The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-13
Meeting OF BOndholders OF the OIL
Creek d Allegheny Railroad.

Creek & Allegheny Railroad to-day, the
report of the committee WAS read, stating
that they were satisfied that there are no
present or prospective receipts that can
be applied to the payment of over due
coupons. Under these circumstances they
have no hesitation in recommending to
bondholders. that they should take action
according to theterms of themortgage and
request the trustees to foreclose, and sell
out the mortgsged premises, and submit
the form of request for the sale for sig
natures, by at least one
fourth in value of the holders
of outstanding bonds They also submit
an agreement providing that the mort
cages shall be foreclOsed bv the bond
holders, and that a new cOrpor atom shall
be created in which the bOndholder'.
stockholders and creditors shall have an
interest. By this means it is expected all
eventually will realize ON their claims
against the company.
American Public Health Association.
The American Public Health ASsocia-
ton resumed its session this morning.
DR.. II. b. Baker, Secretary Of the
Board of Health of Michigan, presented
on behalf of the Board specimens Of
poisonous wall paper collected in the diff
ferent cities Of Michigan, accompanied
with explanatory text. After the discus
sion on the subject Of wall paper and It's
manufacture, special committee was
ordered appointed, and to report at n ttl-
ture meeting.
DR.. Stephen Smith, of New York,
President of the Association, presented II
paper on the reciprocal relations OF the
public health service and the highest
educational qualification of the medical
profession.
Proper Ventilation of school Rooms
At the afternoon session the subject of
proper ventilation of school rooms was
discussed.
DIR. Bell, of Brooklyn, asserted that
most of the public schools i'll the general
plan of construction are faulty in the
extreme, disgrace to civilization and Il
shame to humanity.
DIR. Lincoln, of the Health Depart
mcnt of the American Social Science
Association, supplemented the remarks
of Dr. Bell with brief account of II plan
proposed by the Science Association for
improving the healthfulncSS of schools.
The plan is now in course Of preparation
BY upwards of dozen gentlemen, each
having different subjects to consider.
The papers will be read on each subject
and discussion is invited at public meet
ing to be held probably in Detroit in
about six months.
At the evening session, Hon. ID. b.
Estau, of Washington, expressed his oplh-
ion that the general government should
undertake the control of the quarantine
administration of the country, and Com
grcss should enact such law as would
produce uniformity in the various States.
Missionary Convention.
New YORK, November l2.-Thc Cen
cral Missionary Convention of the NJ.
+. Church in session to day, voted s2l,-
400 to Germany and Switzerland; 5000
TO Denmark, $4,000 to Norway, S32,OOO
IS Sweden, $500 to Bulgaria, $4,000 to
Italy, SIS, 800 to Mexico, $4,000 to Afri-
ca, $i7, $50 to Japan. Total approprin-
tons for Foreign Missions, 500, ,S53. The
appropriation for Arizona is 5000 and
for New Mexico $4,000.
Louisiana Returning Board.
New ORLEANS, November l2.-Thc
Returning Board met to-day, and adj
journed to await the appointment of Il
committee BY the Conservatives to be
present during the count.
Governor Kellogg to-day addrcNsr! Il
communication to the Returning Board,
in which he SAYS: When the Senate
elected the present Returning Board dur
ing the session of 1872 and 1873, / pre-
sume it was intended that the provisions
of section 2 of act 9S of 1872. known n
the election law, reqsiring the members
of the Returning Board T." be elected
from all political parties, should be- COM
piled with. Inasmuch H. it Is now
claimed that the party opposing the Re-
publican party during the recent el"c-
ton, have no representative on the Re
turning Board, | respectfully suggest
that this party be allowed a r"prescnta-
ton on Your Board.
DepredatiOns Of Mexican Banditi.
New ORLEANS, November 12.-Thc
Galveston NrcS special from Browns
Vile. saws the raid on Los Almos causes
some excitement. This decides the qucS-
ton aS to the existence of m organized
band in Mexico to invade Texas. Los
Almos is about one hundred miles from
the Rio Grande. has three or four stores
and good many inhabitants. Mr.. Nc
Govern, Custom House Inspector, is
recently from Edinburg, and says that a
party Of raiders were in Hidolgo county
about five days ago. They had bales o.
calico. &c. on their horses. They crossed
the Rio Grandc between Edinhurg and
Ringgold Barracks, nearly hun
dred miles below Guerrero, and
thew were from Mattam0ras
and other towns on the lower Rio Grand",
and not from Gucrnero. Ricardo Flon"s
i, stealing cotton from this side. About
two weeks since herdcr of Cclaya and
Danache, was captured by band OF rob
bers. They tied his hands behind him.
his feet under his horses belly, AMI turn
ed the horse loose After grazing
around for twelve hours the horse went
to a rancho and the poor man WAS re-
leased. The maaudcrs collected all the
/ cattle ana uT'Nf iu'lll llll' -h'NlN'' ~
occurred about twelve miles south Of
Brownsville. Three days sine"
four armed MexiCans stopped a
United States soldier in the road about
thirty miles above here. They question
cd him and let him 90. \ detachment
Of mounted men were sent from the camp
AT Los Rucias 10 look for the MeXiCans,
ln, tho r.sul, is NO, known These
events speak for themselves. They
show whether the reported raids were
fabrications or well grounded warnings.
The party which robbed Los Alm0ss in.
tended to have gone 10 Corpus Christi II
they had sufficient force. This VA
diyulced BY a man who overheard con.
versation in Matamoras. The cloud Of
border war is more lowering.
THE WEATHER.