The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-09-11
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WAS HIN G TON.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10,
The ScaI-Lock Contest.

fair to be settled to-day in the most sat"
isfactory maner. In order to satisfy all
parties, Secretary Robson quietly
called together a number OF prominent
gentlemen as committee 10 examine
and decide upon the best lock.
Fort waIla WaiIa.
General Davis has arrived at Fort
Walla Walla, on the Columbia river
and, after reconstructing the post, will
establish a permanent garrison there.
The late Major-General Candy consid-
cred that fort Of so little importance
that, at his suggestion, it was aban-
doned by the troops and turned over to
the Interior Department to be used for
Iudian purposes. The convenience OF
access to the post. the head OF nayiga-
ton on the Columbia being but few
miles below, has revived It's usefulness
as center OF operations for large
extent OF country. The post has been
retrsnsferred to the War Department,
and the Secretary OF War has author.
lied General Davis TO erect suitable
quarters tor officers aud men. Work
on the post has already commenced
and will be completed before winter
sets in. General Davis will shortly
set out on q tour OF inspection OF the
posts under his command.
New y0rk Railroad Connections.
The rivalry ofthe Pennsylvania Cen
tral and the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
roads in their Washington and New
York connections is beginning to show
signs Of extensive enterprises, looking
to the control of travel and trade on
that route. At present the Baltimore
and Ohio is at the mercy Of the Penn-
sylvana Central for the passage OF
trains between Philadelphia and New
York, and it is believed that the latter
road will shortly refuse connections enS
tirely. The Pennsylvania Central, in
view of the policy OF controlling all It's
connections, it is said, is quietly at
work building liue for the purpose OF
avoiding the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore connection between
Philadelphia and Baltimore. This line
rasses near West Chester, through
oxford, Belair, and near Townstcwn, TO
the Northern Central. A large force
has been at work on the route IN Penn
sylvaniG and Maryland for year and g
half. To offset this the Baltimore and
ohio, and Pniladel phia, Wilmington
aod Baltimore companies are discuss
/ ing the feasibility OF building a road
OF their own from Philadelphia to New
York.
pJIGriS kNpCdtior.
Toe following dispatch was received
at the Navy department this morning:
ST. JOINS, NEWFOUNDLAND,
September 10.
| Hon. G. H. Robson, Secretary Of MtI
Narv:
The Juniata arrived here o-day and
reports that che met the Tigress at
Upper Navick, and called her and
sailed August llth for Littleton Island.
The Tigress met the Juniata's steam
launch, Lieutenant DeLang, of Lersui-
SAX, who had been to Cape York and
returned 20 DISCO; met the Tigress
agsin AID called her August 25. Com
marIer Green reports that the camp OF
the Poaris was found August II. of
Littlelon leland, latitude 1S de-
grees and 23 minutes north, longitude
- degrees 46 minutes west. The crew
of the Polaris are all well and had
gone south two months before in two
whale-boats made OF the ship PoIaris,
which sunk one month after. They
kept careful lookout going north and
south, aud stopped at all settlements
but obtained no news OF the crew OF the
Polaris. They are probably on board |
wbaler from Cape York. The Tigress
LETT Disco on August 25ih for Labrador
coast, to continue the search as long |
8. the season permits.
D. L. BROWNE,
Commander |. S. y.
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