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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-24
Boston Manufacturing Corporations.

BosroN, September 23.-The Repre-
santatives of the Manufacturing corpora
tons having their headquarters in Bos-
ton, to-day voted that the productions of
the Cotton mills of New England, should
be reduced at least one third, until the
proper relation between the cost ofproduc-
tions and the market value of goods shall
be re established, and the true relations
between the supply and demand adjust
ed. A committee was appointed to rec
ommend the mode in which this result
may be reached, the committee to report
at future meeting.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-24
L. o. o. +, Grand Lodge on Tenn

Grand Lodge Of / O, o. F., after consid-
cradle discussion resolved that all spir-
itous' VlnouS and malt liquors shall De
excluded from the lodge rooms and ante
rooms of halls connacted with or adjoin-
ing thereto, where nnder the control of
any suoordlnate or degree lodge or en-
csinpment OF this order. The Lodge also
adopted new funeral and anniversary
ceremonies. The Grand Lodge We're
gwen a banquet tonight, at II. A. Kim
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-24

Canal Commissioner, r. NJ. Stroud; As
sociate Judge of the Court of Appeals,
Alex. S. johnson, all Of whom are pres
ent incumbents, and were renominated
by acclamation.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-24
ocean Steamers.

NEW ORR sept. 23-The steamships
victoria lrom glasgow and the Pomme-
rama from Hamburg have arrived
LONDON, Sept 28.-The steamships
Java from New Pork and the Indiana
from Philadelpha have arrived amt
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-24
Omaha Items.

OMAHA, September 23.-Jay Gould,
Sidney Dillon and party arrived from tn"
east to- day, and go west tomorrow:
A discharged soldier named BHckner,
died very suddenly ut II hotel last night.
The Chicago and Northwestern rail
road ran its passenger train into the city
this morning for the first time. As soon
as the Union Pacific can accommodate
them, it is stated that all the other eastern
roads will run their trains direct to Oma-
ha, thus doing away with the transfer.
A boy supposed to be Charlie Ross, Of
Philadelphia, was picked up in the coun-
trv few miles from Lincoln, Nebraska.
He and the old man with whom h" WAS
found, passed east to-day in charge OF It
detective.
Aparty ofexcursioniSts from Morricon,
IllinoiS arrived here this morning.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-24

New YORK, Sept. 2@.-.Iudge Brnc-
dict of the L. :. Court to-day, granted
an injunction on The application Of
Aaron 5. Bright complainant, on cross
bill representing the third mortgage
bonds Of the old Lacrosse and Milwau-
kec Railroad Company, rcstraing the
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad Com
pany from issuing thirty-fve million dol
lars worth of new mortgage bonds.
Judge Woodruff refused an order to
compel the st. Paul Railroad Company
to show cause why All injunction t" res
train. the issue of new mortgage bonds
should not be granted.
Judge Shlpman, to-day CAV" dccl-
sion in favor of ex-Collcctor of the In
tcrnal Revenue. Joshua +. Bailey, in tn"
suit of Thomas F.. Allen X Co.. to recover
damages for alleged illegal seizure Of
property, on the grounds that public
officers cannot commit trcSpass.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-24
Ohio River commissioners.

EVANSVILLE, September 23.-Thc
Ohio River Commissioners are in session.
Col. Merrill's plans of improving the
Ohio by naigavable dams, was endorsed.
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois
and Kentucky are represented. Col.
Merrill is present.
EVANSVILLE September 23.--Thc
Commissioners for the Improvement Of
Ohio River Navigation, adjourned this
evening. Resolutions were passed ask
ing Congress to take decided action for
the Improvement Of the mouth Of the
Mississippi, so rs to meet the wants of
the agricultural and other industries of
the country, appointing a committee of
two from each of the Commissioners
from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois, to obtain from the States the
passage Of suitable laws ccding to the
United States jurisdiction over such small
tracts of land as may be needed for the
erection of locks, keepers dwellings,
abuttments, ETC.; condemning the con-
struction of another bridge over the
Ohio at Cincinnati short distanc" be-
low the present bridge.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-24
Land Sale TO MennOnites.

