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, 1875-03-31
TWENTY-NINE HUNDRED.
That Is tho Number of Dollars
Lost by Two Norwn1k,
o., Droycrs.
A Trio Of Threc-Card Monte Men Do
tho Business on a Michigan
Southern Train,

This timo 1t ts s2,D00, aud sbreo.card monte
was tho game.
Tho advent OF tho Prince Of monte-rnen, Cam
aua I'LL, In this city some tln,o nyo gayo the lit
Tic gaMe great ncco1oratiou, aud Witliam'a Aul-
1ccts hayo p1iod tho lllrco.card Hwindlo with
nlucll energy but their " tricks " layc not gem
orally proved largo. Tho police succeeded tn
dflV'ng tiIom out Of town, but tlsey did not co
tar. Chicago was too great railroad centre to
bo abandoned without an effort, aud tho
uASuB or MONTE MEN
who ihfest tho trains, wlson ihoy noar the city,
rly their avocation vigorously aid Will, telling
eject Oh tho pursea OF tho tlupes who haye mora
money than braiaa. Complaints of losses hayo
nos boon numerous nj late, and even ii tho
victims did tell Of thoir fooiialncss tloy would
gain nothing byit. The lnonto-man drop of
9afuro tho trnius roach tho city limits. aftor
t|cee!ng their victims, al,d nro uoou out OH tic
roatlA ngain. awaiting fresh 0rangers who aro
ilugil will cash.
russ lAsr "rn1cx,"
as tho monte.mon call n haul Ii QUO
OF tho lnTgebt cvcr matlo nbuut hero,
ant wns skilfu1ly managed by three
wcIl-dresncl fellows. Tho sufferers vcro Il. II.
Doylo mud N: Dot9cll. Of Norwalk. .. Ihoy arc
usoserB, and wure Gil route to $50 Uhiou Stock
otn train ditto hero ut o'clock last night. Their
attention was callcd to three young mon Of guod
adstsesa,-tnAt aa tho cars were ucarlng tho city
.-ono OF whom was engaged in manipulating,
t!sioo cards. wfo tho otlurd wcso betting aninli
h1ns Of money that they could uclccs tho card
Nominated after tlloy lad lcan
pE1TEnouaLY JuMnLrD ABOUT
by tho tna1litnlator. Tho lwo parsous betting
ut,ainst Il. c.ator won considerable a,ltl,s a.ti
attracted Lnn attottion Of A1cBsrH. Uoylo nnd
i3eirll fact which VAS n source OF
m1scli inward satisfaction to tho three young
and EcomnEsy Innocent strangers, yary ovileul-
!y. Doylus oycs pr1ttudsl like loLssera, and
~ thought ho could 'tax tho duruel thing"
Lie tried, and 20 did hia Iricud Hcdtll. Thor
woro nj first quito Hnccogsful, md thotr golden
dreams wcro about to bo realized, they probably
thought. But AucccGB eugoltlercd tho tiYk Of
iArEef BulmE. From tets Il went to twentIcy,
nfticR, mid liundrcus, when thoy began to loao,
nnd when they aumn,od up
THEY Ti:ltE MINUS $4,000,
Iiio monte mon jumped of tho trim at Forty
third street. and wure 6afo from ile:uctlot.
The poor aupes did not discover tho awintlo
until After tho sh1rpers loft the cars,
wl'ei, some QUO informed them. On
rcachnE tho city, they sorgouf,1lly
Hnlidca their wny to tho Atlantic IIotol, wAe.n
they rcgiatered and put up for tho night. Tbcy
told THUR story to Hosoral strangers With much
simplicity iii tle, presence OF q TnlAuNE reporter
Just after coming out Of tho depot, aud woo
not aware Of tho proximity Of tc no,ys- -gatnoror
NO description OF tho noniB men could bo Riycp
by the ileecod lrororB
, 1875-03-31
Tie Gcrfnnn Government Calls
Upon the Bishop OF Ieou-
Gil to Resign.
Another Encyc1icai Renewing tho E.
communication Of tho Old
Catholics.
4 Secret Conference Of Catholic Dtshons
at FuIda.
They viii Protest Against Proposed Cor
man Ecclesiastical Legislation.
GERMANY.
lNT 1TcN

