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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-18
CHARLESTON.
The Legislature Redeemed.
Ais Well that Ends Well.
Hon. Allen T. Caperton, our
Senator.
The Capital Question Settled.
1t will not be Vetoed-Gener-
al Satisfaction all
Around.
The Capital Question Settled.
The Governor Coming to
Wheeling.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. Il.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. Il.
Special To- the Register.
1t is stated this morning that the Gov
ernor has signed the Capital Bill. He
has publicly announced that he will not
veto il.
In ioint session to-day the Hon. Allen
7. Caperton was elected United States
Senator. The first ballot stood, Caperton
50; Judge Moore, 25; Price, -.
The members then began changing
their votes, and when the result of the
second ballot was announced it stood
thus: Capcrton, 6S; Judge Berkshire,
II. l..
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Philadelphia Market.

PHILADELPHIA, February lI.-Fiom
Quiet and weak ,uperhnc 50 5Ofr
2 i: Wisconsin and Minnesota extra
q s7Jmj %; Penu.yIvana, Ohio and
Indiana - l5@t 90 Wheat-Dull; red
81 l7Ml "a; amber 81 20 Rye-@jc.
Corn-Held frmcr; yellow SO; mixed
western isle. Oats-Limited demaudi
white 6Sc Pork-Steady at $40 jOlg
20 %, Clover Seed-Scarce at ll4lg
ll3c. Butter-Stcady; New York and
Bradford Co. extras &jCr BIC; do tirst' 50
G35c. Cheesc-Firm; New Iark fancy
l63Gl7c. Eggs-Firn at 3s@ ilc. Pc
troleum-Firm; refined lic; crude lO!c.
Wbi.kv-Sl o.. and nominal.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-18
Toledo Market.

TOLEDO, February l7.--Flour Quiet
but unchanged. Whcat-Quict; extra
81 lO!Ml II; No. | white Michigan
81 %; extra do 81 l4!; amber white
Michigan 5 %; extra do 81 li!; amber
81 O6l; seller April 81 10; seller May,
II l2f; No . red II OGi. Corn-DuIl;
high mixed G6tc; seller March rs; seller
April G9Ic; seller May 1lic; low mixed
$500 G6c. Oats-Quiet and unchanged.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-18
wheeling stock Market.
WHEELING, FebruarY ] !

The following are the arrivals Of stock
at the Christman House yards during
last week, and the prices paid:
CATTLE.-Thc arrivals were - head
and sold at 50 50CG 90.
HoGs.-ArriyaI- l2i head, at s. j0@
: -.
CALvEs.-Arriyals - head, at g jO@
s % per head.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-18
THE LEGISLATURE.
THURSDAY, February II, 1879
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

The committees reported.
A bill establishing county court and
board of Commissioners for Mineral ana
Hampshire counties, was ordered 10 II
second reading.
At this point Mr.. y. b. Cabell, the
70 ant witness before the Investigating
Committee, appeared at the bar TO an
,wer charge of contempt Of the House.
"A full report of these proceedings
have already appeared i'll our columns.
Mr.. Stewart moved to suspend the
rules and take up the bill to temporarily
remove the Capital to Wheeling.
Mr.. Warden demanded the previous
question which was put and the rules sus-
pended.
MIr. Chapman moved to amend the
billby inserting that the bill take effect in
ninety years, instead OF days.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. B:akemore offered substitute for
the bill, providing for placing the seat of
government ut MartinSburg permanently
and appropriating a sufficient sum to
carry out such removal.
At noon the Senate was announced AS
TtauN 10 PIOCcCu " Da4iOI io' ''ci1uN'I,
after which the House took recess until
4P.M. At this hour the House re-as-
semb ed, and the whole session was con-
sumcd with speecher upon the amend
mcnt offered by Mr. Blalsemore.
Mr.. Schon was allowed to introduce
5ill for the protection Of game, birds,
etc.
FRIpAY Fphruarv u
Mr.. Camden reported from Judiciary
that it opposed the resolution with re-
gard to granting licenses to sell spiritu-
/ Gus liquors, and concerning county courts
trying cases involving sums over $50.
The committee recommended the passage
OF the bill changing the code concerning
/ cstrays and drift property.
Mr.. Bennett reported from the Fl
nance Committee II bill making apprO-
priaton to pay general charges on the
Treasury. The bill was ordered to its
second reading.
Mr.. CLAYTON, from the Committee on
Education, reported adversely on the bill
abolishing the Lewisburg independent
school district, and bill changing the
boundary line of Moundsvile indepen-
dent school district.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Bennett, to convey land sold
aud not conveyed in the life Of the VEN
dor.
Mr. Camden presented the petition Of
John T. Boggcss and l25 other citizens
of Harrison, asking that dogs be taxed.
On motion of Mr.. Dennis the bill to
pay Tor the State House now in use, was
taken up and passed to its second read
ing.
The bill to prevent cruelty to animals
was taken up and passed.
At noon the Senate proceeded to the
! House of Delegates to ballot for Senator,
adjournment until p. m.
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'Corroboration or the Capital News.

