The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-31
Special Election.

CHICAGO, December 30.-A Post &
Mail special says that Governor Bever-
idge has ordered special election in
the First Congressional District to fill the
vacancy caused BY the death Of Hon.
John B. Rice. The election will be held
January 23d.
Reduction OF Wages.
PHILADELPHIA, December 30.--A
meeting of operators and miners was held
at the Mansion House to-day with closed
doors. A reduction of Ii per cent or
contract work, and about 10 per cent. on
miners and labOrers wages was decided
on, to take effect January lst, 1873. \
committee was appointed to meet the
men at HaZeltOn Tomorrow.
Protests Against the Removal Of n
Postmaster.
CLEVELAND, December 30.-At a
meeting Of prominent business men held
at CARROTS Hall this evening, to take
action on the recent removal of Post
master Allen, resolutions were adopted
endorsing the official management of Mr..
Allen, and strongly protesting against
his removal. Speeches were made
by Hon. r. ?. Spalding, Hon. ID. r. Til
don, }. p. Bishop, Judge r. +. Payne
and others. Copies Of the proceedings
are to be sent to President Grant and the
Postmaster General.
Grand Army OF the Republic 10 be
Disbandcd,
At II meeting of the Houghton Post
Grand Army of the Republic held last
night, i: was decided to abandon the or
ganization on the account Of the accumu-
lation Of debt.
Affairs OF the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railroad.
DAVENPORT, A. December 3O.-In
the case of Ford rs the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas Railroad Company, Judge
Dillon. of the United States circuit court,
has appointed VIM. Bond, of New York,
provisional and temporary receiver of
the said company, TO stand confirmed if
no objection be made for twenty days
and rcserving the right Of the Union
Trust Company, sof New York, trustee
for all the bondholdcrs. to move to be-
come substitute H. conpainantS in the
case, and with the right reserved by said !
trust company or any bondholdcr upon
ten days notice, 10 move To vacatc the or
der appointing the temporary receiver |
This appointment was made by the con-
sent ofthe railroad coInpany's attorney,
and upon n showing that II receiver was
Immediately necessary to protect the !
mortgagcd property.
Miner'sTrOubIes i'm Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, December 3O-Much /
trouble is expected ut tn" Render coal I.
mines, in Ohio county, Kentucky. Some |.
weeks since the miners employed struck .
for higher wages, the Company procured |
from Louisville" an entirely new set of I
men. The new employees have fire. /.
qucntIy been threatened by the striking !
men. and yesterday about 100 of the /.
latter. some of them armed, appeared at
the mines and demundrd that work be- /.
suspended. The President of the Com /
pany has applied t. the Governor for
aid, but has received no answer yet.
Action OF the Louisiana InyestIga- |
.... ting Committee.
New ORLEANS, December 30-Thr f.
subcommittee, consisting of Mcssrs. Fos- .
ter. Phelps and Potter, to investigate the /.
E0ufsiana affairs, met at The Parlor Hotel /.
to-day 1t WA, decided to coniinc their
Investigations 10 the Returning Board 7.
and White League.
McS>rs.I ANDERSON and Arroyo, members
of the Returning Board and John Ray,
Republican, and Frank c. Zachari", Con-
servativc. counsel for the respective COM
mis>iumcr- before the Returning Board
were examined II, to the law and mode of
proceeding under it. but nothing new
was DEVELOPED.
At the night session Mcs,rs. Packard,
White and Burke of New Orleans, and
knoblcck, of LA Fourch", were exam
incd.
Mr.. Packard stated that he knew Of
the organization of the White L"agu"
before September 18th, and believed
it extended throughout the STATE. That
there were from 1000 to 1000 white Re-
publicanS in New Orleans less in pro-
portion to the voters in other portion, of
the State; believed the rulur"d voters
were intimidntrd, some bythrrats of vlu-
lcnee, others by threats to discharge and
refusal to lease lands tu tn" blacks.
Also. Mr.. White testified II, to rrg,tra-
tion and election in hi, district. He
stated that $50 white Conservatives were
stricken from the registration rolls, who
were entitled to v0t" and that IT,"
authorities refused TO strike of tn"
names Of several hunlrcd fraudulcntly
registered negroes. although they prom
fed 10 do So.
Mr.. Packard stated that h" did not be-
leve Republican State government
could maintain itself in thi- or any other
southern State without the aid and pro-
lection of the United Statc- troops; that
on election day troops were stationed, one
company at each police station. one in
Grrtna and on" at tA" Marin" Hospital.
He consulted with General Emery about
the disposition of tn" troops. The
reason that they were 50 dispose was be-
cause there was telegraph connections
between the police stations, and the troops
could have been concentrated at any
point.
Mr.. knoblack testified regarding tn" re-
cent registration aud election IN La
tourschc parish He stated that there
WAS no intimidation If any kind and
that l2O negroes voted the Conservative
ticket. Tha Returning Board refused %
throw out 80 tickets that were !raudu-
lentlv stuffed in one of the boxes. but
the Conservatives carried the parish.
however, by ,mall majority. The
fraudulent votes We're also counted for
Treasurer