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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-20

SCOuelu nlCally)-DeCduse III
gentleman from Massachusetts, neve
does speak in the House.
The rules were suspended and tn
bill passed. Yeas l53; nays 3S.
Mr.. Butler, OF Massachusetts,, pre-
sented petition for the payment Of tn
French spoilation claims, saying tha
the petition was signed by one.third o
the original owners or their legal rep
resentatives. Referred to the committee
On Foreign Affairs.
Mr.. Mercur's motion was adopted
ayes l53; nays So.
Mr...Poland, from the Ku-Klux com
mittee, submitted report Of the affair;
in the late insurrectionary States
Ordered printed.
Mr.. Peck presented a report on be
half Of the minority committee, and
asked that it might be printed along
with the minority report.
Mr.. Scofeld called attention to GER
tain language which he quoted from
the report, saying it reflected on Con
gress, and ought not be presented.
Mr.. Beck said the language 10 which
Mr. Scofield objected had been erased
by the minority in the copy Of the re-
port which then had been sent to the
Clerks desk.
Mr.. Bingham said he must object to
receiving the minority report for in it
he found charges that the Ku'KluX
bill was the grossest outrage and the
foulest calumny ever perpetrated on a
helpless people, and elsewhere it stated
the members Of the majority have
voted for the bill against their convic-
tons and at the djctation OF an imper-
ious and imperial President. He asked
the Speaker If such language was
parliamentary.
The Speaker said it was clearly un-
parliamentary, and fused by member
OF the floor he would not hesitate to
call him to order it was not his prov
ince, however, to rule upon the admis-
sion OF minority report, which vas
merely a matter OF courtesy and custom
and could be prevented by the objection
OF any member.
Mr.. Bingham then renewed his
objection to receiving the report.
Mr.. Cox, of the minority, said it was
the first time in his experience he had
ever known objections to be made to
receiving the report ofa minority.
Mr.. Stevenson thought the report
might as well be received, as the House
could not expect anything more
favorable from the minority Of the
committee.
Mr.. Cox moved to suspend the rules
and receive the minority report. Not
agreed to-ayes l3O to 6G nays, two
thirds not voting aye.
Mr.. Banks moved that the report be
received, provided the language is not
in violation Of the rules OF the House.
- Mr.. Ducll introduced bill ex-
tending for two years the time in which
pre- emption settlers in Minnesota may
pay for their land.
Mr.. Butler, Of Massachusetts, OBJ
jected to the passage OF the Dill, unless
Wisconsin and Michigan were in
cluded He subsequently withdrew
his objection, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Garfield, from the committee on
Appropriations, reported the annu.d
deficiency appropriation bill.
Mr.. Butler, OF Massachusetts, moved
the House adjourn.
The motion prevailed, and the
House, at i:30 P. NJ, adjourned.
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Railroad Growls and 0Fuahles.
From, the Cadix- Ohio. RApublicanl

Railroad Growls and 0raahles.
From the CadiL, Ohio, Republican,
BRIDGE OF SIGHs"-The new rail.
road bridge across the Ohio river Q,
Wheeling.
IT is now conceded that Wheeling
can out promise any other city west Of
the Alleghenies. .. B.
LEADING citizens Of Bridgeport Are
confident Of the success Of the Wheel.
ing and Tuscarawus Valley railroad.
Upward OF $40, 900 have been subecribed
in that town.
Iris currently reported that Wheel.
ing is about 10 vote 5000. 900 for the
construction OF a railroad from that
city to connec. with the Lake Shore
and Aircastle line at Fi1IletoWn. The
local trade on the road it 10 thought
will be immense, especially in the ship.
ment Of wind eggs
The success OF the Wheeling aAd
Tuscarawas Valley railroad depends
on the present effort TO raise 100000
stock, which is ten per cent Of the esp
ital stock, the amount required 10 be
subscribed before the company can b
fully organized 1t SCENE probable
that this amount viii be subscribed.
the most OF it by the citizens OF Bridge
port and Wheeling.
An informal railroad meeting was
held by number OF leading citizens Of
Cadiz on Monday evening. st which 10
was resolved that Cadiz would raise hs
proportion OF stock 10 the new railroad.
and at all events the road must como
by way OF Cadiz ifmoney can bring Il.
Private information received from
Bridgeport and other points indicate
that Wheeling. failure to raise her
quota OF stock will have but little 10.
iluence to retard the progress Of the
road.
TuR fact that Wheeling has backed
down from her promises 10 regard 10
the Tuscarawas Valley Railroad need
have no influence TO retsrd the cor.
OF that road All the money
that Wheeling could have raised would
have been only sufficient to bridge the
river TO the Island. Cars can Be
transferred across the entire river about
as we'll as across the main channel
from the Island. But, better still. .
road can be constructed from Bridgeport
to Bellaire, only four miles, and trains
can have the privilege oI crossing on
the Baltimore and Ohio bridge at that
point. Push on the work OF subserip.
tons and right OF way.
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The Weather and River.

