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Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-17

If you have Chills, whether every other day.
every tenth day. or every two three weeks. take
Dr.. TUFTS live1 Pills, and you will check them,
otherwise they will stick to you al winter.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-17

REVENUE STAMPs-This is the last month
that internal revenue stamps will have to be
afnxed to legal documents as the new law
abolishinE oil stamp duties imposed by sched-
ule b, except the tax of two cents upon
bank checks, drafts or orders. takes effect on
the lst Of October.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-17
BEFORE EsQUIRF FRAZER.

Annie dorsey, for severely whipping Mrs.
Ellen Simmons little child, was fined 80 cents
aud costs. and held to bail In the sum of 500
to keep the peace
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-17
MAoistvates' Caoes.
kEFoRR MAYOR sIMNs.

EEFoRR MAYOR sIMNs.
Bridget Aigan, for threatening the life of
Henry Du0an, was required TO pay costs, and
give bail, in tue sum Of 5000, to keep the
peace
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-17

WORK on THE PIER During the past
week, what little time has been ft for work
under or on the water has been employed in
removing a wreck which lies across the line
Of the pier. Owing to the small depth of
water over the obstruction, the diver cannot
withstand the shock OF the waves, and his
work can be prosecuted only under fair sky
and a smooth ssa.-Le,ces Light
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-17

what y this great oommotioni II Il The mn.
aoic'ns OF the people to turn out he ro6hsrs
mo reform The Government. Never hsfo,.
ssrs the voters Of thi. country 20 utterly in
earnest: Their resolution has the iotsns;,y - -
4 Ie.Aelous conviction. They mean 70 n, m
eno % corruption, and 70 sef.d Grant and III.
,:ane osck '9 pfavats life; and they viii not Sc
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-17
CHESTER NOTES.

The Bnckalew club have received severa,
ialge transparcies for their headquarters. They
will have parade soon.
The wigvan Of the Franklin Legion, which i.
nearly completed, will be dedicated on Friday
svening next, on which occasion there will he
parade and .orchlight procession.
The Rev. hr. 6proull, Of the First Presbv-
terian church annGQpced 10 his congregation
sunday, that after matura consideration be had
decided not 10 sever his present pss,oral reIa-
lions with the church
4 asmblanCe Of man named Bill Jas.srs
tesiding Ia The borough ofSouth Chester. Sun :
lay Az hinass'f by beating his wife in q
shocking ma. ..aes. The only csuse a~ignsd for
tbis inhum.n &C, W. NJ 1bet 81: could not keep
mouse On the small sum be >l'eNsd her out Of
lis wages.
The Shakespeare Association of III !. c;,, :"
iS%@e3cs Sa,.s..; . series Of chast. "Onwine kco@
...so s.,s,,nnspt. INN ,Ss 10 f. day.. opsnins Il.
Chimney Corner" and the ro.r;ns - e.. os ~
'SIasher and GRADER '-''s o.
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-17

FOURTH WARD DEMOCRATIC MEETINa.-A
meeting Of the Democrats Of the 4th Ward
will be held at the Reliance Engine House. this
evening at o'clock, to elect a delegate TO the
County Convention. A general and punctusl
attendance is requested.
WFSIEY HICKMAN Chairman
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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-22
EUROPE.
The Tax Question.

PARIS, January 20.-The rejection by
the Assembly, yesterday, of the pro,
posal by the Government in favor OF
the imposition Of a tax on raw material
is considered complete defeat for the
government policy Of President Theirs.
The decision of the Assembly provides
that a tax on raw material shall be
imposed as last extremity to which
the Government is compelled to resort
when all other means of taxation fail
to produce the revenue necessary for
it's expenses. The committee Of fifteen
appointed by the Assembly yesterday
will make a complete and thoroughly
exhaustive examination of the tariff.
At the conclusion OF their labor they
will submit a report to the Assembly,
which will again consider the subject,
probably during the present session.
The effect which the rejection Of Theirs
project may ultimately produce is yet
uncertain. 1t is stated reliably, how
ever, that Thiers, although exhibiting
much temper on the subject, is unlikely
to revive it as a cabinet question.
Resignation OF Thiers.
Theirs has rendered his resignation
to the Assembly. Great excitement
prevails in consequence.
LArER.-The excitement consequent
on the announcement of the resignation
of Thiers is intense. 1t is anticipated
that the Assembly will pass vote of
confidence in Theirs administration,
and that he may probably reconsider
his action and ultimately be induced to
withdraw his resignation in view of the
general apprehension which prevails OF
a German reoccupation OF the evacu-
ated departments.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-22
EUROPE. I'll'
Thiers withdr.ws his Resignation

