The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-12-11
CHICAGO.
Sentenced.

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and William Donnelly were, this morn
ing, found guilty Of manslsughter II
killing Patrick LSwless In a fight, anc
were sentenced to the States prison fol
fifteen and eighteen years.
Cheney to be Ordained. .- o.,
Rev. DR.. Cheney will be duly ordain'
ed Bishop Of the Reform Episcopal
Church on Sunday next at Christ
Church, in this city. Bishop Cummint
has signifed his intention Of leaving
New York on Thursday apd will be
present, together with other prominent
clergymen, to take part in the ordina-
ton services. DR.. Cheney claims that
he has not and does not intend to sever
his connection with the Episcopal
Church. which, OF course, is the church
OF which he is nomipally. al least, 10 be
made Bishop. He acknowledges that
the position in which he is placed is
not without its complications, aud that
he cannot look forward far enough to
see what will grow out Of them. The
evils in the church, he says, have grown
until reformation had become a neces-
city, and reform had to be inaugural.
ed and he Intended to work faithfully
in the cause.
Patrons OF Husbandry.
The third annual meeting Of the H.
inois State Grange OF the Patrons OF
Husbaudry, composed OF Masters OF
subordinate oranges, met at Blooming
ton, yesterday, between six anl seven
hundred delegates beiD5 psraest ou, OF
eight hundred in the State. Master
Wm. Golden, delivered the annual ad-
dress, in the course OF which he depre-
Gated making political organization
OF the order. He favored the establish
ment Of purchasing agencies TO protect
farmers from the exactioDs OF middle
men, and also the establishment Of man.
ufactolies and other business enterpris-
es in the interest OF the farmers. lie
reiterated h's former declarations
that the order was only opposed to
abuses OF the railroad system aud
not the system itself, and favored the
Improvement OF the mouth Of the Miss.
issippi by he government. Beyond ap-
pointing various commissioners no
other business Was transacted. The
State G.u.-.s i1rA met al Des-
MONIES, yesterday. Grand Master
Smedley in the opening address, re-
viewed the growth of the Order in the
State, showing that the number OF SUBJ
ordinate Oranges has increased dur
/, ing the last year, from 7SS to 1888,
with an aggregate membership OF one
hundred thousand. He warned the
members that ths.. ..success Of the Order
depended upon the Observance OF their
rules prohibiting the introduction OF
politics into the Order. During the
afternoon, J.iWilkinon,s a prominent
member, made speech iavoring the
the formation Of new political party.
lie is q candidate for State Master.
Indian Commissioners In Trouble.
Rev. E. r. Willisms, OF this city, and
General c. II. Howard, publishers OF
the Advancc, and late Secretary OF the
American Missionary Association, who
have been charged by VIM. Welcb, OF
Philadelphia, principal witness against
Indian Commissioner E. P. Smith, with
collusion with that officer in the alleged
fraudulent contract in Indian pine
lands in Wisconsin, sent to-day, the
following dispatch to Secretary OF the
Iuterior, Delano, and also to Hon. n.
P. Turrey, chairman OF the Inyestigat-
ing Committee, now in session at St.
Paul: The charge OF VIM. Welch, OF
Philadelphia, against Commissioner
Smith, that be had concerted with the
United States in procuring fraudulent
transactions in Indian pine lands, is q
groundless faIsehood, and so pal lpahly
such that even the suspicion Of It is
without excuse.
Highway Robbery.
A highway robbery was committed
about six o'clock last evening on Twen-
tv-secoud street. A young Englishman
named E. Brown was stopped by two
highwaymen aud compelled to give up
about two hundred dollars in gold and
currency.
The ctyis being flooded with coun-
terfei, treasury notes, aud they are so
skilltully executed as to deceive even
the best judges unless they scrutinizs
the notes very carefully.