TOPEKA, rs, Scptcmber2 23.-Th" TNNU
department of the AtchiSon, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railroad has just made sal"
of land along the line Of their road to Il
large party of Russian Mennonites, who
have recently come from Europe. This
is the largest land sale ever made in
the West to one people. There are
now here about 1000 Of them. and
they are going on their lands immedi-
atciy, in Marion, Harney, Mcpherson
and Reno couuties, in the Arkansas
valley. The tract taken is. in the aggre-
gate, 10000 acres. They bring a large
amount of money and are buying Prin-
cipally for cash. They are the advanc"
guard of their whole people, who are now
Following them.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-07-23
ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES

The rooms of the Academy were well
filled with ladies and gentlemen last
evening, to hear the reading Of the pa
pers prepared by PresidenA Swesny
and Col. D. A. Robertson. the announce
ment having been made that the public
would be admitted. The usual routine
business, except the reading of the list
Of donations, was dispensed with. and
the centre evening devoted to the elucida-
ton of the subjects prepared for the
occasion.
The first paper read was by r. 0.
Sxeeny. Esq, the President Of the Ac-
ademy. His subject was ''The Visio,i
of Nocturnal Birds The manner in
which the speaker treated his subject
showed that he had given it close atten.
ton and prepared himself to do it JUS
tice. During the progress of the read
ing he illustrated the peculiarities of the
structure of the eye Of the night-seeing
bird. with drawings upon paper and
blackboard. 1t was ! very interesting
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-07-23
Chfuese Jess Haase.

About the middle Of Donovan's lane,
and running between two barge ware
houses which flank it. runs a long cor
rider. dark and ill-snering, and tumble
doxny. Ascending it from the corridor
one reaches the second floor. and here
the one door opens to your tonch. A
curious scene is Immediately presented
of = room almost filled with Cinnamon.
They sit around the table gambling,
and their every energy evidently on the
game, md NO one notices your entrance.
Some Of these are smoking, others
chewing opium, and two or three are on
the floor asleep. The one thing which
strikes you on entering, ABOVE se
smell produced by the opium. and
which deadens all other cdors. The
furniture is poor, even sqnalid: the
floor uncarpeted, the walls bare. Still
the game goes on with the
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-07-23

same vim, the same excitement !.
Now and then one drops on
from the game ssbroke, and, stretching
himself on the floor, sinks into SUM
Der. At the side Of the room facing
the door Of entry is another door,
which opens in the same easy way.
Entering here one is struck by the con-
trast With the room left behind. Here
everything is quiet. On the wall, De,
tween two windows opening on small
dark courtyard, is large picture OF
the Chinese god. It represents him sit
ting cross-legged, like a mandarin
Fronting him is a lamp, which never.
either day or night, is allowed to 60
ont. Under this is piece of yellow
silk. from China, covered with caballstlc
figures and evidently much reyered'
Around the god are number OF toys
and gimcracks. The floor is carpeted
and Clean. One Chinaman is present
and stands reverently before the god
head uncovered and watching it intent
". AS murmur come the voices O
the excited players and their vile oath'
can be heard. 1t is, indeed, singular
the contrast, between these men IN tn
gods room and out Of it, Once ava.
from the actual presence Of their goo
and their bad passions take possessio1
of them: in the room no men more &c
yout,-N. Y. Herald.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-07-23

throat. I then dragged her
to and behind the water
closet, laying her head furthermostup,
the place and put some stones and
ashes on her body. l took the ashes
from box in the cellar. | sent boy
to Hoyt & Lawrence's store near by,
and bought the knife week before for
Is cents. The knife was taken from me
when was arrested. When | was IN
the cellar, 1 heard my brother at the
inside door, which I had locked after
the girl came in. ran up stairs, and
fonnd him going towards the cellar IN
Mitchell's part. I came back. My
mother and brother never knew any
thing about the affair. / forgot to tell
YOU that washed my hands and knife
which we're bloody at the water pipe
Chief Savage also exhibited to the jury
a plan of the cellar which the boy drew
from memory that was remarkably we'll
executed and very correct. Mrs. Cur
ran, mother of the murdered girl was
i the only other witness examined.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-07-23
Miscellaneous.