CHARLESTON, February Il.
Special To the Register.
The Governor informed me this morn
ing that he would not veto the Capital
Bill, 80 it is settled. Miller and myself
will leave for home on the first train
The Governor will come to W hecling as
soon as the Legislature adjourns, to make
arrangements for moving.
GEO. K. TINGLE.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-18
RAILROAD BONDS - Firm.
Sr,rr R,Sps- -uuirt


STATE BONDs-Quict
SToCKs-Thc market has been in the
main lower. The failure of Nyse i Co,
and the fear that the contest between the
Baltimore X Ohio and Pennsylvania
Railroads may extend to other lines, had
depressing influence. In the early
dealings the decline ranged from to ! Z.
Lake Shore and Union Pacific were cX-
ceptionally firm, the foImer, i is said,
having received the personal support Of
Vanderbilt to the extent of the purchase
of 10000 shares. The greatest decline
was III Pacific Mail, Northwestern
following. Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
sold at 223 against u Yesterday. Dur
ING the last hour the market recovered
Ia z from the lowest point, but in the
final dealings this was lost. Western
Union was notIceably weak, and de-
clined to 7O{ on the agitation in Con-
gress about the bill regulating telegraph,.
Lake Shore declined to ~; Ohios sold
down 20 % regular and 245 seller sixty
DAYS; Union Pacific declined to 34ii
Wabash was exceptionally firm, rising
to l0S. The transactions aggregated
2G5.O00 shares, of which 10000 were Pa
cifc Mail, $4,000 Western Union, 3d.,
600 Northwestern, 10000, st. Paul,
5000 Erie, $4,000 Lake Shore, 2l,OOO
Ohios, 5000 Wabash, and 10000 Union
Pacific
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Cleveland Market.

CLEVELAND, February l7.-Whcat-
Quiet and unchanged. Corn-steady
and unchanged. Oat,-Firm and IN
changed. Petroleum-Firm; standard
white Ike; Ohio State test l2tc; small
lots lG2c higher.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-18
The Great Scandal.

New YORK, February l7.-This morn
ing Tilton resumed his place in the wit
ness chair, when the Court was opened,
and his redirect examination was con-
tiuucd by cx-Judge Fullerton. The
Court admoni>hcd the audience to pre-
serve perfect order hereafter, and neither
express appreciation or disapproval.
When all the parties to the suit were in
Court the witness continued:
cant fix the precise date of the
chance interview between Mrs. Tilton
and myself when Bessie Turner was pres
cnt and heard the whole story, but Think
il was after her return from Marietta.
Mr.. Evarts objected to this answer on
the ground that nothing about this mat
ter had been called forth by any question
to the witness in cross examination.
Judge Fullerton contended that this
matter had been brought out by the
other side.
Mr.. Evarts replied that it was not
elected 10y direct question, but was
volunteered by the witness, which coun-
sci entered as disclaimer.
Mr.. Beach argued that Mr.. Evarts had
put the question in relation to persons to
whom the witness had told the whole
story.
The Court decided that the question
was in proper order.
Witness then resumed-l think it was
on the afternoon of the day that Mrs. Til
ton returned from Marietta, Ohio, that
this conversation took place.
The witness was asked what the whole
story was.
Mr.. EvartS objected, and Judge Neil
son said he would rule it out.
Judge Fullerton argued against its be-
ing ruled out, but the Judge adhered to
his decision.
Witness then testified that the sug-
gcstion of Mr.. Bcechcrs visit to Mrs.
Tiltun, after the writing of the letter Of
confession. came from BGecher
An argument then ensued between
the Counsel, rs to the right of witness to
explain II seeming inconsistency between
this latter answer and an answer given
in his examination, when he said
you can 60 to the house and see Eliza
BETH as it is only a few steps.
Witness was allowed to explain that
he made the latter remark after Beech
ers proposition to visit Mrs. Tilton.
Witness continued-My wife told
Mrs. Morse, and she was almost wild
about it.
Mr.. Evaris objected TO this answer,
but the Court ruled that it might stand
on record.
The witness said. | considered the
seven thousand | received from Mr.
Bowen for my contract, to be my just
due: Mrs. Woodruff was broker in
Wall street, and kept an office like other
brokers; | know that the contents Of the
Catherine Faunt letter were commune
Gated by another person than myself.
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VOL. r..
at'hecllna &eelster,
Gold closed III New York yesterday

