The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-04

provided for the selection OF jurors Tor
the United States Courts, and the enact
ment Of law regulating the fees and
costs Of Clerks, Marshals and Attorneys
of the United States Courts.
Report OF Chief Of Ordnance.
The Chief Of the Bureau of Ordnance
in his annu Al report recommends the re-
armament of the navy with breech load.
ing rifed cannons which can be done at
a very small cost in view of the reduced
number Of ships and of guns required;
| the present types OF foreign armed cruis-
ing ships carry ~ to 6 inches of armor,
and at present We have no guns
except the fifteen inch in mOni-
tors which will seriously injure
/ the lightest of these armored vessels;
| substitute a seven or eight inch rifle for
| the eleven inch smooth bore, which even
our smallest ships carry, and few of them
would come off without great damage.
| The chief Of ordnance says the recent
experiments on the conversion of smooth
bore to rihed cannon developed no un-
| expected results, and he does not deem
! It possible to convert "A cast iron smooth
bore into ali efficient rifle, by any system
of rihing.
Cheap Transportation Convention.
RICHMOND, VA. December 3.-In the
Cheap Transportation Convention to-day
bill prepared by Gen. Duff Green,
! Of Georgia, providing for the inaugura-
ton Of scheme of internal improve
mcnts to be be sanctioned by the system
of hanking,,, connected Herewith, was
presented and referred
NJ. b. Lloyd, Of Illinois, presented his
views as 10 the construction Of double
track trunk railway by the
government to secure competition in the
transportation Of freights.
Gen. Frobel, of Georgia, presented a
resolution looking to the establishment
and maintenance of the commercial in.
tercourse between the States Of the
Union, and TO revive the commerce Of the
nation.
The committee on resolutions presented
u report, based upon resolution OF Col.
Johnson's .of North Caroiina, in which
they are in favor of asking the govern
ments aid in the construction of the
southern IuCluC IailIoui, anu VI INV
great water lines; such aid to
convey the right Of the government to
control the rates of transportation over
such lines, with provisO that the gov
ernment guarantees that what is asked
shall be so guarded as to protect the Ma
tional treasury from loss. -Four members
of the Committee presented protest
against the adoption of the report and
against asking the government for aid
in the construction OF railroads. The re-
port and protest brought prominently
before the Convention, one OF the most
important questions connected with the
session of the Association, that OF gov
crnmcnt subsidies 20 railroads and other
lines of transportation. Pending the
motion to substitute the minority report
for that of the majority, the question of
government subsidies was discussed at |
length the vote seeming To be largely IN
favor of the motion.
Col. johnson. by permission of the !
Convention, withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Potter, of Indiana, offered as a !
substitute for the resolution OF the Com !
mittrc in favor of the four great water
routes, IL proposition recommending the |
Immediate construction, by Congress,
of the Rock Island and Hcnncpin Canal.
The substitute WAS debated the whole T,
afternoon and night sessions.
The opponents of the substitute cX-
pressed themselves in favor of that canal /
but were opposed to substituting 1t Tor
the four great routes recommended by !
the Senate committee The advocates of
the substitute insisted that Congress !
would not do everything wanted and
this was the most practicable. Without |
q vote the convention adjourned until to- F,
morrow.
Chicago was unanimously selected for
the next place of annual meeting.
Arkansas Legislature.
LITTLE Rock, Dec, 3.-She Senate to-
day passed a bill prohibiting the taking
of lcvec bonds for State bonds. The
Governor sent Il special message 70 the
Legislature recommending the organiza- |
tion of a bureau of mining, manufacture
agriculture and immigration, all " BE- !
under the superlntcndency Of the Com
missioner of State Lands.
V1yIrA. IyD. TER, December 3.-In-
formation has been received here that the |
recent murder and riot at Talequah, the |
cspital of the Cherokee Nation, was a
wanton and cruel murder on the part OF
two members of the mounted guard de- !
tailed by the Chief, VIM. Boss. ltseems
thu, two of the guards got drunk, went
down street shooting of their pistols, and |
declaring they wanted to kill DowIng /
man. The first one they came to was a
man working in the stable. They !
killed him and then joined their com
rades, and formed into line near the |
postotfice. The Dowing party formed /
further down street, and then COM /
menced firing at each other. More !
than one hundred shots were fired; two I
were severely, and several slightly wound
cd. The murderers were protected in
the po,toffice on Sunday for several hours, f,
and no effort was made to have them ar F!
rested. They finally escaped the country.
The whole riot grew out of intense bitter
feeling between the two parties, known
now ~ the Ross and DOwing parties.
Intense excitement prevailed when our
informant left, and serious difficulty i
liable TO break out at any time. Mayor
ingalls,, L. ). Indian agent, was called
upon to investigate the matter. His re
Communications were not approved by
the chief. and he left Talesuah much dl--
APPOINTED with the condition Of things IN
IndIsn Territory.
Iusurauce CompanieS W. the United
states tsoyernment.
New YORK. December 3.-The Jefer-
son Fire Insurance Company and twelve
others. have commenced suit in the |.
>. Circuit Court to recover from the gov
ernment the amoInt collected from them
as revenue tax on dividends declared
upon accrued earnings. The point taken
is ,ha; the law Of 1850 with Is subse-
qucnt amendments is unconstitutional.
The Alabama Claims
WASHINGTON. December 3-The
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