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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-17
THE LATE STORM.
Rel ief OF the SufeFers-Furthe
Particulars.

Sr. PAUL, MINI, January l6.-The
Governor sent to the Legislature yes.
terday petition recommending, in view
OF the loss of life and stock and the
suffering that must follow from the dis.
asters of the late great storm, that that
body take steps to furnish State aid to
the sufferers, many Of whom, being new
corners, are in INDECENT circumstances.
With view OF preventing to q great
extent the recurrence OF such dlsas'
ter in future, petition was presented
to the House, signed by number OF
the leading citizens Of the city, for the
enactment OF law providing tor the
erection of wire fences on both sides OF
the roads crossing the praIries.
The list of deaths by the late storm
is receiving hourly sccessions. So far
the greatest number Of casualties are
reported from Brown county in the vi.
cinity OF New UIm, within a few miles
OF which eighteen persons are known
to have perished.
A gentleman from Redwood Falls
saws that when be left there thirty
seven deaths had been reported Of per.
sons frozen. L. NJ Fox, wife, child and
nephew, of New Uln, were overtaken
by the storm, on the Redwood road,
between Medala and Marshall. They
protected themselves with the sleigh
box and some sacks Of flour until
Wednesday, when the nephew and
the child died. The mother held the
bodv of the child in her arms until
Friday morning, when they were dis
covered and taken 10 Marshall Mr..
Fox was very badly frozen and his wife
is insane.
A dispatch from Fergus Falls says
the loss OF LIE in that vicinity already
reported is twenty, while the loss OF
stock can be counted by the hundreds.
Houses have entirely disappeared be-
meath the huge piles Of snow. Chris.
Hege was caught in the storm ON Tues
day and was out until Saturday.
When found he was nearly frozen.
Hon. H. R. Wells, OF Preston, re
porte the loss Of the minister with HE
wife and two children who undertook
to reach home, and when near home
the horses gave ont, and he took one
child on home. Returning where he
had left bis wi and remaining child,
be was lost and was found next day
frozen to death. His wife and child,
left in the cutter. were also found dead,
but the one taken to the house was
toun alive
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-17

TIE Pennsylvania Constitutional
Convention, which has been in session
in Philadelphia for some days past, has
not as yet perfected any important
measure. Among the leading PROPOSE
tions under consideration are the fol-
lowing: Resolutions that no law shall
be passed by the Legislature TO charter
a street railway without the consent Of
the legal authorities OF the streets
through which the railway 10 to pass {;
abolishing the grand jury system; pro-
viding for compulsory education; pro-
viding for bureaus OF arbitration for the
settlement OF disputes between work.
men and their employers; for courts
OF conclistion prohibiting cities
and counties from funding
their debts TO . greater amount
than twelve per cent. OF the assessed
value OF property in the said cities end
counties abolishing usury laws and
prohibiting the future passage OF such
laws; providing for 9 Uniform system
OF valuation OF property throughout
the State, and providing Tor State tax
alton upon the property OF citisens and
cor porations; giving to the councils OF
every city OF over 100000 inhabitants
the power TO compel the attendance Of
witnesses and examine them under
oath, and to send for such papers aud
books as may Be necessary to prove the
truth or falsity OF charges OF neglect OF
duty or violation OF law by public Of.
fcers shall be removed from Office. and
shall not be eligible 70 any
Office of trust or profit in the city gov
ernment; also, that the Legislature by
law prohibit railroad companies from
preierring foreign shippers TO shippers
resident in the State.
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at his own risk, or he would guarantee
that it would pay 8 per cent, if Mr..
Sccield would give him half OF what it
earned above that sum. He at first
thought Of taking stock, but afterwards
concluded he would not do 30 and took
certain railroad securities instead. Mr..
Scofield did not recollect that any legis-
lation was pending or in prospect al
that time that Mr.. Ames was interested
in. Nothing was ever said about legis-
lation. and it was not thought Of by
Mr. Sco6eld.
Senator Patterson made statement,
and said he did not think his connec-
tion with Mr.. Ames demanded an inves.
tigation, but he appeared at the sugges'
tion Of the Committee. Near the close
of 1867 Mr.. Ames went to the Senate
and offered to sell Credit Mobilier stock.
