Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-10-14
THE NEWS
OF the Day In Pithy Paragraphs.

% Domestic.
The steamer Herden from Europe
arriv ID at New York yesterday bringing
$l06,000 in gold.
The new st. Francis Xavier chuch,
New York, was damaged TO the extent
Of SIC. 900 by fire yesterday.
Hanlan and Ross will row a three
mile race at Creve Couer Lake. near st.
Louis, November Is, for g 900.
The members OF the diplomatic corps
called in body upon President Arthur
Yesterday, and were formally presented
by Secretary Blaine.
Gov. Crittenden, OF Missouri, has con-
sented to become General Manager Il
the Garfield Monument movement, and
will at once issue an address TO the peo-
pie of Missouri calling for voluntary
contributions.
Col. Edwin B. Morgan died at his
home in Aurora, N. Y, to-day: He was
one of the stockholders in the New York
Times, and one OF the originators OF
Wells, Fargo and Co.'S Express Co., and
was elected to Congress three terms.
The nations German guests, the de.
scendants OF Baron Won Stuben, OF Rev.
olutionary fame, arrived at New York
Yesterday, and were received cordially
and handsomely entertained by CON-
mittee on the part OF the United States
Government.
Over twenty deaths will result from
the burning CT Laudenburg's mill in
Philadelphia, on Wednesday night, ten
OF the unfortuDates who flung them
selves from the windows being dead or
expected to die, and ten or twelve bod.
les OF other operatives being buried in
the ruins.
The Stamping Manufacturers Asso-
at st. Louis yesterday, decided to make
no change in the scale OF prices. In the
afternoon the members attended ban
quet at the st Louis Club, after which
the association adjourned to meet in
New York, December l4th.
In a shooting affrsy on the street in
New Orleans, between Chief OF Detect
ives Deveraax and Detective Mike Hen
messy, in which eight or nine shots were
fired, both men were badly wounded,
and Deveraux is now reported dead 1t
is believed Hennessy cannot recover.
While the family OF Hiram Westfall
were seated at the breakfast table they
became suddenly sick. A physician
was summoned, and declared that they
had been poisoned, Mrs. Westfall has
died, and hired man is expected to
die. A negro servant woman is sus-
pected of poisoning their food through
revenge.
In the United States Senate yesterday
resolution was offered by Senator Lo-
gan that Senator David Davis be elected
President pro tenn. OF that body. Sena-
tor Pendleton having withdrawn his
motion that the resolution be laid over
for a day, an election was proceeded
with. The resolution was carried by
vote OF So to "a, Messrs. Davis and Bay
ard not voting. Mr.. Davis then took
the chair. A number Of nominations
we're sent to the Senate by the President.
Senator Lamar offered resolution in
curing whether action had been taken
to protect the interests OF the United
States in the Panama Canal project. Ia
bled for future action. Mr.. Edmunds'
Committee resolution was adopted.
Foreign.
President Grevy received Gambetta
yesterday.
Parnell was arrested yesterday while
on his way to the Kildare Convention.
The Phylloxera Congress at Bordeaux,
France, is discussing the subject OF
nlantinu Ameri,an vines MANY sneak
ers have advocated such action.