Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-14
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The New York Senate has passed. 'ne
laati. Passion play bill.
A. c. Bomme,I, postmaster at Newport
Ark, and prominent Republican IeAoe''
lis dead.
At Raleigh, W. H., William Pritchard
MAS killed by the constables, whom he al
TEN pied to shoot when arrested
The earnings OF the Illinois Central t katI-
road for March shows an increase ot SI'"'
Zoo As compared with March. 49,
,IAbram K. snd Simeon B. Leon, import
r-s Of linen and jute goods at New l0rA'
assigned. Liabilities $4,000 10 SSoOoo.
A ridiculous rumor originated yesterday
20 the effect that Gen. Grant died sudden
". The General is in the best Of health
The Governor OF Arkansas signed the bill
permitting a non resident 10 become ota'e
printer and perform the WORK ou'S'ue '"'
State.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany filed mortgage deed for 1Z,tOV'VoO'O
guarantee the payment OF bonds OF tue
1 Philadelphia branch.
=, the suft of Peter FosSet for false i'm
risopment against the Roman Catholic
1rc.ec,ory. of Buffalo, the jury gave he
k1laintif $566.
VA. Lerou and Augustus Eyerhard,
,epresenting the Rend Rock Powder Com
any. of New York, were killed at Corn
syali Pa, while makinga trial blast.
The breach Of promise suit Of Ernstine
tIr,ps against Bruce, the venerable type
fouuder. OF New York, resulted in YER
dict Of $3,7g2. She asked $4,000.
Jacob Nepel, diamond setter OF New
t1laven. was arrested on chargsOt washing
African diamonds with achemical prepara-
s ZION ard palming them of as the genuine
article.
The United States grand jury indicted
* cited States Marshal S. T. Brown, OF
IIu,le Rock. Ark, for forgery, perjury aud
IlrcscnratioI. of false accounts, wAile chief
,erk under the late Iarshal Tarran.
PRESIDENT Bear o! he Baltimore Corn
and Flour Exchange, d twenty members
3tf the Board of Trade that city, arrived
tat Omaha. Neb. on q II aCial train, making
1he trip to see the grain resources Of the
: country.
Helena, Ark, specials say the water is
Rushing through the Old Town break in the
leyee, and many plantations will be again
pverfowed. The water now in sight brings
fhe river up TO within two feet Of the late
rise.
The banquet of the physicians OF New
Sork to oliver Wendell Holmes was a no.
fable affair. whitelaw Reid, George Will
1iam Curtis aud William NJ. Eyarts were
emonr the guests, and responded to senti-
Hents. Or. Holmes made his response in
D poem.
At TeNarkana Ark, two brakemen named
Eonnors and Ray became involved in q
Difficulty, when Ray shot Connors. The
natter died in about three hours. Ray has
pot been apprehended. Cennor was a new
employe, and Ray was one of the men en-
kaged in the brakemen's strike.
At a meeting of the Chicago freight
agents Of east bound trunk lines they con-
nidered the question of reducing the rates
DE- gram to the seaboard. II was decided to
xefer the matter 10 general freight agents
before taking action. 1t is generally be.
Ieyed there will be 4 reduction about May
Isl.
sThe Beecher basket mandatory at Flem.
ingtun, y. J., burned. Loss, $1,000.
Thir;y.eight thousand peach baskets were
fe,tTuyed, for which orders have been re-
reivcd from peach growers all over this
STATE and Delaware. one hundred and
henty persons were thrown out Of employ.
nent.
The troubles of the Wilson Sewing Ma.
ehiue Company have been amjcably AL.
5nsted. Capitalists at Little Rock, Ark
hsye taken II 900 shares at par, and it is
nelieyed manufacturing will begin on July
J. Arrangements were made 10 remove the
manufacturing facilities from Caicag, 10
Wal!ingtori
Iete Connolly, a notorious thug aud
rough, died yesterday in a hospital at st.
louis from injuries received in a saloon
xow last Sunday night. Connolly refused
10 pay for drinks ordered in a quarrel
Which ensued Mccarthy, the saloon keeper,
Etruck Connolly over the head with base
b. at. Mccarthy was arrested but is
nov out on bonds