=, "''
NEW ionx March :9-a correspondent Of
tho Tribune. writing from Berlin, says: "Aa \
matter of currout interest IL, Tho ert ,ro., ~.
tl,raatcnca roItrooont n Cor,t I,.a1t "o.a' .no
.assS,. ~. 1,."A,. '. ~"N''t oAe"ofn' lilo d.
aoc'of IT, oi III" 1oya' Aluseuns 'nas be monsicned.
lho motive, or tho alleged motive, Of tLa Btcp
Ia want Of tho necessary Independence In tho
fouit;.r viii, t,,a o.,,o -, ,,t t,.,.u - ~ ah
isrsain, Tnnrt tn,-t ,ra r. sul'sasloa At tho
1tar Il, a,, - !. on,,.dn.aa mounted Eol-
af ark n,,J ,.ITa lin t,ta~as;u .us Typo
, 1875-03-31


An n.rociouH tragedy was committed in To-
quorvillc, Usah, taat Thursday, which, for BONO
unaccountnbc rcaaon, WIS nat repo1tol by to'c-
graph. Richard Fryer, who Inns lately laborc,l
under tho hAilucination TINT llo wan second
1eaus Christ, outcroa hia l,o,lao in tito ovouing
md found Thomas Batsy, n frioud Of
tho family, lighting n fra In tic CRATE.
believing tint Batty Was an omissarv
Of tle doyii, WHO wns trying TO burn
Ills ptcmiaos tho ll,natic rushed for pistol
and eliot him through tLe bend. AIRS Fryer,
pnralyzcd with fcar, crouclIol in q cur1,er uud
wns shot through tho heart by hor desno;iac l,us.
band. Thu Ieat thing llo did waH to gu to n
cradto where lis infant child WIS living Nrleor.
md deliberately blow isa brains about TI,Is w.u
tho crowning act Of tho almost Unparalleled
traeet!y. Fryer then sailed forth into tho VII
laRe, armed with revolver aud n gus. proclain,-
ing himHo!f tLo Lord. and saying that ho hal
slaif, tho I1yil anu seycru Of l,ls impa. lilo
ssler'E, boing unable to arrest Fryer. aud fear
inE that still other lives might bo BacI iticeti,
killed him with slot from nayy rcyolvor.
l;asty. alla. Fryer, Tho babe. md tin playor OF
them, all wcro buried on 1T. ra!rici.'a Day f1um
tho eaIllo house.
, 1875-03-31
TIE RIVERS.
q Gcncrhl ksrcnlk-np E10rcnacnt Ia All
Western h9rrnn,h.


"0aofs'a sstehn"aip h1oFcnacnt In Al
| Wcatern hirrnsnh.
| 6peeta' Osn1feh t9 TIE C.iea!n' 1,ibune.
HocKFoap, ILL.,, March H0.-Tha manufacturer,
t,oro hayo manifested great feara for aan,s tIn,t
for tho safety Of tho bridges and dun acros,
AocA ltaSos' on account OF tho itnlnoaHe tuck
HESS OF tile leo aild tllo great body Of Bnow In
Wisconsin. All OCCASION for alarm is now ovor.
Tho len want mt to.aov ord t1o ,,vo, =. .<,.'
c,oar IT, aae,s. u% o'' a"a Luz ''sor Is no"
,.;u' s'o"t' ~ eohnns aoHn gsoat gorge " foct
a'gn "as formed about milo from tho bridge,
bns, rs It cana down. tho great lrou structure
With lts iroi-caved ica broafets received It WITH.
out jar, tho gorge splitting o., tic 5iora. Tim
weather ID warm mud anln,nerlike aptl nuubar
OF farmers comm oncctl plo,viug to-lay,
, sntt,at isspstea to ~ Chtaga yrl1une.
LAsAllE' H., Marcl, W.-Tho Illinois River ia
now 1reo isou ice ard tl'o steamer Alps, tho first
day. The great business Of ice-Bhippne viii
Hoou 10 nt full tide.
S~f'at thspasch 10 Tho chicaao Tfibp.ne.
La aCHossE, Hlh., March Ju.-rAo weail1or l,ag
boon very warm today. Tho Ice in tho Mlysisui1,
~ y fodnced almost to snusl, With clcsr water
lagor continued to RHO during tLn pIcht.
and today is washing out the tracK Of the
southern Minnesota isailfuAu haJfv j.,
sl1 different p!acos botwen Uouston
aud Mo.'nl rratrio. tow miles from LIZ, tlo
tFaok was raired to the wntcr lnnrk at tho wash
wauhont between okal aud Iax tstus ussero sro
suspended tonight. Il ia hooed fh,t ~ S,,ar r
has reacea lta highest marx. mi tnsrr,t t,,aeo
Ia III Indication Of storm. Shon1d w i,evo =
rain At thiA timo tho most serious rcanl1s won,I
fullo., Other roads conucctinv l,oro Isvo mt
been Affected by tho fuol rs vi, Tbs wInter
naval AMI stti ron.. easrM TO-. ~ AAa nos ooeo TO-
, 1875-03-31

