The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-27


room by a guard Of sixty policemen
Intense excitement exists in East Bostor
and strong inclination to appeal K
lynch law seemed to peryade th'
masses.
Counterfeit Railroad Coupons,
New YORK, March 26.-Some week.
since fifty counterfeit coupons were dis
covered on second mortgage bonds Of the
Toledo, Wabash and Western railroad
since which time thirty-sevcn more
counterieitS have been stopped. All oj
the second mortgage bonds have been
registered at the office of the company in
New York. The meeting of the stock
holders will be held in Toledo.
The Louisiana JudGeship.
WAsHINGToN, March 2j.-At n cabi-
net meeting to-day, the question arose 4,
te the power Of the President to appoint
Il Judge for the vacant judicial district in
Louisiana, to which Judge Pardee was
nominated, but which nomination failed
being confirmed. The President referred
the subject to Attorney-Gencral Williams
who gave his opinion to the effect that
the vacant judgeship cannot be filled un-
Ill the next session Of Congress.
New ORLEANS, March 20 Judge
Woods has decided that the statutes give
| him the power to select District Judge
| in his circuit, to fill the Durcil vacancy.
| He has written To each OF the seven dis
/ trictS to ascertain who can best come. He
relies on section 59l of the United States
| revised statutes. for this authority.
Good dFriday-EXprcssR RObber Caught
MEMPHIS, March 2G.-Thcre was Il
large attendance at the Episcopal and
I Catholic Churches to-day.
Matt Morris alias Pittsburgh Matt.
who was engaged in the express robbery
| here on the lst of February, was arrested
! here this morning and is now IN Jail
| As the four men are already indicted
they will have u speedy trial. 1t i
! generally believed that Morris and Johns
ton will pay the penalty of their crime
upon the scatiold. Johnston, who was
at first bold and defiant, has completely
broken down since learning that his
otiensc is punishable with death, and
/ shlicks and yclls like mailman.
Good Friday la New York.
New YORK, March 2G.-The lower
part of New York is comparatively dull
to-day. The number of people in the
streets this morning was perhaps little
less than on ordinary week days, and but
very little business was done. Large
congregations assembled in the Roman
| Catholic and the Protestant Episcopal
Churches, and the lrntcn services were ol
! the usual impressive character. Nearly
all the courts are closed and also the
Stock and Gold Exchanges and among
the brokers the day j. ~ closely
| observed aS if ii We're legal holiday.
! The banks and private bank are obliged 10
to keep open, but they are doing It'll"
! business There are some counter orders
! for government bonds, and ~Oucthing has
| been done ia the Foreign Exchange, all
on the basis Of Yesterdays prices, and the
rate borrowers of money yesterday mad"
arrangements for loans until Saturday.
The city cun scarcely hc said to have"
more of h"iday appearance, rs the
cloudy sky and dirty str"cts prevented
It's assuming rs cheerful All aspect.
German In the Public Schools,
DETROIT, March 2G.-Thc Board of
Education last night rccOu-idcrrd the
action of previous meeting. providing
for teaching German in the public schools
and adopted the report adverse 10 th"
introduction Of either German or French
Bank Robbery.
WAsuINGTUN, March pa sortir Of
a gang of thieves on the Peoples Saving
Bank this morning, resulted in tn" loss 81!
II number Of papers, valued at >l2,Ooo,
but which are oi no avail to the thIrvu..
Naval Cadets.
There will be Il number of cadrt-hip
vacancies among the cadet mIdshipmrn
at the Naval Academy, 10 be illIed at the
annual examination, in Junene Mem
bcrs of the House of Representatives,
whose districts are not represented at the
Academy, are making their nominations
to the Secretary of the Navy.
Geoioei.t for the Black Hills.
The Secretary of the Interior has ap.
pointed Walker p. Jerry, geolo.ISt for
the exploration IF the Black Hills coun-
try. He will enter upon his work i'm
mrdistely.
The President will leave here next
week, for IL brief visit to New York, with
| the members of his family.
ConyIcts Attempt 10 Escape.
JEFFERSoNvuLE, March 2G.-Eighty
convicts in the State prison, ut work IN
in the foundry, made u boldand drspcr-
ate attempt to escape ut three . clock this
afternoon. They suddenly quit work,
ovcrpowered the guards, tied and blind
ed them and succeeded in partially cut
ting II hole through the outer wall
When the alarm was given the out-Id"
guard rushed to the rescue, and on the
top of the walls forced the conyictS, nj
the muzlle of their Spencer rifles, I"
deslst further attempt at escape. The
leaders in the conspiracy were promptly
dealt with, and all is quiet again.
Post flee and Records DestrOycd ed by
Fire.
Fulton. March pa fire hrok" ont
in the Postofllre building this morning,
destroying it, together with the journal
of the office and material records "i tn"
office. and other valuable papers and
books. The city record, including tn"
charter. were all burned; loss, $4,000;
insurance, $4,000.
Outrage by McNicans.
New ORLEANS, March ~ a Hal-
weston Nocs special from Corpus Chrsti,
Of March 2Gth says that large body oi
armed Mrxicaus attacked several ranches
about seven miles from this city, TINS
evening, and robbed ON" store, and took
several American prisoners. IN inya-
sion Of this city i apprrhcnd"d. tn"
excitement i intense and n!I the ciii|"hs
are III arms.
Victoria Denies the SOFT Impehch-
mcni.
New YORK, March 2d.-Nictoria
Wondhull has written q denial oi In"
truth of some of the accusations made 10y
the cnlorcd witness who testified IN TIE
Beecher trial on Thursday. She says
,I., 1;lt.r ,,.,..r -tuN.I IN her house bal