The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-03-17
NEW YORK.
Smallpox - Narrow Escape The
Erie Railways Finances.

Erie Railways Finances.
New YORK, Mach l6.-The Board
of II ealth are endeavoring TO stamp out
smallpox, and its vigorous efforts have
been crowned 80 far with success AL
though there has been a slight increase
in the number Of cases, the people do
not offer strong resistance to vaccina-
ton in their houses, and the contrast
in this respect between their present
and their past opposition is very
marked.
A French man and his wife, Of this
city, narrowly escaped death by poison,
for which an ignorant drug clerk would
have been responsible. Some days ago
NJ. Pausee went into Broadway drug
store to purchase some borage, harm
less herb, hut in its place he received
belladonna, a deadly poison, to cure
colds. He and his wife drank por-
ton of this poison. By the exertions
of the medical attendant the life Of the
woman has been saved, and probably
that OF Mr.. Pausee will he preserved
The Worlds financial writer says
The complications, legal and otherwise,
Of the Erie railway company seem to
be increasing. An injunction is in
force against the Erie company issuing
or selling consolidated mortgage bonds,
which is likely to embarrass the COM
pany's finances Strikes and demoral-
ization Of the coal trade, it is stated,
have caused loss Of about 100000
per month in the earnings during the
winter. The floating debt Of the com
pany is increased to about $6,000,00O
The sale Of consolidated bonds was in
tended to raise money to pay this liza
bility. -
There has been considerable reduc-
tion in the rates Of travel to the West
Colonists' tickets are now issued bv va
rous lines at reduced rates. The hold
ers of these tickets are entitled to first
class passage on express trains, with $50.
pounds of baggage free, with a cotres-
ponding reduction for transportation Of
their household goods and farming i'm
plements, within twelve days from the
date OF purchase. For the special &C.
commodation Of persons visiting the
West to settle lands and homesteads,
and return for their families, excursion
tickets are now the feature. These
tickets are good for the round trip with
in thirty days from the date Of pur,
chase.
New Jersey Town EIecti0nS-PrIs-
Oners Sentenced.
Returns from the town elections
throughout Burlington county. New
Jersey, are nearly complete. A ma
jority of Republican freeholders were
elected. Burlington township gives a
large Republican majority. Borden
town elected full Democratic ticket.
In Millevilfe, Cumberland county, tn e
Republicans made clean sweep, elect,
ing their mayor by 2o4 majority.
In the United States Court Yesterday,
all persons who had been tried and con
victed at the present term of court
were sentenced by Judge Woodruff,
with the exception Of George w. Chad
wick, convicted Saturday last Of OBJ
tanning and passing United States reg
istered bonds for $1,000, one Of those
said to have been stolen from Seuer
Castill II is understood the intefposi
ton Of the friends Of Chadwick, amongst
them Messrs. Silas B. Luther apd Vim.
Richardson, residing in BROOKLYN,
where his family is, has been chiefly.
instrumental in causing the delay.
Another Divorce Case.
In an action for divorce in the Su-
preme Court to-day before Judge Jones,
brought by Jane y. Burrows against
Thomas Burrows, the plaintiff pro-
duced letter from Rev. S. II. Tying,
Jr.. bearing testimony of a moral and
amiahle character, and defendant sub
mitted letter from Rev. DR.. Bacon,
at,esting her devotion to the church
and general religious excellence. The
wife charges adultery on the part OF
her husband. He, in turn, says he has
been worried BY the jealous disposition