The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-09
Msssissippi Militia I'm Line.

saIio"s companies restored quiet, and the
lives Of Peter Crosby and the other pris-
oners, are safe. Lieut.. Col. o. S. Lee,
Abide Camp, Adjutant General Packer.
and committee of citizens, met in the
Court room to day to decide what course
to pursue. In a private interview be-
tween Packer. Lee and Crosby. Crosby
expressed a desire to tender his resigna-
tion as Sheriff. Gen. Packer prepared his
resignation to take effect Immediately.
which he signed and WAS witnessed by
Lee and Packer, and now in possession
of the latter. About fifty prisoners are
now in Jail. Scouts from the country re-
port all quiet for miles around, and busi-
ness is gradually being resumed. Col.
John D. Beard, colored, Of the Warren
county State militia, issued the following
order:
HEADQUARTERS, COURT HOUSE, !
VICKsBURG, Miss, Dec. 8, "A.
GENERAL ORDER NO. /.
All commanders of organized COM
panies of Warren county militia will re.
port at once for duty to Col William
French, Fourth regiment Warren coun-
ty militia, who has been placed in COM
mand, and whose orders will be obcyed.
BY order of JOHN ID. BEARD.
colonel lSt Rcgt CaraLrg Commanding
JOHN ID. FINNEY,
assistant Adjutdnt General.
HEADQUARTERS 4TH REGIMENT
WARREN COUNTY MILITIA.
COURT HOUSE, Dec. s, IA.
SPECIAL ORDER NO. ].
In accordance with General Order No.
| assume command. of the military
forces in this county Commanding Off
GERS of companies will report at once at
these headquarters for orders.
WILLIAM FRENCH, Coionel
w. A. FAIRCHILD, AGjutant.
New Railroad.
INDIANApoLIs, December 8.--The arti-
cles of association of the Frankfort and
State line of railroad, were filed at the
Secretary of States office to-day. The
proposed road will extend from Frank
tort through Clinton, Tippecanoe, Mont
gomery, Fountain and Vermilhan coun-
ties to Ridge Farm, on Illinois State line.
Capital stock, S2,000,0O0.
Modification of the Newspaper Post
age Regulations.
WAsnIyGToN, December S-The por-
ton OF the recent Postotfice regulations
for the prepayment of postage on news
papers and periodicals, relative to the
county papers, has been modified as fol-
lows: newspapers, without regard to
frequency of issue, one copy to each sub
scriber. actually for the time being, resi-
ding in the county where the same are
printed, are entitled to pass free of post
age through the mails; but the rate of
postage on the same, excepting weeklicS,
when deposited in the letter carriers
Office for delivery by the office or its car
riers, shall be uniform at one cent each.
Wceklies when sent through the mails to
or deposited in the letter carriers office
in the county where printed, shall be
weighed ir bulk, and be subject to post
age at two cents per pound, to be pre-
paid ut the mailing Office by special ad-
hcsive stamps.
Arkansas and Louisiana Aasirs.
The Senate Republican caucus contin-
ned i'm session several hours this after
noon. principally engaged on the subject
of standing committees. The Arkansas
and Louisiana affairs were onlv V incident
" referred to during the conference, 1t
being evident that formal discussion oi
them would show wide and lrreconcila-
BILE difference of opinion. In the Arkan-
sas case the friends nt Smith have been
seeking Congressional action, and those
of Garland operating against 1t. Several
nrominrnt Senators say If the Senate at
.mpts to intcrmeddle with the affairs OF
Arkansas, they will become rs
much confused As the parties to the Gu-
bernatorial controversy themselves IT.
that State. besides they do not See how
Congressional action could benefit tho
State already peaceful, aud they fail to
pcrccivc any reason for interfering IN
Arkansas when the condition of Louis
lana, being of so scandalous a character,
has failed to secure Congressional action.
Ex-Governor. Baxter arrived here to-
night.
Hon. }. 7. Brady, Il member of the
Virginia House OF DeifSa'es' "i.''"
here to-day with charges that Rep
resenta;ive -SStowen. of that State,
had sold the cadetshp in the
Navy. They will, Tomorrow, be pre-
sentSd to the House of Representa-
lives. The Secretary of the Treasury
has taken the initiative in giving per-
sonal examination in the steps taken for
a further reduction in the expenses OF
collecting the revenue from customs, ana
is making thorough examination OF the
force employed, and the actual duties dis
charged by all persons in the customs
service. 1t already appears that there
will BE- a saving under the contemplated
reduction of probably half million
during the current fiscal year.