CLEVELAND. O.. March CO.,. ]. ulogory, pro.
priotor Of = fancy-goods ators OH Superior stroot
md Mrs. fuchs. ltospor of millinery sloro on
broadway, woro arrested to-day. charged with
recciving atolcn goods. The asrcs:s wore
brought about by Detective Gallagher, Of Louis
vile. aaHisted by Detective Auncio, Of this city
On tho premises Of Gregory largo amount OF
goods wcEo found, Which wego identified as part
of thoso stolen III Louisville i'll January faHt.
qn the pTstnises Of Mrs. Fuchs. several hundred
Invoice wero found and iaoutiiiod; also largo
amount OF goods III auch condition and variety
as to lend 10 tue bullof that tlsoy woro also
stolen. Gregory is IN jail Mnahlo to procure tho
boudA,
, 1875-03-31

4 citlzeas' convention, repreyens;nr Nsn,,h,,c.
ans and Democratic IN favor Vt icouec, inuk 1t
Jacksonville, ILL.,. yostordAy, aud nominated tho
following sity oilicoss: Mayor Er. ii. q. stew
nrt; City ciork. tleorgo ". Fsuniug; Marshal,
ct md tanning arc Noputl'caus, Tho osl.ets
Donocrats. This ticket Ii 10 opposition to tin
Autt.!icenso t!ekot. headed bY Wesloy Mathet+
Tor Mayor. Tho election no1t Moniay will be
sAarp, LIS ptoapsxs lsvoflnS Anttlicaaie.
, 1875-03-31

cldont occurred In 1Iardin County. 1lia fstbe,
Instituted auit agalnst tho COMPANY for dam.
agoa in that county. 4 change of vcnuo was Oh.
tanned to Iarno Comfy. when. t,no,i tho trial.
tlio Jury returned n verdict of s150.o09. Iho
Judgment wa toressod, aud nov TRIAL otlort,,.
Yesterday ,,e tho Company compromised. snl net-
Jacobs Of s7.69a. This ends trial rolnarEablo
for tho length Of timc which It has consumed,
tho nossiatancy with which 1t llas boon prose.
cute1 and defended, aud tho 1arys Judgment
orltrod agtthas tho Company In tho 1iss in-
Ht2nce.
, 1875-03-31

FRANCE.


rLoT TO AU1H TIE POTATO nua.
PARIS, March o0.-A decree las beeu issued
prohibiting tue importation Of American pota.
ioca, or the sackB or barrels in Which they had
hccn packed: ThiH is dous to provide egainyt
tue introduction Of tho Colorado boctlo,
FApAL ENCYcL1CAL.
Fah1s Gnsel1 30.-Ile Uuietra publishes
Pal'al clicycltca1, renewing tho oxcom,nunicatiou
pronounced against tha Old Catholics Of swift
2er:aud and cousurius tho authorities for pro-
tortiu. them. F
n Iho french Govcrnmont has agreed to tho
, 1875-03-31

TIaKllwA, ILL.,. March 3o.-Tlle atoro Of ". q.
uudgol, ut Tlskilwa7 was outoroa early this
morning by burglars. and his Bafo bluwn open
and eGoo In money takou. Tho b!owng-up OF
tho safo broke evory window IN both stusies OF
tho building, throwing tho front sash and vim
dona Into tho Btroet, and tue sooda wore dam
agod by bclng thrown frnm tho Hhelyoa Tue
burglars escaped. Gndgol Offers reward Of
el0o for tho ntreat aud conviction Of oael bur
glar.
Town-Doard Of Trustacs;
Eesoire That offer for tho arrest md conviction
70 the Fenentlasy tbs sum Ut sl00 oach fur ali ror-
1udgel, In Tlakilwa, on ths morning .oi Ms1sh 3D.
1875, ~
, 1875-03-31