Discoveries Of rich deposits Of silver
and copper ore are said to have been
lateb made on the banks of the Grind
stone. about two miles from Hinckley on
the L. S. & NJ. railway.
The Republican convention for the
fourth district of Louisiana resolved in
favor ef the project to re-elect President
Grant SAor third term.
BEN. Butler denies the story told by
gen. Hi.oker that he, RnEer, made -slOO,-
600 by sappropriating to his own use GER
tain deposits in savings bank he estab-
lished ter the army of the James; the de-
posits ts,us appropriated belonging to the
heirs of eolored soldiers, the depositors,
WAC we've killed in battle. Mr.. Butler
says the whole affair was turned over to
the Free6nan's Bureau, which gave him
fun vouchers, and dehes proof or .proha-
BILE evidence that he stole spoons or col
ored mems deposits.
.-Gov. E.vis, of Mississippi. has called
| upon the President to station troops at
Vicksburg to prevent an anticipated out
break on election day, August 4ta.
| TO a committee of physicians. Mrs
] Po,neroy. neither OF the Massachusetts
! bow Murderer. has explained the munier.
4 Gus propensiths OF her son by stating that
before his birth she often went to the
slaughter house, her husband being a
butcher, and took great delight IN seeing
tie killing OF anianals. The hoys as -soe1
az he was able to handle knife, was con
tiaually using one. thrusting it into WOO.
or into pieces of meat in his fathers shop
Monday evening party OF SO Men
onises reached ToroKto eluoute for Mani
,oha. via the United States.
| Reports of Indian raids come from al
along the western fsonti1, but Chiefl,,
from Wyoming. the Indian territory ant
Texas. 1t is evident shat the War De
partment is preparing for general india'
var and that the 1ndis2s Of all hsatil
tribes are endeavoring to act in concert.
j Capt. Brady who saved the steamsaiI
Pennsylvania in storm, when the FRS
and second officers we're lost, has been al
lowed $4,000 salvage. He would hav'
been allowed more, says Judge Cadwalla
der. before whom the suit was tried in Phil
adelphia, if he had not retained command
of the vessel after tine storm. when b
should have given it up to the third Off
Ger.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-07-23
Tho Reecher-Tilton Scandal.

Monday evening last Mr.. Theodore Til
+on submitted to the committee OF inquiry
Of plvmoth Church his statement OF the
lonp-concealed but often limited at crimi
nalitv of Henry Ward Beecher with Mrs.
Tilten. According to this statement which
is circumstantially detailed, supported by
letters purporting to be from Beecher and
Mrs. Tilton, and verified on oath by Mr..
Til.on-commencing in October, 1858, and
continuing until the spring of 1870, Mr..
maintained criminal intimacy
with Mrs. Tlten, her seduction
having been accomplished bv
long course of frequent per
suasion, and her affectionate reverence fol
her pastor being so great that it was no
till long after she could see that her init
macy had been sinful. !, Beyond this ont
fact and its circumstances, Tilton's state
ment, which is long, is devoted to histo
~ of his own conduct in the matter -hov
he was persuaded to condene Mrs. Tilton'
offense how he yielded to the disposition
not to destroy Beeeher's usefulness hov
Beecher abjectly apologi7ed, plead for for
giveness and threatened to commit suicide
and finally, how he, Tilton, was forced il
seli-defense by the attacks Of Beecher'
over oficious friends and by the dese-tiol
of his wife, to tell the whole sad story.
! It is said that Mrs. Tilton and Beeehe
will unite in denial oftne charge brongh
against them by Mr.. Tiiton, and will Lex
PLAN away the letters and other apparent
" corrobative evidences including hi
| ST.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-07-23
Child stolen for Ransom.

Several weeks ago the young son of a
Mr.. Ross, of Philadelphia, was stolen away
and the parents had no information Of his
fate until personal advertisement in one
of the city papers informed Mr.. Ross that
the child was held for ransom; that SIC,
900 was required for his release and that
unless the sum was forthcoming, or if any
at detection and punishment o.
rahese abductors was made, the child would
be killed. After weeks OF anxiety, Mr.
Ross has at last published an announce
ment of his being prepared to pay over
the money. 1t is very strange thing t.
occur in this country, especially in city
like Philadelphia, and would seem to in
dieste that our police system is greatly in
Efficient
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-07-23
RED WING RAILWAY BONDS.
The City Prohibited from Issuing
the Bonds Voted i'm Aid of the Chi.
.cagO Il st. Paul Railroad.

