The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-28
Government Aid Wanted Again.

/ Government Aid Wanted Again.
HENSEPIN, ILL, December 26.-The
large and enthusiastic convention held IN
this town to-day was composed OF repre-
sentatires from the agricultural and
mercantile interests of the Northwest.
Resolutions to Congress were adopted,
recommending strongly the construction
Of the Hennepin and Rock Island Canal,
| il being considered of more intrinsic value
to the nation at large than any other
work proposed Of ten times its cost. Hon.
+. J. Henderson, Congressman elect. Sen
ator l. D. Whiting and Hon. J. II.
Moore spoke in favor of the enterprise.
Attempted Murderer Acquitted.
CHICAGO, December 2J.-The jury III
/ the case of Michael Mcdonald, on trial
/ before the Criminal Court for attempt to
murder James Garry, returned verdict
of not guilty this afternoon. The ground
] of acquittal was that the pistol used in the
I encounter last fall, was not proved loaded
as charged in the indictment. McDon-
| aid is noted gambler here and the
| quarrel grew out of politics.
Supposed Murder and Cremation.
Cn,ry,,,.s @ December oG-Jacob
! Neiswandcr living fifteen miles north Of
Columbus, is supposed to have been muir
dcred and crematei. He left his home
nearly three weeks ago and WAS invi>i-
! bic till Saturday last, when he WAS seen
going towards hi, home with "a Satchrl !
He again disappeared, and this week his I
| family deserted the premises. The
rei"Ibors made nm investigation in the /.
house, and found bones in large heap /
! Of ashes in Il fire place. Tw" sons of the /.
missing man have been arrested; they |
are bows ID and Is wears old. There has |
! b zen contention in the family and one
! of hi, sons confessed To having wounded .
his father with butcher knife almost 1t
month ago.
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rents.
C,r,rxx,rr DacemL.r 2G-,Jobn
v.,ter an IN fant three months old was
surnc,tnd last Tuesday night bv the !
Irnrl.nr fo,h.r and mntb.r Iyin" ON il /
j., hod Thn corrsa,rnmuined in the
L,n'o ill .t;. r,orrirc bofnro discovered
ta na;.,,I,r, 7rbo rornr,. .tiu |
g,,l y! NV ,ada mL 2n attcmn, ~ hurv i Thrv
orc nov, in the .tntiop LnIsr the father :
SUFFERING from dclirium trcmcn<.
rocE.p,t puIIed.
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turning Hoard.
I NrwOprp,ys December PA special
a. ,L. T;,oc, dated Wu.hiuotnn 10Th
sa,s that Gnnnrol Sheridan Ina, been
n,J.rcd to nrocecL Immediately to New
nrioors ard t.Lo command and remain
thoro mill tho arrival nf General Terry.
This order was made to-day after u meet
ring Of the Cabinet called especially on
louisiana and Mississippi affairs.
Departure Of commissioners.
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Employ crs o'sch"rg""'
WA>HINGToN, December . -Four
hundred men and women were dLH'harG-
ed Yesterday, from the engraving ana
printing bureau "l the treasury III CON
scqu"n"" "i Etr%" part "I III" worn "i
tn" hHr"a" having "''" 'H'"'''T'''' '
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"e"'" W tpopirxy.
n,,rorr +, December 17-Rcy. ". I
y Wnr,L.I II u r,.,,r nf the Fir, I
Pro'hyirri,n Church Of this city. died Of
.rorI,rv this evening at . nclock. He ,
w.,s stricken down at : o'clock this morn
ing. and c"ut5uurd uncou>"iou- (" tho .
hour of his death Hi- loss = profoundly .
felt in tins city, where the Doctor "''s .
hrd in high esteem. For SIX years h" 4
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