The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-10-23

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Colonel Aiken, of Aiken's Junction, {
prominent Democratic politician o
northern Now York, was run over ant
killed by a train, at Valley Falls, OIL
Monday.
A Nashville dispatch says the Legis
lature will act favorably upon the rec
ommendation Of. Governor Brownlow
for the reimbursement of loyal cftizeni
for losses sustained during the war.
In the late election in Louisiana
1914 votes were cast, 1908 of which
were for convention, 40O6 against it
and So blank. The delegates elected
are notified to assemble in convention
at Mechanics Hall iu New Orleans, OIL
the 23d of November.
The savings of expense in the War
Department, since General Grant took
charge of it, has been at the rate OF
S, ,0O0yd0Ga year. He has just issued an
order directing thevacation of all private
buildings in Washington, now occupied
by any officer or bureau of the depart
uent.
The Government Commissioner ac-
cepted, Monday, another section of the
Kansas Pacific Railroad, extending to
Kansas City, to which point passenger
and freight trains are now running.
The road is graded some forty miles be-
you'd Fort Hayes, and the iron is being
rapidly laid.
The Memphis Post, Of Friday, says
"We regret that we are unable to ant
nounce any decrease Of yellow fever in
our city. The disease seems to be slight
ly on the increase, owing, doubtless, to
the prevailing warm weather. The pro
portionate mortality is not so great as
at first. A very large proportion of the
patients taken with tue disease are now
recovering"
There are 5000 Indians, in Michigan,
mixed bloods included. Division of
sexes-3S23 males; 4lS5 females. These
Indians have organized into seventy
distinct bands, each with IT'S chief, and
inhabit 179 frame and S2l log houses.
They have erected over two thousand
homesreads. The value of their per-
sonal property is placed at S376, ,595, and
they cultivate 1O,772 acres of land.
The Albion New York) Times says
In a case on trial last week, Charles
d. Ross, in charge of the telegraph of.
flee here, was questioned as to certain
kilograms said to have passed between
the co-defendants in the case. He de-
clined to answer OH the ground that the
dispatches were confidential communi-
cations and the private property of the
parties. The Judge ruled that they
were not privileged communications, or
private property in the sense mentioned,
and issued an order requiring copies of
the messages sent to be produced in ev-
idence."
According to the returns received by
the Secretary of State at Harrisburg,
the result of the recent election in
Pennsylvania is officially reported to be
that, for Supreme Judge, George Shars-
wood, Democrat, received 26s, ,026 votes,
and Henry W. Williams, Republican,
266, ,s24 votes, Democratic majority of
1902. Last year, the Republican vote
was 290,096, a Republican majority of
l7l7S. Comparing this year with last
the total vote has fallen off $3.50, of
which 30,45O are on the Republican side,
and q, 2,070 on the Democratic side. This
falling off is largest in counties that go
strongly fer one or the other party,
such as Allegheny, Lancaster, Berks,
Monroe, Luzerne and others, but there
is also moderate falling off noticed in
nearly all other parts of the State.
Seventeen gay and festive youths of
Colchester, Vermont, who, on the 9TH of
August last, rode on a rail one Joseph
Martin and wife, who reside on the
North Beach, were on Tuesday brought
before Justice to answer for breach
of the peace. A jury of six was impan-
neled. Twelve of the "boys" were
found guilty, and fined S. and costs
each. A mol. pros. was entered in the
cases of the remaining five. Mr.. Mar
tins offense, which provoked tho out
rage, was marrying his cousin, girl of
but twelve years of age. " y