Gold closed il New York ye-teT""'
al ll5.
FROM our reports this moT""7 I
pr.babili,ir- are tina: th" weather St, ''
will be partly cloudy with northwest
Wind. ami lower :enr"-''"Te'
1>..,ar.,.,n with the news OF the
........y .n United states Senator we
.-. +, formed ,hs. the Governor has pub
,...ry announced that ne will not veto the
-,, 10 remove tA" Capital, 80 we may re-
gard ;aa, question st, settled. This VIII
b. welcome news to q larger portion oil
Oh, state. and theunivcrsal verdict'' one
favor toward, the Democratic Legs
g.ure. which has shown so much wisdom
.ocatins the Capital, and giving Us SO
..no'lcnt 81 senator.
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what he Undersuands by COmmun-
Ism.

understand by commune in France
that after France was disturbed by the
fall of the government parties We're en-
deavoring to establish local self-govern-
lncnt. which was communism, but to
transplant the French system of Repub-
licanism here, il would be called despot-
ism; know that Roussel was not con-
cernci in the death of the Archbishop
Of Paris, and that he used every means
to prevent it; the object OF this
procession in New York was to appro-
priatcly testify TO tie regard in which
young RouSsel was held by all lovers of
civil liberty. Ii was my wife that sug-
gestcd that the little school girl should be
taken to Win>tead CONNECTICUT. She
was mcmber of my family and proteSe
of nv wife. She had come 10 our house
ia i'll health. but had recovered; when
nv wife proposed l should take her with
me and | should say her age was 10 or
II. Inever INDUCED in riotous living
but lived in the style which man of my
means could assume before the founding
Of the Golden Age. | went with Mr..
Woodrutfto see Mr.. Jackson ). Shultz,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-18
An Escaped Criminal shot and Re
captured

PGTTsBURGH, February l7.-Jo seph
McMulhn, a convict who made his cS-
cape from the Western Pcntentiarv on
Monday last in rather mysterious
manner, was tracked last night TO Wilk-
in>burg. seven miles from here. where he
had taken refuge in the house of George
Grady. On the approach Of the officers
McMullin jumped through second story
window and started on run.
The officers gave chase, calling ON him
to stop. and emphasizing the command
by firing at him McMullen returned
the fire. but without effect, and was
finally shot through the arm and cap
turcd. He WAS at once returned to the
pcnItcntiary. where his wound was drcs-
sed. An investigation will be held to-
morrow TO inquire into the manner OF
his escape
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ANTWERP, February l7.-Petroleum
- Refined 80
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x Dispatch from Berlin states that
g.-o- William is indisposed 1t is de-
That General Won Maltkc.s i'll ness
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-18
Gas Explosion.

DES MONIES, IA, February IS At
II O'Clock tonight, the large gas meter
OF the Des MoineS gas works exploded,
and in moment the whole works were
on fire, and they are now burning fierce
ly. It's probable the whole building
will be consumed. One man is missing,
and 1t is feared he was killed and COW
cred by the debris. The fire department
is working with all possible energy.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-04
4 Joking .lginsfrcl's Exhibit.

Charley Backus, the practical joker, was
in small town in Connecticut the other
day, and As he started for New York he
stood on the rear platform OF the last car
Of the train. Jast IS the whistle was blown
and the cars began to move, Backus espied
a big fellow louuging in the depot, and
shaking Lis fst at him in assumed rage, lie
shouted:
"Oh, there you are, you villain, I've been
looking for you all over this cursed town.
On, yoa knave, you thief, you sc1iSd dreI."
4: this time the train was rapiN!D moving z
out OF the depot, aud B4ckus wildly shook
his fist at the aatonished stranger, scream
ing, Don't wish | had time to get of and
thrash you, you se0undrei"'
To the horror Of the minstrel Joker the
train was stopped and backed into the de-
pot. BaCkus made a rush for his compart-
ment in the drawingroom car and locked
himself in, just as the brawny-isted depot
lounger boarded the train and howled:
Where ls that damned duffer who has
been looking ali over this ere town tor
me?'
Backus kept himself in his prison until he
reached New York.-New York Sun.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-04
The Third Term,

