The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-05
WASHINGTON.
The Credit MobiIier Inquiry.


this morning but as neither Mr.. Ames
nor John P. Blair or the witnesses had
arrived the committee adjourned. A
special meeting Of the committee will
be held to morrow.
The Chairman this morning received
a letter from Mr.. Ames requesting that
ex-senator Fowler, Of Tennessee, be
summoned to show that Mr.. McComb
offered to let him have stock, but as
Mr.. McComb admitted the fact in his
testimony, the committee does not deem
il necessary to summon Fowler.
wilson's Committee.
John Alley being called before the
committee to further explain the previ-
GUS testimony, among other things said
he thought it could be clearly proven
that the only money really made on
any OF the contracts was made under
Oskes Ames' credit, aud on this only
three millions of dollars were made.
The committee then took a recess.
Judge Edmunds.
Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee, has been induced to withhold
the action OF the committee on the bill
proposing the construction OF new
Judicial District in Pennsylvania.
Murder.
At about 4:3O A. NJ. to-day the cry OF
"murder" was heard issuing from the
tenement at SIS Thirteenth street. The
police were quickly on hand and effected
an entrance without much delay. They
Immediately proceeded to the second
floor from whence the cry had pro-
ceeded, and there ghasty sight met
their ewes. A man lay on the floor
with his throat cut from ear to ear.
Near him lay his wife with her throat
also cnt and bleeding profusely and the
Younger child with cash in the back OF
it's neck. A doctor was Immediately
sent tor, and arrived in about an hour,
and proceeded at once to make an ex-
animation OF the patients, when he as
certained that the mother and child
were not very seriously injured, but that
the chances for saving the man, whose
name was Hord, were very slight. The
man had four children, the youngest OF
whom he cut The cause of the rash
act cannot be ascertsined, except on
account of depression Of spirits.
From the lady the following particu-
lars are learned: Mr.. Hord ia my
brother and is from Nebon county, Vir-
ginia, and during General Sheridans
raid he lost everything he had by being
burned out. Since then he has been
embarrassed and found it very difficult
20 get along Being out OF businsss he he |
tried to get something to do, but not
succeeding he has been in melancholy
mood for some days He is evidently
insane for he asserted the other day
when reading the Wharton trial that
he was the one that had poisoned Van |
Ness and not Mrs. Wharton, but at the
time thought the remark was strange |
Nothing more was thought 1t.
New Telegraph Company.
The House Committee on Foreign |
Affairs have agreed to a bill incorpo-
rating the American, Japan and China
Telegraph Company and authorizing
the Secretary of the Navy to detail two
vessels for the purpose of taking sound
ings and lay cables. They have also
sdopted a resolution inviting statistl-
cal cor gress OF the world to hold con.
ventior in the United States in 1876.
The Committee on Ways and Means
have agreed to a bill granting right OF
permits for vessels to unload.
The Committee on Banking ano
Currency
has agreed to report bill ameudatory
OF the National Currency act OF 1904.
It provides that on and after the frst
day of July, 1873, there shall be col:
lected by the Treasurer Of the United
Ssates from every National Bank
which shall hereafter be in default OF
paving the eemi-annually duty due
and to be paid within the months OF
January and July of each year. pen.
atty OF one per cent on the amounts OF
such duties.
CaldweII's Case.
The Caldwell Committee have con-
siderable trouble in obtaining the books
of Scott & Co, of Leaveuworth, having
sent subreuas for them several times.
These books are said to contain imPor-
t.pt information. Caldwell presented
this forenoon written statement, giving
his history OF the candidacy, denying
in general and particular every charge
in the testimony against him, closing
with the assertion that whatever indls-
Greet things his friends may have done
or said, he was entirely Ignorant Of
them. He pleaded that he ought not
70 be held responsible for anything OF
| which be was not cogrizant. His
statement was not sworn TO. The
committee will not close its investiga.
ton until certain books aud papers are
obtained.
The Credit MobiIisr Investisstion.
The Wilson investigating committee
have three propositions under consid-
Grafton to report to Congress. The first
ia 10 amend the charter OF the Union
Pacific railroad. The second is that
the Government take possession OF the
road. The third IS 70 compel the road
TO pay their accrued interest as 1t shall
become due, and also prohibiting the
road from appealing to the courts
Thus far there is no indication which OF
these propositions will be adopted BY
the committee.