The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-10-07
NEW YORK.
Proposed Amendment to She Con
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Proposed Ame"Gm"nt to She Con-
stdutIOn.
New NoRK, October The Seuato-
rial Committee on Privileges and Elec.
tiore, consisting OF Senators Morton,
Anthonv, George s. Boutwell,. John II.
MaIcLett, w. r. Hamilton, and John
A Logan, met in secret session 81 the
Fifth Avenue Hotel to-day, and drafted,
It is stated, an amendment 10 tie con-
stitulOn. 10 be submitted to the United
States Senate Tor lis action, looking for
better and more practicable mode OF
elec.iug President and Wee President.
and prov ding q tribunal 10 adjust and
| decide all questions relative 10 Iresi-
dental elections which may be cons
tested.
\ Crisis IN French Politics.
A World special from London says
that Theirs has given bis consent to the
proposed alliance between the Repbub-
licaus and Imperallsts as to the only
means of preventing the restoration OF
MOI archy. with Count D. CAambord
as Henry " Tie new party is now
complete and is constantly receiving
rev aCcessiOns to lis ranks, neverthe-
| less ,he chances are so lar in favor OF
the moDarChlsts, who have certain
majority in the Assembly, the entire
army and an abundance o money, with
which they have been byibiug the weak
ard ambitious among politicians NJ.
Rpher has been promised baronetcy
immediately after the restoration,
which, however, may now be
considered ~ almost sure 10
come abou. IS soon as the Assembly
conveUes That ThIers should have
conse0tel 1T last to an alliance with
the imperaijsr-. il regarded as evidence
o. the rapid strides which the mon-
archlst cause las been making and The
urgent necessity or immediate measures
to preserve the now totter!ng Republic.
4 special from Washington says that
g private Dispatch received rom Paris,
q, ,'initc!y states that the crisis OF the
Republic IS RAPIDLY approaching, and
may lie prtcipltsled any hour. RepubIi-
can leaders earnestly appeal, through
their friends in tue United States, 10
organize clubs and call Republican
meetings with q view OF arouslng
favorable and sctive public sentiment
IN behalf o the Republic.
The Pola'ts Survivors.
=
! Tie steamer Tallahassee sailed from
the Navy Yard at S:l5 A NJ, yesterday,
for Wsshiugton with the survivors Of
the Polaris on board. She will stop
II Portsmouth and Norfolk on her way,
end will probably arrive at Washing
ton on Wednesday next. Captain Bud
! tjng;ou and other officers aud the crew
! OF bis ship re-cued, viii be there ey-
! smined by the Government authorities
sud the mystery OF Captain Halls
death will be, it is thought, cleared up.
! News Items.
James Merrigar. OF Brooklyn, who.
with his vile. was arrested a short time
ago, on su. picion Of murder and arson.
anI reltased on the verdict OF the Coro.
! ner's jury, has been rearrested'
Yesterday morning part OF the
arcn OF the Fourth avenue tunnel
rave way, Il ling tie tunnel with ma
sonry aud earth The Albany Express
train had passed only a few minutes
previously, aud another was due at the
time OF The accident. Although five
hundred men were immediately put to
work. il wss five O'Clock in the after.
nom be ore the trains could psss. lhn
is the secOLd time it has Caved IN with
in a short time, and the remaining por-
lions are said 10 be CT Cked and ready
for another tumble. All trains enter
ing or leaving the CITY pass through
this tunuel.
Charles Bradiaugh lectured st Stein
way Hal tonight, on "An Engllsh-
mans View Of the Irish @ lestion, 10 a
crowded house He favored united
Repubhc, composed OF England, Scot
land and Ireland His eloquence and
ierver several times brought the audi
| eice 10 their ieet Win !ouu CneetiuS
Much enthusiasm was eyinced oy his
hearers throughout the lecture.
The Union Theological Seminary
hes received from Mr. James Brown, q
banker, three hundred thousand dol
saIs 10 complete the endoHmen! OF lis
professorships.
Eivsrd S. Stokes, owing TO sickness,
was unable 10 appear when his case
was called this morning, and the trial
WAS set down Tor Wednesday.
Victoria ". Vail, OF Newark, is the
name OF the woman found dead in the
house OF a cslirvoysut in Jersey City
Yesterday, from alleged malpractice.
Alonzo E Kimball, married has been
charged with taking Miss Vail to the
house where she died.
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