Now that General Grant has written a
letter on the third term question, we shall
not change the opinion we have so often
expressed, to the effect that tne subject
does not belong to the politics of the pres
ent, and that it's decision does not rest
with General Grant, or with any man or
set CT men now vested with authority to
speak for the Republican party There
never has been time wien General Grant.
of bis own viii or desire, could have Sc
cured a third nomination. 1t never was
more than bare possibility, and it was
only a possibility because of the sheer folly
OF declaring anything il the politics of this
country year hence an lmpOssibllity. To
declare one way or the other on the sub
lect has seemed to us absurd, and we still
believe that General Grant would have
pursued a wiser course by continuing TO
disregard the clamor of the noisy and scary
politicians who have allowed themselves TO
lie frightened by this great Democratic
bugaboo.
Now that the letter has come, however. il
is, like every other utterance from the same
source, concise and pointed. General Grant
does not desire another nomination, and
would not accept it, save under circ,n-
stances which are not likely to occur. The
Democratic newspapers and politicians will
now harp on what they will call the "sa9iDg
- duSS Vi mo iCLLti, AiCn lltF VIII UlS-
cover in the apparent admission that cir
cumstanCes may arise under which third
nomination would be accepted. Every
act of tho administration Will be
tortured and twisted into an effort
to produce these circumstances. II
federal influence is called for in the South,
it will be heralded as an evidence of deter
ninatiOn to make a third term necessary;
if complications with foreign governments
arise, they will be translated in the same
light And so On to the end of the chapter
SO we fear that General Grant viii find. in
less than q month, that the honesty and
candor which characterize his letter have
been lost upon the very men tor whom this
declaration was intended ana that, II
these who forced the issue upon Inn did SO
ior the purpose of keeping it unsettled,
aud not 70" the purpose of settling it, so
they Will continue to miscoDstrue his utter
ances and to pervert his manifest meaning.
81. Louis Globe Democrat
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-04
Tie Death Of Mcpherson.

The officer whose command gave rise TO
so much bitterness of feeling was the bril-
liant young MCPHERSON, whose death came
upon the country so grIevOus!y at the out
set of this campaign Hood had been ap.
pointed to command the Army of the South
in place of Joe Johnston. because of his be-
ing ''better fighter" Mcpherson and
Hood had been in the same class at West
Point, and when it was learned that Hood
had been given the command of the Oppos-
ing army it was agreed that we ought to be
unusually cautious and prepared at all
times tor sal3ies and hard fighting; for
Hood, though not deemed much of scholar
or OF great mental capacity, was undoubt-
edly brave. determined and rash man. 1t
was during the progress of sally suddenly
made by Hood tor the purpose of turn
ing Shermans rear that the noble
young Mcpherson lost his life. 1t was in
rha morning about eleven o'clock. Nc
Pherson had called on Sherman to talk
about the prospects of the day. They
walked to road, a short distance, and sat
down at the foot of a tree to study map.
There was an occasional musketry firing
and artillery, but suddenly in one part Of
the line an occasional shot began to be
heard. Sherman asked Mcpherson what it
meant. I'VE took my pocket compass"
says Sherman, which l always carried
with me, and by noting the direction of the
sound we became salts led that the firing
was to far to our left rear to be explained
by known facts, and he hastily called for
his horse, his staff and his orderlies. Nc
Pherson was then 10 his prime. about thir-
t. four years old, over six feet high, and a
very handsome man in every way, univer-
sally liked and had many noble qualities.
He had on his boots outside his pantaloOns,
gauntlets on his hands, had On his Major
Generals uniform, and wore sword belt,
but no sword. He hastily gathered his pa
pers, save one, which l now possess, into a
pochetbook, put it in his breast pocket and
jumped on his horse, saying he would hurry
down his line and send me back word what
this sound meant In q few minutes
Sherman, who in the mean time had gone
back to the house. alarmed by the increase
Of the mysterious firing, met one Of Nc
sweat. who reported that the General was
either killed or prisoner Mcpherson had
ridden ahead, giving an order to some
troops to hurry forward, and disappeared
in the woods, doubtless with sense of alb
s0,ute security. The sound OF musketry
was there heard. and MePhersons horse
came back bleeding, wounded and rider
less. Al hour atterward McPherson's body
was found. 4 bullet had entered MS body
near the heart, and Mcpherson must have
died il a few seconds after being hit. The
remains were sent back TO Marietta. and
from thence TO bis home in Clyde, Ohio,
where they wer6 received with great honor
and are now buried in a small cemetery
close 10 his mothers house. which cemetery
Is composed III part of the orchard in which
he used 20 play when boy.-Sherman's
Memoirs.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-04
Correction.