Prior to the building of the river road,
the company then owning the franchises
required of the people along the line, as
a condition upon which the construct
ion of the road would be Immediately
undertaken, that they should give bo-
muses. aggregating half million dol
lars. Finally after much delay, the
several towns and cities were persuaded
to vote bonuses amounting to about
100000, and upon this the road was
begun and its building hurried forward
as rapidly as possible. The city OF Red
Wing had voted $4,000, and the
neighboring towns enough to make
100000 for Goodhue county. The
agreement on which the Red Wing bo-
nus was promised provided that theroad
should be completed from St. Paul to
Red Wing on or before January lst,
1874. The road was completed on time,
except the bridge and approaches at
Hastings, which were not built until the
December following. In the meantime
freight and passengers were ferried
across the river at Hastings. 1t was
claimed on the part of certain tax-pay
ers of Red Wing that the agreement
provided for a continuous road to be IL
operation from St. Paul tx
Red Wing at the time specified
On the ether side it wa:
! claimed that tie city had in reality OBJ
tanned all it bargained for and that tn
delay IL building the bridge was not tn
oompang's fault but was greatly dam
1 aging to it; and that in the meantin
the company had been at great e1pens
and trouble in carrying freight and pas
sensers between Bed Wing and St Paul
at 10 higher rates,ihan would be reason
able on a continuous and direct lime
The city authorities, apparently cor
cedins the cempanyis claims, were abou
to issue the bonds, when an injunctio
was sued out in the name of jesse N
Hedsman of Bed Wing The cause ha
finally been decided by the Suprem
Court, which in long opinion filed yer
terday, sustains the claim that the roa
was not finished as agreed, and declare
that the city council cannot legally lssu
the bonds.
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subject, and he evidently succeeded in
and pleasing his auditors.
The second paper read was by Col.
D. A. Robertson, upon s'The Migration
Of the Prehistoric Races to this Con-
tinent.'' He devoted most of his paper
to the consideration Of that peculiar
and mysterious race known as the
,sMound Builders giving his theory Of
the advent and occupation of this race
upon our now soil, supporting many
of his points by known facts. The
field Of inquiry upon this subject is SO
large that one evening is not sufficient
to do it anything like justice, and the
speaker wisely refrained from making
the attempt. He therefore devoted last
evenings effort to a consideration of
some of the well-known traces and
characteristics of this people, leaving
the more conjectural features for con-
sideration at future meeting. As was
expected, the Colonel did himself and
subject justice, and was listened to
by an appreciative audience. After the
conclusion Of the reading, questions per-
tanning to the subject treated fqpon,
were asked by several gentlemen pres.
ent, which were answered by the
Colonel, and few minutes spent in ar
interesting conversational discussion.
If the Directors of the Academy car
see their way clear to have these oper
meetings more frequent, we think it vii
60 far towards awakening deeper in
terest in the study of that useful ant
captivating science, Natural History
and eventually result in the pecuniar.
advantage of the institution.
We wish here to correct an erroneou
impression that prevails in regard t
the effect upon the Academy Of tn
recent sale of the building now occu
pied by it. The lease does Eot expire i
November next, but runs to November
1875. so that no removal from tEei
present eligible location will be neces
sary for more than year from thl
time.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-07-23

There he was. A pair Of No. 10
oak tanned boots, with bit OF white
nantaloon in perspective, doomed up
over a window-sill, while further to the
westward there was a swelling pro-
tuberance of capon-lined abdomen,
merging into white duck vestlng. Fur
Their on the white and shining dome
of thought glstened in the cool twlilgnt'
while wreaths of blue vapor, blown IN
fantastic rings, foated upward to the
ceiling. Mr.. Fishback's position was
semi-horizontal-feet in the window,
coccyx on the chair, head thrown back
until the nose was almost on line
with the Websterian brow, eyes on the,
ceiling, and the fragrant smoke expelled
vertically toward the zenith. We new
er saw more vigorous display OF man
aging ability, or greater apparent
self.confidence or selfpossession. We
watched him manage for ten minutes
by the clock, when he threw away the
stump of his cigar, and, without chang
ing his position, extended both hands
above his head and stretched himself.
At the distance the yawn was inaudible,
but the manner in which it was done
stamped him as a man of genius. We
have seen Murat Halsted and 10 McCul-
lagh yawn in that same manner. we
have seen pretenders attempt it and fail
miserably. To him it seems to come
naturally. AS we before remarked, n
stretched and yawned, and then got W
and walked out. In few moments ne
returned, lit fresh cigar, and pro-
ceeded to manage some more.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-07-23
BoSTu'S LAST.