He said it was proper stock
for a Congressman to hold. as no fur
tber legislation would be required. The
only reason why he did not take stock
then was because he had not the money,
but he subsequently concluded not to do
80 He had subsequently invested il
Union Pacific railroad bonds, which he
placed in the hands OF friend for sale.
He did not believe that Congressman
were more wrong in holdingstock than in
holding bank or other stocks. He GER
tainly had no corrupt motives in what
he had done. Senator Wilson then
made a verbal statement that he
never owned share Of Credit
Mobilier; some was purchased with his
wife's money and for her, but as soon as
he beard that the com pany was in diff
Guilty be got his wife to return the stock
and never was advantaged one cent; on
the contrary, he lost money by it. for he
felt bound to refund to his wife what she
had lost by returning the stock: he bad
always made it rule not to allow sus>
picion to attach to him, and was, there
fore, careful not to invest in anything
that might be subject OF legislation.
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CHICAGO.
Robbed.

CHICAGO, January l6.-A New York
ieweler, named Mills, was robbed at
the fremont House last evening OF
500, 900 worth OF watches and jewelry.
His room was entered while be was at
supper and his trunks broken open.
Run on . Bank.
1t is thought the run upon the Ger
man National Bank has nearly ceased.
The people are becoming confident Of
the banks sounduess. 1t is believed
the rumor that it was unsound was
started from an officer of the bankrupt
Scandinavian Bank.
Bankrupt Insurance Company.
The assignee Of the bankrupt Lum'
berman's Insurance Company expects
to declare dividend Of 20 per cent to
its creditors.
Church Destroyed hy Fire.
The First Congregational Church
corner o. Washington and Ann streets
of which Rev. E. 2. Goodwin Is the
pastor, took FIRE at 9 o'clock tonight
from q defective furnace in the from
part of the basement, and the flames
spread so rapidly that, despite the efforts
OF the entire fire department, nothing
hut the walls OF the church are lef
standing. The loss will reach
600, including sn organ worth $1,000
Insurance: Underwriters Agency. $l2,
900; Continental, New York, 5000
German American, $500; North
British and Mercantile, $6OOG Union
San Fransisco, s570G Farmer Fund.
San Francisco, $50OG Traders, Chicago
s5COG Guard ,Philsdelphis, 5000 Ne.
Orleans Association. 5000. Fairfield
Com papy, Connecticut, $50OG Western
Toronto, $5OOG Home, New York
$4,000 Harvard, New York. $5OOo
Citizens, New York, 5000 Franklin
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FINANCE AND TRADE.
rev York Market.
New YoRK, January II

FLOUR-Market quiet and firm at
s6 O0@6 so for superfne State; 81 l5@
I 80 for extra do; 81 40 al so for
choice do; 81 S0@S IS for fancy do;
$6 00@6 SO for superfine western; 81 10
al 65 for common to medium extra
western; 81 75@8 IS for choice do 50 IS
6l0 90 for common to choice white
wheat western extra; s. 20@7 60 fer
common to good shipping brands oi
extra round hoop Ohio; s. 00@9 60
for trade brands 81 75@S 80 for COM
mon to fair extra ST. Louis. and 50 10
@l3 90 for good to choice do. South
ern -four is steady at IS 1907 Is for
common to fair extra, and IS S5@l2 90
for good to choice do. Rye -four quiet
and unchanged at 81 1896 so. Corn
meal steady and quiet.
GRAIN-Wheat quiet and tirmer,
with only q moderate amount Of stock
offering at 81 60@l 6S for No. 2 spring;
81 TOOL 73 for No. l do; 81 70@l 80
for winter red western; 81 S5@2 90 for
amber western, the latter for very choice,
and 81 S5@2 Is for white western, the
latter for fancy. Rye is quiet and
nominal. Barley is dull. Barley malt
is quiet. Corn is quiet and unchanged
at 65}@663c for old western mixed; 63i
@64c for new do, and 65@664c for new
mixed western. Oats steady with q
moderate trade, at 50@52c for new
mixed western; 4S@50c for black do,
and 53655c for white do.