The court record yesterday contained an
error which is quite important to the party
injured to have corrected. In the case of
John Cockrem. receiver of the New Orleans
National Banking Association, a judgment
was given against Fairbanks s. Gilman Tor
Sl0,0S7 -. The Judgment is all right, but
the report indicates that Mr.. Cockrem was
receiver of the New Orleans National Bank,
an institution whose financial basis is too
sound TO need any other receiver than its
own receiving teller. The correction is
made that the ccrresp pondents of the New
Orleans National Bank may labor under no
misrepresentation OF its condition in conse-
guence Of the error above noted
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-04
COURT RECORD.
THURSDAY, JUNE 3. 1875.
United states Circuit Court.

United states Circuit Court.
Present. Hon. w. b. Woods, circuit
Judge.
United States VS.. Powl Orlando, Joseph
Jonfarcardo and Christian Skaro.-lndlct-
ment for making. causing to be made. and
having in possession with intent to defraud,
counterfeit coins in the resemblance and
smilituGe of minor change of the United
States, of the value of five cents
The following jurors were empaneled:
Theodore Lilienthal, foreman;
Philip Shafer, Armand Bon.
j. G. Miller. John j. O'Brien.
John Isam, Alfred NJ. SeymOre,
Wilson Brown, Paul Boyd,
II. Laroche, Thomas Hutchlns.
Titus Burns,
Verdict, guilty of second, third and fifth
counts. Joseph Jonfarcardo being recon-
mended to the mercy of the court. Re
manded till Friday morning.
Judgment BY consent tor $500, with mort
gage privilege. Execution to be stayed IN
til April, 1876.
Both grand and petty turies were dis
charged without day.
Superior District Court.
State ex rel. 0. J. FOrstall VS.. Board of
iquidation-Suspensive appeal allowed to
State and Board Of Liquidation.
Sanitary Excavatlng and FertlllZing Com
pany VS.. +. Fouin and five others.-Rule for
contempt in dsobeying injunction fixed for
fourth instant.
State ex rel. Samuel Friedlander VS.. Cres-
cent City Live Stock Landing and Slaughter
house COmpany.-Mandamus to transfer
eighty shares from William Durbridge to
relator refused.
Meyer, Weis q Co. vs.. Mississippi Valley
Transportation Company Petitioner al
leges l32 bales CT cotton were delivered
defendants on their boat Mary Alice in
good order; that they were delivered peti.
toner wet and muddy January II, 1873,
and were sent to a pickery, and claims
damages of $673 II.
First District Court.
State vs. Pat tConnors.-Assault and bat
terry. Plea of guilty.
State vs. Allen Smith.-Petty larceny
Verdict guilty.
second District Court.
SUGGESTIONS of Louis Spraul and Allen
Limsford opened.
Fourth District Court.
John F. Winston VS.. James Hearsev.-
Action for damages for illegal seizure. Yer
dict for defendant.
Abraham Cohen VS.. Charles Morgan
Action for damages Of $500 tor illegal eiec-
tion from cars. On trial.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-04
PCLETICAL.
The New EHaups,,ire leui,laturt

nc A1cW tlIHHpsHlTc ELcHisiutUTe.
CONCORD, June Tile House organized
by electing Charles p Sanborn, Republican,
of Concord, Speaker The clerk and other
officers were then elected, and the House
proceeded to business. A message from the
Senate was received, announcing that they
had organized. A protest Of the five Re
publican Senators was also received, stating
they had taken the oath. but refused to act
with the body so long as Priest and Proctor,
of districts Nos. , and 4, were allowed seats
in the body.
A resolution was introduced directing the
Speaker to obtain the opinion of the Su-
preme Court on the constitutionalty of the
action of the Governor and Council in tho
matter of Senators Priest and Proctor
CONCORD, June 3.-Every member OF the
House is in his seat. The galleries are
packed.
An exciting debate was had over refer
ring the disputed senatorships to the Su-
preme Court. The Democrats threatened
to withdraw if the question was pushed
In dilatory motions the Republicans showed
about dozen majority.
The House adjourned without action.