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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20
Asrscul.aFa, college BIZ Passed.

Aerscultufal college BiIl Passed.
The Agricultural College Bill was at
LAST passed by the House on Monday
by a good vote. Its provisions require
that the proceeds Of one-half the sales
OF the public lands shall be invested IN
United States Five.percent Bonds,
these to be held by the Government
and the interest on them to be paid to
the several States for the establishment
or maintenance of an Agricultural
College in each State. but each State Is
not TO reserve more than $1,000 year.
1t will he seen that the principle from
which the income must be derived must
amount to 81 100000 and in thirty
seven States,will reach $37 100000. 1t
is 'ascertsined that the annual sales OF
public lands do not exceed three mill
lions OF dollars, 30 that it will be long
time before the States get their quota
Where an Agricultural College already
exists, it receives the benefit OF this bill
but where there are none, then the
benefits are to extend to q new college.
The provisions OF the bill require also
that whtn the income to the college
amounts to five hundred dollars ear,
one student is to be educated tree OF ex-
peuse to him, and that when it reache.
fifty thousand dollars, no expense shall
accrue to any student, and that it shall
be essentially q free school.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20

HoxrcrDB AT HARPERs FERRY.-
About three o'clock yesterday afternoon
Patrick Hsgsp, mao Of about sixty
years OF age, went into the liquor saloon
OF George Chambers at Harpers Ferry,
West Virginia, in, it is stated. an iutox-
icated condition. Shortly aitervard be
had an alteration with the saloon keep.
er, when the latter elected him from
the place. They continued quareIing
alter reaching the street aud finally
Chambers drew . revolver and fred
three shots at Hsgsn. two Of them ia
kisg effect, either OF which would have
been fatal. Hsgan died within Ave
minutes after be VA shot.
Chambers was arrested and taken
before 9 magistrst bv whom be Wa
committed to j,il. He will bs taken
70 Chsrles,own this mofbiog. We
were unable 10 ob:sin "a account oil
the examination before the magistrate,
and consequently are without definite
Information ~ 20 the circumstances
which led 70 the murder.
Both Chambers and Hsgsn are resi-.
dents Of Hsrpefs Ferry. The latter
was . farmer snd has Q family. One
Of mis- sons is an employee Of the Bslti-
more and Ohio Railroad, and was in
this city at the time Of the murder oi
his father. He lett for Hsrpefs Ferry
by the late train lrst nsgbt-C4ssb1-
kand Meas.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20

THR new plea of idiocy advanced BY
the Administration BY way Of apology
for the erring statesmen cannot be put
iu the csse OF Pomeroy, Of Kansas. He
was sharp enough to have brain fever,
which lacked the usual symptoms, and
to meet with q railroad accident which
nobody else heard OF, and to spend some
time 10 Washington in meditation be-
before be demanded his committee Of
investigation and propounded his con-
spiracy theory. in order that time. which
cures all things, might heal his Wounds
by the expiration o! his term. His
committee commenced operations yes
terday, and 10 just two weeks Senator
Pomeroy will be beyond the reach Of
Senate investigating committees. That
man is no fool.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20
Electoral Reform.

The Committee on Privileges and
Elections OF the Senate has promptly
reported in favor of Sherman's resolu-
ton to rescind the twenty.eecond joint
rule o, Congress governing the electoral
connt. The injustice of the rule in such
that it is sure to be repealed as soon as
a vote can be reached. Senator Trum.
bull, it's author, still deten is it, but
thinks it ought to be modified. 1t is
considered absolutely certain that the
Constitution will be amended within
the next tour years. so as to provide
either for the election Of the President
by the people, or tor the meeting OF the
whole electoral college in Washington
to make the count; but the dissatlsiac-
ton with this rule OF Congress is
so great that it is thought better to
have it out oil the wsy at once.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20
LATkSr NEWS.

