The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-04
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of Main and 18th SITS.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
origin OF Fires 10 Sought For.

origin OF Fires 10 Sought For.
Boston, January 2.-Owing to the
frequency of incendiarism, the Fire Un-
derwriters' Union have appointed an
officer to investigate the origin Of all
fres whether claims for losses are made
on the companies or not
Expedition Against tho Black Hills.
CHEYENNE, January "A letter just
received from the Red Cloud Agency
states that Colonel Henry with com
pany of the Sd cavalry left that post on
the 26th of December for the eastern
slope of the Black hills TO drive out the
invading miners. Colonel Henry's COM
mand took thirty days rations and for
age, and were prepared to encounter
severe weather. The Indians at the
agency were demanding that the horses,
wagons and other property OF the Black
Hills miners should, when captured, be
turned over to them.
VIcksburg Affairs.
VICKsBURG, January 2.-Yesterday
the Board of ofSupervisOrs issued an order
to Sheriff Crosby, to appear on Monday
and show cause why his bond should not
be declared insufficient. Yesterday Su-
pervisor Lehman accepted Flanagan
bond, and issued a certificate of election
rs Sheriff of Warren county, elected ut
the election held on last Thursday, though
the Legislature at late called session
had repealed the act allowing special
elections in such cases. The latter last
night, demanded the keys of the office
which Crosby refused to deliver, and
Flanagan took possession of room in
the court house and opened an office ms
Sheriff this morning. The Legislative
Investigating Committee, will adjourn
from here this afternoon to jackson,
where the Legislsture reassembleS on
Monday. The action Of Flanagan in
assuming the office of Sheriff. will doubt
less complicste matters very much.
Bank Statement.
NEW YORK, January 2.-Loans, in
crease, s544, 500; specie increase, s4,516,-
900; legal tenders increase, 81, ,4s0, 200;
deposits increase, S7,579,600; circulation
increase, $l2, 500; reserve increase, IS, l62,-
200.
Fire on Pennsylvania Railroad.
PIrrsBURoH, January 2.-Early yes
terday morning the residence OF smith
LYNN, at Bolivar on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, was destroyed by fire. His
daughter Mary, and young man named
Edward Mason, were burned to death.
r H. Ern
Reward for Discovery OF Sir John
FrankIfn's Expedition.
New YORK, January 2.-Sopha Cra-
craft, niece OF Lady Franklin, III let
ter published here, regarding the renewal
by Lady Franklin of the reward Of two
thousand pounds for the recovery Of her
husbands expedition, says: In consider
alton of the difficulty ofproviding for the
equipment of such undertaking, my aunt
has added q reward of two thousand
pounds to the one gaining possession OF
the documents in question, the offer OF
some compensation for the outlay and
adjudication OF this as well as of the re-
ward itself to be made by three persons,
approved by both parties, of whom two
shall be officers of the navy who have had
experience IN the arctic service, and who
must, therefore, be competent for the
duty kindly undertaking by them. 1t is
right that should add that the payment
of the sums to be claimed is made binding
upon my aunt's executors IN the contin-
gency of her death during the progress
of the work.
Progress Of Toledo.
TOLEDO, January 2.-The Blade Of
this afternoon publishes a statement oj
the city during the year, which occuple:
several pages of that paper. Fourteen
hundred buildings have been erected
costing S3,500,000; new manufacture:
have been erected cos,mg Sl,OOO,OOO; ii
addition public Improvements have beer
made costing 81, 100000.
Insurance Oh the Steamer John II
Maude-wheeIing Companies In
vOlvetl.
ST. LOUIS, January 1.-The insurance
on the steamer John b. Maude, which
sunk above Helena Thursday night, is n
follows: Farmers, of Cincinnati, $4,000
Enterprise, Cincinnati, $1,000; Fireman
Cincinnati, $2,500; Commercial, Cincin.
natl, s2,500; 1Etna, Hartford, $1,000
National, Cincinnati, $4,000; Eureka
Cincinnati, $4,000, Peabody, Wheeling
S2,5OO; 4Etna, Wheeling, $4,000; OLD
Dominion, Virginia, $4,000; 7. NJ. \
W., Ohio, $1,000. The boat was valued
at $25,000
-uhra. I'm tho Indian TerrIt0ry
VINITA, IND. T., January 2.-Every'
thing was quiet last night and until
o'clock this afternoon, when news came
that the mob was at Pryor's Creek again
last night, and killed three men, supposed
to be the persons whCm they captured
Yesterday. If this is the case, we may
anticipate trouble all around, as Hatchet
one of the men captured, is Senator from
this district, and will undoubtedly have
revenge. Major Bobinson has been re-
ouested to come here and preventa fight
ST. LOUIS, January 2.-The Democrat
has a letter from Tahleqush, Indian Ter
ritory which gives the following version
of the affair reported last Thursday night
from Chetopa, Kansas, as having occur
red near Chewtan, Cherokee Nation:
Jack Doubletooth, who was one of the
leaders in the late riot at Tahlequah, and
Thomas Cox, white man, brought load
of whiskey into the Territory from Kan
sas, and had proceeded as far as Pryor :
Greek, where they were met by Deputy
Sheriffs Kersine and Colster with posse,
who had gone to spill the whis-
XIV. under the laws of the Cherokee
nation. Doubletooth and Cox resisted,
and a fight ensued. Cox and Double
tooth killed Kersine, and Colston was
wounded. The latter, after being wound