The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-06

such warehouses az he (witness) shoulC
indicate on condition that no unusua
charges were to be made. The witnes:
stated that Leet had been on Genera
Graut's staff; his salary from the Wal
Department was $4,000, and his genera
order money was $1,000, making hlt
income about $4,000 per annum. Mr.
Grinnell's object was TO reduce expenses
and benefit the Government. Inc
witness produced a letter from L. A
Richardson, Assistant Secretary o.
State at Washington, with reference tc
the carriage system. The witness dlG
not think that Colonel Leet had acted
improperly.
Several merchants were examined
this afternoon, but nothing OF interest
or importance was ELECTED.
Clerk Of Superior Court.
Thomas Boese was to-day sworn in
as Clerk OF the Superior Court, vice
James NJ. Sweeney.
The stevens Battery,
which was willed to the State Of New
Jersey by the late Edwin Stevens, has
been completed, and nothing remains to
be done except launching She will
remain in her present position, however
until some disposition can be made OF
her by the State authorities.
Pigeon ShootinE Match Postponed.
The great pigeon shooting match
which was to have taken place to-day
at Jerome Park, and in which eleven OF
the best shots in the country were to
participate, was prevented by the
officers of the Society for the Prevention
-of Cruelty to Animals The movers Of
the match claim that the Society has no
authority to interfere in such matters.
In order to bring the question before the
courts, the Society will prevent the
match taking place tomorrow, the
principals in which will be duly prose
| cuted.
The Case OF Gen, JOurdan,
charged with fitting out a illibustering
expedition in aid Of the Cuban revolu.
tionists, was called to-day in the United
States Court, but was postponed on
account of the District Attorney not
being prepared.
Tweed Interviewed.
Tweed was interviewed to-day for the
purpose Of ascertaining whether he
intended taking his seat in the Senate
at Albany. He stated that he was en-
tirely in the hands Of his counsel and
would act only on their advice. 1t is
thought by many that this is equivalent
to decision to remain at home and
not 60 to Albany.
Ku-Klux Indicted.
A special from Graham, Alamanco
county, North Carolina. says the United
States Grand Jury found a number of
indictments against the parties who
hung the mulatto outlaw in February
last. They have all fled. Eighteen
others have fled. AS the indictments
were found, and as they became known,
one Faucet turned States evidence.
The Persian Famine-ChOleraM Max
ing Sad Havoc.
The Times Of India, just received, says
of the Persian famine: The starving
people are left to look after themselves,
and such as can leave the country do
so; such az cannot must die unless re-
lief from some unexpected quarter
reaches them. As is usual. disease has
appeared in the districts to complete
what the famine had begun. Letters
from Yozed and Bunder Abbas intimate
that the cholera is committing sad raw
ages among the population. 1t is stat
ed that the children of some five hun
dred cholera patients who had been
querantiued were impounded to deirayy'
the expenses OF transit and detained
until the Parsee gentlemen paid the
funds required.
Foreign papers say that the Alabama
Arbitration Commission was organized
on December 18th by the election OF
Count Sclopes as President, and Prof.
Farrar as Secretary.
Turns Out to be Farce.
The reported tragedy at Spottswood,
n. j., turns out to be farce. Mrs.
Chauncey, widow OF Commodore Chaun-
cey, it appears, dressed herself in male
attire to watch a man named Mewhill,
an admirer, who discovered her disguise
and attempted to take her clothes off.
She fred q revolver at him and his
companions to scare them from strip
ping her, when they fled No one was
hurt. Mrs. Chauncey was slightly in
iured, and is now under nominal arrest
for a murderous assault.
Andrew Boyle and Mike Scanlan
were committed without bail yesterday,
for a rape on a little girl, twelve years
old, up town.
A Bank Messenger Robbed.
A messenger boy was robbed OF
eleven thousand dollars in checks and
coupons while in the Central National
Bank. on Wednesday.
A St. Petersburg letter says that
the unpleasant feeling toward Germany
has ouieted down in Russia, and sym
pathy for France, too, has greatly
died out. This is said to be partly due
to the feebleness OF the Thiers Govern
ment and partly the conduct OF the
French themselves. The execution o
Rossel created an unpleasant impression
in Russia.