The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-24
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Railroad Accident.
MEMPHIS, November 23.-The west
ern bound passenger train on the Mem
phis & Little Rock Railroad, jumped the
track on trestle work short distance
this side of Madison this morning, and
plunged into the mud eight feet below.
The officers of the road report no one
hunt.
ALBERT l.. .Dupree, the engineer who
was instantly killed, leaves a wife and
family in Cincinnati.
The storm last night prostrated the
telegraph lines east and west.
New Members Of the Supreme Court
OF Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, November 23.-The
newly elected members Of the Supreme
Court met to-day, under the new Con-
stitution. The members drew lots for the
terms, as follows: Chief Justice, English,
six wears; Associated Justice. Harrison,
four wears. Luke Z. Barber was elected
clerk and reporter of decisions.
The Roberts Claim.
WASHINGTON, November 23-The
United States Court of Claims met to-day
and heard the argument in the case of
Marshall o. Roberts, Us. the United
States, which is claim referred TO the
Court by special act of Congress, for
over one million of dollars for carrying
mails twenty-five years ago. between
New York and the 1sthmus of Darien.
Indian Affairs.
WAsHINGToY, November 23.-A COM
munication received from the Cheyenne
Agency, Dakota, in reference to white
miners. says that about sixty white men,
miners. are working in the Sioux reser-
walton in the. Black Hills. Secretary
Belano requests the War Department to
remove any persons who may be found
trespassing, that trouble with the Indians
may be avoided.
The census of the Indians belonging
to the Red Cloud Agency shows $3.50
Agallallas and Sioux, and 1900 Ara
pahoes and Cheyennes, besides some 800
Agallallas who are hunting on the Re
publican river, and about 1000 Mime
conious and other northern Sioux, who
ran away from the agency rather than be
counted. All these Indians submitted to
the census being taken only under the
influence of hunger and bayonets. Red
Clouds efforts to secure the census have
had the effect Of reducing the number OF
his personal adherents from many thous- !
ands to barely five hundred.
Resignation nofSuperyising Architect |
Mullett.
WAsuNGToS, November 23.-The |
rumors which prevailed Tor the past day
or two in regard to the resignation of
Supervising Architect Mullett were fully
confirmed to-day. Secretary Bristow
being asked the,cause of his resignation
pointed to the revised statutes in which
il is stated that the Chief Clerk of the
Treasury Department shall act ms super
intendent of the treasury building, and
no account for contingent expenses shall
be allowed except on "A certificate OF the
clerk that they are necessary, proper, just
and reasonable all expenditures for turnl
turc being subject to the approval Of the
Secretary of the Treasury. ltappears that
Mullctt was in the habit of controlling
this contingent fund, amounting to about
100000. Mullett's attention was called
to the law, when he said he would rather
resign than not control this expenditure,
whcreupOn the Secretary remarked that
he was only doing his duty in accordance
with the law. and that if Mullett WAS not
willing to be governed by the law he
would accept his resignation. Accord
inglv Mullett prepared his resignation,
which the Secretary accepted this after
noon. Mr.. Bristow did not, in any man
her. express a want of coE idcnce in Null
letts integrity.
severe Storm.
CINCISNATI, November pa storm
of wind last night about | | o'clock, un-
rooted several houses in COvington and
Newport, Kentucky, inficting about
$1,000 damage, but causing no personal
injury or loss Of life. Crossing the Ohio
river it passed up the Little Miami Val
lev with undated strength, unroofng
only few houses and blowing fences
down.
Money Recovered.
Another $500 stolen from the Ameri-
can Express Company, was recovered to-
dav in a bed-tlck in the Hackney House;
National Life and Trust Insurance
Company.
New HAVEN, November 23.-This
morning Insurance Commissioner Sted-
man applied TO the probate court for the
appointment of trustee over the Amer
lean Life and Trust Insurance Company
of this city. of which b. Noyes is PresI-
dent. At the same time the counsel for
the Company filed a special plea for the
dismissal of the application, on the ground
that the State law, in accordance with
which Mr.. Stcdman made application, is
unconstitutional. 1t probable that this
point will be argued before Judge Beard
Slew of the Superior Court this afternoon.
In his application, Commissioner Sted-
man stated that the assets Of the Com
pany were, in round numbers, $500, 900,
and their liabilities Al, 100000.
The Longshoreman's strike.
NEW YORK, November 23.-The
I.ongshoremen's strike remains unchang-
ed. The number of men offering to con-
tinue work is very large, and no difficult
ty has been experienced except from the
unskilliulness Of green hands.
Utah Items.
SALT LAKE, November 23.-Bishop
Dame, lately arrested in Southern Utah,
and confined at Beaver, is beng brought
TO this city for safe keeping. He is
charged with being connected with the
Mountain Meadow Massacre.
Two more persons were fined By the
Third District Court for illegal voting,
they. like the Others, having voted on
naturalization papers issued by the Pro-
bate Court.
Work l. progressing rapidly on the
Utah Southern and Utah Western Rail-
roads.
Railroad Accident.
ELIzABETH. y. j. November 23-s:30
A. M.-A train from New York for
Washington ran into a coal train on the