Thiers withdraWs his Resignation
PARIS, January President Theirs,
in replying to the deputation appointed
by the Assembly, who waited on him
last evening and informed him Of the
action of that body in refusing to
accept his resignation, consented to
withdraw his resignation, and will
remain President Of the Republic. The
withdrawal of the resignation ofThiers
as President OF the French Republic is
Officially bulletined to-day, and appears
togive good satisfaction. The members
of the Cabinet have worked cut a
new line of policy for the government,
and it is proposed that NJ. Thiersin the
future will only speak in the Assembly
on the most. important occasions.
Marshal McHahon paid a visit to
president Theirs to-day and requested
that the latter should Withdraw his
resignation. The Marshal declared
that the army were subject to the orders
Of a majority of the National Assembly,
but would refuse to obey the mandates
of dictators. The excitement in refer.
ence to the political crisis continues,
and the popular sympathy appears to
lean in favor of President Theirs.
ADeniaI.
BERLIN, January 2l.-The Consul OF
the Colombian Government, resident in
this city, has published an emphatic
denial of the statement which appeared
in the New York papers regarding the
request alleged to have been made by
the Minister of Colombia at Washington
for the postponement Of the payment to
Ithe United States of the debt of the
colombian Government. The Consul
'repudiates the existence of any debt OF
that Government to The United States,
and says that Colombia owes America
nothing.
The Presidency OF the Cortes.
MADE1D, January 2l.-The Minister
ial members of the Cortes have an
nounced Senior Herrera as their candi-
date for the Presidency OF the Spanish
Congress.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-22
Sundays Dispatches
WAsRIN CT N
A Massachusetts Land jon.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Grant and denomination.
HIS CHANCES VANISHING
Wilson afterthe Vice Presidency
The Drake Amendments
Il
A Massachusetts Land JOB.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Grant and Renomination'
HIS CHANCES VANISHING
Wilson after the Vice Presidency
The Drake Amendment. !.
TSpecial Dispatch to the REGISTER by tne
P. q A. Telegraph Ltne.l
WAsHINeroS. January q. Z
ApE.~s..yvusotfa Land lob. s.

WASHINGTON, January q. Z
Massachusetts Land Job.
The Massachusetts, scheme to gobbie
up the public lands in behalf OF tne
public schools introduced by Congress,
man Hoar, will be reported to the
House next week by the committee,
and the Democratic opposition to the
bill will be unanimous. In fact SUBJ
stitute has been prepared by Mr.
McIntire, of Georgia, which provides
that the Secretary Of the Treasury at
the end of each year, shall distribute
among the States, according to thsir
population, the funds arising from the
sale of public lands, the same to pc
applied to such purposes as the States
may designate. 1
senator Edmunds,
of Vermont has the floor in the Sensty
tomorrow for speech on civil service
reform, when he will take occasion to
reply to Mr.. Carpenters attack on the f
regulations recently submitted by the
Commissioners. The Radical dlsseur
sions in Congress on this subject arp
creating great excitement both on the
part of the President and his advisers,
Grants friends are becoming somewhat
alarmed as to the chances of renonii.
| mating him at the Philadelphia Conven-
ton; the oficehofders have found out
that under the civil service regulations
Grant has no longer any patronage p
dispose OF worth having, and it ia hard
to bring them upto the usual discipline.
This is an explanation OF the present
Radical attack on civil service reform,
There are also some various differences
over Colfax. Wilson is working for his
place on the ground that the WestnaT
has places on the ticket, The latter
meets with opposition from Blaine,
however, who, now that he is satisfied
that he cannot secure the place, wishes
to keep it away from New England
Several Republicans here have ex-
pressed preference for General Horton,
of Kentucky.
1t is anticipated that the Supreme
Court will decide
The Drake Amendment Case
tomorrow, and that it will be held un.
constitutional. 1t will be remembered
that this amendment provides that
pardons are prima faeia evidence Of
disloyalty. ....
Solicitor General Bristow is evidently
again reconciled with the President.
He gave one Of the most elegant din
ners of the season last night, at which
Grant, the Cabinet Ministers and the
Chief Justices of the Supreme Court
were pr :sent. ALPHA.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-22
CHARLESTON. 0
Wheeling's Invitation Finally
Declined.
The "High Joints" and the
Members.
Committees Appointed In the
Convention.
Ohio County and the First District
Out in the Cold.
Special Dispatch to the Sunday News'l

