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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-15
WHO WOULD DE President:

The question of who would be Prcsi-
dent in case Of General GRANTS early
demise. is being revived in Washington,
and it is considered probable at the Ca
pital that should such sad event occur,
serious complications might arise. The
Democrats claim that Speaker kERR
would be the man. The subject has been
discussed in private senatorial caucus
and tho leading Democrats are
announced to have arrived at
this conclusion. They base it on an eI-
examination of the Constitutional pro-
visions relative to the Vice Presidential
succession and the rules and precedcnts
laid down in Jefferson's Manual, also in
the Revised Statutes, section l46. The
Democratic claim is based upon the alleged
vacancy now existing IN the Presidency
OF the Senate,
The following Is the passage IN Jetier-
sons Manual bearing on the subject. and
which is quoted to prove that the Senate
has no presiding officer, and that Senator
FERRYs term as president pro tenn has e1'
pired. "In the Senate President pro tenn,
in the absence Of the Vice President, is
proposed and chosen by ballot HIS office
;s understood to be determined on the
Vice President taking the chair or at the
,,aatinc of the Senate after the recess.
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to grass and cereals, crops which IN tne
end will be of more substantial benefit
than all the tobacco we could raise,
But suppose that our State was d TO-
bacco-growing State, still warehouses
would be of no substantial benefit. Ex-
perience has proven that they are de-
mauded at only such places as are known
to tho commercial world as regular To-
bacco-shipping ports or markets TO,
illustration, the State of Maryland
raises more tobacco to-day, than West
y,rp,nis ever will, and yet we have the
cry from all sidHsin that State demand
,np the destruction or removal OF the
two houses of inspection in the city OF
Baltimore, They are found TO be of no
value to the tobacco producers, but an
expense to the State. On tho other hand
these houseslare imperstively demanded
IN Richmond for the simple reason that
the capital city of Virginia Is tobacco
market. The tobacco growers OF Nir-
gluia, Maryland, North Carolina and
West Virginia Send their tobacco to
Richmond for inspection, simply because
that Is tho shipping market oil
the South, and all the ware
houses that we could build
along the Ohio river from this poIht to
the mouth of Big Sandy would not draw
the trade from that direction. We do
not reflect upon the people of PsrkerS
burg or Huntington for wanting any
thing that will prove Of local beneht,
but we do say that this measure Is futile,
against public policy and leading the
State into dance that she may weary OF.
We have no objection to the Legislature
saving to Psrkersburg, Huntington or
any other town, establish as many ware
houses as you please, but do not ask
the State to commit the great folly OF
going blipdfold into such position as
an acceptance of this proposition would
,,lopa hnr
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The Methodist Church and National
Politics.

NEW YORK, December l4.-Profcssor
Wells, who made speech before Bishop
Haven at the now famous Boston preach
ori' meeting. and to whom was attributed
the language that Grant was the saviour
OF his country, and the people could not
dispense with his services, writes card
to say: "The truth Is, I never alluded to
General Grant in any way, shape or
manner, and in the whole course OF my
remarks | had not the most distant
thought or allusion concerning what fol-
lowed. Indeed, | do not believe n single
individual came there with the slightest
anticipation of what would be said by the
Bishop. The whole tenor Of my speech,
from beginning to end, was a censure oi
ecclesiastical interference with the cIyll
government in Europe, and as such the
logical sequence could scarcely be the IN
termeddlng Of the Methodist Church
with national politics
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THE REMOVAL OF MIR. HENDER-
son.

