The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-18

'AY MORNlNG, NJ
Evacuation OF New Orleans State
House by Z. 5. .TrOOps-EleetiOn Re.
turns.
New ORLEANS, November 1.-THE
United States troops who have been oc-
cupying the State House for some time
past, were withdrawn at & A. NJ and
Captain Lawler with a force of about
thirty policemen, supplies their place.
John NJ Sandige, who was elected by
the Returning Board to fill the vacancy
occasioned by General Longstreet's resig-
nation, declines FOR the reason that he
has had no expression or intimation frsm
the Board that place would be
made for another Conservative
member. placing the party, he
should represent on something like
equality with that Of its contestants, and
not having been requested by the Execu-
tive Committee of the Democratic and
Conservative party to act in such capa-
city,
The Returning Board met at II o'clock
this merning. Hunsacker, of ST. james
parish, Republican candidate for the
Legislature, desired to be informed
whether returns had yet been received
from that parish. The Board informed
him that returns had been received ten
days tago. The Board resumed the
counting of the 18th poll, 2nd ward of
this city.
The American Express Robbery.
CIScINNATI, November l7.-Edward
J. Hackney, the third confederate in the
robbery of the American Express Com
pany was arrested to-day, but denies COM
plicity or knowledge of the affair. He
has been recognized as one Of two men
who carried the trunk out OF the office.
George Black, the other man who car
ried oat the trunk or safe, confessed, this
afternoon, and said that he and Hackney
were paid $500 each, by Monroe, to car
rv out The trunk. He went in company
with officers this evening back of Coving-
ton, where he said they buried it, but the
ground was so wit and muddy that they
gave up digging FOR it and returned to
the city without it. Search will be COntln-
ucd tomorrow.
The Robbers CODfessI
CINCINNATI, November l7.-Monroc,
Black and Hackney, the three American
Express robbers, have made II confession
that they committed the robbery. The
safe has been returned with few valua-
bles, but no money. No clue has been
obtained "a to the whereabouts of the
money, but it is hoped that it will be Sc-
cured tonight. The plan was for all
three of the parties to meet in st. Louis
tonight and go from there to Oregon.
lions CO-Opprative Mercantile In
StifuiiOn Sold Out.
SALT LAKE CITY, November IL
The retail grocery department Of Iion's
Cooperation Mercantile Institution of
this city is closed to-day, and has been
sold out to private individuals. The
dry goods and produce department fthe
institution were sold out not long since
and passed into private hands.
n Str1kc Enueu-NothHuS hcSo"-
plished.
ST. LOUIS, November 1.-THE strike
bv the coal miners of st. Clair county,
Illinois, which has been in progress for
some days past, virtually ended to-day
by the adoption of resolutions at mass
meeting near French village, allowing
all Union men whe can get 4 cents per
bushel for digging, to commence work
tomorrow. The object of the strike,
which was to compel all cooperative men
and black legs, or non-Union men, to Join
the Miners Union, and thereby establish
uniform price for digging, was not
effected, and matters stand about where
they did when the strike was inaug-
uratcd.
Appointments Revoked and Made.
WAsHNGToN, November l7.-Post-
master General Jewell, to-day, issncd All
order disUntinuing the pay and services
of John Callaghan, special agent of the
department, for loaning to his brother
an annual pass from the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas Railroad Company, which
had been granted to him solely npon the
ground that he was an accredited special
agent of the postotiicc department. Hans
Barchscnirs has been appointed gsuger
of the second Wisconsin district. The
President has appointed William Stick
ncv. of the District of Columbia, Indian
Commissioner under the fourth section
OF the act making appropriations for the
expenses of the Indian department, ap-
proved Apll 10, 1869. The commission
of Mrs. Louisa f. Ewing as postmater OF
Logansport, Indiana, was signed to-day
Thoroughly Investigated.
LOUISVILLE. November l.. There
seems to be some doubt whether young
DR.. Easton, who was found shot through
the abdomen, near Lexington, NY. yes
tcrdav moming. WAS on" of the party
who made the raid upon the negro cabin
and was shot by accident. or Wa c"Ilbe'
rately murdered by the party. He died
last night without making any statement
in regard to the matter. n special I"
the C5urier-Jo,rBdl SAYS that Judge
Hunt instructed the Grand Jury to III
vcstigate tnc affair to the bottom
and declared that he will hold
court until Christmas, if necessary
to bring the offenders to justice. The
local press of Lexington are unanimou'
for prompt and decisive action. The
negro, whom the party were in search oi
when Easton was killed, WAS a bad char.
acter and-a suspected hog thief, but th'
press in speaking ofthe crime says: al
his presence was dangerous, and if hc
could be proved to be common thief, a
charged, there was a legal remedy, ano
the adoption If any other means by th'
Regulators p kukluX, was n crime
against the peace Of society, which should
meet with the sevcrest punishment. Thn
negro was not hurt, but another innocen
negro WAS slightly wounded
washburn Waited.
NEW YORK November IA Wash
ington dispatch says that there |. 1
well grounded rumOr that on Thursday
last the President sent "A cable dispatcf