The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-10
Oficial Vote Of Allegheny County

Omcial Vote Of Allegheny County.
PITTSBURGH, November 9.-The
official vote Of Allegheny county on the
State ticket is rs follows:
Judge Of Supreme Court-W. j.
Woodward Democrat, l2,479; E. NJ.
Paxson, Republican, 1904; James
Black, Temperance, 2,570; total vote,
81, ,l49; Woodward's mojority over Pax
son, 1882.
Lieutenant Governor-John Latts,
Democrat, l5,70i; A. e. Olmstesd, Re-
publican, l3,089; B. Rush Bradford, Tenn
persnce, 2.465; total vote Sl,25s; Latts's
majority over 2,6l5.
Auditor Geuersl-Ju;tis F. Tenn.
pie, Democrat, 1851; Harrison
Allen, Republican, l3, l09; Calvin Parsons
Temperance 2,45O Temples majority
over Allen, 2,476. Total vote, 3l,l74.
Secretary of Internal Atfairs-Wn.
McCsndlcoS, Democrat, l4,S47; r. B.
Beath, Republican, 1925; w. p. Cuth-
bertson, Temperance, 2,4e8. McCsnd-
less majority over Besth, s22. Total
vote, Sl,235.
Twenty-Second District-Congress-
James Fl. Hopkins, Democrat, l0,09l;
james 5. Negley, Republican, 7,777;
Thomas Howard, Independent Republi-
can, 2l3. Hopkins majority over Neg
ley, 2,3l4. Total vote, 1901.
Twenty-third DiStrict-A. e.. Cochran,
Democrat 5,206; Thomas VI. Bayne,
Republican, 1896; Samuel A. Purviance,
Independent Republican, 2,Q03; Coch-
rams majority over Bayne, 2l0. Total
vote, 1905.
1t is understood that the friends OF
Colonel James 7. Barr, editor Of the
Pittsburgh Post, will present his claims
for the position Of United States Senator,
representing tho western part Of the
State.
Meeting Of Iron Manufacturers and
Employees.
A committee of the Iron Association
and committee from the Puddlers and
Boilers Society, mot Saturday afternoon
and after hearing the object of the meet
ing stated, ITO be a reduction in the pre-
sent prices paid" subcommittee Of fivc
from each committee was appointed to
confer on BASH Of reduction. The first
meeting Of the committee was called for
this afternoon, but nothing definite was
arrived at. If the subcommittee do
agree on anything it must be approved
BY the puddlers union, and as the society
only meets cnce month there probably
will be no action taken BY the employer
or employees for some weeks.
Washed Postage Stamps.
WAsHISGToN, November 9.--Thc
Third Assistant Postmaster General in
his annual report, estimates that the pro-
portion Of washed stamps used again in
the payment of postage il five per cent of
the value of all the stamps sold each
year, causing All annual loss of one mil
lion dollars to the revenues of the de-
partmcnt.
The Howe Insurance Case.
In the Supreme Court the Howe In
.urance Company rs. Morse, and another
error to the Supreme Court of Wisconsin.
In this case the Howe Insurance Com
pany Of New York, complied in writing
with the statutes of Wisconsin, by which
among other things it agreed not to re-
move any case commenced against it in
the State Courts to the Federal
Courts, but upon the commence
mcnt Of tho present case it never
theless moved for transfer to the
Federal Court. The court below regard
I'd the statut" and agreement as ground
for denial Of the motion. This court
reversed this judgment based upon that
theory and hold that neither private
citizen nor ~ corporate body may barter
away substantial rights and that conf
pany WAS entitled to removal nOtwith
standing the State law and the contract.
Justice Hunt delivered the opinion and
Chief Justice Waite delivered the dis
,cnting opinion in which Justice DAVIS
roncurrcd, holding that the State had
power 10 enact such law placing
foreign and local business and corporation
in the same position as to State authority.
and make all doing business in the States
subject to the same tribunals.
In the case of Pratt rs. the United
States, the Supreme Court to-day affirm
I'd the judgment of the Court Of Claims,
holding that the claimant, confederate
citizen, gained no title to certain cotton
by purchase from an agcnt Of the Con-
fcderate States, because thee States were
without corporate power I" take, hold or
convey avalid title to any property what
ever, and that the claimant WAS charga-
bic with the notice Of the reasonable in
tent of sale by the Confederate govern
mcnt, to-wit: To raise money for the
purchase of munitions of war. Justice
Miller delivered the opinion. Justice
Field disscnted, taking the view that the
pardon of the claimant rcinstates him in
all his civil rights, and gave him the AS
.uranCe that he should stand in the courts
Dt his country in as good condition as
any of his fellow citizens who had never
sinned agains: the authority Of the Gov
ernment.
der the New Constitution.
LITTLE Rock, November 9.-The first
legislature under the new constitution
meets tomorrow. The city is full of
members and there Is considerable stir
on the streets tonight. The prospects
now are that Bradley Bunch will be
elected President Of the Senate.
Kansas and Nebraska Sufferers.
ST. LOUIS, November a.-Dr. II. II.
and DIR. p. Morse, prominent
citizens Of st. Joseph, No, and members
Of the Society Tor the reliet of the Kansas
and Nebraska sufferers at that place,
have arrived here in the interest Of the
destitute people Of those states. They
bring credentials Of the highest character
from Governor Woodson and other dis
citizens of the State, and will
commence their labor of soliciting aid
from the citizens Of ST. Louis at once.
At meeting Of the Board of Directors
of the Merchants Exchange this after
noon the gentlemen were cordially en-