Boston was intensely excited a day or
two ago by the discovery Of another OF
those child murders which have given
the sshub'' an unenviable notoriety DUR
ing the past two years. The bones Of
Katy Mary Curran, girl ten years old,
were found under pile of stones in the
cellar at No. 327 Broadway, South Bos.
ton. The store was occupied until re-
Gently by Mrs. Ruth A. Pomeroy, the
mother Of Jesse H. Pomeroy, who was
recently arrested for the murder Of a
child of years, having previously tor.
tured and manned several other boys Of
tender years. Little Katie Curran dis
appeared in March last, and was sup
posed then to have been abducted, as
the last seen of her was said to be just
as she was getting into hack; but no
hackman could be found who had taken
her, and it was supposed that the boy
who said he saw her must have been mis-
taken. The estate was sold about month
ago, and the new proprietors. IN exca.
waiting to enlarge the cellar, discovered
the bones of child and the remains OF
her clothing under pile OF stones and
ashes in the cellar. The police were
summoned at once, and Mrs. Curran
identified the clothing as that which
KATY last wore. The crowd around the
place by this time numbered thousands,
and for safety, Mrs. Pomeroy, the
mother, was removed to the station
house, where she and her son Charles
now remain. The bones have not been
examined yet to see whether they show
any marks of violence, but it is thought
that they are well preserved enough ia
show if they were broken before burial.
At the coroner's inquest, Chief of Pc.
lice Savage read the confession Of JESSE
H. Pomeroy. 1t was in the following
words:
opened my mothers store on thu
morning Of March 18th at 9:3O. The
Curran girl came in for papers. / told
her there was store down stairs. Sht
went down to about the middle Of thu
cellar. and stood facing Broadway.
followed her and put my left arm around
her neck, nv hand over her mouth, ane
with my knife in my right hand cut bel
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-07-23

In Maysville, KY, Saturday morn
ing, Miss Julia Kerns, adopted daugh-'
ter Of A. B. Cochran, was found dead IN
her bed with bottle Of chloroform
lying on her breast. She had been suf-
fering from severe headache, and it IS
supposed she took chloroform to allevi-
ate the pain, and was stupefied beyond
power to remove the bottle. A young
lady who was sleeping with her was 50
much overcome with the fumes that 1t
was difficult to arouse her. Miss Kerns
was beautiful girl, and was seventeen
years old.
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The New Postal Card.

from the Springfield (Mass.) Republican,
The post Office department. have, for
some time, contemplated radical
change in the design and character OF
the postal card, and preparations are
in progress which will insure the
change during the present quarter. The
present card is printed from steel plates
furnished by the department, and while
they would have done good work had
the product been numbered by thou
sands instead of millions, as it is, their
work has never been satisfactory, not
giving uniform impressions. BY d.
rection of Third Assistant Postmaster
General E. W. Barber, designs were re-
ceutly submitted for new card, and
determination has been reached, subject,
perhaps. to some variations. Two
plates we're submitted, in eight different
colors. The design which is most
fayorably received, and will doubtless.
be selected, retains the vignette nearly
as on the old card, but the words
Omitted States Postal Card. will be,
printed in plain letters, and there is to-
| be no scroll work on the
card. The direction, "Write the
address only on this side--the
message on the other" will be printed
in white letters on the narrow border.
The ink will be handsome aniline or.
black: the choice is to be determined
by the result of thorough experiment.
Bond stock will continue to be used for
the material of the card, though the
color probably will be lighter; the
price Of the card and the contract price
at which the Morgan envelope company
furnish them will remain the same. The
expense Of the change, by the way, will
be borne by the contractors, the con-
tract providing that they should make
such changes as the department, from
time to time, should order. The new
cards will be ready, probably, in Sep
TENDER. Circulars will be sent to every
postmaster in the Union notifying him
Of the change, and to sell all old cards
before ordering new, and the manufac-
turers intend to have 100000 cards
ready for the first rush Of orders. The
demand for the present cards continues
increasing, and this quarters business
will exceed that of any preceding one.