The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-04
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, March 3.-An exciting
scene occurred yesterday at the Iowa
elevator, on the North Branch. A
crowd of come twenty men suddenly
rushed in, drove the workmen out and
took possession. Those who were
elected sent for the police, and force
came up and ordered the newcomers 70
vacate, but they pointed revolvsrs at the
officers and told them to leave, which
they finally did. The case was referred
to the Superintendent of Police ana
Mayor, and it was found that the In
surgents were sent by one Hoyt Mahon'
who owned an interest in the building,
and had taken this method to obtain
possession. The authorities admit that
they have no right to force in the door
on the party in possession, and the
police are therefore ordered to stand
guard and allow no one to enter, though
permitting any one to 90 out VINO oe'
sired. So matters now stand.
Ex.Alderman James Walsh was last
night taken to Jail in pursuance OF a
sentence of six months Imprisonment.
The motion for a new trial has been
denied. His counsel claimed that
bribery was not punishable under the
common law, and under the statute
simply proposing to receive bribe was
punishable only by a $500 fine and not
by imprisonment. The Court, however
didn't admit the force of the argument.
There are now four Aldermen and ex.
Aldermen in Jail for six months and
one other out on bail.
The Evening Post has been sued tor
libel for 100000, for publishing IN
January last the following false, scan
dalous and defaming libel: Rev. Stuart
Robinson, of Louisville, who advocated
from the pulpit during the war the
shipping OF yellow fever infected clothlnG;
to Northern cities, narrowly escaped
death from smallpox last week.
A verdict OF $4,000 damages has
been rendered against the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railroad, for
running over q boy and cutting off his
legs while he was standing on side
track This is the second trial. AT
the first trial the jury gave the plaintiff
$4,000. The defendants moved for
new trial.
A meeting of the Wholesale Liquor
Dealers Association was held yesterday
and resolutions passed denying as an
unqualified falsehood the dispatch from
the Associated Press agent at Louis
vile stating that firm in that city,
giving the name OF the firm, had
affected corner on old whisky by buy
ing upnearly all the stock in the United
States; calling on the AssoI 'sted
Press TO promptly expose the imp >si-
tion practiced on them in giving crrcu-
lation to false statement intended 10
magnify the importance OF one small
compounding house in Louisville, to
the injury OF merchants OF other cities ;
expressing the belief that the stock OF
old whisky held by parties here ex'
ceeds the reports Of the Louisville
market for any one year, and stating
that in sending the dispatch the agent
of the Associated Press at Louisville
has greatly transcribed the sphere OF his
legitimate duties, and pronounce him
untitled for the position which he holds
A horrible case of intantcide was
discovered here yesterday. A young
Swedish woman came to South Bend
Indiana, last September, from the old
country, and some six week. ago gave
birth to an ilIegitimate ch Id. Friday sht
started TO Chicago 10 seek mpoyment
She stepped oil the train at Laporte
crushed The chlld's skull by a blow with
her fist, left the body in wood yard
and went on to Chicago. The body
was found and the authorities here
telegraphed and the woman was arrest
ed She confessed to the crime saying
she had no means OF supporting the
child. The woman was taken back tC
Laporte by the Sheriff Of that place
this morning.
1t is stated on good authority that
Judge Davis will not run as candidate
OF Labor Reform for President, unless he
is also nominated by the Cincinnati
Convention. 1t is believed by many
that in this nomination he will carry
Illinois by heavy majority.