PROVISIONS-The pork market is
dull and heavy at sl3 70@l3 Is for
new mess; sll so for prime, and $l4 90
ala 50 for new prime mess. Beef quiet
and easier at $I0O06ll 90 for plain
mesa and sl2 25@l2 so for extra do
Beef hams qIiet and steady at $50 90
@32O0. Tierce beef dull and nominal
at $2l 0O623 90 for prime mess, and
s23 OO@25 90 for India do. Cut meats
are firm at 9f@l0ic for hams, and
SIC for shoulders Middles quiet and
unchanged at 63@6ic for long clear.
Lard is firm at Tf@stc for No. to
prime steam, and Ste for kettle rem
dered.
COTTON-On spot opens quiet and
without decided change in price at leic
for low middlings, and 20ic for mid
ding uplsnds.
OIL-Petroleum is dull and nominal
at &c for crude and % for refined.
TALLOW-Quiet at s@SfG stea-
rine dull at ss@Ssc.
WHISKY-Quiet at 93ic.
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NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, January 16.-The trial
of Tweed progresses slowly, and the
examination of witnesses to-day was
confined to the testimony regarding the
stolen vouchers. Some further devel-
opments were made concerning vouch.
ers from the Comptroller's office, the
court overruling the objections OF the
defense to the admission Of this kind OF
testimony.
Dangerously III.
Rev. Josiah Levitt, formerly con-
necte1 with the Evangelist, and after
wards with the Evening Post, and at
present senior editor oil the Independ-
ent, is now lying at the point of death,
at the residence OF his son in this city.
He was stricken with paralysis yester
day afternoon, and has since been un-
conscious. In the early days Of
the anti-slavery movement he was one
of the foremost advocates Of emanci-
patton.
Reported Telegraph Combinatioa.
With reference to the telegraph combi.
nation published by the New York
Times, to be under consideration by the
independent telegraph companies,
Mr.. E. W. P. Sweet, exclusive man.
ager OF the Atlantic and Pacific com.
pany, makes the following statement;
II know Of no such proposition as that
mentioned in the Times Of this morn
ing. being under consideration
by the independent telegraph
companies. The object Of sll these
conferences and consultations between
the officers OF independent companies
has been and will be in the future as to
how the telegraph business entrusted to
them can be most economically and
efficiently handled. 1 know of no gen.
eral manager OF an independent tele'
graph company who advocates q reduce
tion of rates.
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TIE Lynchburg Vrginian narratss
IN incident in the career Of the late
Gonfederacy which goes 10 show how
greed may overcome patriotism. Rich
mond was the headquarters Of the
Treasury Department and the national
currency was issued there. At . time
when q new issue Of bonds bad just
been ordered. there was employed In
the Treasury Department . man named
Elam, who saw the way to sudden
wealth through bold move, which he
with an associate proceeded at once to
make. One night the two men entered
the treasury building through . back
window, and taking the plates, from the
denomination Of IS to $1,000, they put
them on the press and printed, on the
regular paper, Eve million dollars.
There was no more difficulty in printing
them than in printing an ordinary busi-
ness card, and there were no precau'
tons taken to prevent such an en-.
terprise as that undertaken by the two
worthless. All that remained to be done
to make the bonds fit for circulation
was TO have them signed. The signing
at this time was done BY the young
ladies in the department, one hundred
of whom were thus employed. The
men persuaded two OF them to sign
their bonds, and alter . division they
had each two and . halt millions ot
bonds, worth at that time their face
value in gold or silver. The discovery
came in it, natural way. The
paper was missed. The men
were hush with their money, offering
hundred dollar bills in payment OF
small debts, and in ether ways acted
suspiciously. One WAS arrested, and
being terribly frightened confessed his
guilt and implicated the other. Both
were thrown into prison. from which
one afterwards escaped and went north,
but the other suffered the penalty OF
his crime on the gallows. As for the
bonds, nothing was ever known OF
them. Whether they were concealed.
destroyed, or put in surreptitious cir
culation is uncertain, but the former
supposition is the most probable.
