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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-12
Several Prominent "States-
men" Captured in a
Gambling He'll.
The President Again Inter-
viewed Concerning South
Carolina and Louisiana.
He Promises q Speedy So
luton Of the Problem.
Cab,ue, Nominations Confirmed.

Cabinet Nominations Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, March l0.-The Sen
ate in executive session, confirmed all
the Cabinet nominations by nearly q
unanimous vote in each case.
As soon as the Senate went into exec
utive session to-day, the various Cabinet
nominations were in turn reported back
from the committees, accompanied in
each case with unanimous recommends
ton for confirmation. A motion was
then made to take up the nomination
of David NJ. Key, as Postmaster Gem
eral, for immediate action. A single
objection would have prevented action
upon it to-day, but no objection was in
terposed and the vote upon the question
of confirming was taken by yeas and
nays, and resulted yeas 81, nays 5, the
negative votes being cast by the Demo-
Gratis The vote seemed to be regarded
as test of the strength of the opposi-
tion to the remaining nominations, and
no further opposition was made against
any than beyond demand for roll call in
the cases of Schurz and Evsrts. The vote
on Schurz' nomination was "A for con-
tfrmation and 2 against. The vote on
Evarts' nomination was about the same.
Quite number OF Senators on both
sides abstslned from voting and few
negative votes in each instance were cast
by Democrats. Senator Cameron, Of
Pennsylvania, voted for Evsrts, Schurz
and Key, remsrklng that he cast his vote
for Evarts under what he regarded as
instructions oil the Committee on Foreign
Relations, which had instructed him 10
report fsvorsbly. Mr.. Conkling refrain
ed from voting on this nomination. The
nominations Of Geo. w. McCrary to be
Secretary of War, Richard w. Thompson,
Secretary ofthe Navy and Chas. Devens
to be Attorney. General, were con-
frmed without roll call, or even q divi-
sion. The news of the confirmation was
received at tie White House and at the
Executive Department almost as soon as
the action of the Senate was taken, and
elected very satisfactory expressions.
The Pre.ident simply said he was very
glad of the prompt action.
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Fire and Explosion,

New YORK, March ll.-At an early
hour this morning fire broke out in the
boiler room of }. Monroe Tsylor's sale
ratus factory, seven story building,
Nos. "a to 30 Sackett street. South Brook
lyn, which was entirely destroyed, to-
eether with the machinery and stock.
When tie walls fell in the boiler explo-
ded and blew the walls out
of house number seventeen Union
street, occupied ~ grocery store by
Dennis Lahy. Some fremen near by
had narrow escape The loss is $40
600; insurance S95, 1000. In the sfterr Don,
two of the walls, which were considered
dangerous, were pulled down, and por-
tior of them falling on two small !rame
houses, crushed in the roofs. No lives
lost
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Illicit DistiIIers Captured.

WAsHIsGToS, March l0.-Reports re.
ceived from Agent Chamberlain give
the particulars of the arrest of the noted
guerrilla, Harrison Barker,and the arrest
Of sixty.fve distillers, and the destruc-
ton Of twenty-one distil!eres and co.
900 gallons of beer and mash. Concern
ing Barker, Agent Chamberlain writes
that some two or three years aimee be
was arrested for shooting deputy mar.
shal, but subsequently, he made mis-
escape and WAS arrested afterwsrd
in Kansas City sad taken TO Atlanta aid
again made bis escape. Since then be has
evaded arrest and has occupied his time
protecting the illicit dIstiller. of For.yth
and adjacent counties by bushwhacking
the officers. He ha. not slept at home
for two years, excepting occasionally on
Saturday and Sunday nighr. the nights
on which revenue raids s-e s,ldom made.
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yanIeTbilt's VIII.

