The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-26
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WHEELING REGISTER.
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of Main and 18th SITS. ,r
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Action OF The n. Y. Board OF Trade.

Action OF the ". Il. bOaru oi
New YORK, May 25.-The New York
Board of Trade, to-day, adopted resolu-
tions declaring that the prevalence OF
smuggling has been due to demoraliZed
custom service; that probably most CT
fcctivc mode, to prevent this Is to estao-
lish Revenue tariff and to reform the
civil service; and that the Board protests
against encouraging the immortality oi
wholesale dealing in smuggled goods, by
merchants in this city.
Arrest of the Alleged Boston MUIR
derer.
BosToN, May 25.-T. w. Piper, the
alleged murderer of Mabel Young. was
arraigned to-day. a person who passed
Warren street church about the hour OF
the murder, identified Piper rs the man
he saw climbing from the belfry window
to the ground. Several little girls stated
that Piper has endeavored to entice them
into the church at various times. The
prisoner confessed TINT he was not IN his
right mind Sunday, but maintained his
innocence.
The Erie Railway.
New YORK, May 25.-The TEmeS says:
"All the stock jobbing operations cannot
save the Erie Railway from passing into
the hands of receiver. The exposures
of two years ago clearly torcshadowed
that result
President Jewctt, of the Erie Railway,
in an interview with reporter this even
ing, stated that the Pennsylvania coal
companies have refused to enter into any
negotiations for the purchase of the Erie
coal lands, and IN view of this state of
affairs he has called II special meeting of
the Directors for tomorrow to take APP
propriato action under the circum-
stances.
More Crooked whisky.
MEMPHIS, May 25.-General X. f.
Patterson, Collector Of Internal Reve-
nue. for this District, to-day, seized and
lbelled sixty.one barrels OF whisky in
the house of II. H. Mette ~ Sons, of this
city, purchased by them of &. Bensberg
Of st. Louis. Mette * Sons are believed
to be innocent holders, they having pur-
chased it in good faith.
The whisky Frauds.
CHICAGO, May 25.-Hon. Buford Will
son, Solicitor of the Treasury Depart
ment, is here to aid in the Investigation
of the Whisky frauds, in this section.
Judge Bladgett of the Treasury De-
partmcnt, who has been investigating the
frauds in the importation Of silks, ETC., in
New York, arrived here to-day OH tour
Of inspection. ~ ~
J. {. Rankin, late superintendent of
the custem house building, has addressed
a long letter to the morning papers, in
which he undertakes vindication of his
course, while in that Office. He explains
his connection with it and why he con-
siders himself removed withoutjust cause
He states that he secured none bnt the
best workmen, and rigidly excluded all
personal friends; that the concrete foun-
dation is most perfect, having wlthstood
the severcst tests. He denies that the
stone used was or is rotten, and atfirmS
that every piece that was accepted fully
conforms to the requirements of the con-
tract; that the cracks and irregularities
are, he alleges, of the most triiiing char
acter, and were caused by the trosts, and
the cracks are now rapidly closing up.
PITTSBURGH, May 25.-- Collector
Davis to-day made seizure Of eight
barrels OF whisky, five barrels of gin, and
four barrels of brandy, consigned to
dealers in this city by Goldson " Eaton
of Chicago, and improper returns of
which have been made in Chicago by de-
fraudng the government. Dealers i'll this
city are not implicated in the frauds. The
examination of invoices and the compari-
son with the returns made in Chicago
going to show collusion on the part of
distillers or on the part of the gauger
through whose hands the liquor passed
in Chicago,