The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-01-12
Too Much Water.

er running on the top floor OF sll
Broadway, occupied by Fraukheimer
Il Co., dealers in trimmings, and the
house was completely flooded. Loss'
several thousand dollars.
Detectsyes started for the White
Plains to-d day, having in custody an
other gang OF robbers.
| BurSIar Arrested.
Yesterday detectives arrested Dennis
Bradley, 8 burglar, aud one OF the Dan
| Kelly gang. His arrest will lead to
the recovery OF much stolen property.
The Labor QuestiOn.
Thurlow Weed, Mayor Havemeyer,
John Graham and the police officials
| were in courcil to-day on the question
of the labor agitation. The Chief OF
Police is actively engaged in prepara-
rations for riolous demonstrations BY
the workingmen and Gays the police
will be equal to any emergency. 1t ID
said that tie Mayor hiss received an
other anonymous communication
threatening his life, The authorities
are thoroughly alarmed over the work
ipgmen's demonstration 20 take place
Tuesday. is said they will parade
where they please and defy the author"
ities.
Fears of Trouble W ith the WORKING
men.
The proposed workiDgmtns parade
and demonstration on Tuesday is Great
ing considerable apprehension here
and it is feared that disturbance may
ensue IF the men defy the police COM
missiorcrs and parade below Canal
street. Various ruulors ere &h hoat as
to significant preparations being made
for the occasion 10y the workincmen
In any event the police will be prepar"
ed to promptly suppress any d's:ur-
cance.
A meeting oi the National Working
nea's Association was held 10 day.
lhe7 adopted resolutions declaring the
tssccation not responsible for the &C.
aon of the Workipgmen's Committee OF
Sale.y, and declaring also that though
tn G latter was under the supervision OF
certain members OF the Association, yet
as members OF the Committee o! Safety
they were acting in their individual
capacity and on their sole spoDslo'iity.
The Radica's D!ssa is!!e1.
New YoEK, December LITTLE
| Herald to-day Gays the nomination o.
Caleb Cushing for Chief JUstice Is not
satisfactory to Republican po.iilcians.
As Cushing is to be arranged and tried
| in the Senate upon test OF loyalty to
the Republican party and its southern
reconstruction measures, 1t Is Po+S o.e
that he may iail to run the Gauutle'.
Republican radicals want a genuine
Republican lawyer 10 De Chief Justice.
1t thinks the President is trifln- with
1.-THE Senate in nominating Gushing Tor
both places and warns the President 10
expect party revolt in the event OF
Cushing beng confirmed and b''rg
sent to Spain while holding bott offices.
The Tines eiitorjaIIy declares that
the confirmation o. Cushing would no!
only he grand political b.undsT, but
would be EN- act ireHght with peril to
the Republicans. The Senate has With
il the power TO remedy the eerlOn- error
committed by General Grant. Il con-
siders that Sherman should be in '"vor
OF Cushings confirmation. II hopes
the Sesate will reject it and says ): ha-
already done Geseral Grant great ia
Jury. 1t is destined to ruin the Repub'
lean party aud revive ali the conl!os
versies OF the rebellion.
SoIce in The IEuasnu
The Hudson rives is still open tar
navigation as far as Albany. TLi-
time last winter the ice bouses were
filled, but up to the present time there
has not been single cake o' ice cni
this season.
4 Coal Miner. Strike.
A special dispatch from Po;;svL.er
Pennsylvania, says that stubborn feel
ing exists among the miners in that re-
gion. The proposition OF the operators
has been rejected and work is suaPeod'
ed il the Pottsyille district; Over
1000 men are idle ard al coal opera
tons stopped The minefs say ;ha'
they will DOT under any circumstances
submit to the operators, proposals and
unless they are materially CHANGED
there will be a prolonged strike Il is
expected that the miners oi Columbia
and Northumberland counties and 81
the other affected districts will be heard
from on Monday, and the whole region
will have suspended in G. t2T days.
Stirring times are looked iO!.
NEW JERSEY.