The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-01

AMERICAN pluck is to be an establish
ed thing. Paul Boynton is determined
to swim across the English Channel
/ from shore to shore. a virtual victory
Ex-GovERNoR ENGLISH, of Connect
cut, who has just returned from South.
ern trip gives it as his deliberate opinion
that Texas is bound to be one OF the
most flourlshing Of States.
HENRY c. Bowen says that in the
great trial there has been perjury! per
iurvll perjury!!! and tremendous lying
somewhere. He thinks that somebody
ought to 90 direct from that court room
to the States prison.
'Ex. x.CoNGREssMAN Bowen, II South
| Carolina scalawag, and the man who
WAS convicted of bgamy, and pardoned
bv Grant, has been arrested for instiga-
ting the murder of Colonel White eleven
wears ago, He was released on $4,000
| bail. This is the same man who sued
/ the Charleston NetGS and Courier for libel
week or so ago.
A BIG day to the Masonic Fraternity
of England, was the Goth instant. The
Marquis of Ripon retired from the order
and His Royal Highness, the Prince Of
| Wales, was installed as Grand Master.
| This installation is regarded by the fra.
ternitv Us the most prominent in Its his
tors, as it is the first time that the heir
apparent to the English throne has ever
held the position of Grand Master OF the
United Grand Lodge of England.
IT seems to be rather difficult thing
to settle up the estate of the late James
Fisk. Many objections have been filed
against the account Of his wife, the
executrix, and prominent among these are
/ those bv Miss Mansfield, who has claim
against the estate. There was an effort
made to have the matter heard before the
/ auditor appointed to take charge of the
| case; but nothing definite was done,
/ nor will be for an indefinite time.
4 DISTRESSING accident occurred in
the vicinity of Farmont last week. y
young boy named Hamilton was ordered
by his father to watch certain sheep. He
started out with his shot gun. and not
returning to dinner, his family went TO
look for him. He was found lying by Il
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with the contents of the gun discharged
in his side. He died on reaching his
home. 1t is thought the shooting was
accidental.
The great trial affords never ceasing
| fund of incident and amusement. On
Thursday, General Tracy told of meet
ing Tilton in an eating house, and that
he found himself surrounded by Theo
dore arms, and heard him gently whis-
per. General forgive me- The beauty
of the scene is shown, says the Cincin-
natl Commercial, from the facts that
Tilton's arms are less than forty inches
long, while "Tracey's neck is cylinder
/ tour inches high. fifteen inches in circum-
/ ference, and five in diameter.
THE recent accident on the Baltimore
and Potomac railroad shows not only
how much matter little fire kindleth;
but how much difference little road
makes "lf' the signal had been heard
and "if il had been obeyed, the loss of
life would never have ensued Accord
ing to the New York Hcraid, the man
who sounds gong, and the man who is
required to hear it, are persons of great
importance, for ''if' they fail in their du-
ties, human life may be sacrificed and yet
nobody is responsible.
The British ship Niagara, arrived at
New York on the 4th ult., having on
board cargo of salt and arsenic. During
the passage the packages Of arsenic We're
| broken. and their contents distributed
/ about the decks. After the arrival the
/ cargo was delivered and the salt was sold,
I and most of it sent out of the city. Subse-
/ quentlv, it was feared that the arsenic
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/ cal ANALYSIS showed such to be the case.
/ The poisonous salt was Immediately
ordered by to the city for destruction, If
necessary. Moral-Bc careful about pur-
chasing New York salt,
Tux Supreme Court Of Massachusetts,
/ will soop have before it litel suit OF
great interest. 1t is Willis Phelps r,
the Springfield ReDn5lican. Phelps and
his family were connected with certain
railroad grants, and the question entered
into local politics, whereupon the ReyUb.
Ecan denounced him roundly. The pa
per claims it was doing It's duty rs Il pab-
/ lie journal and says:
The Republican, at least, recognizes
the fact that it is on trial in the most vital
Of IFS ambitions, the most sacred OF It's da-
ties. the dearest of its reputationS,a and VIII
contest the issues of the trial accord
mgly,"
Miss INA GREELEY's WEDDING
Cards are out for the marriage OF Colonel
Nicholas Smith, of Kentucky, to Miss
Ida Greeley, eldest daughter of the late
Horace Greeley. The ceremony will
take place at ten O'clock next Saturday
morning, at the residence of Mr.. John
r. Cleveland. 23S West Twenty. second
street, New York, the bridal party to sail
on the Abyssinin, for England, directly
after the ceremony, as the steamer leaves
heF dock at one p NJ. Miss Greeley will
have three bridesmainds-her sister,
Gabrielle, and her cousins, the Misses
Cleveland. A champagne lunch will be
given on the steamship before sailing.