The case Of the Mayor Of n. Y. against
Tweed was set for next Monday.
The County Attorney at Chicago has
dec 'dsd that juors are entitled to mile
age only once each way during their
term. This deicsion will save the
County about $250.O0O a year.
The New York express train collided
with two cars that had become detach
ed from the train by some means
twelve miles from Ph lsde lphia, by
which five or six passengers were se-
nously injured.
The Mayor Of st. Louis received a
letter on Monday, admonishing him
that the city would be burned in the
spring. 1t is thought. TO come from
one Of a gang employed by European
Monopoliets TO burn the large cities il
this Country.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs, Louiss
Bpckham was arrested in St. Louis
charged with having murdered, By
poisoning, two boys named William
and Fred Hu iror. Sle gave the poi.
son to them in gum drops.
A young man named Benuer, sho'
and dangerously wounded MISS Susie
Dankworth,' Tuesday night 10 Wash
iDgton city. because she wouldn't have
him." Both the young lady aud gent
lemau are highly respectable and ar.
connected with the best families oil
Washington. Benner has not been ar
rested.
Hor james Brooks is very feeble bu
he endeavors to visit the Cspitol daily
To-day while on his way up stairs to
the House he tainted from weakness
and was carried TO the room OF tn.
WAYS and Means Committee and va,
there the recipient Of much attention
ffom his frispdA .'...
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20

A coRRssPoNDRNcs OF tue New York
Sun says this is not the first time that
ColisI has been at it. In 1882 the
correspondent lived in Col'ax's old (the
Ninth Indiana) Congressional District,
and was present at several Of the joint
debates which Collar held with his the n
Democratic competitor, tie Hon.
David Turpie. siterwsrd United States
Senator.
At all OF these meetings Mr.. Turpis
accused Colfsx OF having made money
by corrupt affiliations with railroad
companies and Congressional grants,
and he offered to prove it. Coltsx tried
to parry this charge by appealing to
his rectitude, and BY calling his Demo-
cratic competitor . Copperhead. sdll
Turpie sccusat ons made such an i'm
preston upon the people oi the district,
where Colfsx two years before had
been elected by an Overwhelming major
ity, that he came very near being de-
feated, or rather owed his election 10
very questionable man pulations Of the
ballot box in Newton Comfy. . newly
organized and very spsrseIy settled
country. The Hon. Godlove 8. Orth,
Congressman from the Eighth Indiana
District, declares these old charges
against ColIax were true.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20
The KInann Patent.

The House Committee on Patents
have decided favorsbly on the petition
OF Thomas & Ross Winsns, OF Bslti-
more, who ask to 90 before the Com
missioners OF Patents to obtain ap eI.
tension Of their patent isr what 10
known As the cigar steamer 1t appears
that during the absence OF the Messrs.
WInsns form the country the time 10
which an extension OF their patent could
be applied for expired. 10 the papers
accompanying the petition it is stated
that Sc, eral experimental steamers OF
this description have been built, At q
cost to the Messrs. Winans OF 81 200
600, and they propose to continue their
experiments until they solve the proh-
lem Of a quick transit across the Attain
tic, Their latest model has one foot OF
diameter to sixteen OF length. They
expect to make the trip from New
York TO Liverpool in three or four
days.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20
nRepub,ican superstitious.' -

Mr.. CONWAY has just published in
E England book entitled Republican
Supertitions," in which he asserts that
our government is mouarchial by vir-
tue of the President, and aristocratic by
reason of the upper chamber in the
National Legislature. He advocates
the sweeping away Of State lines, and
the representation of minorities. He
cnsists that msjorities exercise too alb
solute control over politics in the
United States. His proposition to abol
ish the Senate and destroy State lines
is more whimsical than anything which
he attacks.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20

1t is not generally kOows how Ger
ain dig,inguished schneider OF our city
came TO be called Major" and 10 those
who never suspected him Of military
experience, the statement, confidently
made. that he got his rank in the war,
is mysterious. The TACT is, that at the
reception given TO Pres dent Davis, on
the occasion o. his first visit to Mobile
during the war. our worthy african.
working his way through the crowd to
the elbow Of the Mayor. who WAS stand.
ing beside the President. pulled the
former iunc'ionsry by the sleeve whisp-
cred, Introduce me This his Honor
would gladly have done. but just then.
for the life of him, he could not recall
his constituents name, and after ham.
mering his brain tor minute, he frank.
ly, but sotto voice, confessed his EN-.
barrassment why" whispered the
other. II made your breeches." ',Oh,
yes, yes, yes; a-heml Mr.. President,
allow me to introduce my friend, Major
Bridges"-Mobile Register.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20
THE CONNECTICUT CONVENTION.