New YORK, March 10 Objections
to the will of the late Commodore Van
derbilt, filed in the SurrOgate's office to-
day by his son, Cornelius J. Vanderbilt,
aver that the document offered for pro-
bate is not the last will Of the deceased |;
that it was not signed by either testator
or witnesses at his request; that the de-
ceased was not in his sound mind when
the document was purported to have
been signed; that it was procured by
fraud and the undue influence of VIM.
Ii. Vanderbilt, and that, by desire to
concentrate his fortune in the person Of
VIM. Il. Vanderbilt, the deceased had
become incspscitated from making q
fair will and disregsrded the other chill
dren
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EIyhf with Indiana.

ST. LOUIS, March lO.-Advices rom
western Kansas give al account,ot n
fight between DR.. Tichenour and band
OF Indians some days ago at point call
ed the Cave in Mississippi county, Kan
sas. The Indians attacked the cabin in
which the Doctor was sleeping, but before
thev could ser he securely fastened the
door and from loop hole killed The chief
of the band and three other Indians.
They withdrew, and Tichenou- thinking
they had gone started for the settlement
but WAS fired upon from an ambush and
severely wounded. He escaped, however,
and after sixteen days hard travel be
reached the settlement and had his
wounds dressed and was otherwise cared
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sou,b Carolina and Louisiana.

WMHIssTos, March l0.-This even
ing the President wss visited by Senators
Gordon and Lamar and the Repre,enls.
tives of Lcuisisns. The gentleman es-
peclslly urged the withdrawal Of the
troops from the State House in New
Orleans and Columbia and sought 70
know the disposition Of the President ia
that matter. The interview WAS
perfectly free and the subject WAS dealt
with on both sides with entire csndor.
As 70 the lei 9Th of time that will
e!spse before the fna result Is reacted
in this matter. Senator Gordon, who had
8 very cordial expression of views from
the Pre.Id.ni, decline. g. present 70 eI-
press any opinion further tnan 70 say he
i satisfied that no unnecessary delay will
be hsf, ard ths: not more than few
weeks vii! intervene before . solution
vii! appear.
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swim RetributiOn.
New York Sun.

New 1OEk 0uus -s."
Aside from the policy which abstracts
the party, the composition Of the Csbl-
net has also added 10 the discomfort OF all
the recognized leaders Not one OF the
men nominated has any real following,
or excites the least sympathy among the
rank and file. John Sherman, who Is
the chief of this motely collection, repre-
seuts jobbery in its worst form, and In
the department OF all others where in
tegrity is most needed. His presence
tsints the administration from the very
start with worse than the suspicion OF
corruption, for he has grown TO great
wealth while in Congress, which he en-
tered poor, and has pursued no other pro-
fession than politics. =,
The sop thrown to the South Will
make 10 more impression than pebble
cast into the broad Atlantic. The South
asks nothing but to be let alone, and to
be released from the grasp of plum
derers, who have eaten its substance for
twelve years, and carried of all they
could steal. The people who have been
swindled and outraged, will be the last
to accept offers from the hands OF the
Fraudulent President. There may be
few who will sell their birthright for a
mess of pottage, but the great body OF the
people will spurn the bribe.
At the very threshold of his career
HAYES has to confront formidable op-
position to his own ranks, without the
least prospect of recruiting any strength
from the Democrats by proposed bar
gain and sale. Retribution for the fraud
which be personities seems already in ac-
tive movement; and he is likely to con-
tradict in his experience the maxim that
the. mills of the gods grind slowly. The
end of the Republican party came with
the infamy which bore Hayes into the
White House. A war of hostile factions,
of bitter recriminstions, aud OF mutual
exposures has opened; and q crowd OF
hostile politicians, bent only on taking
malignant revenge upon each other, Will
be the only mourners at the bedside OF
its final dissolution.
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Now FOR system of internal improve
ments in the South that will aid in de.
veloping the wonderful resources and
wealth of that sunny cline, says the
Washington Republican, the organ OF the
late administration, and the would-be
organ of the present.
The plan is, to crush the South ii. ysu
can; failing in that, to court it. The
sycophsnts of the Radical party will, for
the next few months, literally inundate
with slobbers those whom they have
heretofore denounced as red-hsnded as
sassins, rebels and traitors.
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TIE Directors Of the Wheeling and