The removal of OK Senator HENpER-
SON from the prosecution Of the whisky
-ing.tcrs. which duty he has performed
With 20 much ability and fearlessncs', is
commented upon by the entire press of
the country. with the exception Of that
portion which belongs body and soul to
the administration in terms of the great
est severity. 1t is regarded as n bold
stroke Of His EIcell"ucy To- be rid of one
who had been too successful and
energetic in conyictinG rs criminals
United States officials, and whom
WAS absolutely necessary to remove be-
- BtRCocK's case should come up.
Ia''s is much to substantiate this opin-
ion. 80 other man has studied these
''"' "horoughly or is so familiar with
'h' evidence. AZ is Mr. HENDERSON. II
M b17a.E is guilty, under this gen
'eWM 'sb,c management Of the prose
'..'' aN would most certainly be con-
'..ai there would be no hope for him'
'2l therefore HENDERsoSs renewal WAS
Unavoidable, if any such thing as a white
F''5 IS contemplated. A,,uredly by
his act, tho chances for such whitcwash
Me lmmenurably increased and further.
there is really nothing in what the gen
Iom,n said about the President to Justify
Tie charge that he had reflected upon
him IN an improper or even disrcspectful
manner. In the alleged obnoxious speech
after alluding to the Republican party as
composed Of men banded together 10
perPctrNte frauds upon the Government,
ne Asks what right had BABCoCK to 60
to DOUGLASS and induce him to with
draw his agents. And then he said
What right had the President to interfere
r.th Commissioner DOUGLASS in N,
proper discharge Of has d'stiss, Or lcih the
Treasurer? None; and DOUGLASS show
ed .smentsble weakness Of character
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CorOner's Verdict over the Victims OF
a Railroad.

BUFFALO, n. Y, December 13.-The
Coroner's Jury in the case of the recent
accident on the New York Central
Railroad, at East Buffalo, by which two
men were killed and a number of pas
sengers badly injured, to-day rendered a
verdict that II. Woods and Jos. Doley
met their deaths through the contemplate
false economy practiced by the New
York Central and Hudson River Rail
road Company, in not having sufficient
employees on the road. We further
blame said company for the irregularity
of running their trains on said road.
Further for violating city ordinances in
running their cars more than six miles an
hour within city limits.
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FOREIGN.
The Plot To Destroy the Steamship
MOseI.

The Plot 10 Destroy the Steamship
MOsel.
BREMEN, December 14-Tho WcScr
Zeitung this morning asserts that the
passenger Thomas confessed the inten-
tion of destroying the steamship Mosel,
for the sake of the Insurance. he held, and
implicated others in the plot. The re-
port requires confirmation.
BREMEN, December l4--Tbe man
Thomas, who is supposed to have owned
the case of dynamite which exploded at
Bremen Haven, is an American. He
has been residing for some months at
STROLLER, SaxOny.
DRESDEN, December 1.-THE police
made domiciliary visit to the abode OF
Thomas in STROLLER, but failed TO dis
cover anything throwing light upon the
terrible crime in which the man is iRl-
plicated. His wife has gone to Bremen
Haven.
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VIII the Legislature Pass Law
ImpaIring The Obligation Of Con-
tract

Editors Of the Register
This question is of interest now IN
view of the generally conceded fact that
contracts have already been made dis
posing of the vacancies on the Supreme
bench and in the Hardy Judicial circuit.
The Constitution rs well of this State
A. of tho United States forbids the pas
sage of any law which shall impair the
obligation of contract, and the correct
ness of the principle upon which these
provisions rest is not denied.
Ifthe Legislature should refuse to pass
the bill now pending, which provides for
the filling ofthose vacancies by appoint
ment, it would thereby virtually do that
which is forbidden by the Constitution.
The writer of this ia not much of a
lawyer but would suggest that the Leg
islature, if it should become recalcitrant
might be compelled by mandanlus to be
issued by the Governor to pass the bill
and thereby permit the contracts to be
executed. TYRo.
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baltimore Market.

BALTIMORE, December l4.-tlour
Steady and unchanged. Wheat-Dull;
No. > red western 81 3j. Corn
Quiet; western mixed, old, Csc; new
65Ic. Oats-Flrmer; western mixed 40;
white western 4jc. Rye-Quiet AT 500
Soc. Provisions-Quiet and heavy. Pork
Now $22 0O@,22 %. Bulk Meats
Loose nominal; packed fairly active;
shoulders S.@S4c clear rib ll@ll3c.
Bscon-Quiet; shoulders lOsc lie; clear
rib sides l3!@l4c. Hams-At l64c'
lGc. Butter-tlrm and unchanged. Cot
fse-oteady and unchanged. Whisky
Quiet and frmcr at 81 u.
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The miller. Of the Northwest.

