The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-25

,, United States District Court, to shoy
: cause why they should not be declarc'
bankrupts and discharged from all their
debts, and claims of objection were mad
by u number of creditors to their dis
charge in bankruptcy.
The Aerial Ladder Disaster.
New YORK, September 24.-The jury
in the inquest on the remains ofthe mcr
killed by the fire ladder accident, founC
verdict 10 the effect that the break Wa
due to inferior materials and faulty con
struction of the ladder. The Fire Com
missloners wers censurcd for not hcistinl
the ladder practically before allowing II
to be used, and its further use is con
demned.
National A. ricuItural Congress.
CINCINNATI September 2i.-At the
morning session of the National Agricul-
tural Congress Mr. Burwell, of Virginia
from the Committee on Transportation
reported resolutions commencing cOmpc-
titon OF the four great water routes, re-
commended by the United States Senate
committee, especially commencing the
central route. ". T. Burwcll called up
the resolutions offered by him yesterday
on the taxation of tobacco. After an
extended discussion they were adopted
The Congress adjourned to meet Mt Phil
ndclphia next year; date to b. fixed b.
the Executive Committee. Z
The \ gricultural Congress alter hear
ing AN address on Agricultural Colleges,
had quite lengthy discussion on the
resolutions presented by Mr.. Burwcll, OF
Virginia, relative to the Legislation on
tobacco. After the debate the resolutions
were adopted.
Congress then adjourned to meet in
Philadelphia next year; the exact date
was not fixed
National Insurance Convention.
New YORK, September 2l.-Thc
National Insurance Convention con-
tlnucd its session to-day.
Mr.. Heald said il WAS unwisc to tax
the IuS".o~oo ..a,rpury's stock IN the
various States in which they were domI-
ciled. He SAID he believed the tax WAS
mlsnomcr, and if they were to be
taxed let it be in proportion to the priv
ilegcs they enjoyed. All the surplus
money, ne said, made by insurance COM
pnnics last year in the State of Michigan,
was absorbed in taxes alone in 1871, and
the losses of companies exceeded their
premiums by $4,000.
After an address on the "Fict!ons and
f, Realities of Life Insurance. by DR..
Lambert, the Convention adjourned to
meet in executive session this afternoon
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
New YORK, September 24-The In
surance Convention held IN executive
session this afternoon, in Fifth Avenue
Hotel. The following officers were elcc.
ted for the ensuing year: President,
Samuel II. Howe, of Michigan; Vice
President, Oliver Pillsbury, of n. IL;
Secretary, Stephen Rhoades, Of Mass;
Executive Commissioners, MessrS. Smith,
Forster, Welsh, Stcdman and Nye.
The Committee on Legislation made
an amended report, which was referred
back 10 the committee to be printed and
distributed to the members of the Con
vcntion for their deliberate examination
/ during the ensuing year.
The Committee on Blanks reported the
balance sheet blank, which was adopted,
and copies were ordered to be sent to
every insurance company in the United
States, with request to the different
officials to use this blank for the returns
of December, 1878.
The Convention then adjourned to
meet to. o.morrow.
Grand Lodge Of I. q. D. =.
INDrANAPOLIs, September 2i.-Thc
session OF the Grand Lodge of |. O. ..
f. to-day was largely taken up with
routine work The Grand Lodge has
accepted an invitation to hold lis next
session at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The credentials of representatives Tyler
and Sies were reported upon iUvorably
and were admitted to seats in the Grand
Lodge 1t was declared that after sub
ordinate lodge had become detUnct for
five years, any funds surrendered by It
shall pass into the Grand Lodge, and the
Grand Sire and Secretary were empower
ed to take such action to incorporation OF
the Grand Lodge OF the United States
as they deemed necessary. A
charter was granted fer
grand lodge in DAKOTA Ter.
rltory, provided no expense shall be
incurred by the supreme Body until ten
Subordinate Lodge, are established.
\ committee was appointed to a>ccr-
tain the condition OF the R"brkuh De-
gree throughout the National Juri>dic-
tion, and report Il, the next session.
An extra session was held last night, at
which Deputy Grand Sire Park
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