Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-31
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

,Ixp,cArIoxs-Cloudy, with local rains.
Thsre was heavy fall of snow in New
.York City yesterday.
Mrs. Marie Huff, aged 1O3, OF Clinton
Wis. died Thursday night.
Wn. X. Vanderbilt was in Newport
Thnrsday looking up cottage.
Gos. Cameron, of Virginia, denies that
he has been rendered the Postmaster Cen
,erslship.
An sgent of T. T. Barnum is in Paris
Negotiating with Louise Michel for lee
tuxing tour through America.
H. AFire is raging on the Blue Mountain
near Lehigh Gap, Pa, in which
yalusble timber is being destroyed.
The police have just seized anumber OF
maniiestos signed Napoleon posted in
Bordeaux in prominent psrts of the city.
The Consul General of Ecuador at New
York predicts another revolution in his
country before the new President is fairly
seated.
= Ferte, the defaulting cashier of the Sec
ond National Bank Of 81 Paul, Miap., = N
Canada. His accounts are short 5000.
Rothschild's syndicate has undertaken
Immediately to negotiate the conversion OF
100000 90 horins OF the new Hungarian
rentes.
The cruising limits OF the South Atlantic
station for American war vessels have been
/ EXTENDED so as TO take in the Island Of Mad
agasear.
Nnemorial window. in memory OF SEN
ator Wagner. of New York, killed in the
Spuyteu Devil disaster, will be placed IN
the capitol at Albany.
A circus tent collapsed at Key West, Fla
on Wednesday night, buryinG a large part
of the audience and creating panic. -Four
women and two men were dangerously anu
N-some fatally injured.
A tramp cut his wites throat at Heck
town, near Eas'on, Pa, and then with two
other tramps tied ross the fields. Pnysl'
clans say her iujuri will prove fatal. A
party started in pun lit Of the tramPs.
Lieurenant Very. the United States
Navy, and other men ers OF the expedition
A.sentfy the American Government to Pata-
gonia to take observations OF the transit Of
Venus have arrived at Liverpool on Their
way home.
The charge of embezzlement against AS
F. leopold, Treasurer of Crystal Lake,
Michigan, has been withdrawn, and Leo
pold has commenced suit against George
RunkeI the accuser. and who caused Leo.
Apold's arrest, for $4,000 damages.
The statement that Minister Lowell viii
not intercede in the case OF Michael Boy
ton, who was arrested Kildare on Tues
day, was made by the Dublin correspond
ent of the Standard, and is the inference
drawn from the fact that it had bees, pre-
yionsly proved that Boyton is not an Amer.
ican citizen.
The act making it a felony TO keep
\ gambling establishments in Tennessee, or
the renurg of houses for such purposes
passed the Legislature yesterday. The
penalty is Imprisonment Tor not less than
one nor more than three years. The effect
win be to banish the gambling fraternity
frOm.ihe State.
The Ohio wool growers held large dele
gate meeting yesterday to express indigna-
tion over the action of Congress in reduc-
ing the duty on wool. Resolutions were
adopted to support for office only those
who recognize the rights Of wool growers,
and committee was appointed to confer
with other State organizations and form a
national association.
The internal revenue authorities here
have notified the British Minister that
they would have no objection to the
Dominion Government modifying the ex-
isting laws and regulations respecting the
admission of American whiskies into Cana
da to meet the requirements Of the Dis
tillers' Association OF the United States.
Charles Booth bookkeeper, and James r.
Barnett, cashier, formerly in the employ
i off. 4 II. T. Anthony & Co, dealers in
photographers materials, have been ar
rested in New York for embezzling $50
Booth had position in a large firm there
when arrested, and Barnett occupied the
position OF bookkeeper in the San Juan
Bank, Si,verton, Colorado.