The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-02
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
Cheap Transportation Convention.
RICHMOND, December 1.-The Amer
lean Cheap Transportation Convention
met here at ten o'clock this morning,
President Josiah Quincy, of Massachu-
sets, in the chair. Hon. A. NJ. Kelly,
Mayor of Richmond, made an eloqcent
address of welcome, which was very hap
PLY responded to by the President. A
committee on Credentials was appointed,
and the convention took recess till
three o'clock p. VI. About seventy-tive
delegates are present, and others are ex-
pected.
F. B. Thurber of New York, read an
able report on transportation, in which
he sketched the history of Railroads, dis
cussed their relations to the people, and
showed the ends of their construction
and management, and pointed out RENE
dies, which were in general railroad laws
and control of through lines by the gen.
rral government. He discussed the rel
ativc merits of canals and trans-contincnt-
al Railroads, and argued in favor of the
latter. The report was referred to
committee Of one from each State repre-
Sentcd.
Committees Oh Resolutions and Re
ports.
Committees were appointed on Resolu-
tions and Reports as follows: On Resolu-
tions, Josiah Quincy, of Massachusetts;
Charles Hill, of New York; y. ID. In
gcrsoll, of Colorado; General +. l.. Ros-
ser, of Minnesota; +. b. Davidson, of
Missouri; General \. ). Pratt, Of Ohio:
Colonel c. ). Darlington, OF Virginia;
NJ. F. Maury, Of West Virginia; Colo
mel J. Frocbel. Of Georgia.; William
johnson. of North Carolina: William
l.. Monday, of Texas; Lyman Bridges, Of
Illinois; Colonel ID. Wyatt Aiken, Of
South Carolina; William Maxwell, of
Tennessee; VIM. Kescr, of Maryland and
Colonel K. VI. Litter, of Iowa.
Or Reports Josiah Quin y, Of Massa-
chusetts; +. B. Thurbcr, Of New York;
y. ID. Ingersoll of Colorado; General
Rosser, oil Minnesota; +. &. Conant, #
Missouri; S. V. Ellis, of Ohio; r. VI. T.
Hunter, of Virginia; VI. F. Maury, of
West Virginia; f. VI. Rurker. of Gcor= ia;
4. Graves, of North Carolina; NJ. l..
Moody, of Texas; James l.. Allen, Of
Illinois; Colonel ID. w. Aiken, Of South
Carolina; W. VI. Potter, of Iowa; VIM.
Maxwell. of Tennessee; Oden Bowie, OF
Maryland.
The Committee on Water TrAsporta-
tirn will submit their report tomorrow.
Newspaper Postage.
WASHINGTON, December 1.-The. re-
port of the Commissioners to prepare IN
structions to postmasters, concerning the
payment of newspaper and periodical
postage, after January lst, sustain the
Recommendation of the Third Assistant
Postmaster General Barber, as to apIan
of carving out the law in the most CON
venient and simple manner, instead oi
placing the stamps on separate periodic
ais or papers or on the packages contain
ing them according to weight. The
forms as already printed, show the cur
rent account with publishers, and after
the printed matter Is weighed, the re-
quisite amount of stamps in form Of the
receipt given to the publisher, or his
agent at time of mailing, the credit and
receipt having corresponding number
A strike Ended.
Troy. y. Y. December l.-WOrk will
be resumed IN Monday next in the
works, under the old scale of prices.
which the workingmen refused to accept
at the time of Tn" late strike. There are
more applicants for work than can hc
provided with employment.
The LongshOremen's strike
New YORK, December 1.-The call for
mass meeting of Longshoremen last
evening. filled the great hall OF Copper
Institute to ovcrfowing, Among the
audience were George Francis Train,
number of IntrrnationalIst Communists,
and other recognized agitators, II couple
of whom sought 10 air their extreme
views but were received with but little
favor One was hustled out of the hall.
OF the speakers previously announced to
unrrar only Richard q. German and
Col. John K. Fellows addressed the audi
rncc. both expressing sympathy with
the troubles of the laboring classes, but
cautioning them against placing them
selves before public opinion as disturo"rs
of the peace and vloIator> OF law.
Result Of the Death Of Mayor Have
meyer.
Nrw YORK. December 1.-The death
Of Mavor Hsvcmcyer and the succession
Of Alderman Vance to the Mayoralty, re-
moves the strongest opposition TO the
proposed $l00.UOOoO appropriation to
the completion Of the New York and
BROOKLYN Bridge, and leaves Controller
Green in the minority in the Board OF
Estimate and Apportionment. The Pre-
sidencv of the Board of Aldermen, vaca-
tod by Alderman Vance, will probably
be filled by Alderman Richard Flanagan.
\ Democratic city budget which remains
to be definitely fixed, will probably Sc-
| cord with the views of the Board OF
! Aldermen.
/ The Coroner held an inquest this al-
( tcrnnon over the remains Of the late
Msvor Havemever. and the jury gave
a yerdic, that he died of heart disease.
The funeral will take place on Friday
| Several departments of the city govern
mcnt adopted the usual resolutions.
| The family of the late Mayor Have
never have consented to the funeral with
official honors, which will take place on
Saturday next.
Erie Railroad Matters.
The injunction served last evening on
the Erie Railway Company, against pay
ing certain maturing interest here and
in London. was to-day dissolved by
Judge Westbrcok, in 50 far as the IN
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