The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-24
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TO THE
WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated Press Report. by Western
Union Line, Office Northwest cor.
of Main and 18th Sts.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
A fairs of the Peoria and Rock Island
Railroad Company.


Railroad Company.
New YORK, October 23.-The first
mortgage bondholders Of the Peoria and
Rock Island Railroad held a meeting
Yesterday. The report of the committee
was read which presented plan of reor-
ganization by which the bondholders
have the appointment Of an additional
trustee, and the road is to be run under
the direction of an advisory committee
for the benefit Of the bondholderS who
are to acquire peaceable possession Of
the road should the company not rein
state their affairs within two and a half
years. The report was adopted and an
advisory committee consisting of K. Yer
nam. of New York: &. G. Hussey, of
Pittsburg, and VIM. G. Mcdowell with
Charles L. Frost as er-otfct0 member
were appointed.
| The president of the Oriental In
surance Company of Jersey City, in II
card, says: The securities of the COM
pany were sufficient to commence buSi-
/ ness according 10 the charter, but since
/ they have not proved satisfactory to the
/ Secretary Of the State, business will be
( discontinued until the securities are ap
! proved.
Business Firms In trouble.
New YORK, October 24-Messrs.
| Henry Clews & Co., made an assignment
to Frederick Taylor, of this city, for the
! benefit of their creditors. Mr.. Grant, Of
/ the Grant Locomotive works, of Patcr-
I son, New Jersey, says the firm Is in
! trouble. but has not failed or suspended.
! They entered into contract with the
! Russian government involving nearly
| two millions 81 dollars, to furnish loco
! motives within II certain time, with
/ heavy penalties in case ofnon-iuliimcnt.
| They have been employing about nine
I hundred men on this work, but found
/ that they would not be able TO complete
. il within the time limited by the contract
/ and had applied Ia the Ru-,ion Govern
| mcmt for an extension of time. but the
! answer returned waS rvHSiv" and unSat-
! iSluctury. The penalties if enforced,
/ would amount to about 100000, and they
! did not feel .iu>tiiind in going on with the
/ work under contract with 80 great Il risk
! banging over them. They therefore,
have been Obliged to order the foreman
to discharge the workmcn until further
notice. Mr.. Grant proposes I" start Tor
! st. Petersburg on Saturday, and endcavOr
to make II compromise with the Russian
! authorities, and then proceed with the
work.
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tri"' q. "h''hrS' iarr'hSIoi anu " IL
lianlS, lor thr sale burglary cohsplracS'"
number OF witnesses were placed uhucr
bona OF thrr" huhdred dollars each '"aP-
pear from day /" "ay durinS the TRIAL
Mr. Klddi" cohcIuded MS ADDRESS lor
the prosecution ana 'he 'oEr' coh'-
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mayor ihcIaLuS, cil'el Vi Poiic' was
, sworn ana leHlih'" tia' 'hG nrHV IH''c 1T
met Harrington on inns SUBJECT was on
the hrs' Oh APrii Ht't' met L,'i' nSH'" az
his harrington house, on the Z"d' ana
was shown the letter OF warning con-
ccrning burglars ana harrington t"Io
nm oi his icars ABOUT IT, ana ne pIGH'-
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harrington ueS'r'' '''rV "I'y i''il'',
h,.h'ru>, ana N"FV"T SIcaN' ""'T" ,nc
once; I,'' 'n'rci " lI.'"i's va: t"''ou ~
see li"' '''S'T'' anu S'"' "P ','1 .','',i ~
Williams to wait He afterwards went
with Harrington to the office to watch for
the burglars: Secretcd themselves in the
office; heard parties come into the office
and go out again three times; left the
office t. watch from some other position;
took q position opposite the office and SAW
suspicious looking person leave the same
point and 90 across to the office; saw two
persons come up the street and enter
HarrngtonS office; crossed over and
heard them at work in the office; wanted
to arrest them. but Harrington requested
him to wait till they came out. and then
follow them and 50" if they went to Co
lumbus AleNundcrs house. Harrington