THE CONNECTICUT CONVENTION.
Our dispatches this morning mention
the proceedings Of the Democratic State
Convention in Connecticut yesterday.
As the first Democratic Convention
that has been held since the Presiden-
dsl election, it is invested with some
political importance and the result OF
the State election to be held on the
Tth Of April will be regarded as to
some extent significant OF public opin-
ion all over the country. The Hart
ford Times, in noticing the Convention
and the course to be adopted during
the campaign, says--"We are inform
ed that the Democratic State Committe
consulted with the Liberal committee
men and that they have acted in har-
mony. The Democrats accept the
principles OF the Cincinnati platform, the
fundamental principles Of the Republic,
iudeed-ciyil government above militia
~ DEGREES, the rights of the States,
local self.government, unswerving hos
tility to the usurpstion Of political pow.
or, and q demand for honest sdmluis-
sration in the government. The Cnsir.
man OF the Liberal State Committee, in
bis call for the Convention, slludes to
the developement of frauds which com
pletely vindicate the stand taken by the
Liberal Republicans in Congress and
at Cincinnati, and the Committee invite
all those who desire reform, and who
oppose usurpstiou to act with the De-
mocrsts." With such q union the
Radical candidate for Governor OF
Connecticut should be beaten. The
Credit Mobilier investigation will also
be a strong card in the hands OF the
Democrats and Liberia REPUBLICANS
When this affair is properly explained
70 the people they will not support the
party which is lead and managed by
such men.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20
What StickIers Radicals are for
Economy.
Edi' ors OF the Register:

Edi ors OF the Register:
How amusing It is to hear Radicals
talk economy, when but short time
since, they could spend thousands upon
thousands ot dollars, to d sfrancnise
white men. and keep in exlstance a
swarm OF Registrars, composed OF the
mesnest and most vindictIve men Rsdi.
cal Governors could fnd, to do their
dirty work This, then, was all right.
Not murmur was heard about the
waste o. the legislatures in passing Test
Oath laws, TO drive men from their hon.
est vocstions, and prevent them from
collecting their just debts. Neither do
we hear word OF censure against COL
tax e. Co., for the mammoth grab game
that has been going on for several years
in the Radical party, where millions OF
the peoples money has been gobbled up
Yet when a Democratic legislature
takes a recess for twenty days we hear
a howl throughout the Radical camp
while we noW have a Radical Congress
mpting to increase their paw from
IS 600 to $1,000, TO date back two years,
and that Of the President of the United
States from S25, 900 to $4,000. All
Of these are to 90 scott free,
but the members OF the West
Va Legislature who took $50 for his
per diem during the recess. and spent it
all and more too in visiting his people.
is to be prosecuted and made to dis
gorge. No credit is to be given the
Legislature for unearthng $4,000 for
Frew, & Co., and Radical Governors
paying their subscriptions TO Radical
papers out OF the peoples money
Nov, that the Committee on the Pub.
llc Printing has gored the Radical OK
we hear all over the land the cry COM
ing up from Rsdicalism, that the Leg
islature should not spend it's time on
The report Of the Committee on Public
Printing, but leave it to the courts to
settle. This plea for economy comes
100 late, as when they thought they
were goring a Democratic Public Print
er. it WAS all right, but now the scene
has changed; they are great sticklers
Tor economy. so Lay on M'Duf, &C.,
d-d be he who first cries hold, enough"
Let us hear no more about the re-
cess, when the Legislature has upesrth-
ed enough from Frew, & Co. to pay for
it and have some 10 spare.
A. DEMocRAT.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20

