The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-06-07
woman's Suffrage in Missouri.


supplemental report recommending that
the question Of Woman Suffrage be re-
ferred to the Committee on Separate
propositions, to be voted upon when
the Constitution is submitted to the peo-
Pile A lengthy debate followed, and
motion to table the proposition, but after
/ it became evident, the sense was to deal
/ with the question in such way as to
leave Its supporters no excuse to bring it
up again, the recommendation of the
committee was adopted and II provision
for Woman Suffrage will be submitted I"
( the people as separate proposition.
Departure of American Rifle Team.
! New YORK, June 5.-The American
| team of rihemen who are TO contend
/ with the Irish at DOllymount, and who
/ took passage by the Inman steamer City
| of Chester, leaving this port to-day, en-
/ barkcd on board the tug boat Battery
( this afternoon, attended by Il large crowd
and followed on board by howitzer and
/ a band of musicians. After leaving the
pier they sailed down the bay, and there
awaited the City Of Chester. She was
accompanied by steamer chartered by
friends of Major Fulton and General
, Dakn. The City of Chester left her
pier at three o'clock, and took the rifle
men on board in the lower bao. She will
anchor there until quarter past nine
o'clock, when the tide will be sufficiently
high to enable her TO pass the bay. The
riiiemen were all in the best Of health
and spirits, and were full of confidence
in their ability to bring back additional
aurcls to those already won in their con
tests with the Irish team.
Purchaser oTSmuggIed Silk Arrested
William II. Taco:t buyer for the silk
department of II. b. Clatln was to-day
arrested on warrant issued by the
United States Commissioner, based on an
affidavit BY United States District At
torney Bliss. The affidavit sets forth
that Talcott did knowingly buy and re.
cieve, and aid in the buying and selling,
of silk goods which hal been smuggled.
Bliss further says the grounds of his in
formation are the declaration Of TalCott,
the evidence of one Jackson and others,
and the records of the custom house. Tai
colt was held in $4,000 bail, Horace B.
Clahin and John j. Donaldson, of the firm
of II. b. Clafin X Co, becoming his bonds
men. Bliss says Talcott purchased about
100000 worth of silks from one of the
alleged smugglers. La Fayettc or Graaf.
Talcott has been indicted by the Grand
Jury, but n, yet the Indictment has not
been fled,
Arrest Of n POstofiice Thief
CINCINNATI, June has
reached this city of the arrest, II few days
ago, Mt Charleston, Missouri of Henry T. F..
Mankcr, on Il charge of emDeZzlng gov
crnmcnt money from the postotiice ut
Holly Springs, Mississippi. Detectives
have been on mis- track for some time and |
have finally succeeded in his capture, by
closely snadowing his sister, who resides
in this city. Marker resided for time
in Chicago, from which place he fled. to
escape his creditors. Afterwards it is
alleged h" swindled the First National
bank, of Cairo, out of 81, 100 or forged
check. He has several wives scattered
throughout the Western country. He
was postmaster at Holly Springs, and it |
is stated he took several thousand dollars |
of government money from there when |
he decampcd He is now on his way to |
Holly SPRING. in the charge Of govern
mcnt officer.
Case of the Fraudulent DIstiIIerS.
CHICAGO, June I'm the U. 5. Dis.
trirt Court in this city, before Judge .
Blodgctt, the question of the the govern |
ment to seize the books and papers of .
those persons whose distillcrles have been |
seized on the charge Of delrauding the
revenue, was argued to-day. The de-
PENDANTS were represented by Hon.
Matt Carpenter, Sidney Smith, Leonard
SWEET and Edmund JuSsen, and the pros
ccution by District Attorney Writ.
Dexter and others. The government
claims that these books and papers are
Il part OF the personal property of the
di>tillers, and are therefore liable to seiz-
ure and forfeiture, and the defense claim
ed on the other hand, that the books and
papers are private property, and exempt
under the law, they not being compelled
to furnish evidence for their own convic-
tion. Mr.. Carpenter closed for the de-
tcuse this afternoon, when the Judge took
the matter under aIvisrmcnt.
AHQuict Among the Miners.
PoTTsvILLE, June 5.-All is reported
as,bclng quiet at tIMahoney City and Shcn-
andoah, where the troops are stationed.
1t is thought more men of the raiders
have died of wounds they received in
the sKirmish, below town, on Thursday.
The troops are regarded with much dis
favor by the mining population. The
citizens and business men are pctitionlng
that the troops may be retained, mt least.
Quiet prevailed in the region to-day, and
it has been decided to keep the military
at Mahoncy City and Shenandoah for the
present.
PoTrSvILLE, Pa. June e. Some un-
easincss was occasiOned ut Ashland last
night, owing to rumors of a demonstra-
tion to be made mt meeting which was
held there but all passed off quiet. At
Mahoncy City and Shenandoah all was
quiet to day. At the former place, to-
morrow, all the coIieries that had start
ed last week and were stopped by the
raiders, will resume work. The military
have made preparations to secure pro-
lection to all and insure the continuance
Of work.
Struck by Lightning.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June GA special
10 the Corr3.r-Jour1iai, from La Grange, !
KY. says that three children of Leroy '
Ellis, living six miles from that place {
while out feeding poultry this morning {
were struck by lightning and two of !
them instantly killed. The thire was
much stunned, but afterwards recovered. 5
with the Indians Antici-
pRtcd. /
WASHINGTON, June 6.-As the visit of i
The Sioux to Washington was TO negotiate t
with the Government for the rclinquish. !
Dcnt OF their possession of the Black '
Hills has proved a failure, and as the In !
laus leit here much dissatisfied, difficult
lie, are apprehcnded between them and 7
uch white, as may enter their country g
.or the purpose Of seeking gold. It is ;