The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-08-06
BY TELEGR AP H.
Exclusively for the Register
Ry-the Pacific and Atlantic Line.
Ohee, ITO Main street,
WASHIN TON.
WASHINGTON, August 5.
Protection OF Iife on Steam Vessels

FrOtectiCh OF Liie oh atosh sesseAs.
The new regulations for the protec-
tion of the lives OF passengers on steam
vessels, prepared under the provisions
of the act oi 1871, are now being vigor-
ously enforced. The Treasury Depart
ment has received notification that the
steam propeller Pacific, a passenger
vessel running on Lake Superior. has
been detected in carrying one hundred
and fiity kegs Of giant powder, marked
putty. Some days ago the Secretary OF
the Treasury received letter on the
transportation of this very article from
the General Agent of the Union Steam
boat Company, and rendered the deci-
sion, that il the explosive compound
known as giant powder be in fact nitro
glycerine, solidified or absorbed By
fullers' earth, or if nitro-glycerine enter
at all into its composition, the act OF
shipping, receiving or conveying the
same, either as freight or stores, on a
passenger steamer, is clearly violation
Of law. Gunpowder may be carried as
freight on passenger steamers by spec
ial license. By guupowder is to be un'
derstood only the article ordinarily
and commercially designated as such
NitrO.glycerine, under certain regula-
tions, may be carried on freight steam-
ers only. Any attempt to introduce as
freight on passenger vessel any dam
gerously explosive compound. whereof
nitro-glycerine, in any of its forms, is q
constituent part, subjects the offender
TO q fine Ct not lees than one thousand
nor more than two thousand dollars, one
half to 60 to the iniormer, and the same
penalty i9 incurred by the owner or
owners OF such vessel voluntarily or
knowingly receiving or carrying such
Article. II the death OF any person re-
suits from an explosion of the prohibit
ed article, either while delivering, re-
ceiviDg or carrying the came, all per
cons concerned In shipping or receiving
the same are deemed guilty OF man.
slaughter. and on conviction shall SUI
fer Imprisonment for a period OF not
less than two years" The above ru'-
ing applies to vessels and vehicles OF
every description, whether on land or
water. Orders have been sent to inves-
tigate and prosecute the offenders
Senator Morton
Has perfected his plan of operations for
investigating and revising the mode OF
electing the President and Vice Presl-
dent of the United States, and will call
a meeting OF the committee in New
York on the fret OF October. The
opinions of jurists and publlcists will
be received and considered. The result
will be a bill on the subject to be sub-
mitted to Congress next winter.
The Fort Smelling Matter.
The Secretary OF War in vindicatIon
OF himself in the Fort Smelling Reser-
walton charges. states that he was act
ing under the resolution Of Congress
dated May 7, 1870, to settle the claims
for the use OF that reservation during
the war. In 1858, an attempt was
made in Congress to censpre Floyd on
account Of transactions relating 10 the
same reservation, but the then Secreta-
ry OF War was sustained.
Cabfuei Meeting.
At the cabinet meeting to-day, there
were present Secretarys Fish, Belknap
and De'ano; Attorney General Will
lams; aud Postmaster General Cald-
well Unless called away by the illness
OF Mr.. Dent, the President will not
leave here until tomorrow night.
Governor Davis Of Texas.
And now the Administration organ
here goes back on Governor Davis, and
sends him back 10 Texas with col
umE or so OF abuse 70. his late at
tempt 10 effect tie removal Of Federal
officials in that State. Just before
leaving the Governor was telegraphed
to by his intimate political friends tha.
unless he succeeded in effecting these
removals his denomination would GER
tainly be defeated.
Extra Compensation TO Haiiroa -
for Mail Service.
The various railroad companies lead
ing from this city proposes TO have g.
hearing before the Appropriation Com
mittees OF Congress the coming session.
relative to an additional allowance of
compensation for the transportation OF
the large amount Of extra mail matter,
which was forwarded during the three
months prior to the expiration OF the
franking privilege.
The Manitoba Prisoners.
Senator Ramsey left here tor St
Paul tonight, feeling entirely satisfied
that his efforts to induce the State De-
partment to interfere in behalf Of the
Manitoba prisoners will prove success
full. Bancroft Davis, the acting Secre-
tary Of State, gave him assurance that
he believed the Canadian authorities
would promptly respond to any reason
able request on the part oft the Ameri-
can Government for clemency TO these
prisoners, and release them on bail.
Governor Austin, Of Minnesota, will re-
main here for several days for the pur-
pose of filing afidavits before the State
Department to show that, according to
the new surveys, the arrests were made
on American territory.
BALTIMORE.