The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-30
Cabinet Meeting.

WASHINGTON, December 29.-The
Cabinet was in session for nearly Y an hour
and half to-day. Secretary Bristow
was not present. The condition of affair:
in Louisiana was the subject of attention
Attorney General Williams made some
remarks on the necessity, in his opinion
of sustaining the Returning Board in its
recent decision. The views Of the Attor-
ney General were fully set forth, and al
though members of the Cabinet decline
to give specific information regarding
the statements presented by Judge Will
Jams, the opinions emphatically ex-
/ pressed by him both in public and pri-
vate during the examination by
and since the report of the Re-
urning Board, are known to have been
reiterated by them in the Cabinet meet
ing to-day. These are that there is a
necessity for the government sustaining
the report Of the Returning Board at all
hazards, and that its decision is right in
law. These were asserted at some length.
Other than the remarks of the Attorney
General, there was no discussion on the
subject, and no decision was reached. 1t
is said in highly official circles here that
the force Of the War Department now in
Louisiana, are sufficient enough to pre-
serve the public peace should their vio-
lation be threatened.
Joseph A. Faukhauser has been ap-
pointed Internal Revenue gauger, for the
South District of Missouri.
Samuel Baker will be appointed chief
of the losn division of the treasury de-
partment, uice Bigelow resigned.
The Postmaster-G General to-day issued
orders discontinuing the steamboat SER
vice on the four routes which supply Key
West, namely, from New York, Balti-
more, New Orleans and Tampa. Also
from Cedar Keys to Tampa. The annual
costs Of all the above aggregated $l43,-
973. In lieu of the service discontinued,
the Postmaster-Gencral has contracted
to supply Kew West twice week from
Cedar Keys, the western terminus of the
Florida railroad. $50 miles distant, at II
yearly cost of $4,000.
MuIlett's Successor.
NEW YORK, December 29.-Wm. \.
Potter, Of this city, has been appointed
Supervising Architect of the Treasury,
to succeed A. b. Mullett, resigned. Pot
ter is n son of Bishop Potter and brother
of Hon. Clsrkson \. Potter, Democratic
Congressman from the Westchester dis
trct.
WAsuIN6TOS, December 2S.-Wm. 4.
Potter, of New York, has accepted the
position Of supervising architect Of the
treasury department, and will enter upon
the duties On the 2nd proximo.
Ohio Legislature.
CoLuMBUs, o., December 29.-Both
houses of the General Assembly met at
9 o'clock this afternoon. In the House
bill was introduced to prohibit the truS-
tees of penal pnd benevolent institutions
from appointing their relatives to posi-
tions
Arrested for Murder.
Albeit Nciswandcr, aged II years ar
rested on suspicion of being connected
with the supposed murder and cremation
of his father, was released to-day. An
elder brother is still held. No new facts
have been developed in the case.
Liberal Donations.
TERRg AxHTG IND, December %
Chaunccy Rose, of this place, has made
a donation to the institutions located
here, to-day, of S3JO,0OO. To the Trrrc
Haute School of Industrial Science, he
gives 800, 900, and to the Nigo County
Orphans Home Sl50,0O0. He has before
given large sums in bcncv0lcncc and
charity. including 100000 to the La-
dies Aid Society of this city; $4,000 10
the Wabash College and II larG" sum I"
charities in New York. He has also
promised 100000 to the Indiana State
Normal School located here.
Omaha Items.
OMAHA, Ncb.. December 29.--Thc
train from the west which is due here to-
morrow. left Green River sixteen hours
behind time. The detention WAS caused
by the burning of hridg" over Black
Fork, which was fired by an engine.
The weather has been intensely cold
for the past tw" days, the thermometer
registering two degrees below zero this
morning. To-day j. the ""ldrst of the
season.
Utah News.
SALT LAKE CITY. December 29-Thc
estimated shipments Of bullion from this
Territory for the past year is sI,O0O,OOO.
The killing Of the Costra family and
Others, between Phoebe and Panam"nt, /,
reported false.