The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-11-14
The Chicago Tunncl-Scarcs for the
WOrkmcn.

A recent letter from Chicago states
that for two three days reports had
been in circulation throughout the city
of the caving in and bursting of the
lake tunnel, the drowning of the
workmen, &c. Investigation however,
proved that nothing serious had happen
ed, although the workmen have had two
or three bad "scares." The ground i'll
which the excavation is now progressing
has not been of the uniform consistency
heretofore shown. Every now and
again gas lets hiss in the face of the
workmen, blow ont their lights, &C.,
and small "pockets" of sand are opened,
which bring to the minds of the miners
the thought that perhaps there are
larger ones sufficiently large to admit
the waters upon them. As may be i'm
agined, the thoughts of the men are not
of the pleasantest kind, and it docs not
take much to startle them, and produce
n panic. On Saturday morning, about
, o'clock, after stroke of the pick, a
blast from the bowels of the earth ex.
tinguished the lights, Il mass of cartl
fell from above, fine water rushed in III :
considerable stream, and the cry was
raised by the men that the roof of tn,
tunnel had fallen in. \ race was made II
the dark for the shaft, which being
reached, frantic shout for those sta
toned above to "riSe up was given, ano
very shortly they were lifted to the sur
face. The terrified miners then pro
ccrdrd to the housc of the city engineer
and Informed him that the tunnel wat
destroyed. He at once proceeded t.
make an exploration, which revealed
the fact that small quantity of water
and mass of earth had fallen from ;
"pocket" and that was all. The mel
again proceeded TO work after two
hours interruption. If no accident oc
ours the tunnel will he completed il
about three weeks.
EY-CONFEDERATES AND SUFFRAGE II
THE NORTHERN STATEs.-Thc decision
rendered in the Supreme Court a
Brooklyn last Saturday by Judge Gil
bert. affirming the right Of Mr.. Wheeler
an ex-Confcleratc surgeon, to vote IL
New York, or rather establishing tho
fact that an Confederate cannot b.
DISTINGUISHED under the laws OF New
York by reason of having borne arms
against the government of the United
States, is striking practical common
tary upon the senseless policy that thu
radicals wish to carry out i'll the South
The men they propose to disfranchis'
in the South can, by removing to New
York, or any other Northern State, ant
remaining the required time, exercise
the right of suffrage. In the South
they are rebels, and unworthy to b.
trusted with suffrage, but if they g
North they are good patriots and pro
per voters. In Judge Gilbert's decision
| he said: The inclination in mind i
very strong towards his disfranchise
mcnt, but | cannot find any authorit!
to do so. The fact of his having been
rebel, the war being over, and he bein:
no longer i'll arms against tn
| government, so far as i can dis
cover, has deprived him of no RICH
or immunity whatever, it has only sub
iected him to punishment for treason.
What Judge Gilbert's political opinion
are we are not advised. The inclina
| ton of his mind,' to which he refers
would indicate him rs republican.
so, he deserves credit for discardinl
partisan considerations and influences
and deciding according to law. This
more than Congress did at the last SEES
sion in the cases of contested elections
that came before it.-San.