The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-06-20
NEW YORK.
negro Peltce.

sNsw YoRK, June 19.-There is q ru'
NOR around police headquarters tha
twenty-five colored citizens are to be
appointed on the police force. The ru.
NOR causes considerable excitement anc
discussion. The idea is somewhat or
iginal, as heretofore only white men
have been employed to do police duty
smuggled Goods.
The Custom House authorities yes
terday seized seven cases of fine Mexi-
can shawls, valued at $4,000, which
had originally been imported from
Ruddersfeld, England. They had
been sent with five other cases to Mex
leo, from where, after remaining a short
time, they were shipped to this port
.fh A Change in Erie.
1t is reported that there will be ex-
tensive changes in the present Board oil
Directors of the Erie Railroad Compa-
ny at the annual election, which will be
held in July, and that among those
who will retire are General Alexis. Div
en-, John Taylor johnson and Ho.
mer Ramedell. The new Directors
names are not yet known. The Vice
Presidency made vacant by the resig-
nation OF Gen. Diven, will probably be
filled by the election OF President Dew.
ereaux, OF the Cleveland. Columbus and
Cincinnati Railroad. Samuel Newell,
for many years associate counsel to the
Erie Railroad, has resigr ed and retired
to private practice, and has been sue
ceeded by Judge Shipman. Jas Mac
henry, one OF the principal directors Of
Erie affairs, is in London, and is ex-
pected in New York sometime next
week. 1t is understood that the new
Board and future policy OF will be
largely shaped to meet his views.
Lively skirmish.
A special dispatch from Bismarck,
Dakotah, says that the party of engi-
neers to survey the Northern Pacific
Railroad, and for whose protection q
strong force Of troops was provided, lett
Fort Abraham at six o'clock Tuesday
morning to commence their labors.
They were accompanied by two com.
panies of Infantry, one OF cavalry and
two red scouts, all under the command
of Gen. RAISER. When a quarter OF q
mile from the post the Sioux Indians
numbering one hundred and fifty or
more, appeared and attacked the patry.
A fig bit ensued, which lasted two hours,
and resulted in the repulse OF the In
dians. There was no loss on the part
of the engineers or military. Four
Sioux were killed and two scalps taken
by the red scouts. After the fight the
surveying party proceeded, guarded by
the troops.
Bingham, the MobiIIer.
The New York Sun is responsible for
the following:
"A disrespectful journal says that
John A. Bingham, the Credit Mobllier'
let and back-pay grabbist has one quail
ifcation for the Japanese mission,
blatherskite. Bingham has
other qualifications, and among them
is a capacity TO drink more Bourbon
whisky without getting absolutely
drunk than any other citizen, not ex-
cep,iug General Grant himself. Let
US be just to all our foreign ministers"
News Items.
The examination OF witnesses in the
Starkey murder case, commenced to-
day. The testimony taken thus far
merely relates to circumstances OF the
murder.
W. Lambert, curb-stone broker, was
to-day while attempting to ne
gotiate some bonds which were stolen
on the tenth Of April last, from the
banking office OF V. Detchar,in Toledo.
One of the bonds found in his possess
ion was identified as one Of those stolen.