The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-08-21
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WHEELING REGISTER.
Associated Press Report. by Western
Union Line, Office Northwest cor.
OF Main aud 18th Sts.

Associated Press Report. by Western
Union Line, Office Northwest cor.
OF Main aud 18th Sts.
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
4 Negro Woman Kills ~ Man wi'h
Stick.
LOUISVILLE, August 20.-Durng
Quarrel between coiored man named
Sly ard his wife, Robert jackson, also
coiored, interfcrei in behalf Of the hus-
band, and Was struck on the head with a
barrel stave receiving injuries that caused
his death. The wife being enc'eH" was
not arrested.
Another bankrupt Firm.
WAsAISGToS, August 20-The state
ment of the assets and liabilities OF Grs
ham Bros & Co, who suspended Tuesday
shows their assets, large portion OF
which aro IN real estate IN tho western
portion Of this city are put at Sll3ooo
and their liabilities at 100000. The pro-
positior to accept notes of the firm for
their entire indeptedness at Six, twelve,
eighteen and twenty-tour months with
interest, meets favorable consideration.
The Georgia Negro InsurrcctiO".
AUGUSTA, Ga, August 20.-All quiet,
but arrests still continue. Morris and
Harris. ring leaders in the contemplated
insurrectiou, are still at large. 1t is be-
licved there will be no further trouble.
The negroes have dispe sed and returned
TO their homes.
Just as We Expected.
AUGUSTA, GA, August 20.-A dis
patch from Ssndersvillo, Washington
county, reports the arrest of Cardia
Harris, one Of tho leaders in tho plot
He has msdo confession duplicating
Prince Rivers, Major General Of tho
South Carolina MALTA. Rivers emphat'
icaly denies the charges. There are 70
NEGROES in jail at SandersvilIo. Gov.
Smith is expected there tonight.
Death of Admiral Collins u. S.N.
WAsHISGroN, August 20.-A tele-
gram received st the Navy Department
this morning from Captain Simpson
commanding the United States steamer
Omaha, dated Panama. August J 9th, an
nouuces the death of Rear Admiral
NAPOLEON Collrs, commanding the
South Pacific fleet, which occurred at
Caiao on tho 9th inst. he died of
crysipelas after an illness of three days,
and was buried with military honors in
the Protestant cemetery, at Belle Vista,
near Csllao.
Rear Admiral Reed Werden has been
ordered TO command the South Pacific
Station in place OF Rear Admiral Cci.
Inns, and until his arrival there the COM
mand will dcvolvc on Capt. Simpson.
Tho death of Rear Admiral Collins pro
notes Commodore Stephen d. Trcnchard,
but does not affect any officer below that
grade, as there has been an excess OF one
/ in tho list OF COmmodOres for some
! months past on account OF the relnstSte-
mcrt of Commodore johnson Beaumont
| bv Congress last session. The law allows
/ but twenty-five officers Of the grade Of
! Commodore.
An UncOmprOmisinS Buiiloht>f.
CHICAGO. August 20,-ROster, OF the
/ Chicago .Sfaals Z.ihag, has announced
that that paper will support Grant on
hard money platform against any candi-
date on y rag money platform. If there
are two hard money men, they Will sup.
port the one opposing the Republican
party.
The Illinois Ku-KiuI-o
ST. LOUIS, August 20.-Fh he people Of
Williamson county, Illinois, are following
the example of those of Franklin county,
in the suppression of outlawTy. They
are organizing military companies and
taking other measures TO compel obedl-
enco 10 tho law.
Railroad Consolidation.
ISDrANAPoLIs,A August 20.-Articles Of
consolidation OF the Toledo and -.
Louis Air Line Railway Company with
the Shelbyvillc, Ocome and East St
Louis road have been tilcd with the Sec
retary Of State, under the namo oCehe
St. Louis, Toledo Air Line Railroad.
The directors elect are Gaorge d. Chatec,
Slayde b. Stephenson, Isaac Psrter, j.
G. Silvers, George T. Vending, ID. w.
Marks, Jonathan Patterson $. B. Black
well, A. W. Smith, 4. NJ. Clannock, L.
Neptune, &. orge d. Hurley, 7. S Gill
land, Thomas =, Sprague and Alfred
JapiSoH.
CounterfcIters Arrested.
Two men named W. j Martin and y.
G.. White were arrested here this even
ing for passing counterfeit money. Six
hundred dollars IN counterfeit ton dollar
notes on the Richmond Indiana Nation
al Bank WAS found in Whites possession.
The Jack screws under moving house
on Penn staect, broke this evening crush
ing and instantly killed 3 man named
Philip McGinnls.
No Fear or on Overflow OF the nissis-
sippi.
MEMPHIS, Augu-t 20.-The rapid de-
cline in the river has dIspelled I'll ies'r
Of lurthcr damage to crops, but 20 great
IS the diversity of opinion IN regard 10
the damage done to she cotton crop IN
this district, il is impossible 10 e5t'mate
il. The amount varies from twenty 10
eighty thousand bales, but there is no
precedent BY which the effect ot the
overflow on cotton at this season Of the
year can be approximated. The number
Of acres ot corn ruined by the Good is
largely in excess OF cotton.
Hon. Jefferson Davis Has Anothcr
Invitation.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2O,-A special to the
Times from Galesburg, Illinois, says that
Jefferson Davis has accepted an invita-
tion from the Knox county Agricultural
Society, 10 deliver an addres, e. he
knoxville fair next September.
Reduction ofFreiSht Rates.
ste mcetinr of the general freight