The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-08
CINCINNATI.
Army of the Tennessee-Second Da,

on the time and place of the next meet
ing was heard. Madison, Wisconsin,
and the Fourth Of July, 1872, were ap-
pointed as the time and place
Colonel McCook. of Illinois, moved
to amend by substituting October 1872.
Laid on the table and report Of the COM
mittee adopted.
The committee reported on the death
of Colonel Hicks, of the Tenth Illinois;
Lieutenant Eggleston, Third New Jer-
sey Cavalry, and Lieutenant Lovejoy,
United States colored troops, submit
ting resolutions, which we're adopted
The committee on Nominations sub
mitted a report, naming six Vice-Pres.
idents. Pending this the constitution
was amended so as to have twelve Vice
Presidents-one from each OF the States
represented in the Army. The report
was then referred back to the committee,
and the following list was presented:
General Slack, Of Indiana; Lieutenant
Mastigan, Of Ohio; Lieutenant Puter-
baugh, of Illinois; Colonels Reynolds
and Cadle, of Alabama; Colonel Heath,
of Missouri; Generals Hubbard and
Thayer, Of Nebraska; Captain Henry,
OF Iowa; Colonel Bristow, Of Kentucky;
Colonel Howe, OF Wyoming. Territory,
and Colonel Hinsdale, of Michigan.
The committee to name the orator
for the next meeting named GeneratW
Q. Gresham, Of Indiana. The General
said he could not be present, as he was
obliged to hold term Of court. A
number OF gentlemen made statements
that removed his objection, and he was
unanimously chosen.
Captain Joel, of st. Louis, complain
ed that no half fare arrangements had
been made from st. Louis.
General Hickenlooper vindicated the
local committee, saying it had been
most diligent, but there seemed to be a
combination among ticket agents in
St. Louis to defeat any such arrange
ment.
Captain Joel said, being a newspaper
man. he was going to show somebody
up. Now that the local committee was
excused he would 90 for the railroads.
Colonel Howe, of Wyoming Terri
tory, moved that the wives, sisters and
sweethearts OF members be admitted to
the banquet tonight. He thought the
women who had stood by the members
during the war should sit with them at
the banqueting Of rejoicing, now that
peace has come. Several members OBJ
lected on the ground that no prepara-
ton had been: made The motion was
tabled.
General Warren moved that ladies
be admitted to the next banquet. Laid
on the table.
Captain Gillespie moved that wine
and spirituous liquors be forbidden at
the next banquet.
Captain Joel opposed the motion, and
it was lost.
At l2 o'clock the Society adjourned
to visit the Chamber of Commerce, in
accordance with an invitation Of that
body. The Society was warmly well
coined by the merchants at the Cham
ber of Commerce. Generals Belknap,
Sherman, Hansen, Wallace, Thayer,
Warner, McCook and Meade made
brief addresses. The latter General
was vociferously applauded upon taking
the stand.
The banquet this evening will close
the exercises.
Western Female College Burned
Marrow Escape OF students.
CINCINNATI, April THE Western
Female College at Oxford, Ohio, took
fire this morning in the bakery about
one o'clock, and, with the exception Of
the walls, which yet stand, was COM
pletelv destroyed. All the young ladies
are accounted for, but one girl, partially
deaf, who is missing 1t is hoped she
NAV vet be found, though up to last &C
counts there were no tidings OF her.
Four or FIVE students who escaped from
the second and third story windows,
were somewhat injured, none seriously,
save one, who, it is feared, is danger
ouslv hurt. Some had the presence OF
mind to tie sheets together and let them
selves down from the windows. Others
Jumped from the second story. Some
property in the lower part of the build
ing was saved. Many young ladies lost
ali their personal effects in their rooms.
There was about sixty thousand dollars
insurance on the building, though not
covering the loss. The destruction OF
the edifce is public calamity, as it was
ore Of the most prominent female edu'
cational institutions in the West.
A special to the Tines from Oxford
says no lives were lost by the burning
OF Western Female College. Three
young ladies, named Goodfellow, Bal
lard and Wilson, were severely hurt by
learing from the second story windows.
The building was insured for SIS, 900,
which will rebuild it. There were one
hundred and seventy-five inmates in the
building at the time Of the catastrophe.
During the early morning hours the
village presented sorrowful spectacle.
Some of the young girls had lost nearly
everything in the shape of personal
clothing, while others were wandering
about with a scanty supply of apparel
with no relatives to sympathize with
them and almost wholly dependent on
comparative strangers for board and
lodging. The liberality of the place
however. was equal to the occasion.