The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-18

! States are above the average. All the
Atlantic and Gulf States are below the
average, except, Alabams, which is
l0l. The Inland and Southern States
are all above the average, Arkansas pre-
senting the maximum Of the country,
which is 40. North of the Ohio river
most Of the counties not visited BY the
chinch-bug present superior crops. Ohio,
! Michigan and Indiana are above the
average; Illinois two per cent below.
Wisconsin is reduced % per cent. below
! bp the drought and chinches. West Of
the Mississippi the drought, intense heat,
hot winds, chinches and grasshoppers
have reduced all the States below the
average except Missouri. The Pacific
States are above the average.
The President Exercises Patriotic
Seifdenial.
| WASHINGTON, September 1.-THE
! President will not return to Long Branch
having given directions to have his per-
sonal effects brought to Washington
Secretary Belknap will return here
from Columbus on Saturday, instead of
Monday next as he originally intended.
Examination Of Nauitner.
NEW YORK, September l7.-Before
Commissioner Osborne to-day, in the
case of f.. Naultner, charged with at
tempting to negotiate a one thousand
dollar registered U. ). $40 bond, which
had been tampered with, Col. Wood, oN
Chief of the United States Secret Ser
vice, testified to having given the bond
to Naultner, and that the bond had been
altered. He led Nautner to believe il
was one of the bonds stolen from the safe
of Benjamin on the night of his murder,
and told him TO go To the Nathan family
and negotiate with them about the recov-
ering Of all the bonds. He admitted
that the bond was part of theproceeds OF
the bank robbery in Philadelphia, and
that he did not forbid Naultner to nego-
tiate it. He refused to give any explana-
tion Of his conduct. Commissioner Os-
borne intimated that he would issue "A
warrant for Woods arrest on the appli-
cation of the District Attorney. The
examination adjourned until Saturday.
HUNTINGTON, W. VA, September 10.
r. F. Augustine, brakeman on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, fell be-
tween two freight cars, at Cannclton, and
the cars passed over him, severing the
head and both feet from the body.
Eleven freight cars, at the Huntington
yard, were broken open last night, and
goods stolen. Loss not known.
Mandamus Granted.
SALT LAKE, September lin the
case of Chamberlain, clerk of the Probate
Court of Toole county, against Warbur-
ton, the former clerk, to obtain records Of
the court percmptorily, mG"ddmus has
been granted, and it is not expec,ed any
further opposition to the newly elected
non Mormon officials will be made.
The Emma Mine
has been attached by suit Of the County
Collector for taxes. Also upon the suits
Of T. W. Park, one for the recovery Of
Sll5,C00 advanced to the county y
Park. previous to December lSt, lS42,
and the other for $4,000 on promiSOry
note given to the Illinois Tunnel Com
pany. II is not expected that the at
tachment will interfere with the work
ing Of the mine.
Work on the Utah Western Narrow
Guagc Railroad, will recommence neIt
week, and the road Will probably be fir
ishcd and cars running 10 TOole this fall.
The Carpet BaEgers de-, Want the
Citizens Hung, Drawn and Quar-
tered.
WAsHINGToN,S September 1.-THE Re-
publican Louisianians here are not pleas
ed with the terms Of the surrender, ns
Boylan, appointed By Penn rs chief Of
Police remains in office, aud the late in
sureents return their arms with their
White League undisperscd. They ar
ranged compromise, and they think |
matters are thereby complicated as to
the future.
A Peaceful Revolution Going ON.
SYRACUSE, y. Y, Sept. l7.-Tilden in |
reply To- screnadc tonight made
speech predicting that peaceful revo
luton is going on it, sure contamination. !
The people must have retrenchment IN
public expenditures, reform in public
administration, simplifcation and reduc-
ton in tariff and taxes, accountability Of
public officials enforced by better civil !
and criminal remedies. The federal !
government is drifting into greater
dangers and greater evils, rushing on
ward in a career of Ceutralism, absorbing |
all governmental power and assuming TO |
manage all the affairs Of hnman society !
Il undertakes to direct the business Of
individuals by tariffs not intended for le-
gtimate taxation; by granting special
privileges and fostering mOnOPollcs at !
the expense Of the people. II has nc
quired control Of all banks, has threat
cued to seize the telegraph, is claiming
jurisdiction Of all railroad corporations,
i. going to u.urp control Of all schools
and colleges, and is subjecting the free
press Of the whole L. :. for criticisms
Of administration u tread by the crca-
lures Of and under the eye Of the admin
is;ration. These tendencies must he
stopped, or before we know it the whole
character Of our government will b"
changed Tilden claimed that Dem"c-
racy was the nucleus Of opposition,
which remedy those evils.
Great Butler OIL District.
TITUsvILLE, Pa, September 1.-THE
Cpnrier will publish tomorrow an item
lied and elaborate report Of the great
Butler oil district, covering the entire
production Of the country south and
west Of PetIol:a. Tie figures have all
BEEN cole, te by going over each farm
and taking the records Of each well in
detail. The summary gives at present
596 producing wells, and 81 now drilling.
There are 1916 engineers employed, and
the working capital invested Is i4,oj9,Occ.
The daily production Of oil in the district
il Ij.54S barrels, which il large decreHe e
since the first Of August last.
Reply OF Mayor Havemeyer TO John
Kelly.
NEW YORK, September H-Aayor
Hayemeyer gave To the press this even
ing, his reply 10 Hon. John Kelly's letter
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