The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-16
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August de Bethmann Hollweg is dead.
Imports OF specie for the week, $4,000;
exports OF specie for the week, $2l $50,
principally in silver.
The price OF composition On morning
papers in Louisville has been reduced
from forty to thirty-six cents.
The case of Cuff. Fleischmsn u Co.,
on trial in New York for alleged dealing
in swill milk, resulted in verdict OF NC
qulttsl.
Morgan Bsty and lady named Phil
lips, both OF Philadelphia, were drowned
at Atlantic City, Saturday, while bath
ing
The City Park Railroad OF New
Orleans was sold Saturday by the Master
in Cbsncery PItkin, to Thomsr II.
Handy Tor $4,000.
FIVE prize American oxen were
shipped from New York Saturday or
Europe, to compete with the Scotch oxen
at Fsl Kirk TrySt.
A FULL statement of the recent
Spanish outrsge upon the PrOviDston
whaling schooner Rising Sun mas been
forwarded to Washington.
A STEAMER sailing from New York
Saturday took out more than 10000
packages OF butter, the largest shipment
ever made from the United States.
Allan James simpson, OF Ardpror,
Canada, was arrested in New York yes
terdsy. He Is charged with setting ire
to his own house, thus burning twenty
four others
The Choctaw and Chickasaw hations
have brought suit against the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railroad, on claim OF
500 90 tor ties, timber masonry, coal,
&c, used in the construction OF that road.
The warden OF the Illinois pehiten-
tlary has discovered u plot OF tue prison.
ers ut that Institution 20 c;cape. Nine
teen of the ringlesders were seized Fri
day afternoon and put into solitary con-
fnement.
Friday morning, at Lske Charles,
Chief Deputy Marshal Gaiyey boarded
boat on the CslcsSieu river, and had n
lively fight With the captain ior possess
sion, but was compelled to call on the
military to aid him.
In the United States District Court at
Chicago, yesterday, Judge Biodce.t de-
clded that the case of the govern nent
against A. g. Hessng should be reoper ed
for hearing OF argument and the repre-
sentstion OF his counsel.
Two steamships sailed from New York
Saturday for Europe. Among the pas
sengers are General G w. McCook, l. 5
Quaries, United States consul At Malaga,
George Carter LaEner, United States
consul at Belgium, snd the venerable
Archdeacon Ellsworth, of Canads.
At a meeting OF the citizens of St.
Johns, n. b., Saturday, Mayor Earle
presiding, a committee was appointed to
examine the charters OF loan and mort
gage associations, with view of organ
lzlng such society The object Is to
raise money in England at low rate OF
Interest.
Much excitement is caused in St.
Alosns, Vt, by the report that the Rev.
a. d. SAmpsJ Is u uelhulteT IN IaESe
amount to several estates for which ne
acted Ms executor, administrator, guar
dian, &c. The accused Is = minister of
the Congregational Church and cI-
Judge oil Probate.
Mary Cashin, servant girl OF Colum.
bus, WAS robbed, yesterday, OF fifty dol
lsrs by new servant maid named Mat
lle kuutz. After the lstters arrest it
came to hight that she wss the wife Of
one William kuntz, well known bur
sIsr. The wife has been engaging her
elf ~ n servant for tine purpose Ot CIV
Ing information to her hus band, whereby
he WAS enabled 10 secure large amounts
Of booty.
a dispatch tom Calcutta says the
l4test accounts from the famine districts
OF Madras are somewhat worse. The
rain fall has been slight over portions of
the affected areas. The number OF
natives on public works receiving grstui-
tous relief has been increased. There
mas been great mortality from disease,
especially among children. The situs
t.ou IL Mysone Is slsl critical The
prospect in southern lndia i. Tar from
reassurlng.