The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-17

Monday next until January l. He de
sired to have these resolutions before tht
Senate as soon as possible, and gave noticC
that he would offer them on Tuesday, thu
llth Of January.
THE HOLIDAY ADJOURNMENT,
The Chair laid before the Senate the
concurrent resolution from the House Of
Representatives providing that when the
two Houses adjourn on Monday next, il
be to meet Tuesday, January 4, 1876.
Mr.. Thurman said some Of the Senators
could not reach here by Tuesday, the 4th
and he therefore moved TO amend by in
seEting Wednesday, January5.
The amendment was agreed to and the
resolution adopted as amended.
AN ALCOHOLIC COMMISSION.
The Senate and House bill providing
for q commission on the sub ieCt Of the
alcoholic liquor traffic requires the Pres.
ident to appoint to confirmation by the
Senate a commission OF five persons,
neither OF whom shall be Federal office.
holders nor an advocate OF temperance
or total abstinence, who shall serve with
out salary, and also inquire and take
testimony as TO the practical results Of
license and prohibitory legislation for
the prevention Of intemperance In the
several States OF the Union. The bill
appropriates ten thousand dollars for
necessary expenses and requires the COM
mission to report the result OF their In
yestigations TO the President, to be by
him transmitted to Congress,
The Bremen IIaIer DlsaSter-The
DiabOliCaI Wretch COnleSseS
His Guilt-SOme History OF His
Life.
New YORK, December 16.-According
to Bremen Haler dispatches Thomas, the
owner Of the cask Of dynamite which
caused the terrible disaster at Bremen
Hafer, has confessed his guilt, saying he
had an accomplice in New York. The
motive for this diabolical scheme appears
to have been to procure exaggerated and
fictitious insurance and to share II after.
wards with others. Thomas Is quite con.
sCious and answers all questions, but the
bullets have nOtyet been extracted from
his head. From what Is known the bar
rel prepared for this shameful work was
made strongly by a Bremen cooper and
partitiOned, one part containing the
dynamite and the other the apparatus for
exploding 1t. He intended 10 place the
helliSh machine on the Deutschland, but
II was not ready In time.
The WeSer Zeitung adds: We commu.
nicate with certainly that the number OF
victims killed and wounded amounts to
lao. WIN. X. Thomas ia the full name Of
the man, and since his attempted suicide
he has made full confession. He was
born In New York; married q New
Orleans lady; he lived in Virginia dur
Ing the war, and was engaged in the bust.
ness OF blockade running, Whereby he
grew rich; since 1866 he has resided here
and at LeipsiC, and last at Stiethelen near
Dresden. lie appears to have lost his
money and became embaraSsed he was
for time in America during the past
summer; the last time he went without
the knowledge Of his family, and when he
returned he wrote his banker here, that
he had made arrangements which would
enable him to pay his debts; indeed he
was highly esteemed by the people In
Germany; his house has been searched
but nothing was found connected with the
disaster. Thomas has attempted to com.
nit suicide again by tearing Of the dress.
ings from his wounds.