CINCINNATI, February l9.-River fall
ing with Is feet of water. Considerable
ice moving. Heavy ice reported at
several points above. The Big Sandy
is reported rising rapidly. Navigation
resumed to all points. The hull OF the
Annie Laurie sunk to-day, but was
pumped out by the Champion and
raised.
ST. Louis, February l9.-Wea,her
clear and thawing.
CAIRO, Ill, February l9.-Wcather
clear and pleasant.
EVANSVILLE, February l9.-The river
is rising slowly and full OF small ice.
Weather cloudy, with the emercury at 290
at 4 clock.
PIrySBURGu, February l9.-The Mo-
is falling very slowly, with 6
feet q inches.
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ILLINOIS.
Arrested for Murder.

SPR1sGF.ELD, February I'D. E.
Robbins, Captain Of Folice, was arrested
and imprisoned on charge OF killing
Young Bancroft in May. At that time
an engineer was making a survey OF the
Southeastern railroad. He ran a line
across the farm Of bancroft who, having
an idea that the farm was to be taken
for railroad purposes, fired two or three
times on the engineer, without effect.
Captain Robbins was sent 10 arrest
him, but young Bancroft barred himself
in house and threatened TO shoot any
one that approached. Robbins shot
him as he was looking out OF the win
dow. The Grand Jury indicted am
for murder. The Cow.aion Council
have employed ccs,uusel to defend him.
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ENGLAND.
IIouseof Commons Excited.

LONDON, February l9.-ln the House
of Commons to-day there was intense
excitement over the cross-moton intro
duced by the opposition censuring the
Government for appointing Sir Robert
CoIlyer to the Judicial committee OF the
Privy Counsel. The whippers.in had
been busy hunting up members all the
afternoon, the result OF which was
that all the benches were filled, the
galleries more or less crowded, and the
excitement of the occasion was visible
everywhere. When the roll was called
it was discovered that the Government
had a majority OF only 81, which
caused the greatest sensation, and
clearly exposed the weakness Of the
Gladstone ministry. 1t is the general
opinion in political circles tonight that
the present ministry owes its continued
existence solely to its intimate connec-
ton with the pending Administration
complication.
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Mcdowell Hear d Hros, .

Well, what 10 you think 2 The
county o! Mcdowell has actually been
heard from. There is n hve man here
who represents that county 10 the
House OF Delegates. and very clever
gentleman he is, too. No election re-
turns have been received IRON that
county, and Governor Jacob, and . good
many Others, began 10 think that No
Dowcll was 4 myth. You. perhaps.
remember that the Governor. 10 his
proclamatiops, generally excepted Nc.
Dowell when declaIing the returns
from the State, and some psrsons
thought that the Governor had made
misiake-that he didn't sx-
cept Mcdowell in his thanksgiv.
ing proclamation. But Mr.. Har-
rison is here u. o delegate fron
that county, and il il now regarded -
a fixed TACT" that Mcdowell county
is, and shall remain. q part Of the
State OF West Virginia. A gentleman
who a.sed through that county during
the war tells a very good story in COO
nection with his Trip. He ,sys thss
some sollicrs stopped at house, snd
one Of them gave little boy q biscuit.
The little fellow held it in bis hand.
scrutinized II very closely for q while.
and then walked TO the fire place,
picked up a chunk Of fire and started
out OF the door. Being asked what he
intended to 10, he replied: Il am 90
ing to make this rol-darned thing stick
its head out. lie had mistaksp the
biscuit for terrapin.-Chdriestoa La.
Ter 10 GrecnJrier Independent
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WISCONSIN,.