Special Dispatch to the Sunday News
CHARLESTON, January 20.
The invitation of the Wheeling City
Council asking the Convention to ad-
journ to that place was laid on the table
last Wednesday morning by vote of
43 to 33. But not content with this
disposition of the matter, it was taken
up again on yesterday (Friday) and
empbatically declined, the vote being
As against adjournment and 81 for.
The High Joint" committee Of Coun-
Gil complain somewhat Of the action OF
the Wheeling members and the mem
bers in question are equally dissatisfied
with the course of the High Joints.
There was a fair prospect on Tuesday
that the invitation would be accepted
and there is little doubt that such would
have been the case if the affair had
been managed with any degree OF
shrewdness. The job was badly bungled,
however, and the prospect Of adjourn
ment to Wheeling has been hourly
growing worse until completely des'
troyed by yesterdays vote.
The standing committees we're. an
nounced in the Convention yesterday.
Out of the whole number, no represen-
tative of Ohio county has been honored
with a chairmanship, and the whole
First Congressional District is similarly
ignored, with one exception: Okey
johnson, OF Wood county, is Chairman
of the Committee on Executive Depart
ment. This is probably due to some
extent to the bitterness created by
Wheeling's invitation for the adjourn
ment of the Convention, and to the at
titude of most of the First District in
relation to the removal Of the Capital.
Both Houses Of the Legislature and
the Convention are now regularly and
earnestly at work, and will probably
dispatch business rapidly.
"P. S." the Inteligsncsrs correspon-
dent here, is still suffering from the
effects of "apple jack" The "plenty"
of that article 80 elevated him, last
Tuesday, above the highest Of the high
feathers" of the Democracy that it has
not yet let him down to business, though
it has let him down very low in the opin-
ion of his friends. j. +.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-22
West Virginia Legislature
"WEDNESDAY, January II.
SENATE.

The President reported the standing
committees of the Senate as follows
On Privileges and observation-disclosures;
Cunningham, Ice, Price, Hereford and
Stollings.
On the Judiciary-Messrs. Kline,
Carper, Wilson, Blakmeore and Scott
(of Ritchie).
On Education-Messrs. Baker, Ca
ther, Pew, Wilson and Morrison.
On Finance and Claims-Messrs.
Alexander, Baker, Scott (of Raleigh },
Gold and Sherrard.
On Internal Improvements and Navi-
gation-Messrs. Morrison, Morgan
Armstrong, Stollings and Gather.
On Banks and Corporations-Messrs,
Hereford, Pew, Armstrong, Gold and
Patterson.
On Military Affairs-Messrs. Stoll
ings, Scott (of Raleigh, Price, Sherrard
and Morgan.
On Township and County Organiza
ton and Municipal Corporations
Blakemore, Ice, Carper, Scott (o
Ritchie) and Alexander.
On Humane and Criminal 1nsttu
tions-Messrs. Carper, Patterson, Gun
ningham. Kline and Sherrard.
On Library-Messrs. Ice, Morgan
and Scott (of Ritchie).
On Executive Expenditures-Messrs
Wilson, Gather and Pew.
To Examine Auditors Office, Treas
urer's Office and Bonds Of Public
Officers-Messrs. Sherrard, Price and
Baker.
To Examine Clerks Office-Messrs
Scott, of Raleigh; Armstrong and Pat
terson.
On immigration and Agriculture
Messrs. Armstrong, Gold and Morgan,
On Public Buildings and Public
Printing-Messrs. Pew, Patterson and
Hereford.
On Enrolled Bills-Messrs, Gold
Kline and Blakemore.
Mr.. Sherrard, by leave introduced,
Senate Bill No. |, "a bill providing
for the payment of the expenses Of the
Constitutional Convention, which was
read the first time and ordered 10 its
second reading.
Mr.. Sherrard moved that the rules
be suspended in order to put the bill
upon its second reading, but the motion
was lost
Mr.. Scott, of Richie, offered the fol-
lowing resolution
Resolved, That 80 much of the
Governors message as refers to the
Hospital for the Insane be referred to
the committee on Humane and Criminal
Institutions.
But pending the adoption OF this
resolution,
On motion Of Mr.. Wilson, the Senate
adjourned.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-22
NEW YORK.
The Committee OF Seventy


