The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-21
NEW YORK.
Killed on the Railroad.

Hudson street, in front Of a steam
dummy belonging to the Hudson river
Railroad Company, but was instantly
knocked down, run over, and crush eo
10 death. Her head was mashed to a
jellv and her brains scattered over tn
track. Her body was a shapeless mass
and could not be identified. The
engineer OF the dummy was arrested,
The HeraHs Washington specia
saws that Wade Hampton, NJ. c. Butler
and Mr.. Kernshaw, OF South Carolina
have arrived there to ask for a bearing
before the Ku-Klux committee TO defend
themselves against charges.
Stokes Jury,
The investigation into the great lega
question regarding the Grand Jury IL
the Stokes case was resumed in the
Court Of Oyer and Terminer to-day. Il
will require an immense amount o.
testimony to prove whether the indict'
ment OF the Grand Jury was valid OF
not Recorder Hackett was the first
witness, and testified that the Grand
jury was composed of honest and re
spectable men, and that the mai1
principles OF the law had been comt
piled with in selecting the jury. Stokes
counsel contends that six OF the Grand
jury bv whom the indictment was
found were ineligible, and therefore the
Indictment must be quashed. :
Letter from Mr.. Gladstone. -.
The following is cable special g
the World, dated London, 18th In re,
ply to a letter OF inquiry addressed to
him by me, Mr.. Gladstone has written
long letter explaining in an extremely
amicable manner the present position OF
Her Majesty's government concerning
the treaty OF Washington, and denying
the utteranCe of offensive passages Ill
his recent speeches in the House ol
Commons as has been enormously re-
ported. In order to allay public ex
ctement in England, ! have furnished
copies of Mr.. Gladstone's letter to the
press of London. 1t is now published
iu every journal OF the kingdom, caus
ing a profound sensation in the House
of Commons. This evening Bouverle
asked Mr.. Gladstone if the letter ad
dressed to the correspondent OF the
World was genuine, when Gladstone
replied: Yes, it is reply to the
letter asking for an explanation in re
gard to my speech.
Latest from Mexico.
A Matamoras dispatch says tha
Tierrno, commander Of the Revolution
lists, has telegraphed to General Quiro
20 that he is moving on San Luis Poto,
with twelve thousand men, and woull
take the city Immediately. He says h'
will then proceed straight TO the Cit!
of Mexico. The Revolutionists defeated
the forces OF the Government in Sinalot
on the 2lst OF January.
At jersey City the Grand Jury ha!
found one hundred and ten indictments
most of which are against ringites il
that city and county Tor specializing
with the public funds.
United States Attorney Davis has
not vet taken any action upon the or
ders OF the Attorney General to prose
cute the Custom House officials who
are guilty OF bribery, but states that a
the next term OF court he will take
steps 10 have the culprits indicted.
4 Legislative committee is now en-
gagged in investigating the quarantin,
abuses, and into the workings
of the Emigration Bureau al
Castle Garden. Prominent merchant:
and shippers are to testify. Solou
Humphrey, Of the Chamber Of Com
merce, Yesterday testified as to the e1
orbitant charges of the Health Officer
OF the port.
A Herald dispatch from Washington
saws it is understood that John ".
Forney will be made Postmaster Genera
in place Of Creswell.
At Scranton, OConnor, the Delaware
and Lackawanns railway embezzler
was jailed, being unable TO give bail.
At a Methodist Episcopal convention
last evening, it was voted TO petition for
a general Methodist conference in place
Of the two now established
The trial OF Charles Moore, the
notorious
Emigr ant Robber and SmuggIer,
commenced in the Court OF General
Sessions to-day. The case in which he
is arraigned, is the robbery OF a Prus
sian, named Aulton Konnac, who was
returning to his native land. The case
excites great interest.
Election Of Direetorx.
The election of Directors Of the Della
ware and Lackawona Railroad Com
pany was held to day. The following
were elected President, Samuel Sloan
Treasurer, Andrew J. Dell; Secretary
Charles E Curry. Managers, VIM. E
Dodge, Moses TAYLOR, George BlakeIy
James J. Blair, Rufus P. Graves, S. B
Carpenter, John Brisbin, George Bliss
Percy r. Pine, VIM. Walton Phslp
Joseph Scranton, James Blair, W
Hunt, D. Dean.