cHRtH1s 17ss!2tsN ID TIE EHfaIVd TFI6NNe
DUBUQUE H.. Aarch a0.-The clt,xens Of
Manchester, Delaware County, H., aro much e1-
cisod over case Of accidental shooting wl}c,
occurred this morning. Mr. Henry Utley vss
cleaning revolver, when It discharged, tue bal,
going through tho window, acroas tho street.
and through another window, wllero It struck a
baker named Foster in tie abdomen iutl,ctiur
What il supposed to 10 n,ortal ,yonnd, Thn
shooting Was purely accidental. md no blame
eau he attached to my one.
, 1875-03-31

sas fnAsc1sco. LIarch 3u.-A dispatch fzou,
cnccl theto visited that place Sunday mor1,lpY.
THO BritiBh bark Goteica dragged ler ANCHORS
aud went ashore. The New York ship Ida Lilly,
irifsol towards tho shore aud ran into tho Cor.
elca. damaging both considerably. Many minos
caBuAltoH arc reported,
, 1875-03-31

LoU1sy1LIE, Ay., March, 3o.-Scar Frankfort
yostordAy tlroo nogro women, ox-convlots, got
into quarrel. Ono of tho women Aotd tho
third. and cut her oightoon tinlos with razor.
Tho two "oro arrested and hold to await tho TO-
suit Of tho wounded womap's injuries.
IN Frankfort yeHterday two brothers nafnod
Liliis got Into = dispute about the settlement ot
lawsuit, WHICH cullnlnatod In oue OF tho
brothora endoayoring to Cit tho othos'e throat,
tntluslng aoycro but not fatal wound.
, 1875-03-31

Plrrsnuno, Pa., March 3o.-rhis morning,
about IL o'clock, Tildlo Leouard, domestic In u
1a'u1ly named Kcatin., 81 Third avonue, was
burned iu shocking manner By her clothes TAX
ln= 1se at cooling range. Physicians wero IN.
msd1asely summoned, but thur otrosts proyou
un"vn!ling. 6hc died this evening about half
paat o'clock.
, 1875-03-31
THE ACAPULCO MASSACRE


10 ne I:at10r cf 7H'e cAteauo Irttu"e:
CHICAGO, harcfl 28.-Two accounts Of tho uss-
| sAcro In Bo.cal{od Protestant church ut Aca-
haa.,, hauu' D.os.s .aso appea'ea N iaa 1n'huSE'
uus'uea 1epof. u M9. AuschanRohH locture OH
tho aat'lo subject. Novortholoss, all tho facts OF
that unfortunate occurrence llayo not boon ,nado
r.fuxo to 1wb,iaI, u,,na a,,soa, t. 80 "4u u'1
~, Wv, ~ p"oan nuuo aau.'oha4 1aess bearlnE
vi sl'lA c"he' wheh placed boIoro you.
ono Don Juan 11aasto' lately arrived in San
was brought to lin of}co ~ t,,o a., l.,s.
pos,hv 0or nosna.a, 49,, no ~. f."ncssco
~ ~ r'c,,a ~ '', "ao nnn~ mn, III Mox'
a u ua It aur W. ta From hs
MIR. lutchiu.ou's followers wer. assembled . ,ros
n chnpo1 oroo,e5 m 1,or ..n.s ss0''D.su "'1'
s,,1 ~ H. ~ "'l o"u esouhus'
I'm. Inn iy t,e ,viap, p,poso os OF private aeso-
nS ,,,da III poo'l aeouiaIzed" Gov
e M fr;a utia' i9r use ot s: Hutchinson
auto m acsorjanco w.t' soGSee1n, ao"eyer MaE
to Catt,o!iss, and ~ uao sooms to have been &C
coPted by i1 VT; hutchinson III matter OF courao.
11aar.o was euty moreover r. ssys senor
nlseela rae aeal',st tho most cherished ho-
Moa ot Casholics making uBo Of tile
naoas asaEospectfnl, aud. to Catholic
n;ossed h'us vipin A. tapRsnage R IN speaking OF Tug
tr'enu and aecou'plco. QUO rrocopto Dinz was
aunnst .it; scn,fous Sheet containing articles
asaass w PARISH 1aost, accusing Kim Of living
.a s'n, setns tic Hacram.i't practielng iuo!atry,
1au 1a, t1e 1,-nos"ithssandtng tho American |
nonsa1 seatiisoH 70 tho morality Of the priest,
!' raafo ,;. ,;1nsIl. and, a. tho last account In |
a.,t nnn tMhuNf atated. Tue Mexican Gov |
WHICH mono 10 moro greedy of |
ev9iy occasion to offeud tho Catholic rolgion,-
tas ,n so ai'a ahy lust cauae OF complaint against
u!u.' tin Aheao iaose rocolvo additional confirms
ton from an A,norican-P Protestant merchant Of
niespn!eo i,a @ nov ~ san FraIc!sco but who was At
anu who says. This mob was not agaInnt Prot.
ess@Spnt.,isn. @nt, put assipst Hutchinson aid D,az."
htill the practices Of Tro.cstants i"
pstaos ia , , sonMtrles G, rs Witnessed ior yaars
human as uolf. It might bo Wn tn rs,e,ri,or
That Tho part!os to this AFFAIR booua to thss Iaeo
Which, III tho moro oaltgllteue4 counlr,os. IL
whtle lttlo il done TO sayo .hsm from damnation
tn tho no1t but ulicl. unirr C Catholic H.
naooces,, IL South America havo been
, 1875-03-31

