The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-01-12
NEW YORK.
The Chief Justice.

considers that CuSnlnS'S noIuluatioh
for the Chief Justiceship amply sup;
plies the high requirements demand
ed for the Office that 1t will awaken
opposition in no quarter, but be ac'
ceptabie to all sections of the country
The Times accuses Cushing of seces-
sionist proclivities, and says that
when we get q Chief Justice OF Sc
cessionist proclivities in the Supreme,
Court it may fare badly with General
Sherman, and even with General
Grant himself. For our own part
We are unable to explain or JUSTIFY
Cushing's nomination, and there
| fore shall not attempt to do either.
-, We can only regard the proceeding
with surprise and modification.
The Tribune says the nomination
might be regarded as an instance OIL
political magnanimity on the part OIL
Gen. Grant, because Cushing has
been opposed to every Republican
administration which he has assisted
with his counsel. 1t regards the
nomination, however, as intolerable;
calls Cushing u pro-slavery Demo.
crat, and says he lacks fixed and
conscientious convictions, high pres
t:ge and public confidence. The
World hesitates to approve the NOM
ination. Cushing is two old, too inn
pulsiye and too impetuous. 1t in
stances his loss of self-command at
the d emocratic National Conven-
ton in 1860, and bis scathing book
against Chief Justice Cockburn, OF
Great Britain, last year. Otherwise
il is satisfied with the nomination.
The Arapi,e".
The Spanish man-Of-Wa", Arapl-
les, is still in this harhor, receiving
her guns and ammunition.
Cruelty TO Animals.
\ cooking main was held at Hun
ter's Point last evening. During the
proceedings a squad of police and
ten of Henry Bergh's men entered
the place and arrested forty persons.
The principals were held to answer.
Attempting 10 Cause Riot.
The ihflammatory addresses made
before the gatherings of ofunemployed
!aborers in Union Square and City
Hall Park by Banks and others be-
longing to the Communist Societies,
have been brought, it is said, to the
notice of the District Attorney, with
a view of having them indited for
attempting 10 cause Il riot,
Thc Kelsey Case.
1t is understood that the Kelsey
case is to be revived soon at HINT
ington, l.. 1. Detectives have been
at work and have, it is said, un-
doubted proofs that c. G. Kelsey was
brutally murdered after being tarred
and feathered. They promise de.
yelopments at the trial Of Samis and
his accomplices in April next. .-
| No Trouble. r-
J. Tt Is now we'll understood here
that the locomotive engineers EN-,
ployed on the Pennsylvania Central
railroad have abandoned the con.
templated strike.
.ound Guilty.
Thomas Murtha, indicted for set
ting fire to his own house, No. 81
Sullivan street, for the purpose Of
defrauding the Exchange Insurance
com pany, was this afternoon found
guilty Of arson in the second de
gree, and remanded for punishment
| AH,Id Robbery.
Captain McEllwain and: Detective
Clinchy OF his command called at th'
central office to-day with Nj. Aiolpnu'
Hank, who keeps jewelry store. They
il formed the superintendent that Mr.
Hanks store was robbed laet night o
abou. $1,000 worth OF jewelry by mask
el thieves. About nine o'clock las
n.gEt, as Mr.. Hank 0as sitting in hi,
store, two men entered it, saving theJ
were detectives, and asked Mr. Hank
into the back room, CO they had some
thing private TO say. lie went witt
them and they told him they were look,
ing tor two watches that were stolen
aud let with him to be mended. Mr.
Hank said he couldn't remember
any such watches beng leir
with him and while still
talking one Of the men took out a piec'
o. lead pipe from under his coat anc
struck him on the head, knocking hin
nearly senseless. They then bound
him hands and !eet ami stuffed hand
kerchiet Into his mouth. tied anothel
. over bis eyes aud lett bim in back
, room. The men then went into th'
/ s-ore and Mr.. Hsak heard several otbel
, men enter. The Latter managed &c
push the handkerchief from his eyes
+ and saw five masked men in the store
: and they were busily engaged in pack
, ing up the jewelry, while the two who
had fret entered stood at the door
, looking into the street. After collect
| lectipg all they wanted, they passec
, through the back room, pushed bec
: aside IRON the door leading 20 the hall
where they opened the door with 6
jimmy and passed into the hall and
thence into the stree. Mr. Hank snc'
ceeded in getting toe cords of his legs
and going into the street met an officer
| Of the 30ih precinct, who relieved b n
from the other bonds and took The
. handkerchief from his mouth. HI
then related TO the officer what had oc'
Cured, and the latter reported the caa,
to the captain, who in company with
] Detective Clenchy, made q Thorough
t investigation and found jimmy aud 8
E piece OF the lead pipe, and the cords
E with which he hsd been bound. Mr.
Hank said the thieves carried of hv'
t or six thousand dollars worth Of jewel
~. The police cannot believe that anl
thieves would be so daring as to a;temp
such a bold robbery as Mr.. HsnE
, claims was rerpetrsted at bis place
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