The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-03
NEW YORK.
The Pacific and Atlantic TelerraDh
Completed to New Orleans.

NEW YORK, November 2.-The wire
Of the Pacific and Atlantic Telegraph
company have been in a course Of erec
ton for several months south of Mem
phis, and were to-day placed in working
operation from this city to New Orlean
direct. This is the first time since tn
war that any opposition telegraph lin
has been in operation to the latter city
and the completion of the Pacific ant
Atlantic Telegraph company's wire
causes much qualification to the tele
graph community, who have heretofor,
been compelled to submit to monopoly
and extortionats rates. The Pacific anC
Atlantic lines will be Immediately lex
tended to Texas. Mr.. Edward Lelaup
long and favorably known as the agen
Of the Associated Press at New Orlean:
under Mr.. c. II. Craig, and more re
Gently of the Western Associated Press
at Louisville, has been appointed mana
ger of the Pacific and Atlantic compa
ny's office at New Orleans.
Martial Law in North Carolina.
The Journal of Commerce and WorlC
both comment severely on the policy o.
the Administration in placing North
Carolina under martial law, which is 8
cloak for innumerable outrages. The
latter paper says The spectacle is pre-
sented of a once proud commonwealth
reduced by bad government and barbar,
ism, and charges that the State is taxed
and misgoverned almost to distress. The
former paper views it in the light OF 8
menace to the whole nation, and think:
that it will some day be bitterly repented
of by those who now rejoice at it.
Municipal Affairs.
The Commercial AdvcrriSer to-day
deplores the want OF harmony among
the opposition to Tammany, and severe
lv censures the manner in which the
committee of Seventy, appointed tol
municipal reform, 'has executed its trust
Personal interests, says the Advertiser
are made paramount to those OF public
and general welfare. it declares the
committee a failure and suggests thai
during the remaining few days har
monious and orderly opposition be Sc
cured.
Suspended.
The Mercantile Insurance Company
of l67 Broadway, has suspended. H.
NJ. Bixby has been appointed receiver
Chicago losses caused the suspension
Edward D. Nelson, OF Simondale, was
run over and instantly killed by the ex
press train on the Harlem railroad, be-
tween Willow Bridge and Woodiawn
to-day.
The Swiss residents of this city are
preparing for a general celebration o.
the 556th anniversary of the indepen'
dence of Switzerland, on November l.
No news has yet been received OF the
Grand Duke Alexis.
A special dispatch to the New York
Times, from Washington, says: 6nof
fetal information has been received
here, through an official source, instead
of Cuba, and it is believed reliable, tc
the effect that
The Cuban Insurrection
has latterly assumed proportions indi'
eating a very decided revival of 1T
strength.
The American Institute Fair.
which has been in progress some weeks
and to which thousands Of visitors still
daily flock, will be closed on Saturday
the 4th instant: The fair has been on
the whole success, fully equal to tha
of preceding years.
France and Germany.
A Herald special from London says
it is rumored that Bismarck has Offered
to France to restore the forts of Metz
in exchange for Pondicherry, in India
or the French possessions in Cochin
China. 1t is believed Germany intends
to form a permanent settlement for then
emigrant people in the east.
Theirs Makes q Political Will.
A Herald special dated Paris, Novem
Der /, says: Theirs being aged and
anxious about his successor has made
his political will. He favors Casimel
Periere, now Minister Of the Interior, a;
his successor to the Presidency after
his death. The Rappsl advocates the
claims Of Victor Hugo to the Pres''
dency.
A special from Washington to the
Tribune says it is understood the Off
csrs Of the Interior and Justice De
nartment, are now engaged in investi
eating the conduct OF Judge j. W.
Wright, of Washington, formerly o.
Indiana, in connection with the collec
tom of bounties &c, due Indian soldiers
of the Creek, Cherokee and Seminole
nations in the late war. Some OF tae
government officers state their belle
that the issue of frauds amounting to
hundreds OF thousands OF dollars nave
been committed in connection with
these claims. Iti probably that sum
mary action will be taken m the matter
City Affairs.
Deputy Controller Green still refuse:
to pay the city judges, and Judge BED
ford intends having mandamus issued
compelling him to pay them.
Savsral court attaches, who were
dismissed by Green, have been reap
pointed by the judges; into.
Two and half millions Of the inter
Iab, wss maid Yesterday