The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-14
General Missionary Committee Of VI.
E Church.

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E. Church.
New YORK, November 13.-The Cen
eral Missionary Committee of the NJ. +.
! Church continued its session this morn
! ing.
The subject of the ratio of reduction
of the appropriations was discussed and
/ laid on the table.
Bishop Ames offered resolution, which
was adopted, that the appropriations for
| Minnesota, Northwestern Iowa, including
Dakota, Nebraska, Southern Kansas,
Southern German Texas, Western Texas
and Kansas, could not be less in the ag-
gregate than they were last year.
The following appropriations were
made for the Swedish work in Central
Illinois, $4,000; for Swedish work of
Erie Conference 800; for Swedish and
Norwegian work in Minnesota, $1,000
each; for Swedish Bethel in this city,
$1,000; for Norwegian work of New
York, East Conference, $1,000; for Swe-
dish work in Newark, S40O; for the New
England Swedish Mission, $500.
Utah Delegate Contest.
SALT LAKE, November l3.-ln the
notice of contest for seat in Congress
rs delegate from this territory, +. \.
Baskin charges George Q. Cannon with
being an alien; that he has violated the
act of Congress Of 1872, regarding poly
gamy. and has married Eliza l.. Young,
Martha Zela, Elizabeth Hoagland, and
Sarah Jane Young; that he married one
woman since the passage Of the act Of
1872; that he regards his obedience
to his church rs superior to
; his obligations to any law OF
Congress that he has not only violated
its law, in regard to Polygamy, but in
duced Others to do the same; that he can
not take the oath required of delegate;
that the House Of Representatives on
April Sd, 1874, passed n bill to the effect
that thereafter, no blgamst or polygam-
ist should be eligible to II seat in Con-
greSS. and that his constituents voted for
him knowing such fact. In reply Can
non states that ut the election he received
some 2i,00O votes, 10 1000 cast for his
opponent; has been naturalizcd; denies
being a Mormon, or otherwise has enter
ed into relations with any woman in such
character or in such manner rs to subject
himself to punishment for any otfcnsc
under act of Congress of 1862.
WOman's National Temperance Con-
ventiOn.
CLEVELAND, November lS.-The Wo
mans National Temperance Convention
will convene in this city Wednesday,
November 18th, and continue three days.
1t is expected that delegates will be pre-
sent from every Congressional district in
the United States and from the Tcrrito-
rics. and its proceedings will be of great
general interest. Every preparation has
been made by the citizens Of Cleveland
to extend the most liberal hospitality to
those who may attend. All delegates
will report ut the rooms of the Young
Mems Christian Association, and CORES
pondencc may be had with }. Longshcaf
at those rooms.
Pittsburgh Water Works.
PITTSRCRGH. November l3.-The cor !
ncr-stonc of the new city water works at
Ncglcy's run, was laid to-day in the pres F.,
encr Of mn immense and enthusiastic as-
semblage. Addresses were delivered by |
5. p. Fulton, Hon. Ii. S. Fleming, John
Mcgrcw and others. The capacity of
the engines to be placed there will be |
about 36,000000 gallons each per day.
Bee Keepers Association.
The Bee Keepers Association assem- !
hled at half-past eight o'clock this morn
ing.
After the discussion ofscvcral topics Of |
interest to the Association, the report of |
the Committee on the Adultcration Of
Honey was received and unanimously
adopted. 1t expresses unqualified con- /.
demnaton of this practice, and assures !
those dealers known to he guilty of adul- :
tcraton that unless speedily stopped /
their msdccds will be exposed and their |
names given to the public.
Resolutions of thanks to the citizens |
of Pittsburgh for hospitalitieS, and to the
officers of the Convention for the faith !
fu performance of their duties were
unanimously adopted.
After the disposal of some further
routine business the Convention adjourn
ed, to meet at Toledo, Ohio, in Decem-
Der, 1875.
Alleged CrematiOnist Arrested.
ST. Louis. November l3.-Thc Water !
100, MOhroc county, liiin"'H i"''S' w.
day, has an accosnt "t IN" arrest ana
preliminary examination "i barney
McMahon, a farmer living twelve miles
from BurkSviIle, Monroe county, Tor thc
murder OF ms VIII" on the hinth oi last
August. and the subsequent burning of
her body. 1t appears that Nc Mahon
and his wife lived unhappily together,
frequent foarrti, occurring oet"eyn
them' ana ms ci','",th ~ ioInl,5 WV
treated her very p"ui! mss ,nde. ,deI""oh hnroh
had lett nome Te' RAJ t'il,es unuel mar"
treatment U'i ,.'I bor ~'T"Sl hnshopd and" On tho
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