The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-09-12
NEWS ITEMS.


Erie on Saturday night end Sunday
morning. doing much damage to the
shipping. No loss Of life is reported
The Junction railroad shops, at Cam
bridge City, Indiana, were burned on
Saturday evening. Loss not less than
$75, 600, with no insurance so far as
known. Supposed to be the work Of an
incendiary.
The delegation OF twenty-eight mem-
bers Of the Councils OF Philadelphia ar
rived at Cincinnati on Saturday, and
were taken in charge by a committee
Of the Common Council Of that city.
John H. Morton, the son of promi-
nent banker OF Louisville, sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary,
for killing Dan Powers, on Saturday re-
ceived pardon from Governor Leslie.
The oldest Mason in the United
States, named A. F. Bloheim, was buried
at Fort Wayne, Indiana, on Saturday,
with Masonic honors. He Joined the
order in 1906 in Paris. He was aged
ninety-five years.
Fights occurred on the 10Th and 18th
ult., between cattle thieves and rancho
ros, near Edinburg, Texas, in which two
of the former were killed. Gen. Cor
tena, commanding at Tampco, threat
ems retaliation, and the rancheros are
buying arms to resist more successfully.
A detachment of the Seventh cavalry
has been ordered to Florida to assist the
revenue officers to make collections. 1t
is said two companies OF infantry and
one Of cavalry will remain in Raleigh,
\. c., during the Ku-Klux trials, which
will commence this week
The Woman's Club OF Washington
has called meeting OF citizens for
Tuesday evening, to consider the ques-
ton OF the social evil. The call was
issued in view Of the action OF the police
authorities notifying all keepers OF dis
orderly houses to close the same IN
three days time.
Several cases OF poisoning have oc-
CURED in Mlddletown, Conh., within
the past week, from eating toad-stools,
mistaking them for mushrooms. Two
in one family died early in the week.
Another case is reported where several
persons were poisoned, one of whom
died Sunday.
The citizens OF Sebastian county,
Arkansas, held meeting on Thursday
last, and denounced the report Of ku-
Klux in that county. The Gazette says
the militia are organizing in various
portions OF the Stat and being armed,
and the Governor is expected to call on
the President to declare martial law in
several Of the counties.
The Germans of Nashville are
making preparations to entertain Carl
Schurz and tender him banquet on
his visit there. Both natives ard Ger
mans held a meeting on Saturday, ire
spective OF party, and made arrange.
ments for his reception, besides appoint
ing executive committees to invite the
people OF neighboring counties to attend
and hear his speech.
The political muddle still continues in
the Mansfield, Ohio, Judicial District.
The Republicans Of Ashland county
refuse to support Deriam, the RepubII-
can candidate for Judge, and the Dem.
ocrats OF Morrow declare they will not
vote for Kenny, the Democratic candi.
date. The Republican district commit
tees are to hold meeting on Tuesday
next to attempt settlement Of their
difficulty. The Democracy have very
little hope OF settling theirs. 1t is a
mixed state OF affairs.
Ii. Birdell, Superintendent OF Indian
Affairs in Arizona, reports that the al
fairs OF the agency are in a critical con-
dition as regards an outbreak upon the
reservation. The Pima Indians, by
their threats, have caused licensed trad.
ers to close up their stores on the reser'
vation. They threaten to tear down
their houses and take the goods because
the traders will not pay silver tor their
wheat, which has never been done on
the reservation. He has solicited as
sistance from Fort Mcdowell, the near
est military post
Mr. E. Harley has been appointed a
railway postofiice clerk between Phlla-
delphia and Pittsburgh, at salary Of
$l200 per annum. A pOstotfice has
been established At Smiths Point,
Charles county, Maryland, and l.. o.
Dean appointed postmaster. The office
at Flat Rock, Mason county, Wet Vir-
ginia, is established, AID Philip Nc
Kinley is appointed postmaster; Loren
20 D. Brown is appointed postmaster at
Coal River Marshes, Raleigh county,
West Virginia, vice Charles Jervis, re-
signed. Daniel Boone, at Indian Creek,
Monroe county, West Virginia, vice J..
C. Ballard, resigned. At Apollo, Pa,
Henry A. Rudolph is designated as
mail messenger at sl20 a year from
date OF beginning, vice S. II. Chambers,
resigned.