The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-19
Meetings in Chicago.

NHlCAGO, NONtlHUci lC'-h S'hN Gil
tion of Postal Route Agents met here
to-day, and took steps for the organiza-
ton of mutual benefit Association.
Quite a number of agents from the Va
rious Railroda Post Routes were present,
from the East and West.
The Illinois State Christian AssQcia-
ton met here this afternoon. One of the
main objects of the Association is the
overthrow Of Secret Societies, and a
number of prominent opponents of Free
Masonry and other societies, are in at
tendance. Addresses were made tonight
BY President 5. B. Alien, of Westtield
College; and Prot. c. A. Blanchard, Of
Wheaton
Showing here tonight.
New Orleans Items.
New ORLEANS, November 1S.-E.
Bean, supervisor Of registration for DE
Soto parish was brought before L. ).
Commissioner Craig on an affidavit
charging him with having, on the l7th'.
inst, at No. II Dryades street, concealed
and destroyed certain statements
and certificates of election, and
substituted in their places certain false,
forged and fraudulent statements and
certificates. The accused waived an ex-
animation and gave bond in $500 to APP
pear before the United States Circuit
Court.
The New Orleans, Mobile and Texas
railroad sections west of the Mississippi
river was sold to-day, by the United
States Marshal for S450,0OOr to Frank NJ.
Ames, son of the late Oakes Ames. A
new company will probably be organized
to complete the road to the Texas ter
minus.
In the Superior District Court to-day,
Judge Hawkins gave judgment against
the city of New Orleans for sl31, 900;
the non-payment of one hundred and
ffty-seven bonds of $1,000 each, issued
in aid of the Jackson Railroad, May lst,
1854. The Court declined to pass upon
the validity, or to force the Law of March
H. 1870. prohibiting wrts of seizure
against the city. At this stage Of the
case, when the question would come up,
a motion was made for Il writ Of cAccu-
ton, and weuld then be determined.
National Women's Temperance Con.
VentiOn.
CLEvELAND November lS.-Thc Ma
tional Womcns Temperance Convcn-
tion assembled at ten o'clock, in the
Second Presbyterian Church, Mrs. Jcn-
ME f. Willing, of Illinois, temporary
Chairman. A permanent organization
was subsequently effected by the cleo
tion of Mrs. Jennie F. Willing, Chair
man; Miss Aurella Hoyt, OF Indiana, and
Mrs. Mary T. Burt, of New York, Sec
retaries; Mrs. Waingham. of Ohio, Treas
urer. and host of Vice Presidents, one
from each State.
The Committee on Credentials report
1S5 delegates present from fifteen diff
frent States.
In the afternoon session an address OF
welcome were delivered by Mrs. L. ii.
McCabe, of Delaware, Ohio, which was
responded te by Mrs. Wilson, of Brook
lyn, n. Y. O., ,
"A committee on resolutions with Tn"
celebrated Mother Stewart, of Spring
feld, Ohio, as chairman, was appointed.
"A resolution was adopted providing for
the appointment Of committee to con-
slider the practicability of establishing a
paper in the interest Of the women's tenn
psrancc cause.
A committee was appointed to prepare
"A constitution for the Womcns National
Temperance League.
In the evening mass meeting was
held.
Meeting Of Packers and Provision
Dealers.
CHICAGO, November lS.-Thc packers
and provision dealers of Chicago, met at
the Board of Trade Hall this evening,
and formed IN evening Board, elcctlng
J. n. Stiles. President; {. VI. Culbcrtson
and J. p. Marat, Vice Presidents; and
b. +. Howard, Secretary. After the or
raniZaton was effected, some 3Oo barrels
of pork and 80 tierccs of lard changed
hands. Pork was very strong, selling at
$50, seller February, and closing with
that figure bid. The Board will hold
session every evening during the packing
season.
AnInteresting Legal Question.
CoLrMBUs. November lS.-SOmetimc
ago Christopher Smith took a license to
marry Young woman, making affidavit
that the woman was Of legal age. The
license was granted by the clerk OF the
probate Judge. Soon after the girl
father had Smith arrested for perjury.
as the girl at the time was but
sixteen wears old. Smith was in
dictcd by the grand jury, and the
case came on for trial in the Common
Pleas Court to-day Smiths attorney
claimed that there was no case n the
probate Judges clerk was not legally
authorized TO issue licenses in the absence
of the probate Judge. This opinion was
sustained by Judge Bingham who held
that the probate judge under the con-
stitution and laws WAS authorized 10 Is
sue marriage licenses, but was not author
lied to delegate this power to his clerk,
and directed the jury to bring in YER
dict of not guilty, which was consented
to bv the prosecuting attorney, and the
prisoner was discharged. This, of course,
does not invalidate the marriage under
this license.
Reformed Church Conference.
PHILADELPHIA. November lS. The
Committee of the Reformed Church Con
ference. rcassembled this afternoon, Rev.
Franklin =. Leyan, from the Commit
tee of the Reformed Church, offered the
following general plan Of union: First,
organic union; second, the Heidelburg
CatechiSm to be the common standard;
third, the Belgic confession, and articles
/ of Diet to be considered ofgrcat import
ance and authority next 10 Heidel
burg Ca,echIsm; fourth, general synod
with powers limited and defined. With
out taking action on the proposed plan,
a subcommittee Of three was appointed
from each committee, TO draw up Pc
per indicating the result reached.
The Conference then adjourned until