JAxEsvILLE, February l9.--Dis-
ra,ches from Woodstock, Illinois, say
q barn belonging to William Freeman
,wo miles from harrington station,
burned Saturday night. Lcss $4,000,
MADISON, February lS.-At Horse
Bluff, Sank county, Sunday evening a
drunken man named Murphy stabbed
a railroad laborer named Crandall IN
the breast, killing him almost instantly
without cause, supposing him to be
another man with whom he had an
atfray. He was arrested with diff
Guilty. All the liquor shanties there.
abouts were torn down, and threats OF
hanging Murphy prevalent.
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THE Weather To-Day.

WASHINGTON, February l2, I:3O P. N.
-ProJdJiLities. The Barometer will
probably fall, Tue:>iay, throughout the
Mississippi [ailey, with Increasing
south y;lads and threatening weather.
Tne lowest pressure is moving east
toward Illinois; the highest barometer
will remain over the Middle and East.
ern States, with variedly cloudy and
pleasant weather. The low barometer
in Florida will move northeast, keeping
some distance of the South Atlantic
coast, with increasing northeast winds.
East winds, veering to the southwest,
with pleasant weather. will prevail on
the west Gulf coast. Dangerous winds
are not anticipated Tuesday night. ex.
cep, possibly in Wisconsin and on Lake
Superior.
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FOREIGN.
FRANCE.
Count de Chambourd.

PARIS, February l9.-The receipt o
intelligence from Antwerp that Count
de Chambourd had signified his ap
proval of the projected fusion OF the
Orleanists and Legitamists created con
siderable agitation in political circles.
The Monarchist members in the AS
sembly are coalescing with the purpose,
as is believed, of utilizing their entire
strength and influence to force the ad'
herence OF tie Assembly prior to the
return OF Count de Chambourd, when
he will again be brought forward by
! his adherents az candidate for the
throne on all sides. 1t is conceded that
a government Crisis is imminent. The
republican members in the Assembly
may renew the proposal which was
started some time ago. emanaling ispm
the Left Centre in the Assembly, 10
elect NJ Thiers president for lie, and
renew the Assembly by annual cleo
tious.
ANTWERP, February l9-The delega-
ton appointed to visit Count de Cham
bourd, and lay before him the plan OF
the proposed fusion Of the OrIeanlst
and Legitimists interests, has arrived
in this city. \ lengthy interview was
bad with the Count, who, it is now
announced, has given the scheme his
entire approval, and has promised his
cooperation to aid in its execution.
ANTWERP, February l9.-Since the
announcement that Count de Cham
bourd has given his approval Of the
proposed fusion OF the monarchical
parties here he has received several prl-
vate dispatches in the interest OF the
movement The city is full Of dele
gates sent here by NJ. Theirs TO watch
the proceedings and the parties connect
ell herewith. The matter is creating
no little excitement and is very gener-
ally discussed. The future develop
ments OF the scheme are looked for
with increasing interest.
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BROWNSVILLE.
Fire-Loss Nearly $50, 900.

BROWNSVILLE, Pa, February 10
About four o'clock this morning a FIRE
was discovered in the shoe and hat store
OF Mr.. Wilgus. in the neck OF Browne
vile, and which destroyed his store
room and entire stock OF goods; also
burned the rooms OF Devore d Co, mer'
chant tailors, and the building Of I.
Gummert, occupied by Judge Duncan az
furniture rooms, and Mr.. Storey'a
saloon and barber shop. The loss is
near $50, 900, with about S2j 600 insur
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INDIAN 4.
Another BURNING Fiuid Explosion

RICHMOND, IND, February l9.-On
Saturday evening NJ. A. Morrow en-
tered the rear OF his grocery store to
draw a can of non.explosive rosaline
burning fluid, when the gas ignited
from the lighted candle in his hand and
an explosion instantly followed, shat
tering the brick walls Of the building
and seriously burning Mr.. Morrow
The blazing contents Of several oil
barrels rsa into the basement OF the
store adjoining. The flames were soon
extinguished, however, aud the loss il
principally By the water.
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BOWERSTOWN, o.
A Young Desperado Shoots his Siste

BowERsTowx, O., February l9.-
Yesterday about l o'clock P. NJ. a
desperate young man by the name of
George Clark, living near this place,
shot his sister, a young woman, with a
rifle, because she threw snow at him.
The ball entered her right thigh about
five inches below the hip joint, inJur,,
ing the bone slightly; then it passed
nearly through the tieshy part OF her
left thigh. The wound is dangerous
but may not prove fatal. Clark was
arrested.
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NASHVILLE.

