The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-11-14
The Election In the Sd Illinois Dis
trict.

the conrt, therefore, it was announced
that Farwell was elected over LIE Moyne
by majority of ll9.
Railway Mail Service Convention.
Persons employed in the railway mail
service of the United States will hold II
convention at the Palmer House in this
citv, on Wednesday. November 18th.
New Jersey Protestant Episcopal
Convention.
BURLISGToN. November l3.-The
Protestant Episcopal Convention, to-day.
on the fifteenth ballot, elected Rev. John
Scarborough, d. D., now rector of the
Trinity Church Pittsburgh, bishop of the
diocese of Northern New Jersey, by a
vote of 81 out of 50 clergy, and 30 out OF
the so parishes.
Senator Morton.
CHEYENNE, November 13.-Colonel
Halloway, of indianapolis, Indiana,
brother-in- law Of Senator Morton, who
passed through here Yesterday, enroute
east, reports Senator Morton at Santa
Barbara, California, much improved in
health, and that he will probably remain
there all winter if he continues to receive
benefit from the California climate.
Mills stopped.
PHILADELPHIA, November l3'-ThiS
morning the extensive woolcn mills OF
John and James Dohson, at the falls of the
Schuylkill, stopped running on account
of dissatisfaction among the workmcn III
consequence of the notification of an i'm
mediate reduction in their wages of from
10 to % per cent.
Beecher!TiIton Case.
New York. November l3.- The ar
gumcnt was heard this afternoon before
Judges McCuc and Reynolds of the
Brooklyn City Court, on the appeal from
Judge NELSON'S decisions refusing to or
der bill of particulars in Titon's suit
against Bccchcr. 1t was ut the same
time decided that the trial of the case
would not occur before the first Monday
in December. Argument was held be-
fore Judgce Nelson on motion
of counsel for the Brooklyn
Eaqtc, that Henry {. Bowen
would be compelled to give testimony be-
fore the trial of his libel suit against that
paper, the defense asserting they were
unable to frame an answer, from what
was set forth in the complaint. The al
legged libel is the article asserting Bowen
was a stakeholder III Il company formed
to discover Capt. kiddS treasure.
The suit of McCuc rs. the New York
TriJumc, for libel, has been compromised.
4 settlement is probable in the case Of
the city of Brooklyn rs. ex-CollectOr
Badcau, on the basis of the payment of
the amount due the city.
The Japanese government is reported
to have bought 3j0, 900 pounds Of salt
petrc in this market.
Valentine Schalland has been srntcn-
ccd to eight years in the New York State
prison, for the attempted murder of his
wife, in Jersey City.
The Arkansas Case.
LITTLE Rock, November l3.-Thc
Investigating Committee,
Judge l.. p. Poland and }. ID. Ward,
have been taking testimony here in the
Arkansas case, for two days. They close
their investigation tomorrow, and leave
for the north on Sunday. No new facts
have thus far been developed.
The Stat" government under the con-
tr,l of the new officials, is moving along
quietly and smooth and general satisiuc-
ticn seems to prevail.
Health Association.
PHILADELPHIA, November l3.-Thc
Health Association rr-aSscmhled at 10
o clock to-day.
Resolution, were adopted that II COM
mittcc he appointed to investigate and
report on the extent to which pOlsons are
used in an unsafe manner for agriCul-
tural and other purposes, and to rec"m-
mend suitable regulations and rcStrlc-
tionS; to prepare schedules for collecting
with regard TO the present
condition of public hygiene in the pro
vincial towns and cities of the United
States, and laws and regulations, State
and municipal, relating thereto: also to
devise n project of laws tomcct the wants
of State Boards of Health.
Professor }. W. MaiSch, Sccrc-
tarv of the American Pharmaceutical
Association, presented paper on ''Sani-
tary Relations Of Pharmacy and Matcria
Medica." DR.. MaiSch concludes his paper
bv stating that the most cilcctual method
of securing all the advantages of the
American pharmacy and of the public
health, would be TO insure proper qualiti-
cations of pharamacist>.
The paper was referred to the commit
tee for publication.
At the election for officers Joseph VI.
Tame. VI. d.. of Washington, WAS chosen
President.
Baltimore was elected as the place for
holding the next annual Convention.
A resolutions was offered by Professor
Gross for the appointment OF II commit
tee of one from each State and territory,
to petition Congress TO institute bureau
Of health ut Washington, with branch
at the capital Of each State and territory
Referred TO special Committee on LegIs-
lation.
4 resolution offered by Prof. Harris
horn was adopted declaring that abat-
toirs should BE- located as far as possible
from the centre of population, and 1t pos
sible upon tide water.
4 resolution offered by DIR. Goodman
was adopted, urging the creation Of Stat"
boards of health. clothed with adminisira-
tive power.
Papcrs were read by DrS. Jud>"n and
Ludlow. of New York Hunt, of Phila-
dclphia; Smith. Of the United States
Navy.
Prof. Hartshorn was appointed chair
man of a committee with power t" organ
izc and report next year, on the sanitary
and unsanitary condition of watering
places.
The Executive Committee was author
lied to call a meeting il desirable, next
spring.
Adjourned to meet in Baltimore in
November. 1875.
Supposed Murderers Arrested.
PITTSBURGH, November l%.-Two