc, had his left arm
broken, and several sailors were severely
injured. At meeting of the passcn-
gers on the day before arriving in port,
resolutions expressive of gratitude and
thanks were voted to Captain Daurc and
his gallant officers and crew, for their be-
havior during the fearful storm.
The specie shipments to Europe to-day
were $lS3, ,457 in silver bars.
One million dollars Of government
gold was awarded to-day at from lOJ.65t
to lO9.70i.
Sportsman y convention.
NIAGARA FALLS, September lO-Thc
Convention of Sportsmen assembled this
morning, and the following officers were
unanimously elected: Allen II. Brins-
made. of Ohio, President; c. Shnler
Smith, of st. Louis, first Vice President;
ThoS. a. Logan, of Cincinnati, second
Wee President; Henry l.. Davis, Of
Osvcgo. Secretary; c. {. Cadman, Of
West Meridian, Corresponding Secretary.
1t was voted that the first annual meet
ing of the Association should be held in
Cleveland on the second Tuesday in June,
1875. After appointing Committee on
Resolutions, the meeting adjourned till
o'clock this evening.
Another Abduction.
New YORK, September lO.-There Is
great excitement in Green Point in con-
sequence of the mysterious disappearance
of the infant daug ghtcr Of Jacob Hagcr, II
wealthy German tohacconiSt. The miss
ing babe is only three months old. About
six weeks ago Hagcr engaged a nurse,
named Lizzie Muukcr. She remained
in the employ of llagcr until Tuesday,
when she WAS dismissed. The woman be-
came somewhat cnragcd upon being in
formed that her services were no more
wanted, but was apparently pacltcd by
the kind words of her mistress. The
nurse, after lingering about the house
n few moments, asked Mr. Hsgcr if she
might take the baby for IL sail on the
ferry boat. Her request was granted,
and since that time the child has not been
seen. About 9 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing the woman Munkcr entered llager ;
residence. Her clothing was torn and
soilcd; her hair disOrdcred, and her
hands and dress covered with blood.
Hagcr immediately caused her arrest on
charge of kidnapping. Early this
morning she | Id long and rambling
story concerning the loss Of the child;
about it being taken from her by two
men. After they had blindtOlded her
and took her to dingy house on n side
street, the handkerchief being removed,
she Immediately cried for help, when the
men became angry and cut her on the
arms. neck and shoulders with knife.
They thcu left her in dark room taking
the child with them. She effected her
escape by prying open the shutters and
Jumping from the window. The police
do not give the slightest credcnce to her
story, hut believe she has either killed
the child from motive Of revenge. or
concealed it for the purpose of c1ncting
money from its parents.
Convention of Reconstructed States.
The call for convention of the Re-
publicans Of the reconstructed States TO
be held at Chattanooga, Tennessee, on
the 18th of October, is being widely
signed by prominent Republicans. The
call saws: "All Republicans, whether Of
these or other States who still earnestly
seek to maintain the principles on which
the Union was defended and
to Inauguratc which in the South
rcconstructiun was begun. and who feel
an interest in the preservation Of law,
order and the right, of citizenship, are
invited to attend this consultation. All
.hould come possessed of the facts as TO