The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-04-20
The Hood intne West.

OMAHA, NEB., April lJ-UenerhI ou-
perintendent Clarke of the Union Pacific
railroad, says, this afternoon, that from
all the information he has, he thinks
they will be able to run u train through
to Lawrence, and pick up all the east
bound passengers and mails at Rock
Springs, tomorrow; and also, if the
washouts are not worse than reported and
the streams continued to fall, that they
will get train through from Ogden to
Green River tomorrow. This will leave
transfer of forty-SiX miles to be made,
which will be done by thirty or forty
teams on the ground. \ special just re-
ceived, 1 p. m, says that five miles of
track is entirely gone in one place near
Weber, Utah, this is new break and OH
II portion of the road most feared. The
water is also rising in Echo river, and
many washout, are already reported.
1t i reported ut Piedmont, that Big
Muddy is rising rapidly. 1t is not pos
sble that trains should get through to
Green River us expected.
OMAHA, NEB., April l9-The Union
Pacific road is feeding l,S00 Cmigrants
at this place, and sent two car loads Of
provisions west yesterday for those al
Chevennc and Laramie, and beyond
there. There are 1000 west bound pas
sengers here, waiting to &c through.
One dispatch received at . this evening,
from Superintendent Shankaud ut
Rock Springs says the water has fallen
two feet here to-day, and is still falling
and if it does not come up again. can
have the track between Lawrence and
Green River So that trains can get over
it by the last of the present week, and
expect to get trains into Lawrence to-
morrow, when roads will transfer the
passengers from there to Green River by
teams.
SwIndIcr Escaped.
CINCINNATI, April IA man named
Hiram Porter, who says he came from
Charleston, Missouri, bought bill Of
machinery of Lane IL Bodily of $3.50
and gave payment with Il draft on the
Third National Bank, Cincinnati, from
the Bank of Commerce, ST. Louis for
$500. The Third National Bank pro-
nounccd it good, and Lane X Bodlcy
took the draft and gave Porter check
for $3.50 dollars in change. Porter pre-
scnted the check Mt the bank, but pay
mcnt was refused him until it was idon-
titled. In the meanwhile the Third Ma
tional Bank telegraphcd to St. Louis, and
found the draft was raised from one for
five dollars. Porter did not put in AN
appearance, but skipped away from Lane
X Bodley's clerk who was going to the
bank to identify him.
Heavy Real Estate Claims.
COLUMBUS, April l9.-The Recorder
of this county to-day received for record
a power of attorney granted to a lawyer
of Kansas City, by the heirs OF Jacob
Goodman, deceased, formerly of this city,
authorizing their attorney to take pos
session of valuable real estate supposed
to be their property through defective
title. The heirs claim title to forty
acres of land located in the heart of the
city, valued ut million and half Of
dollars. \ most thorough search OF the
county and private records running from
1904 to date. thus far fail to show any
foundation to the claim. Parties at
Cameron, Ohio, have through al attor-
nev here brought forward "a claim to the
ground on which the State House Is built.
Neither claim has injured the digestion of
any property owner here as yet.
Release OF the Black Hills Miners.
CHICAGO. April l9.-Thc following in
structiuns were received at Lieutenant
General SherIdan's headquarters to-day:
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, }
ST. LoUIs, April 18th.
To Col. r. C. Drum, .Adjt GsH. Hdgrs.
Military Dirisiou Of h, Missouri,
Chicago, H.:
Lieut.. Col. Bradley's report of the
capture of a mining party by Captain
Nix has been submitted by the Secretary
of War to the President and the Secre-
tarv of the Interior The order is, to re-
lease them on their promise being given
that they will not again enter the Black
Hills country until permission is given
them to do so by the government authori-
ties
[Signed.l WM. d. WHIpPLE,
iSSiSt1m Idj' GEN.
The Cold Snap In virg mia.
Il' MVNp' A. AlTIA ~. - ii'''
snow at intervals Yesterday; with high,
cold wind at sunrise this morning. thsr-
mometer eight degrees below the freez-
ing point; the early vegetables and fruits
all Killed; advices from various parts Of
the State give disastrous accounts Of the
damage done by the cold. The loss to
hucksters in the western part Of the State
will amount to a million Of dollars