OSH Dsnbury man is quite confident
Mr.. Colfax. did not receive $1,000 OF
the Credit Mobilier money. because he
is 90 strenuous for a. Investigation.
This reminds US OF An incident Some
years ago . gentleman lost valuable
New Fouudlaud dog He suspected .
neigbbor Of stealing it and charged
him with the theft. The man was
quite indignant He said, You are
mistaken. sir; did not take your dog
II you think 1 have got your dog, you
can search me-" ~ the same time hold
ing up his arms TO facilitate the opera.
tion. The owner OF the dog vas sfec-
ted to tears.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20
RAILWAY SWIStpt.R'
Conductors on the pan Handle Rail.
road lmpbcaied'

r8Hd I"ptbchieu'
A Cincinnati despatch says that,
about three months ago the suspicion o.
the officers OF the Pan Handle Railroad
was aroused that employees between
there and Pittsburgh were pIundering
the road by re-seIIing tickets. Search
was begun, and yesterday the frat ar
rest was made OF Vim. NJ Russell.
conductor. OF that city. o her arrests
will be made at once OF suspected
parties. Il is said to be ascertsined
that six conductors and e'even outside
per-ons are implicated. Il is supposed
the swindle has ben going on for two
wears, and that the road has lost 81,
0OO thereby yearly The trek was
for conductors TO tsks M tick It with.
out pur ching it, then send it to the
agent 10 be resold. When suspirions
we're aroused, twenty FIVE such tickets
we're purcha ased from agents at various
points. Detective officers were still at
work and conductors are more closely
watched. Several oi them were observed
TO omit puaohing tickets and these tick
eta afterwards, purchased o. agents en-
ployed by the conductors in various
cities to resell them. were identified bv
the detectives by pr vite marks. Ii 10
not known whether the swindIe is prac-
tised beyond Pittsburgh or any other
roads than the Pan Handle.
The trick itsel II is an old one, and was
prscticed q number Of years sgo by
conductors on the P-nnsyvanis and
other roads. VIM. NJ Russell, who
has been arrested, is said to be the inven-
tor OF the "Sardine box-s" tomerly in
use TO prevent railroad conductors from
pocksiins money received on the train.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20
Proposed ID. Il. . II H, Improve
mems.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company have a number Of men em>
ployed in prospecting for iron ore at
several points along the line OF their
road rom Baltimore to Grafton, with
a view to the erection OF large furnaces
and steel works in this city, in case a
good quality Of ore can be obtained il
sufficient quantities. The Company
have already secured one tract OF land,
and have an expert and practical miner
at present engaged in developing what
they believe to be a rich vein OF the
precious ore. II the ore can be obtain
ed within a reasonable dists ace OF this
CITY, there is no point upon the road
which offers equal natural advantages
FIR iron manufacture. The Com oany
already own ground amply sufficient
for the accommodation OF the works, and
at no point can fuel be obtained go
cheaplv. Ifthe ore can be found. the
work, are to pc promily and rapidly
pushed lorward. -Cumbcrland Times.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20
Free Passes AbsIishs ID.

The Ba timore and ONO, Pennsylva-
MIA Central, New York Central u E RE
railroads, have just entered into an
agreement that the custom Of issuing
Tree passes for the control OF the freight
and passenger trs fl, shall be abolished
also, that no round trip or excursion
trip tickets shall be Issued by any OF
said companies at less rates than two
cents per mile each way, except in the
sunnsr months.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20
CONNEClICUT:
Democratic state Convention.

HARTFORD, Feb l9.-The Democratic
State Convention met 10 this city To-
dsy, and was LARGELY attended.
Col Dewitt Morris, OF Bridgeport,
('ormerly Republcan,) was appoint
ed temporary Chairman, and afterwards
made permanen Chairman OF the Con.
veution. The Convention then nomi'
mated Chas A ingersoll, OF New Haven
for Governor, by rousing and unsni'
NOUS vote. Geo. G Sill, OF Hartford. a
liberal Republican. was nominated by
scclama,iou; for L euteuant Governor
Martin III. Singer, OF Canterbury. was
nominated Tor Secretary Of State; VIM
E. Raymon, o. New Csnssn, was
nominated Tor Treasurer BY acclams'
ton; Dr.. A. A. Goodrich. OF Vernon
county, Tor Comptroller.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20
TELEGRAPHIC SUM AIRY.