PHDHhELE FN1NC 0UARREL. -
FArnnuny, Ill.,, March 3o.-At = o'clock this
morning Ii.tlo difficulty occurred botwoon two
young mon In front of saloon, wllon ono rhsl-
lip Hahn, shoemaker tlfow revolver and shot
Joo Ufick, German butcher, tn tho mouth, tho
back Of tho nock. Cr,ck will probably die. and
lIAlIn awaits Examination.
, 1875-03-31

C1Hc1NSATr March 30.-TAo GaxeNc's Aiuncte.
Ind, special says Axloy l1arrisou, farmer ro-
siding miles from thnt place, was shot On Sum
day night while sitting baallo Lis ilro. Tho as
sasaln WAS outside tho houAo, aud from tracks
Visible had boen thcro sotne timo. Several balls
aud sln4s Penetrated 1IarrtBon's head, and 10
died about tive hours afterwards. Haspictoue
fastened upon ono bnol!. who Lad baon visisinl.
!iarsaon'e daughter, and had boon forbidden liz
honse. Ha Haa arrested, and Ia still In custody.
, 1875-03-31

Plrrspuno, March Jo.-T'honsa A. Dluo a
driver In tho employ Of s. Mckeo l. Co., con-
tractozs, was k!ckod to death this afternoon b5
h!a runaway tenn. 1lo gave chase. and on COM
lug up with them received violent kick In tho
stomach, from tie effects Of Which ho dlad In q
el0ft tiu1e.
, 1875-03-31
CEGt'{ltED.


HFffioE Ua7dZcH fj The CH3t0qo Jrfbnns
AAp1sos, W,s., March 3o.-Goorgo Flatrnan
WAS drowned yesterday naaE Waunakec, 10 miles
north Of this city, whilo at work lowering tho
watas In Catfish Crock TT Packhauls mill, Ho
Nah poking n lnrgo cake Of irs wlet, ho 1oat iis
balance. fell in, 4Itl MaB carried un1or tho foe.
Ills body Tas not recovered.
, 1875-03-31

lao !seT. 11EKnx CoaoswELIr tormer noya1
H1cn AAsoa ta4 he clslms snl o. poople Of Lis
1ens ukuallS cl.!m) las beou leotu.ing before
~ Aht1;As1onio Convention st Mansdald. o..
aeaoanotnF Masonry With Ill the fervor and faei.
III . @ eksd glxl Who hAs sooslT%d pa6p4 10
, 1875-03-31

on tho head watorH Of rino Crock, and will bo
promptly tskon to rltsaburg. 4. tho time Of tho
shooting. ltnnnabcrry vas deaeEtor, and Col.
Dutlor had Attempted to arrest i,ju1."
, 1875-03-31

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Ilatch 30-eoyeral yoa1s aRp 4
man By tho pzmo Of jacobs was killed BY = train
% IA LoulaYiAa Nashville RAILROAD. 1hs 10.
, 1875-03-31
MURDERED ELEVEN yEAas Ann

