The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-10


regretted that these stories had gone
abroad about Beecher, but got over my
indignation when Titon disclaimed the
authorship Of the charges.
After recess Becker resumed his
place on the stand and his cross-examin-
alton was continued by Mr.. Fullerton.
His testimony developed nothing new or
of interest.
Ferry President pro TEN OF the Sen-
WASHINGTON, March 9.-In the caucus
of the Republican Senators to-day, Mr..
Ferry was chosen President pro ten, of
the Senate, and on the meeting of that
body he was elected, receiving 80 votes
to % for Mr.. Thurman. The caucus ap-
proved the report of the committee on
Revision and Standing Committees.
The Caucus agreed to give the Demo-
Gratis the chairmanship and Il majority OF
the Committee on Revolutionary Claims,
in addition to the two committees here
tofore controlled by them; Private Land
Claims, and Engrosscd Bills. Some OF
the standing committees formerly CON
sisting of seven members now have nine,
in which the Democrats have three men,
beas, and in the committees Of eight mem
bers, seven of them have two members.
The caucus debated the subject of Sar-
gcant-at- Arms, and the name Of Charles
Kennedy, of New York, was pressed to
succeed the present incumbent The
question will he disposed of at an ad-
journed meeting on Thursday.
Changes in the Standing Ommt tees
WASHINGTON, March 9.-In the Senate
standing committees the following
changes have been made in chairman
ships Conkling has come on the Com
merce in place Of Chandler; Hamlin,
POstoifices and Postroads, i'll place OF
Ramsey; Oglesby, Public Lands IN place
of Sprague; Ingalls,, Pensions in place of
Boreman; West, Railroads in place Of
Hamlin; Boutwell,, Revision OF Laws in
place Of Conkling; Patterson, Education |
and Labor in place of Flanagan Clayton,
Civil Service and Rctrcnchment in place !
of Wright Two committees were given
to the Democrats, Thurman being chair |
man of that on Private Land Claims and |.
Stevenson chairman of that on Revolu- |
tionary Claims.
Funeral Of tho Vicar General of the
Cleveland Diocese.
CLEVELAND March 9.-Thc funeral
obsequics of the late Very Rev. james &. |
Honorary, Vicar General of the Catholic !
diocese Of Cleveland, took place to-day |.
from st. Johns Cathedral. The services |
were long and very impressive, about
seventy priests from this and other do
ceses taking part. An eloquent tribute .
to the memoly of the deceased was de- |
ivered by the Rev. w. }. Gibbons. !
Nearly all the Catholic societies of the !
city, followed by long line of carriages |
and large crowd of people followed the
remains to the grave.
Extra Session of the Indiana Legis-
Iature.
IHDIANAPoLIs, March 9.-The Indiana
Legislature assem blcd in extra session
this morning. The Senate organized
with the election of John Overmeyer,
w. II. Smith and John o. Hardesty as
secretary, assistant secretary and princi-
pal door keeper. The officers of the
House in the regular session were re.
elected. At ten o'clock both houses met
in Joint convention to receive the Gov
ernor's message. The session was called
to put in shape the revenue and appro-
priation bills; bills regulating fees and
salaries of public officers, and regulating
the sale of Intoxicating liquors. 1t will
adjourn next Tuesday.
Onio State Grange.
CoLUMBus, March 9.-The Ohio State
Grange met to-day with between 100
and 200 delegates present. The morn
Ing was gwen entirely to organization.
At the afternoon session it was found
that there was 234 regular delegates
present, and visiting brothers and sisters
enough to make an aggregate OF between
five and six hundred.
The annual report of the Secretary
shows that at the beginning of the year
for which the report is made there were
5l7 Oranges in Ohio while now there are
LAG Oranges in the State in good work
ing order, with $4,000 members. Last
wear. only about one half of the counties
were represented ut the State Convcn-
tion while each county Is now represented
Treaties with Belgium and Hawaii
WASHINGTON, March 9.-The President
to-day sent to the Senate a supplement-
al treaty with Belgium, with the view OF
securing better reciprocal commercial
relations between the two countries.
The Hawaiian treaty was informally
nsferred TO the new Committee on
Foreign Relations.
The aggregate sum in the twelve gem
eral appropriation bills passed during the
late session of Congress, is about Sl15,-
600, 900. apart from other bills contain
ing appropriations.
The first official act of Mr.. Ferry, of
Michigan, new President pro tenn. OF the
senate, was to administer the oath of
Office to Hon. Newton Booth, new Senator
from California.
An American Archbishop TO be Made
cardinal.
New YORK. March "a special dis
patch to the New York Fre,qaHS Journal |
announces that at consistory TO he
held Monday next, March 10, Archbish-
op McCloskey, of New York; Monsegnor
Dedechwaki, Archbishop of Posen and
Grilsen, in Prussia; Deschamps, Arch I
bishop of Mechlin and Primate Of BeISl-
um; Archbishop Manning of West
minister, and Monseignors Baitolini and
Giarrell of the Roman court, Will he
created Cardinals.
AValiant Virginia Mother.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, March 9.-The
Gazette has report from Faugucr
county, Va. that on Saturday lasta coli
ored man named Haines went 10 the
house of his mistress. between Mark
ham and Piedmont; and seizinga hatchet I
made murderous assault upon the chIl-