Hon. j. l.. Richmond, Judge OF the
23d Judicial Circuit o! Illinois, died
suddenly yesterday.
The steam saw Mill, Of Delons Il Co.,
at Greensboro Vermont, was burned
yesterday, Loss $4,000, uninsured.
The Senate Committee on privileges
and elections did not report on the
Louisiana case yesterday.
The annual convention OF the Theta
Delta Chi fraternity commenced at the
Astor House IN New York, yesterday.
Herman Flicker committed suicide
by hanging himself, at Reading Ohio
yesterday. Domestic troubles the was
cause.
1t is reported that the cholera has
appeared in Vienna, and that
great care was taken by the authori-
ties 10 keep it secret.
Judge Cory, of Chicago. overruled
the motion for a new trial in the case
of George Driver, who murdered his
divorced wife. He will be hanged on
the l4th of March.
An employe of the Nail Works at
New Albany. Indiana, named Jacob
Reynolds. was fatally iujured.yesterdsy,
by being caught 10 the machinery of
the mill.
A German, name un known, fell from
hs wagon under the feet OF the two
mules that were attached to it, in
Chicago yesterday, aud was trsmped
to death befo re he could be rescued.
The House OF Representatives yester-
day resolved to withhold from the
Pacific railroad payment Tor transpor.
tatlon of mails &c, until the interest
upon the guaranteed bonds has been
paid.
The European legations in Washing
ton do not place much confidence in
the permanency of the Spanish Repub>
lie. The hocking of the Communists to
Madrid is looked upon as ominous ol
anarchy.
Judge Sherman of Ohio is still en-
1eavoring to explain his receipt OF a
$4,000 lee for his influence in repeal.
ing the tax on borrowed capital. He
has not made very sbinuing success
in his effort to acquit himself and hi:
brother John.
In the Lexington KY. election cass
the q. S.Commissionerhas decided that
the colored people were legally entitled
to vote and were wrongfully restricted
aud that the refusal to receivetheir Ger
ti6cates was on account Of race and
color. The election officers were held
to bail.
Fred. Douglas, Pinchback, and Other
uegroes, called upon the President yes
terday and urged the recognition OF the
beiigerency Of Cuba The county clerk
Of columbia county, New York. i:
minus $4,000 not including $4,000 o'
State taxes imposed. The Poughkeepsle
people are somewhat stirred up abou
the matter.
'Oskes Ames was examind yesterday
by Senate committee 10 reference to
the Durant- H. Harlsn check. He said tha
the first be knew Of it was when
Harlan came to him in the house anc
said he desired to return $4,000 to th'
Union Pacific Railroad Company
He said that the company had nevel
made any demand upon Harlan fo'
the money and be did not know
whether or not it had been ssosuntse
dss BY parsak
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20
RlVEk NEWS.

CINCINNATI, Feb. l9. River rising
with 4l ieet in the channel leaving SO
ieet space under the Newport bridge
is thought the River will reach 4S OF
50 Ieet during the present rise. No ar
rival outside regular packets. Depart
ed; Charmer tor Evansville.
PIrrsBURa. Feb. l9 R YER falling al
tue rat. OF Que inch per hour. with IL
'eet waiter in the channel. Weather
clear and cool.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20

A KENTUCKY editor received the fol-
lowing note from . subscriber, asking
that . false notice OF his death might
be corrected: Sir. netis few errors
in the obituary Of myself which appee-
red in your paper last wensday, / Wa
born in greeuup CO. not caldwell. and
my retirement from bisnes in 1869 was
not ovia to i'll helth, but TO little truble
i had in connection With Q horse and
the cors OF my deth was not small pox
please make corrections for wich en-
close so cents"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-20

AN old colored woman yesterday
complained to a white acquaintance
that the times were never 80 hard be-
FORE and that really she could not get
enough to eat "And what do you think
is the cause OF such hard times2' he en-.
quired. "Ah." she replied, I'VE all
knows dat well enough-too much mig
ger 10 de Legislature. ~ 0 Times