CHICAGO, December l4.-The Mlllers
Of the Northwest met here this morning,
and during their session passed the fol
lowing resolution:
Rts0i,ed, That We, the Mllers Of the
Northwest, in convention assembled IN
Chicago, representing seventy-slx mills
with a minimum capacity Of 1900 bar
rels and maximum capacity oi
$1,000 barrels of -four per day,
do most earnestly protest against
the last advances from so to 20
cents per barrel or -four rates. 1t Is the
last straw that breaks the camels back.
We also protest against the railroad COM
panies discriminating in favor Of wheat
against -four as being unjust, and we ask
the railroads toconcede 10 cents per bsr:
rel from their present -four rates and
place -four rates always on An even loot
ing with wheat rates.
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Mr.. Randall asked him whether he
objected to the resolution.
Mr.. Kasson replied that he made no
objection to anything that was consistent
with the successful prosecution of the
pending proceedings.
Mr. Randall SAID that the object
was to have the Honse fully informed of
what was being done in the matter by
he Government.
Mr. Hoar intimated that the effect
would be to expose to the whisky ring
the purposes of the Government.
Mr.. Randall replied that the resolution
contemplated no such purpose.
The resolution then went over until
10 morrow.
Adjourned.
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Another DecIination TO Act as 'oun'
.eIrnder Presidential Dietntion.

Sr. LOUIS. December I4.-A disPatch
from Attorney General Pierrepont to
District Attorney Dyer, says the com,
mission of Colonel James q Broadhead
as special counsel in the whisky pro'ecu-
tions has been forwarded with retainer
of one thousand dollars. Another dis
patch says the President desired e1-Gov-
ernor REYNOLDS to be engaged to assist
Colonel Broadhead Mr.. Reynolds has
been preferred the appointment but has
declined.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
New York Money and Stock
Market.

NEW YORK, December l4.-MoNEY-
Active at 4@6 per cent; closed at .
per cent. Prime mercantile paper 6(dS
per cent. Exports 1862, 900. Customs
receipts S247,0OO. The Assistant Treas
urer disburSed Sl35, 100. Clearings $29,-
100000. Sterling exchange steady St
1850 4S9.
GOLD-Opened and closed at ll4s,
sales being made in the meantime at
ll4B. Rates for carrying were |, 2, and
IL per cent. Loans were also made fat
GovERNMEsTs-Higher and in brisk
hnmanI
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Philadelphia Wool Market

PHILADELPHIA, December l4.-Woo.
Active and frmer; supply reduced,
with tendency towards higher
prices; Ohio, Pennsylvania and
West Virgins k and above 46G Soc
extra 47@ 4sc; memium 5O6 SIC; coarse
46(a 49c; New York, Michigan, and
Indiana fine 42G,43ci medium 49@,
SAC; coarse 46Cd49c; combing washed 5s
a SIC; dounwashed 424c; fine unwashed
goa SIC, coarse and medium unwashed
35ld3Sc; tub washed 49G 66c; extra and
merino pulled 38(a42ci No. and super
fine pulled $50 42c.
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Toledo Marke

TOLEDO, November II - Flour
Quiet and unchanged. Wheat-Steady
and in moderate demand; No. white
81 IL; No. 3 do 81 2i!; No. | whito
Michigan 81 2S; amber Michigan, spot,
81 2l!; No 2 amber 99c; No. red 81 Od.
Corn-Quiet and unchanged; high mixed
new So; seller December i9!ci low mix
ed new 49Jc; no grade new 4SIci dam
aged new i55c. Oats-Dull; white 40;
Michigan 3jc; rejected Bic.
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place by usurpatiOn and federal power.
fSlight applause in the gallery, but
promptly checked.
The question being on the motion of
Mr.. West TO grant the request TO with
draw the credentials, it was agreed to
yeas 80, nays rs.
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Gko, CREEL, Esq editor and proprie
..- Of the NetO State Gazette, .Moundsvilic'
was IN the city yesterday, His paper
ass fne circulation and offers medium
through which the merchants of Wheel
ing may reach the purchasing public Of
Marshall county.
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Novel Way Of Paying Bets.

LOUISVILLE, December IA novel
way of paying bets has been developed
in this city since the recent city election.
Losers of wagers by the terms Of the bets
are compelled to walk several miles
along the public thoroughfares, playing
hand-organ, singing and collecting
money, which it handed over to the
orphans.
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THE New York Herald Almanac for
1915, puts the population of Charleston,
the former capital of West Virginia, at
four hundred and forty-four thousand
and fourteen souls. Charleston mast
have "shrunk the durndest" since tho
Almanac man was down there.
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View York Dry Goods Market.