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SQUARE, possibly Madison Square, New
York city. 1 can travel east at oil
times, for at q certain height, say two
and bali miles, there is constant cur
rent of air blowing toward the east 4
shall ascend to the required altitude
and undertake the journey certain that
! shall
SAFELY REACH THE OTHER SIDE.
Deductions from the same law that
causes the constant blowing eastward
make me think that returning current
of air can be found. II such 10 the
case l shall seek the proper altitude and
return to America by balloon"
Donaldson is q superb draughtsman
and is finishing sketches OF the three
balloons he will use for his ocean voy-
age. A smaller balloon is to be fssten'
ed between two larger ones, and with
boat, provisions, ballast, DC, he will
undertake the voyage. He Is earnest
about it, and will certainly undertake
the dangerous business. He has just
finished balloon OF thin brown paper,
in which he will make an ascension as
soon as warm weather sets In. In June
Donaldson will make q trip from st.
Louis to Boston. The following month
he will commence
HIS OCEAN VOYAGE
in the aerial ship North Americs,"
which is TO cost $1,000, calculated to
travel 2600 miles in two days and 9
hall. l was astonished at his deter'
mined sincerity, and from what he has
undertaken and successfully accom-
plisbed in the way OF daring feats OF
aerial navigation, the people in this city
have not the leas. doubt hut that he
will do exactly what he proposes to do,
or die in the attempt.
He is preparing an illustrated work
on ballooning, which will be ready for
the press as soon as he acconplishes
hi. ocean voyage, whenever that will be.
Donaldson never drinks, nor does he use
tobacco in any way. He has the rep.
utation Of being the most reckless and
daring man in the country, and he tells
me he would rather stand upon his head
on his balloon when three miles high in
mid ocean, than travel on some OF our
through lines Of railroad by night.
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but if it was only to accept as the gov.
ernment that particular government
recognized by the President. it was nc
use whatever.
Mr. Edmunds said that Congress had
in 1872 authorized the President to
recognize. in case Of dispute, those he
deemed to be the rightiul authority oI
q State.
Mr.. Thurman said that was when
the executives OF the State called on
the President, but he knew OF no law
which authorized the President in adj
vance Of call by the executive or Leg
islature to interfere officiously, and take
on himself to decide who are and who
are not State officers.
Mr.. Edmunds said that Mr.. Thurman
would have the President to shut his
eyes and stop his ears and wait until
the city OF New Orleans and State OF
Louisiana were drenched in blood. As
he understood it, it was the duty Of the
President when he saw State in dam
ger OF anarchy and bloodshed to take
upon himself the duty of preventing
such anarchy and bloodshed.
Mr.. Thurman understood that, by
virtue of q midnight order, issued By
a United States Judge of Louisiana, a
United States Marshal had called
United States troops to take forcible
possession OF the State House at New
Orleans, and with no order to that effect
from the President or commander OF
the army.
Mr.. Stevenson hoped that the reso-
luton would pass, and the fullest power
to make.an investigation be given to the
committee.
Mr.. Edmunds said that the fugitive
slave law OF 1850 conferred on the
Uuited States Marshal the same power
to call out a posse comttat'!s, as provided
for in the enforcement act.
A legal argument here ensued be-
tween Mess-s. Morton. Edmunds and
Carpenter, as to authority for using the
army in the troubles now in Louisiana,
and the power exercised by the Presi-
dent
Mr.. Salisbury offered an amendment
for a committee to ascertain that no
legal State Government exists, when 1t
ceased to exist and whether any federal
officer, executive official or Judicial
officer had anything to do with de-
priving the people OF said State of their
rights as a State.
Pending the consideration Of the
amendment, the Senate, at 4:5O P. M,
adjourned.
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Daniel webster at %. Louis.
