The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-21
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WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated Press Report. by Western
Union Line, Office Northwest cor.
of Main and 18th Sts.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Heavy LOSS by Fire.

were Matt Monrohan, boat store; Elliott
! 4 Miller, steamboat agents and commits
! sion merchants, and several saloons and
! boat stores were destroyed.
The principal losses by the fire were
as follows: Building owned by Shelby
county, $4,000, insured in the North
British $1,000 and Firemans Fund,
$4,000; Mrs. Kinley, furniture, loss
$1,000, fully insured in the Planters,
Memphis; A. Boggion's saloon, $1,000;
Clay, of Covington. Kentucky, on stock,
/ 81, ,SOO-insured'i in Queens, London; NJ
Monrohan, Elliott, and Millers loss will
probably reach $4,000; total loss about
$4,000.
Guilty Official.
ALBANY, October 20-Phelps, State
Treasurer, officially convicted on indiet-
ments charging embezzlement, larceny
and forgery, has been sentenced to the
penitentiary for fifteen years.
Railroad Fight. -
CHICAGO October 20.-The Circuit
Court of Porter county, Indiana, recent
" decided that the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad had right to cross the track of
the Michigan Central Railroad near
Lake station, in that county. That right,
however, the Central officials refused to
accord, and when the employees of the
Baltimore and Ohio Company were sent
To lay the track, yesterday, they were
met by large force of hands sent out
by the Central to stop the work, and
collision was threatened. As stated in
the dispatch last night, the sheriff with
posse attempted to disperse the mob, but
was forciblv compelled to fall back. He
then read the riot act, and stated the
penalties for a resistance of the law, and
attempted to arrest some of the ring
leaders but was unable to do so. This
morning it is stated that steps are being
taken to effect an amicable settlement of
the difficulty, with every prospect OF sue
cess.
An Open Warfare Between the Rail-
roads.
CHICAGO, October 20.-Telegrams from
Lake Station. Ind, states that on the ar
rival of the two companies ordered by
Governor Hendricks to proceed to the
point where the trouble between the
| Michigan Central and Baltimore and
Ohio employees was reported, they de-
ployed to the number of l20 men, armed
with breech leaders and two Gatling
| guns. The Michigan Central men stood
their ground, though unarmed. The
| companies had received orders and were
about to charge, when Chief Engineer
Gardiner stepped forward and requested
parlev. This was granted. He
then gave himself up to the
authorities and the whole party were ar
rested. Subsequently majority of them
were released and the prominent ones
retained and taken to Valparaiso. The
crossing was finished by the engineer
! and all trouble is over.
The Irish rifle team are in town.
They give an exhibition i'll this city to-
morrow.
! The Safe Burglary COnsPiratOrs.
WASHINGTON, October 20.-The trial
of the alleged safe burglary conspirators
begun to-day. Whitley asked a post
ponemcnt of his case until next term,
which was denied. Nettleship sought
postponement to give him time to pro-
dure ex-Solicitor Banfeld and another
witness. now dead. His request was de-
MED. and his rccognizance declared for
fei,ed. The Court took recess to ex-
anime the plea of Harrington and Viii
liams, that the grand jury that found
/ a true bill against them was not properly
! constitutional.
| Demurrer Filed.
After recess the Assistant Attorney
! General for the Government filed II
demurrer to the plea of abatement.
Mr.. Davidgc for Harrington and VIII,
liams Joined issue. Mr.. Riddle, SPECIAL
| government counSel,s said same question
! had been before the court three. times and
unless the court proposed to reverse ITS
! former decisions the counsel for the gov
ernment moved not to argue the case.
Judge Humphreys said he would hear
the argument in support OF the plea
and il any new points were
presented he would then hear
! from the government. Henkle read and
sustained the plea of abatement, and ar
| eucd that the laws had not been complied
with. and claimed that tn" citizens could
not be legally tried by body not drawn
! or selected in strict conformity To the
law.
D,vidse sa id he would not trouble
the court with argument he had merely
filed plea pro for"d, for the purpose OF
saving point, and was willing To take
the decision of the Court.
Hill suggested that the Court rule pro
foJ7ua point overruling the abatement
plea, and let the case proceed, the couh,
sci might then note an acceptlon, ana
argue abatement before full bench:
Davidge consented, but Henkle INSISTED
upon a ruling ofthe Courtupon the merits
OF plea in abatement. Judge Humphrey
said he would sustain the demurrer; but
if nj any time during the trial the court
should see that this is an erroneous de
cis;on. he would reverse ii. he would
NOT enter the demurrer till tomorrow.
Mr.. Riddle asked that Whitley be re-
ou;r.d to give bail in the sum OF Slo,oOV
far his appearance from day to day for
trial His own recognizance was taken
for that amount, and the cour. ao-
journed. ,
NoSTpELIER October 20-The leSis-
I,ture, TODAY. elected Geo. +. Edmunds
United States Senator from vermont,
for six wears from the ith Of March next
Radical Nominations
CnIcAeo, October 2o-The RepubIl-
can Congressional Convention OF the
First District of Illinois, held here to,
day. nominated Hon. Sidney smith; ana
the Republicans of the Third DistriS,
ra-nominsted Hon. Charles Ii. FarweH
by aoclamation.
President Grant held 3 reception in
the drawing rooms of the Palmer House
today, which was attended by very
large number Of people, including many
prominent citizens.