NEW YORK, December l4.-Busines'
was quiet in nearly all departments Of
trade. Blesched shirtings sold in liberal
amounts at low prices. Brown shirting'
firm and fairly active. Cottonades ruled
quiet. Co.ored cottons moved slowly.
Plaid prints ra her less active, but steady.
Cassimeres in fair request by clothiers.
Worsted coatings quiet. Foreign good
I,,n
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AWRONG IMPRESSION.

Certain political newspapers in this
Stat. are holding out the idea that they
h,v, Nror selected, by the Stat" Grange
nAa.-.ot, II. mputhpicccs for that or
..riz,,rvr and n-r thereby injuring the
Gr.nc, cause. We are authorized by a
promin.n: member of the State Grange,
to state rha, the Convention at Anderson
adopted no such policy, b1t unanimously
.elcctcd the Farmers Friend, pablished
by R. H. THOMAS, at Mechanicsburg,
Pennsylvania, exclusively in the interest
Of the order, as the organ for the State
Grange Of West Virginia. for the en-
suing year, and a committee was ap-
pointed to take into consideration the
p-opricly Of establishing an organ os'dc
ne Grange
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QUITE an interesting discussion took
place Yesterday in the L. ). Senate on
tn. question of permission being granted
M MCMILLAN, Of Louisiana, to with
draw hi, credentials given him by Gov
.rnor McExEnY a. Senator elect from
that State. For while it seemed as If
IN. old subject of KELLoGGs right to the
.ubern.torial chair would be again gem
srally discussed, and the solid Demo-
cratic vote against the with
iIral shows that the Demo
cratic Senators are not willing
:. .cqulesce in tho outrage which put
XIlLoGG in office against the wishes OF
II, people Of the State and kept him
,l.-. BY means of Federal bayonets. 1t
svery hard for so aagrant piece of
tyranny to be quietly accepted by Amer
isn,, and all the WHEELER comPro-
n,es in the world will not serve to keep
It from presenting itself continually to
IA. attention OF the p1blic.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-15

Fgou our reports tins morning the
,-.r,5i.ites are that the weather to-day
will be partly cloudy, with easteEly and
,outherly winds, higher temperature, and
n5.,ibly rain or snow
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Cleveland Market.

CLEVELAND, December l4.-PeLroleum
Firm and heavy; standard white no.
test, 9.c; State 1902 test, l0sc; Michigan
State test, l3c, car lots.
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PIttsburgh Market.

PITTSBURGH, December li.-Petrole-
um-Steadyi crude ii 81! at Parker :;
refined l2!c for Philadelphia delivery
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RAILROAD BoYDs The leading feature
was an advance in Chicago and North
western consolidated coupon gold bonds
from s53 to S6,uuder large purchases do
consolidated plain sold at 99l. Central
Pacific ~. Union Pacific sinking tund-
93t.
STATE BoNDs-Dull
STocKs-Dull and featureleSs. Market
at the opening was weak and prices de-
clined i to I, but At the close the market
was firm under the lead OF North.
western which advanced to 4O4 and the
decline of this morning in the general
list was recovered. Erie preferred was
notably strong. The transactions on the
Stock Exchange to-day aggregated 49,
600 shares. Of which 7.OOa were Pacific
Mail, $4,000 Western Union, 1000
Northwestern, 26,000 Lake Shore, 900
Ohios and 5000 Union Pacific
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John Alexander, aged 20 and an en-
ploye of Morgsn's railroad at New Or
leans. was run over yesterday morning
and instantly killed.
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VOL. Is.
at'hrelina aegister.

GOLD closed in New York yesterday
:, IA.
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Mayor Cobb, of Boston, is reelected
by about $500 plurality, The Citizens
ticket is doubtless generally successful
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ISvEsTIGATIoS is tho watchword IN
Congress. Not only is Senator HENRY
G.. DAVIS looking after deficient and de-
faulting officials; but in the House, reSo-
lutions to investigate QuartermaSter-
General MEIGG's absence from his post
,rs removal of ex-senator HENDERSON
-,m the prosecution of the crooked
gbiskv ring. and the action of the Gov
eminent in said prosecution generally,
have all been introduced. Tho majority
IN the lower House evidently under
stands its duty, and means business.
The Grangcrs have set on foot move
mont looking to the erection of build
iag, in Louisville, Kentucky, by the or
i,r throughout the United States, to be
tho headquarters of the National Grange
1t is proposed to raise money enough for
It's erection by assessing ten cents on
zach Patron Of Husbandry in the coun-
Nv. and i. Is estimated that over $4,000
r.n he secured IN this way. Some time
may cl,pso before the plan is carried
out but is regarded as certain to be
done eventually
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nYER,s DETERMINATIONS.