NEW 1o0E, N4rth 8Q,-A diauatch frnm
WuHalusport, Pa, sHya. .Jossnh tonnsbo,rv
OF c!easfeld. who waa charged will shooting
Col. Butler. Of tsookvi9la, Jsasrson Comfy. il
LEA ~ Akzssbsd Jeaahedsy n NnzlIsa Oss,tre.
, 1875-03-31

Asthn,atIo troubles. aud soseuess OF Tho lungs Or
tAfast atN usually oyorcolno hy taynufs E1psc.oeant
sure curat3ro for all coughs aud colds
, 1875-03-31

NE" iosE. March 80.-Mlotaal Murphy, for
sao haofooF Of Mss. Hughes, 1T Aaune., Rock
'@na County. N. T.. Oh tho l94h Of april, 1s74,
w to-daJ sentenced to bshangod on the 18th Of
Aa5 ns1ts AuFphy protested Ills Innocence.
, 1875-03-31

- FF'EE 6USTCN MVHQEH.
Dos1oS, March 80.-llo Coroper's tnousst
oVor tho body Of s1sB. Bingham resulted In
voFdlst Of "dsath BY violence, 1t tho hands OF
George Pomba1ton."
, 1875-03-31

DunL1s, March 00.-Joln slnrtn, tho member
OF Parliament for Mcash. Ia dead, aged Gu years.
lie had been ailIng for some ti.ac, aud bccauo
aorioIaty i'll tn consequence OF excitement pro.
t!'tecd by the recent death Of JOHN Mitchell, who
was Ills broLhcr-in-inw.
uEA CENTENNIAL.
l.oSpoS, March J1-6 q. tn.-TAe British Conn.,
1nissionors for tho Philadelphia E1hihtIon I,ayo
uont circulars 10 5000 persons who have takon
rnft IN exhibitions andngr1cutiral shows In this
cnnotsy during tue last seven yoarr. aud aiao to
cllatnbera of Commerce and leads OF 1nuu,c
tpalltieH throughout tho British lscs, Tlo
answers already rccolvod Indicate that Irolaud
nnu Tho North OF England will bo we'll ropra-
Heutod at tho Centennial Exhibition.
, 1875-03-31
AN ABoRrion.sT SENTENCED TO DEATH

4T FbVHT TTUf7I5I ENEENCEQ 10 DEATH.
HaocKy1LIE. Ont, March 30,--W. q, Qrsayos
and u. Z. i. 6pasharn on trial hass Tor tnur-
dsE III causlug tue death Of Miss s3oplla e,
Burnhanl. on tho 29th Of Deooubor Int, by per-
FORMING m abortion, Wcro to-day found guilty
and son:cuced to 10 hanged OH tho 23l OF juno
no1t. areayea WA her aedncer snd was viii,
IL. spAlhaua when tho nbo1t!ou Was perfortned.
, 1875-03-31

TIE GIBSON COUNTY, TENN, MURDERs,
Lou1sv1lIx, KY. NAsch so.-1udgs Blind
ballard, Of tho United States Circuit Court, left
ioF Memphis tonight to preside with Judge II.
u: Ennona In tho trial Of tho Qlbaon County
pklsonsrs, charged With tho .mnsiss Of saversi
negroes List September,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-11
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS

The Atlantic Cotton Mills, Lawrence,
Mass, lately running four days week
start on full time Monday. They Civ"
employment to 900 operatives.
The Atlantic Cable Company gives
notice that they will ask Parliament ut
its next session to amend their charter.
Postal service has been ordered on the
Eastern Ohio railroad, from DysinS to
Cumberland.
At the request of prominent Demo
Gratis of the country meeting VIII be
held sometime this week, consisting "i
the leading Democrats of each State, to
consider the Louisiana affair Ex-Gov.
Magoffin of Kentucky, will preside, and
the consultation will be private.
Adyices from San Domingo Of Jan
uarv first, report that the treaty with
Havti has been ratified.
The trial uf Vasquese, noted bandit,
n, San Francisco, ended Saturday, with
a verdict of guilty. He is to be sentenced
January 23d.
The Western Hotel, at Sacramento,
was burned Saturday. Three men perish
ed in the flames, and others are supposed
to be buried in the ruins.
At meeting of the joint delegates
from Omaha, Council Bluffs, PlattSmou,h,
Nebraska City. st. Joseph and Atchls"n,
it was resolved that sooner or later Gal
weston is destined to be the greatest mar
Dor in the world; that it is their duty
individually and collectively to work To
have its harbor deepencd over
the bar; that they each and all exert
their influence to establish with the city
a permanent mercantile interest, and
they are very grateful for the kind and
cordial reception rendered them by the
Mavor. officers and citizens OF that 'Deau-
tifui Islanu City" and that ION the
face of Gods earth there Is not more
The steamer Kathleen Mary, from
Odessa for Falmouth, has been lost at
sea. Twentv-six persons were drowned
The Bien P,.biic, of Paris, says pro
posaI in favor of the dissolution 81 the
Assembly, has been numerou,Iy signed
by members of all sections Of the Lett.
The indianapolis Sentinel oi to-day
will contain letter from Hon: d. W.
VOORHEES, to the Hon. b. II. hnVens,
Withdrawing his name as candidate Tor
the L. :. Senatorship.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-11
STATE BONDs-Qulet.
Dr,po,nR RoNnS- Firm


