The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-04-02

/ Another meeting TO make arrange
ments for the reception of the remains
of General Thomas was held yesterday
afternoon at Chicago. General Sherl-
dan said he bad received a dispa tch
from Colonel Willard, who has charge
of the remains of General Thomas,
saying that he should reach Chicago
next Tuesday afternoon. They will
probably leave for Troy the same even
ing over the Lake Shcre aud New York
Central railroads.
At meeting of the United States in
ternal revenue assessors at New Or.
leans, on Thursday, a recent ruling 10y
Commi. sioner Delauo relative to the
assessRent of taxes upon the sale by
partner of his share in firm, was an
nounced. The Commissioners decided
that such a transaction should not be
regarded as a sale within the meaning
of the law, and hence is not required to
be included in the aggCega of tue sales
Of such firm.
In the Ohio Legislature yesterday the
House bill to permit townships, coun-
ties aud cities to assist in building rail-
roads, was postponed in the Senate un-
til next January. The bill to allow
municipal corporations 10 issue bonds
drawing eight per cent. interest, passed
the House and is a law. The House
adopted a resolution requesting Con.
gress to do away with pension agencies,
and to pay pensioners by means of post
Office orders. The House refused to pass
the appropriation bill this evening.
At the Academy of Music, Indianapo-
lis, Ind, Thursday evening, one of the
largest audiences ever assembled in that
city was addressed by the Hon. Daniel
w. Voorhees,, on tie issues of the day.
He announced himself as there to speak
for the laboring tax payers to those who
held the bonds of tho Government and
live in luxurious idleness upon the hard
earnings of others. His speech, which
was very long, was mainly devoted to
financial matters and in reply to Sena-
tor Morton's speech, made there on the
22d of February.
Horace Greeley will deliver the open.
ing address at the next Fair of the st.
Louis Agricultural and Mechanical AS
sociation, October Sd. The Association
viii make extensive improvements on
their grounds and buildings for the
coming Fair, the principal one of which
will be the erection of new amphi-
theatre capable of seating 80, 900 people,
aud with a display ring of 42o feet
diameter The present amphitheatre
will he re rooted and enclosed and used
as general exhibition building. The
cost of the contemplated improvements
will be 100000.
At a recent meeting of the st. Louis
Clearing House Association the question
of adopting a memorial similar to that
passed at Chicago, protesting against
the passage of the funding bill, was
fully discussd and tabled by very de-
cided majority, all the national banks
voting to lay it on the table. 1t is stat
ed that Mr Croenbold, now in Wash
iugton, is misreprcsenting the national
banks of St. Louis in opposing the
finding bill and on Thursday tele-
gram signed by the representatives. of
the banks voting as above was sent to
Washington stating that majority in
number, capital and business of the
banks of st. Louis favor the passage of
the funding bill as sent by the Senate to
tie House.
Since the passage of the law consti
tuting Mayor Silby aud two other city
officials a. commissioners, with author
ity to improve the city property for the
purpose of giving work TO the numer-
ous unemployed suffering laberers of
San FRANCISCO, an unavoidable delay in
perfecting plans for the work caused
great disappointment and dissatisfac-
tion among the poor people interested.
Several public demonstrations occurred,
At one time a riot was feared. A num-
Der of demagogues endeavored to make
political capital but the good sense of
the people put them down. The COM
missioners decided upon plan and n
large number of labOrers will be placed
at work next Monday grading and i'm
proving YiCababuena Park.
For several weeks past an unusual
supply of money orders and drafts from
Philadelphia aud New York have been
received at Burlington, payable to men
we'll known as Fenians. Lately there
has been mysterious movements of lead
teams from st. Albans, Vermont, to I'm
derhill and Westford, some seventeen
miles east and not on the railroad. A
week ago last Sunday night several
double teams freighted with boxes and
casks passed northwsrdly through the
village of Fairfield, some ten miles east
of ST. Adams. The same thing was re-
peated last Sunday night in Fairfax,
which lies between Westford and Fair
field. Six of the teams were seen, all
bound north. Fairfield is largely inhab-
tied by Irishmen, most Of whom are
Fenians and it is only about ten miles
from the Canada line.