Dyer used these very words tonight
to an informant of mine:-"1'll convict
Babcock before any jury of Missourians
or I'll quit the State"
The indignation here over Hend"r-
sons removal is So great that several
meetings of semi-public character were
held last evening at Tyrolean Hall and at
the Court House,
1t is not considered probable that the
trial will proceed for a couple of weeks
in any case, as Babcock's counsel will no
doubt demand time toprepare themselves.
THE WHISKY "RINo' DELIGHTED.
1t is worthy of mention that Hender-
son thinks the evidence against Babcock
is stronger than in any OF the cases IN
which A conviction has been secured
Judge John NJ. Krum and Judge Ches.
ter, the Krums father and son. will prob
ably be Baboock's counsel. The strangest
feature in the case is that the whisky
ring are quite overjoyed at Babcock's
indictment. All spirit of mutual help
has vanished. The "ring' is in state of
complete dsintegration, "each for HIM
self and the devil for them all, as the old
proverb says.
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BABCOCK'S Bette NOIR.
Rumors of the Displacement Of Dis
trict Attorney Dyer.
Henderson on Grant-The SECOND
Chapter I'm Course Of Preparation
The Terrible Indictment.

ST. LOUIS, December II, 1S75.-There
is an apprehension here that there are 10
be some more removals among the OIL
fcials who have been conducting the
prosecution in the whisky cases. DIS
trict Attorney Dyers name was not sent
in for confirmation along with the batch
of appointments submitted to the Senate
last Tuesday, and that officer momenta-
rily expected to be ordered down and
out. Ex-senator Henderson will finish
a vindlcation of his recent course in CEN
suring the President during ,he present
week, and it is understood that 1t will DO
the most startling arragnment OF the
present administration yet published.
GREAT EXCITEMENT
prevails here, even on this day OF rest,
in regard to the approaching trial OF
General Babcock, and it has been greatly
enhanced by Henderson's removal. 1t IS
generally considered that Hendersons
dismissal was an unjust outrage, he hIs
remarks are not understood rs having re-.
hected in the least upon the President. A
large number of influential ST. Loulsans
told me tonight, that they believed that
Henderson's removal was in reality not
caused by his speech at ALL but by
THE YEAR OF THE PREsIDENT.
that Babcock would certainly be convict
ed through Henderson's indomitable en-
ergy and determination, and that Hen
derson must be put out of the way II
Babcock was to be saved, They say that
Henderson was more familiar with all
the evidence against Babcock than any
other man in st. Louis, and that the
witnesses of the prosecution, many OF
whom were themselves implicated in the
crimes of this "Ring," trusted 20 his
promises of future leniency as they
would to no other man, and that, there
fore, the evidences OF BAD
cocks conviction would be
greatly weakened by Henderson's
removal. Everybody mere believes that
Henderson would have convicted Bab.
cock. AS regards the probabilities of the
result, now that Henderson is out OF the
way, the general opinion is still that al
most any jury in Missouri would con-
vct Babcock ifthe prosecution is only IN
earnest, and it is beloved that District
Attorney Dyer is too fearless and inde.
pendent to shrk his duty, even If by so
doing he might forfeit the favor OF the
administration.
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HOUSE.

The Speaker called the States for bills
and resolutions, under which call bills
etc, were introduced as follows: By Mr..
Blaine, proposing an amendment to the
Constitution, providing that no State
shall make any law respecting the eStsb-
fishing of religion or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof, and that no money
raised by taxation in any State for the
support of the public schools or derived
from any public fund thereof or any
public lands devoted thereto, shall ever
be under control OF religious sectS, and
that no money or lands so devoted shall
be divided among religious sects or de-
nominations.
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Quarter-Master General Meigs 10 be
Investigated.

By Mr. Eli, directing the Secretary Of
War to transmit copies of the orders and
instructions under which Quarter Master
General Meigs is acting for the Govern
men during his sb sence from ths United
States.
By Mr.. Banner-A bill to restore the
franking privilege for the Congress
sional record and public documents.