The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-22
Extensive Snow Slide.

SALT LAKE, January 2l.-AnotheI
snow slide occurred in Big Cottonwood
Canyon yesterday afternoon, near the
Richmond mine. Part of the teams en-
gagged in shaking down ore in raw hides,
were caught by the slide Six men named
! Thomas H. Broderick, William Ritter,
! Charles Cobble, Jas. Breeze, Henry At
! kinson, and Reuben Moore, were carried
away, and their bodies have not yet been
recovered. Geo. McCanlin and Thomas
White were carried away and covered
with snow, but were dug out afterwards,
and saved. The slide extended for dis
tance Of about one mile and was about
two hundred yards wide.
Yesterday the bodies of six persons
killed by a snow slide in Alta, were re-
covered. Many were supposed to have
persisted, but their bodies are covered 20
Il great depth by snow, probably not to
be found for some time. In one demolish-
ed house was found the body of Mrs.
Curry, sitting in rocking chair, with an
infant claSped IN her arms. and near them
the husband and little girl had been
sufiocated by snow. In another house
was dug out one man alive, hut another
man VINO had been sleeping besides him
in bed. was dead; still another body was
found in the vicinity. There is terror in
the mining camp, and most of those
who can get away will probably leave,
but this is Il difficult and dangerous
undertaking, a- parties will have to walk
and run the gauntlet Of snow slides on
their way out Of the camp.
Senator from Michigan.
LANSING, January 2l.-Isaac p.
Christiancy, was to-day elected |. 5.
Senator by one of majority. The
vote was a. follows: Christiancy, 81;
Chandler, 50; Bagicy, l.
Real BandItii.
AUGUSTA, GA, January 2l.-Gcncral
VI. C. Buffers residence in EdgchcLd
county South Carolina. burned recently
bv an inccndiary. confessed that "a color
od militia Captain named Tennant hired
him to fire the building. A warrant was
| issued for the arrest Of Tenant, but he
resisted the colorcd constable who called
upon General Butler for II posse. TIL"
! General aud eight men accompanied tn"
constable and Tenants retreat was fired
upon. The fire was returned and three
negroes wounded, two mortally. Ten
nant and his partizans then fed. Trouble
is apprchendcd.
Andy Johnson Falling Away.
NASHVILLE, January 2l.-The two
houses met in convention at noon and
proceeded at once to balloting for |. :.
senator. After the third ballot to-day
Mr.. Savage wa, withdrawn. On the fifth
ballot. johnson had 33 votes; Brown. IL;
Stephens, Il; Bate, Il; Ewing :; Quar-
les, s; Kennedy, |. Sixth ballot, John
son had 33 votes, Seventh ballot, john
son 34. Eighth ballot, johnson, 81;
Brown, -; Stephens, Is; Bate, 10; Ew-
ing s; Quarles, s.
Estate of Jay Cooke a Co.
PHILADELPHIA, January 2l.-Edwin
VI. Lewis, trustee Of Jay Cookies estate,
has commenced paying adividend of 5per
cent in cash to the creditors Of the estate
whose claims were audited and approved
up 10 December 3lst last. \ Iarg" mum
Der of the creditors have been paid th,
dividend, which sapracticable beginning
of the settlement of the estate.
Anew Territory.
WASHINGTON, January 2l.-The Sem
ate Committee on Territories will report
in favor of forming II new territory out
of the northern half of Dakota, to b" call
ed Bembina, with the capital at Bis
marck.