The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-01
The InterOceanic Canal.

an not concentrating troops AZ all, lnere
being peace and quiet throughout the
State"
The Inter-Oceanic Canal.
The Inter-Oceanic Canal Commission
met here at noon to-day. The report of
Major MacFarland, Of the engineer corps.
on the Napipi and Nicaragua routes, and
voluminOus paper on the subject pre-
pared by ProscssOr Naurse of the Naval
Observatory, were received and placed
on file. The Commission meets again
! tomorrow
Steamer Robbed.
MEMPHIS, November 29.-Whilc the
steamer City of Vicksburg was lying at
the elevator yesterday morning, her cash
drawer was robbed Of 81 500. The thief
overlooked $4,000 in the back part ofthe
drawer. The keys of the safe which
er but the thief failed to find it, or else
was scared off. No clue, as yet, to the
thieves.
Pork Packing Business.
LOUISVILLE, November 30.-It ap-
pears from the market review Of the
| Courier Journal, that 100, 55S have been
marketed here during the month just !
( closed, and l75, 74S packed, against 1885, |
900 in November OF last year. The |
market value of hogs packed during the |
month WAS about three and half mil |
lions of dollars. The last returns from
| principal packing centerS in the West, |
shows that larger business has been |.
| done at Louisville than in any other |
city, except Chicago; although the last |
| year Louisville was ranked by five other !
! points in addition. About 10000 hogs /
have been packed in New Ibany and |
! Ieffersonvllc during the month. About /.
/ 3,0l3 hogshcad of tobacco has been sold |
in this market, the proceeds of which !
aggregate $G01,52S.
Arranged With His Creditors.
CHICAGO, November 30-W. y. Stur- !
| gis, whose recent trial before the Board |
! of Trade, for unmcrcantile conduct, I,
created 50 much excitement in local COM /
! mercial circles that he has arranged with ;
| his creditors to pay them in full, within /
sixty days, and to-day the suits brought !
against him and the Cook county nation
al bank were withdrawn.
Bodies OF Persons Frozen TO Death.
CLEVELAND. November 30.-The !
scow Pearl, Of Fairport, loaded with /
/ lumber, came ashore at Geneva, Ohio, ,
this morning. On board was found the .
. body of mGn supposed to be j. Gra- .
ham, Of Farport, ard the body of boy
aged about fourteen years. Both were
evidently frozen to death, the bodies be-
ing completely covered with ice. That
of the boy was found dashed to the rig- !
ging. The scow is total wreck. and /
has the appearance OF having been run .
into. There WAS nothing found on board
to indicate where the scow was from or
where she was bound.
The schooner Light Guard is still
ashore at this point. The grain that is in
her will be taken out tomorrow.
The knights TcmpIar.
NEW ORLEANS. November 30.-The
following Communicates arrived to-day:
Louisville No. -; S;. Aldcmar No. Is;
st. LOU, No. |, from 81. Louis; liu>pita-
Ter from jacksonville, Illinois, and dele
cations from Nebraska from other States.
When Thieves fall out" DC.
RICuMoND. November 30-In the I.
5. Circuit Court to-day, Judges Bond
and Hughes sitting, the judges an
nounced they disagreed in the Petersburg
election cages, and would certify them up
to the Supreme Court of the United
States. These are the cases Of eight
Judges and three registrars of election,
indicted under the enforcement act for
obstructing and preventing colored men
from voting at the municipal election in
NAV last
Arrested for Circulating Forged
Bonds.
PHILADELPHIA, November 29.-Geu
f. Hill, Secretary of the Safe Guard In
surance Company Of this city, was ar
raigucd upon charge Of being engaged
in the circulation OF forged bonds. Wit
ncsscS testified 10 the counterfeit bonds
having been given by Hill 10 obtain
money on them. Martin l.. Skies,
Treasurer of the Chicago Il Northwest
ern Railroad. testified 10 the character of
the bonds. At the close of his evidence,
the counsel for the prosecution, asked
that the defendant be- committed for
further hearing to-day. Hill was com
mitted for . further hearing on Friday
next.
Habeas Corpus Granted Tweed.
New YORK. November 3O.-Judgc
Barrett in the Court Of Oyer and Tertni-
nrr. granted a writ Of haheas corpus for
Tweed. returnab!c 10 tn" Supreme Court
chambers. "Wednesday, when the qucs-
tou of the jurisdiction of the Court con-
Gcmuing him, will be argued.
Miss Clara Morris, the popular and
talented actress, WAS married in DR..
Crosbys church, this morning, To Mr.. F.
c. Herriett. The wedding was private,
none but immediate relatives and friends
of the contracting parties, being present.
Order to show Cause, &C.
In the Supreme Court to-day, in the
suit of John &. Angel against the Erie
Railway Company, Judge We>tbr"ck /
issued an order requiring the defendants
TO show cause. At special term OF the
court December ID why receiver should
not he appointed to mold certificates Of
FIVE thousand shares of the Buffalo, New
York and Erie Railroad Companies; also Z
all bonds and coupons belonging thereto,
issued under or secured by, mortgage
made bv the Erie company; also bonds
and coupons issued under mortgage msde
bv the Buffalo, New York and Ere Co,
and in control Of the defendants or their
agents; also all stock which the Erie holds
in coal companies, and az other product
of one million dollars which the defend
ant expended in the purchase vt Goa
lands. The defendants are also required
10 show cause sometime why the! should
no; he restrained from negotiating o!
making Use OF any bonds, coupons or
guarantee mentioned in the complaint,
or securing the payment Of bonds or
coupons or interest specified by the COM