The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-26
NEW YORK.
The Duchess OF Edinburgh.

Highness had hopes OF an event which
would add TO her happiness and that o.
the Duke OF Edinbnrgh, and the an
nouncement OF which would cause
general rejoicing in the kingdom.
This statement, says a London letter
writer, caused q great buz, but the mex
morning there was a still greater bu2
going, when it was announced by re-
quest that the authoritative and court,
ly paragraph Of the day before. bad
been printed without the knowledge o,
authority of the Duke OF Edinburgh.
News Itoms.
The investigation has been continued
in secret by the committee Of the Board
of Education OF Brooklyn, on the sub
| ject Of united classes" and has re.
vealed, it is stated, some startling facts
which fully justify the wisdom OF con-
ductiug' the investigation In private
That which has been developed, it is
stated, makes necessary the examlna-
ton OF every school teacher In the city,
James McHenry bas returned to this
city. He save that the accounts OF the
A. & G. w. Company are auditing In
order that the exact condition OF the
road NAV be known when it is leased
to the Erie Company. The invesliga'
ton OF the. Erie accounts by the Eng
Ilisb accountants will be finished in
about two weeks. Capt Tyler, OF the
Eoglish Board OF Trade, who is to
inspect the Erie road, is expected to ar
rive IN a few days.
Charles R. Thorne, Jr, actor has
mysteriously disappeared. A note was
received from him at the Union Square
Theatre Saturday afternoon, stating
that he was too i'll to appear. 1t was
subsequently reported that be had
sailed for Europe in the steamer Baltic.
Walter J. Otia, Of Chicago, mas been
selected for the bow oar TOR the Har-
wards in the approaching International
Collegiate race Otis Is Secretary OF
the Harvard University Boat Club.
The steamer Idaho. previously re.
ported ashore and on fire on the Island,
got off safely at half past four o'clock.
Her passengers, 425 ia plumber, who
landed reached this city by rail. No
damage was done to the steamer She
is expected here in the morning.
Judge Donahue has denied the
motion OF Pauline Luca to restrain her
former husband, Baron Won Rhoden,
from contestiug the decree OF divorce
obtained by her in this State on the
ground OF adultery, and grans the me-
ton Of Van Rhoden to strike out the
answer of Luca to bis pleadings that be
hiss himself procured a divorce in Berlin
for abandonment.
Fast Kentucky Horses.
The racing stable OF H. P. McGrath,
has arrived at Jerome Park from Lex
ington, Ky. 1t comprises six horses
Tom Bowling, Aaron Pennington,
Jury, Aristides, Chesapeake and CAL
vim. Tom Bowling will run in the
mile and three-quarter selling race al
Jerome Park on the fourth day of the
meeting, carrying seven pounds extra
He has grown into fac looking horse
standing l4i hands high. Penning'
tou IS in the Belmont stakes, and his
owner has backed him to win the $lO,'
600 in that race. Aristides is In tht
Juvenile stake at Jerome Park, and on
Saturday McGrath took bet OF 81, ,OOC
to $500 that he would win. Calvin
and Chesapeake are entered in the two
year old stakes at Saratoga. but have
no engagement at Jerome Park. 5, D
Jones bay filly Cangaman, has arrived
from Illinois TO run in the Witperi
stake, the only engagement she has q
the coming meeting, aud her ownel
thinks so highly Of her that he recent
ly took bet of $4,000 to $3.50 that h'
would win her race. 1t was reported
Saturday at Jerome Park that Colone
McDauiel's stable Of horses at Saralog'
were suffering from sickness, and tina
he would not have anything to run q
the Jerome Park meeting. John Hun.
ter has offered to match Kingbol
against any OF McGrath's two yea
olds, one mile dash. for $1,000 eide
Letter from James Watson webb
The following is an extract from
letter received Saturday by his sons
from Governor J. Watson Webb, who
is in Europe: LET any friend OF Sec
retary Seward or mine in Congress de
mand that all correspondence in rela
ton to the Caroline affair be sent t
the House, 1t will officially demonstrat,
what follows. The claimant in ths
Caroline case proposed that certain
Brazillians should collect the claim suc
receive all ever $4,000. In 1866
submitted the proposition to Secretary
Seward for his approval, and in 1856,
the claim was paid. aher standing TWEEN
ty years. l sent $4,000 to Secretar,
lSeward together with the claimants
original authority to pay the balance
to his agents, which l did, and Secreta
ry Seward, formally approved it, saying
you have shown much energy and So
gacity in the adjustment OF this claim.
Five years aiterward Secretary FISH
and Ackerman decided that Brazil va
not liable. and that Polk, Buchanan
Marcy. Csss and Seward, were al
wrong, and l was called upon to re
fund the money to the claimant
agent / will be home IS soon a. m!
J health permits"
Stage Drivers' Strike.
The stage drivers struck this morn
ing for an advance of wages from tw
dollars and half to three dollars pc
day, and Broadway is stsgeless thu
far to-day.