New YORK, January 20.-The com
mittee of Seventy at protracted session
last night, finally adopted draft of a
new charter for this city, as prepared
by the subcommittee on legislation,
and authorized that subcommittee to
present the same to the Legislature and
urge its adoption by that body. The
new charter differs from the one origi-
nally drawn in the following respects
1t provides for a single ballot for the
Board of Aldermen, without abandon
ing the plan of proportionate represen-
tation; provides for the daily publication
of city matters in the city record; omits
from the organization the Department
of Docks; adds street cleaning to the
duties of the Department OF Public
Works includes a plan for Police,
Health, Fire and Building Departments
under one branch Of the Department OF
Public Safety gives the subordinate ap-
poiutmeuts to the Heads Of Departments
on the nomination of the Chiefs of the
Bureaus; makes the Commissioners ap-
pointed BY the Mayor Chairmen of the
several Departments; extends the duties
of the Department OF Finance, and re-
duces the number Of Commissioners OF
Education. The document is now COM
plete and will be sent to Albany in a
few days.
Last night Lawrence Oliver, convict.
ed in the Court of General Sessions for
killing John O'Brien, and sentenced to
be hanged, was taken to the State luna
tic asylum, at Auburn, by a deputy
sheriff, Governor Hoffman having, on
report of a medical commission, decided
him 10 be insane.
The Grand Jury
of the Court of Oyer and Terminer will
probably be discharged to-day. The Gen.
eral Session jury, being relieved of this
bar to their action, will then resume
their work of investigation into munlc'
ipal frauds.
Another Bank Failure.
The Market Savings Bank, 81 Nassau
street, wound up business this morning
by closing its doors to its depositors.
The rumor yesterday that ope of its
officers had dabbled in stocks and lost,
caused some excitement among deposi.
tors, and many drew out their deposits.
This morning the crowd increased, but
no doubt at the usual hour Of opening
there was an intention of doing so on
the part OF officials. A notice was hung
up on the outside with the words Bank
closed, a receiver being appointed,
written on it. The crowd was much
excited al the suddenness Of the crash.
Examiners are now busy on the books,
and short time must elapse before the
true state Of its finances can be known.
The deficiency 10 said to bs over
100000.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-22
LOUISVILLE.
Terrible Tragedy.

LOUISVILLE, January 2l.-A terrible
tragedy was enacted this afternoon
about four o'clock by a man namec
Theodore Thome attempting to mur
der a whole family. 1t appears tha
Thome is subject to fits of insanity
and for some time he has been residing
with his sister, Mrs. Margaret A. Green
at No. 80 Clay street.
This afternoon, on going into the
room where Mrs. Green and her three
children were sitting, he drew a revolver
and without any warning began to
shoot at them. Mrs. Green and the
children ran out of the room as quick
as possible, when Thome placed the
pistol to his own head and fired, but
the ball glanced and made a slight
wound in the forehead. Mr.. Green
hearing the noise, ran up stairs, and
upon entering the room Thome at
tempted to shoot him, but Mr.. G.
wrenched the pistol from him and had
him secured.
Upon an examination OF the children,
two of them-Elenora and Minnie,
aged eight and eleven years-were
found to be wounded, Elenora in the
right side and Minnie in the lower part
OF the body the latter can not possibly
survive. Mrs. Green was found to be
shot in the right hip; the doctor says
the can not recover. Thome was sent
to the hospital, and tomorrow will be
arraigned before the city court, if his
wounds do not prevent. 1t is thought
that at the time of committing the deed
he was insane.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-22
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
WEDNESDAY, January ]

WEDNESDAY, January IL.
Messrs. A. G. Tebbetts, s. A. Morgan
and A. NJ. Campbell were elected com
mittee clerks.
A resolution providing for the pur-
chase OF $40 worth Of postage stamps for
each member OF the House was laiC
on the table.
The Speaker announced the standing
committees as follows:
On Elections and Privileges
Messrs. Nadenbousch, Harrison, ,Thayer
Cornwall and Barclay.
On Taxation and Finance-Messrs
Rollyson, Prichard, Stout, Robinson
and Bier.
On Military Affairs-Messrs. Nc
Gown, McCoole, Enoch. Wilkinson anC
Campbell, OF Hancock.
On Judiciary-Messrs. Barr, Ca mp
bell, OF Monroe, Fleming, Lightner and
Sturgiss.
On Education-Messrs. West, Nc
Kennan, Lightner, McCown and
Bishop.
On Counties, Township and Munich
pal Corporatiops-Messrs. Langftt
Cross, Miller, Ruckman and Jones.
On Private Corporations and Join,
Stock Companies-Messrs. Grantham,
Barr, Lewis, of Lewis, Williams and
Poundstone.
On Roads and Internal Navigation
Messrs. Prichard, Lewis, of Kanawha,
Hutton, Bridges and Dawson.
On forfeited and uuappropriated
Lands-Messrs. Campbell, Of Monroe
Elliott, Hughes, White, Of Logan, and
Bishop.
On Claims and Grievances-Messrs.
RAIDER, OF Nicholas, Mauzy, Nash, Legg
and Bishop.
On Humane and Criminal Institu.
tions-Messrs. Lewis, OF Lewis, Fleming,
Monroe, Sldebottom and White, oi
Marshall.
On Printing and Contingent Expenses
-Messrs. Bennett, Jordan, Langftt,
Robinson AMI Parker.
On Arts, Sciences and General I'm
provement-Messrs. Cross, RAIDER, oil
jackson, Morgan, Lewis, Of Kanavhs,
and White, OF Marshall.
Executive Ofices-Messrs. Fisher,
Harrison, Morgan, Prunty and Jones.
Joint Standing Committee on En-.
rolled Bills-Messrs. McKennap, Enoch
and Poundstone.
On motion of Mr.. Monroe,
Resolsed, That the committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation be
instructed to inquire into the expedieDcy
of 90 amending the charter Of the
South Branch Railway Company,
incorporated February %. 1871, ss to
authorize said company to extend their
road into the county of Pendleton.
Mr.. Lightner offered the following:
Resolved, That the Secretary Of State
be instructed to furnish each member Of
this House With . copy Of the Code.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-22
The Constitutional Convention.
Second Day.