NASHVILLE, February l9.-The First
Presbyterian Church OF this city, hay'
ing over six hundred members, and be-
ing the richest church in the State, at
its meeting yesterday unanimously
elected Rev. Henry Van Dyke, ot
Brooklyn, \. Y, for its pastor.
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ITALY.
General sherman.

MALES, February l9.--General Shcr.
man has been entertained at tete pre-.
pared at Pompcii in his honor by the
American residents in that city.
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CHICAGO.
The snow Blockade-The Japanese
Embassy.

CHICAGO, February l9.-Although
several of the long, floundering trains
on the Union Pacific railroad reached
Omaha from the West aud Ogden from
the East, the latest reports from the
region west OF Laramie state that the
track is again DISTRACTED, and that the
snow blockade is formidable as ever.
The japanese Embassy concluded not
to leave Salt Lake for the present on
account OF the snow blockade.
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BROOKLYN.
halelde.

BROOKLYN, February l9.-Christo
pher Kaufman, a Germsn, aged ff,y.
committed suicide while 10 the Luthe-
ran Cemetery, yesterday, BY cutting his
throat from ear 10 ear with . razor.
Religious excitement is supposed 70
have been the cause.
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Monroe strsst, bstvsss M91se ~ 4a1ns
sug8 WMK1z&v0s W. VA.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-18
A DEFENSE OF SMITH COUNTY,

To the Editor OF the Union and Americana
GRANT, Smith County, Tenn, Sept. II,
1S72.-I write to call the attention of your
readers to the misrepresentation of some
Loa, who has written to the Cincinnati
Times, of the 18th of August last. quote
an extract from his letter:
Z "PoIitics is pretty dull just now. We
seem to have a few sore beads of the
Seymour persuasion, who can sometimes
half raise crack for II. G.; but lost cause
men appear to be in the middle of fix,
and IL the Louisville Convention offers
them q candidate Who smells strong of
garlic, you could not get one of them to
touch the old white hat with forty foot
pole. Their prospects at this time are not
increasing. The bes. talent Of
this county is, and has all the time been ar
rayed against Republican principle, and
now, In the absence of better feast they
serye up II. G.. -
This whole extract is a wilful misrepre-
sentation of the people of Smith county.
No we'll informed man doubts but that
Horace Greeley will get fully three. fourths
of the voters Of this county. And every
well informed man knows that the best
talents of the county, have ever been and
now are firm advocates of true Republican
principles, In opposition to Radical despo-
tism. The mass Of our people and most
talented men have ever been aud now
are Republicans of the Jefierson, Washing
| ton. Webster, Clay and Jackson stamp. But
few have ever been Radical Republicans Of
the stamp of ThAd. Stevens, Gen. Grant,
| Stanton, Morton, Chandler, Brownlow and
Ben. Butler. There are some carpet bag
gers, scalawags and negroleaguers yet in
| this county still acting outside of the con-
stitutisn and opposed TO Republican Dem
ocratic government. They are opposed 10
| liberty, justice and equality, and are still
struggling to keep up Grants military des-
potism. They are still for the military ne
| ero-leagues, for confscation, robbery and
| despotism. They are still for war and
! plunaer. Hence they want Grant re-elect.
| ed. They can have no other reason for
| his reelection. If they want peace, JUS
| tice and republican liberty, they would not
| want Grant for President, nor Brownlow
| to Iexd them In his torch and turpentine
| brigade, and "wade in rebel blood up to his
! chin.n BroWnlow has called on them to
| rally, and feso of them will do il. But
| the Radical strength and power are gone.
] Grant may in the future content himself
/ TO preside over big job, a horse race or a
big drunk. Grant has no strength in
] smith county. Greeley win get as large q
vote as ever was given for any man by our
| people. 80 So
The letter of the 18th August to the
| TSnesis but the breath of dog fennel,
| (smeiling from Grant to Cincinnkti), al bad
i smelling weed for which RadieSls are said
/ TO have morbid appetite. Its strong
smell spreads far Out from their leagues In
waves and stfeaks. Thuaguns its history
and hence 1t smells to Cincinnati from
| Grant. FRANKLIN.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-18
POLITICAL DISCUSSION IN DICK.
SON COUNTY.