RAILROAD BoNDs-Firm.
SToCKs-Quiet but firm at the com.
menccment of business and prices adj
vanced i@3 per cent, except for Wabash
and Erie, which were exceptionally
weak: the latter under the influence OF
lower quotations from the London. The
market continued tirn until the afternoon
under the lead of Wabash, which de-
clined to 10: the whole market fell of and
continued weak until the close of business.
The most active stocks aside from Wabash
were Western Union, Union Pacific, Lake
Shore and st. Paul. The selling move
ment in Wabash continued until near
the close, when recovery to Il. took
place. There were free sales OF stock
seller sixty days at from l75 TO l6s. The
difference between regular stock and sell
lers option ranged from 10 per cent.
The weakness in Wabash attracted con-
siderable attention and unsettled the
whole stock market The great bulk II
Wabash stock i now floating on the
street. and for the moment 1t has Il"
friends apparently. The transactions
orrraoated $4,000 shares, Of which
+ GOO were Pacific Mail, 10000 Western
Union. $1,000 Northwestern 2i,Ooo 81.
Paul 1000 Erie, 22OOO Lake Shore,
80 600 Wabash and q 900 | mon Pacific.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-11
FROM WRIT.
"The IDrOuih, the Flood. and tn"
FIre."---CrOp Prospecis--Edueat
al and other News.

FIre."-CrOp Prospecis--Edueat
al and other News.
ZAcKAILLE. WRIT COUNTY, W. Va, !
January 1, 1879. !
Editors of the Register.
| have been looking over your invalu-
able paper, and reading letters from all
parts of the State, but have seen none
from the good old county of Writ, and |
have come to the conclusion to write Il
Few lines myself.
The people of this part are prospering
b, well as could bee expected after "the
.-uuth, tire flood. and the fire.
The drouth cut our corn crops
short. still there would have been plenty,
had the food not washed away the re-
luaiudrr; We had splendid wheat crops,
hu. the water destroyed great deal
after il was stacked Mr. Lewis Shep-
pard. one of our foremost farmers and
best cililru,. lost fourteen haystacks and
II portion of his corn crop, and in short
time sttcrward hi, house was burned
but he does not seem to mind
It, is he has erected another
fine building better than the
first and j. doing well
J. II. Bumgarncr was damaged consid-
erablv also, by the flood. He lost all his
corn and several hundred dollars worth
of timber; but he j. still hobhlng around
ON hi, crippled leg, (which he hurt last
spring running timber buying sheep and
cattle, and shipping them to Baltimore.
Wilson Sheppard lost great deal, also
The water came into hi, houSrund ruined
his carpets, and damaged his furniture
greatly; and he in trying to get to his
barn was almost drowned, but reached it.
where be spent the night safely, and was
awakened next morning by the crow "f
his old rooster, which had been washed
down the creek in the hen house.
We have asplendid prospect for wheat.
We have good schools in most parts OF
the county, although great many are
vacant ON account of the scarcity of
teachers The teachers examinations
are so hard that everybody can not get II
certificate, a. they could few
wears ago. The youths of our
county are advancing 50 rap
ily that they require teachers to teach
them. The Ohio "know nothing cannot
come into West Virginia and get first
,a,, certificate, every day, a they
formerly did; No! We have shut our
door, On such intruders in Writ
Christmas and New Years, with their
festivities, have passed. The Christmas
tree Al burning Springs was robbed, and
""r OF la, robbers is safely lodged in Jail
al tnlabv,h. Yours with respect,
LOVE | FRAY.