In the Constitutional Convention on
Wednesday, the latest day of which we
have yet received full report, a COM
mittee consisting of Messrs. Faulkner,
Ward, Wiley, Wheat, Raymond,
Wilson, Gushing and Armstrong was
appointed to consider and report what
method will be most expedient in
bringing before the Convention the
business referred to it by the people OF
the State.
Schemes for the appointment of com.
mittees upon the several branches OF
government and portions OF the Consti-
tuition were severally presented by Mr..
Jackson, of Wood; Mr.. Martin, Of
Taylor; Mr.. Raymond, Of Marion, and
Mr.. Lurty, OF Harrison, all Of
which were referred to the committee
named above, of which Mr.. Faulkner
is Chairman.
The Convention then proceeded to the
election of two Assistant Secretaries,
Mr.. B. A. Galligan, OF Wheeling, and
Col. B. II. Jones, of Greenbrier, being
chosen.
Mr.. Campbell, of Brooke, presented
the invitation of the Mayor and City
Council of Wheeling asking adjourn
ment to that place. The proceedings
had upon Mr.. Campbelrs motion are
published elsewhere in this morning 8
paper.
An effort was made by Mr.. johnson,
of Tyler, to appoint q committee to let
out the printing for the Convention to
the lowest bidder. Mr.. Johnson's reso.
luton was rejected and the Convention
then elected Mr.. Henry S. Walker,
printer, BY acclamation, there being no
other candidate.
The Sergeant alarms was directed to
put the hall in suitable condition for
the comfort and convenience of the
Convention and report the expense.
After which the Convention adjourned.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-22
LOUISIANA.
The Louisiana Legislature.

New ORLEANS, January 2O.-Ihe
report that Col. Carter had made ar.
rangemenis to occupy the Hall Of Rep
resentatives at the State House, on
Dryades street, and as the building was
occupied by large number OF armed
police and militia which had been
called out, besides two pieces Of srtl-
lery, the alarm was manifest, it
being supposed that a bloody contest
was inevitable. The Reformers, under
the lead of Speaker Carter, however,
made no attempt at violence, but quietly
assembled at the Cosmopolitan Club
Room, on Canal street, but did no
business for the want OF a quorum.
The Senators acting with Speaker
Carter met in the same building but
afterwards adjourned to Dryades street.
where they took their seats with the
Warmoth Senators. As there was then
a Quorum present the Warmoth party
were not BLOW to improve the occasion
and action was taken on the subject OF
Pinchbeck's election to the Presidency
of the body. When the vote was taken
it was seen that one OF the Democratic
Senators (Anderson) had sold out, as he
voted in Warmoth's interest, and there
by secured the confirmation of Pinch
beck's election.
Towards evening the following docu-
ment was profusely distributed through
the streets. 1t is not known whence 1t
came:
Citizens of Ne,o Orleans:
Endanger not life and property by q
resort to open violence in order to bring
to justice the renegades and miscreants
in the Legislature who have proved
recreant to the trust reposed in them,
by selling themselves to Warmoth,
chief of plunderers. They and their
aiders and abettors, the thugs and
police, will not always be armed and
protected by Enfield rifles The best
plan for Kidding the country OF these
obnoxious characters is TO organize q
secret tribunal before whom thieves
and plunderers can be arraigned and
summarily dealt with. This will pre-
vent riot and bloodshed.
TSigned1 76-JANUARY 20.