To the Editor of the Union and American:
DICKSON COUNTY, Sept, Il, l872.-
I.eass spare the room in the columns of the
peoples paper" for short description Of
uue of the best barbecues and political
- herings this county ever witnessed. Ac-
Cnidmg to the posters circulated through
this vicinity, Messrs. Whlthorne, Morris
and G!b0s met here on the 18th inst. to
discuss their respective claims to the Forty
Third Congress, and political things in gen.
eral, and of course we had not only feast
q reason, but of shoats, lambs, etc. At least
cB3 thousand Of the honest yeomanry Of
the county were present, including buxom
matrops and fair damsels, for which old
DicBsJn is noted.
the speakers were promptly on hand and
the Radical candidate, Mr.. Gibbs, opened
the meeting by q big blow of one hour.
Col. Morris followed in few well-timed
reua Tks, but 1t was plainly evident that
the crowd were waiting for "0ld Whit"
and " hen be made bis appearance every
tar IVES turned to bear what the ''Old War
Horse of Democracy" had to say, and be
held an attentive audience spell-bound and
quiet, except the cheers when be made a
good hit, for over one hour, and in that
b-'eS time he gave us to understand that
there vas more fraud and corruption in
the crescent government Of the United
States than in any other the world ever
saw.
But suffice 1t to say, that Gibbs is only
drawback to any party to which be may
belong. Mr.. Morris ls noble, conscien-
ti0us nan, and means right, bus lacks the
ready gift OF speech to express his opinions
correc ~. and 10 be ready for any emergen-
cy, bus in old "Whitt" We find the will and
the energy TO decide and do Whist lie right;
sud tie fluent and ready tongue to speak
forth in the interests of our country-and
"you bet" Old Dickson is going to stalk
big" FIR him next November. s. CT.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-18
MAYEk ARDS AErEMPC TO FORCE
MfXE SCHOOLS ON TENNESSEE.

From the Knoxville Press and Herald.
II is veil known that the statutes Of Ten
nsF'ee provide for the education of white
chalred and colored children in separate
schools. Such schools as have been organ
Il 81 a. on that basis. The separation of
the tW1 races IN our schools is not only in
accord nee with the feelings and wishes Of
the SLile people of the state, but the col
ored D. ,ple, who feel an interest in The ed
ucati0u of their children, prefer that they
be scbpUled apart from the whites. Expe-
rienc4. las demonstrated that the interest
of botIt races is promoted by the separation,
and, to say nothing Of the promptings of
instinc, policy alone would lead TO the
adopti,sH OF separate, rather than mixed,
schools Therefore, there has been general
acuuies :ance on the part OF the colored
people If Tennessee in the arrangement OF
our schools, and, certainly, the white pa
rents, %; all parties, would now protest
against he Inauguration, by Law, OF a forced
system I mixed schools.
Ga Tia Sth of February, 1872, Just seven
months go, what is known as the ''Com-
mon Sr.ool Bill" providing for National
School tlnd, passed the House OF Repre-
sentaLit-5.
The I'll provides in its first section, that
''the ne. procee OF public lands shall be
forever :Jnsecr4ted and set apart for the
educAti2l Of the people,"
The jhird section of the bill requires the
Secretary OF the Treasury TO invest ope-hal
ths AN s,It in Uuited States five per cent
bJat- solstiJu perpetual fund TO be
kau the National Educational Fund
aad . thy each year 10 the Secretary O
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-18

DY YIRTUE OF A WRIT OF FIERI FA-
ID cias 10 me dire ted, and delivered from the
Honorable Chsncery COart of DavidsOa county
Tenn, at its April Term, 1872 will expose q
public sale, to the highest bidder, Tor cash, at
the Courthouse door, In the city OF Nashville. on
Saturday, the 9Th day of October, 1872, lots Nos
10, IL, g. Is, 20, g. 81 and 43, in tie plan Of the
Rock Castle tract Of land near Nashville, Da-
wilson county, Tenn. said plan being plan OF
the estate of the late DR.. James Oyertoa, de-
ceased, lying In Civil District No. 10, Davidson
county, Tenn. For more particular descrip-
ton, reference Is here made 70 a registered plan
of said lots, called the Rock Castle Plan, regis
tered on page 81, Plan Book ~, r. o. ID. c,
Aug. 81, 1872; and being levied on rs the proper
~ Of Z. S. Calsote to satisfy a judgment against
her ct ais, and In favor of N Baxter, jr., Clerk
and Master, for use for s551.40, besides interest
and costs.
Dated this 18th day OF September, 1872.
ED. ID. WENTWORTH, Sheriff,
BY JS0. W. EDWARDS, Deputy.
sepl1 1aw3t