Boston Commercial Bulletin.l

SOLuIucIClAi
During Mr.. Webster's western tour
in 1887, be visited the city Of st. Louis,
and arriving there on the 9th Of June,
was received with honors and popular
demonstrations, and after introduction
to many citizens made an eloquent sd-
dress. With the crowd that pressed
forward 70 greet him. came . wizened
up old man OF diminutive stature.
lin ping and elbowing his way up a.
best be could. Mr.. Webster. seeing
him 30 earnest and yet so feeble, had
com passion on him. and bending for.
ward and reaching out bis hand
ss If 70 inspire confidence, said
in Q loud, clear voice, 81 hope
you are very well, sir" mo.
I amt well at all, Mr. Webster" was
the quick reply OF the little man 10 .
shrill, shrieking voice, as he looked no
into the beaming face Of the speaker
i've got the rbeumstics 10 my Jins.
but my wife has bound up nv sLins
with roasted unyups (onions) and red
fapnels, and I've jist come out 70 take
9 look at ye and shake hands with
ye." He would have continued the
story Of bis personal inarmities no one
knows how long. but the halting and
impatient crowd pressed the little man
forward and out Of sight; bat Mr..
Webster could not forget the ludicrous
incident which almost moved him 70
unreasonable and irrepressible laughter.
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WASHINGTON.
Postal Rules.

WAsHINeroN, January l6.-The
Postoffice Department rules that in the
case Of a dissolution OF copartnership,
where contention arises as to who is the
proper person to receive mail matter
addressed to the former business firm
or company or its officials, a postmas
ter being forbidden by the party to de-
liver TO the other, such postmaster
should require them to appoint a
receiver or retain the matter till the
said receiver is appointed. The Post
master General has at present one other
case similar, in some respects under
consideration, and he intends, when
deciding, to give general decision, re-
lating to such cases. 1t is where two
parties are publishing the Bel!e'ontaine
Republican, in Bellefontaine, Penn
sylvania. The question arises
who shall the exchanges be delivered
to? The office, types and presses OF
the paper were cold by the Sheriff re-
Gently, the pure hasers continuing the
publication OF the paper. The original
owner contends that the good will and
name Of the paper were not sold, 80 he
continues the publication in the same
city and in an adjacent office.
Attempted Robbery.
Three thieves entered the dry goods
store of Stentster Bros. on PennsylVa-
MIA avenue, Last evening, and bad
hacked up about $1,000 worth ofshsw's,
laces, etc when they were captured by
the police.
Military.
Assistant Surgeons A. Gowle and
Daniel Weisel have been ordered to the
Department Of the South for duty.
Colonel Thomas Duncan, OF the
Fifth Cavalry. has been place OF the
retired list in consequence of being in
cspacitated for active service, by reason
OF ir iuries received during the engage
ment an Alburgue, New Mexico, on
the Sth OF April.
The President has accepted the reslg
nation of Captain \. B Y. Pond, OF
the Twelfth Infantry, to take effect on
lst February next
Approved.
The President has approved the fol-
lowing acts of Congress An act to
amend the shipping commissioners
hill &C.; TO amend the act relating to
members of Congress, heads of de-
psrtments and other officers OF the
Government, and an act to prevent Ger,
tain officers of the United States and
Territories from prscticing as attorneys
or solicitors In courts of the United
States in certain cases.
The Credit MsbiIier Isvestisstion.
In Mr.. Polsnd's committee, this
morning, Mr.. Scofeld made . state
ment saying he hsd for years been in
the habit Of investing his surplus funds
in stocks In December, 1866. be
bought of Mr.. Ames stock Of the Ce-
dar Rapids and Missouri railroad. In
1867 ne spoke Of getting more and
Mr.. Anes suggested to him to invest N
Credit Mobilier. He offered to cell
Credit Mobilier stock at par;
With interest IRON some former Per'o0
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ROUSE.

After some preliminary business OF
little importance, the House proceeded
to the consideration of the bill for the
admission of Colorado as State in the
Union.
The debate was opened by a speech
in opposition to the measure by MIR. +.
n. Robertson, OF New York.
Without further consideration OF the
Colorado bill, the House went into
Committee of the Whole on Executive
matters.
The consideration o. the bill to organ.
ize the Indian Territory Of Okalama
vas resumed. After some discussion
Mr., Shank moved to refer to the Com
mittee on Indian Affairs.