The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-27
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WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated Press Report. by Western
Union Line, Office Northwest cor.
of Main and 18th Sts.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Lockout of Coopei-s.

OF coOpers has begun In this city, OWN g
to the refusal of the men to abandon their
trade society. At meeting of Coopers'
Union No. yesterday, it was resolved
to start cooperative shop for the pur-
pose of supplying the merchants with
labor at regular wages, and guarantee to
them that there will be saving Of from
fifty to eighty per cent.
Trial OF Alleged COnspiraters.
New YORK, October ga Mobile
dispatch states that all the testimony in
the case Of the alleged conspirators OF
Sumter county, was taken on Saturday,
and Immediately John Little, colcred,
and Colonel Lee, two of the four defend
ants, were discharged. 1t came out on
the trial that these two men were to be
used for the defense, and that they were
made co-defendants that the defense
might be deprived of their evidence.
Hester, the United States official, who
caused the arrest of the men, has been
with Admiral Semmes as one Of the
junior officers of the Confederate cruiser
Alabama.
Burned at Sea.
SAR Francisco, October 26.--Mr.
Parker, passenger on the Legal Tender,
from Tohite, just arrived, reports that
the ship Mogul was burned at sea, one
thousand four hundred miles from Mory-
nesas Islands. Captain Freeman and
crew, were brought to Morynesas on the
Grey Hound, from this city. No other
particulars. The Mogul was bound from
Liverpool TO this port.
brotherhood Of Locomotive En-.
Eineers.
ST. LOUIS, October pa private
meeting of the Western Division of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers.
representing all the railroads west of
Ohio, was held here yesterday afternoon
to consider the reduction of wages as
proposed by various railroads, and aS
partially carried out by the Chicago and
Alton road. After considerable discus
sion resolution was adopted protesting
against such reduction MS unjust and
uncalled for, and decla ring that it will
not be submitted to.
New OIL Rates.
WASHINGTON, October 25.-The Phil
adelphia Representatives of the trunk rail
road lines, after discussion Of the objcc-
tions to the new oil rates, it was decided
that any reduction was impracticablr,
and that the principal of equal through
rates from all localities upon which the
present tariff WAS based, was the on V one
which could be maintained with or with
out agreement among themselves.
Texas Appointments.
WASHINGTON, October 26.-The Sec
retary of the Treasury to-day appointed
General b. G.. Shields Collector of Gus
toms at the port If Galveston. He was
formerly member Of Congress from
Alabama; was Union man during the
war, and represented the country rs min
istcr at one of the South American Re-
publics.
The Secretary also appointed Ridge
Paschal Collector of Customs at Corpus
Christi. He is u son of Judge Paschal.
Wesley Ogden, Collector Of Customs Mt
Indianola. He was lately Judge of the
Supreme Court of Texas. Col. Haynes,
Collector of Customs at Brownsville, is
to he retained. Gen. Malloy is appoint
ed Collector of Internal Revenue for
Jefferson District He went to Texas
during the late war from one of the
Northwestern States. Robert r. Camp
bell is made Collector of Internal Rev
enue for the Western District. He is IN
old citizen. The other two districts have
been consolidated, Sailer, Rinnig and
st. Clair retaining the office OF Collector.
Thus all the Treasury officers excepting
one Collector of Customs and one Col
lector Of Internal Revenucin Texas have
been removed.
None of the above named appointees
applied for the places. They are repre-
sented to be- men of excellent private
character and good business habits.
Railroad Controversy Settled.
CHICAGO, October 26.-Thc contro-
yersv of several years standing between
the Chicago II Alton Railroad Company
and the Louisiana u Missouri River
Railroad Company, relative to the
amount of rent to be paid by the former
company to the latter for the use of It's
road. has been settled by arbitration. 1t
appears that the Louisiana u Missouri
River Railroad Company, in its effort to
perform its part of the work of compile
ting roadway from Louisiana and Mis-
souri, to Kansas City, as per contract
with the Chicago Il Alton Railroad Com
psnv not only failed to complete its line
west of the junction with the ST. Louis,
Kansas City and Northern Railroad
at Mexico Missouri, but that
il has incurred large floating
debt. The most important question de-
cided bv the arbitration ut Louisiana OR
last Saturday was as TO the amount Of
ren. to be paid for such part of the road
rs has been completed upon this point.
The award provides that the stipulation
in the original contract guaranteeing
minimum rental, which was based upon
the agreement for an independent line
between the points already men
toned. shall be abrogated, and that the
Chicago & Alton Company shall pay
the per centage of the gross earnings
stimulated in the original lease. This re-
lieves the Chicago j. Alton Company OF
an obligation heretofore existing under
which, with the present light traffic, they
would be required to pay for the use OF
the road more than it fairly earns.
Omaha Items.
OMAHA. October 26.-A fire last Sun
day morning destroyed a large, un"ecu-
pied planning mill in the northern pat'
Of the city, owned by j. u. McGrath.
Loss $1,000; no insurance.
The eclipse was viewed by hundred
people. The sky was clear.
A serious demonstration was made
against the agent and agency at Red
Cloud. on the 2Sd, by several hundred
Indians, Ogallis and Minneonjons, caused
by an attempt to raise flag staff at the
agency. The judicious action Of the
cemmanding officer prevented loss of
life and property, and his efforts were