The Directors OF the Wheeling and
Elm Grove Railway, at a meeting on
Saturday evening, passed an order that
cars should commence to run upon this
road, on next Monday, the 10Th inst. BY
that time it is expected that the road
will be completed almost to Hornbrooks
Park,-and the cars Will be running as
circumstances and the condition OF the
track will Justify. The work OF con.
struction is being pushed as rapidly as
the weather will permit, and it
is believed that the cars will be running
ever the entire line by the Arst of April
or very soon thereafter. The company
have on hand six cars, tour of which are
open excursion cars, and they are nego-
tistlng for two or more additional closed
cars. The patent cash boxes will be used
upon the cars instead of conductors or
fsre-collectors, and two horses travelling
tandem will be the motive power. With
the long and heavy grades upon the road
il is not believed that one horse will
be able to perform the work IN sstisfsc
tony manner, Notwithstanding the cars
are light. One might do so, with help
ers for the grades, but the grades are so
numerous it is doubted if this would be
much of a saving. With two horses the
trip can be made with expedition and
satisfaction. The route will be divided
into three sections, the first from the
Capitol to Fulton, the second from Full
ton to Frank Walters, the third from
Walters to Hornbrook's Park. The
fare between Wheeling and Fulton will
be six cents, from Wheeling to Frank
Walters ten cents, from Wheeling be.
yond Frank Walters fifteen cents. A
package OF 100 six cent tickets can be
purchased for $500; 100 ten cent tickets
for $3.50, snd 100 fifteen cent tickets for
$1,000. For the present, it is expected
the cars will be run every 80 minutes
between Wheeling and Fulton, and
every hour to the eastern terminus.
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SEE what it Is TO BIZ famous A Lon
don journal tells the following story:
AT Washington tea party, where Gen.
Butler was recently guest, the hostess,
glancing over the table, perceived his
cup unturnished with an important i'm
plement, of which he was supposed to sp-
preclste the value. why, General But
ler,' she exclaimed, in little wonsnly
hutter of CONSERVATION, haven't you q
spoon?' 'No, indeed msdsmH quickly
responded the General, springing from
his seat and slspping his pockets one
after the other, upon my word. madam;
if YOU don't believe me, madam, you
may search mel The applause which
greeted this spontaneous sally may be
more easily imagined than described.
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senate Proceedings.

WAsHIyGToS, March l0.-The Vice
President presented communication
from VIM. Orton, President of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company, request
ing return OF the messages, about 10000
in number, delivered TO the Chairman OF
Committee on Privileges and Elections
some We .ks ago in accordance with the
order Of the Senate. Laid on the table
The Senate then went into executive
session. and when the doors were opened,
the Senate adjourned till Tuesday.
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Secretary Thompson.

INDIANAPOLIS, March ll.-Hon. Rich
ard A. Thompson, Secretary of the
Navy, passed here this evening. en- route
to Washington, on special car furnish
ed BY President Mckeen, of the Wanda
liza railroad. Secretary Thompson is ac-
compsnied by Geo Z. Harrington, Vice
President Of the Vandalis railroad, Of
Terre Hsute, and Hon. + B. Msrtindsle,
proprietor of the Indianapolis Journal,
Z. w. Haliord. editor OF the daily Jour
nal, and Mrs. E. w. Halsord, Of this
city.
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More Train Thieves Captured.

ST. LOUIS, March l0.-Two more train
thieves who have been operating on the
Ohio and Mississippi railroad, between
here and Flora, Illinois, were captured
Thursday night, and warrants have been
issued tor four others. A preliminary
examination was had to-day, when two
of the arrested parties were discharged,
there not being sufficient evidence to
hold them. A large amount OF stolen
FOODS has been discovered.
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COunterfetters Arrested.

NASHVILLE, March l0.-Bill Phelans,
julia Phelps, Robt. Hess, and Geo.
White were arrested here to-day for
making counterfeit fifty cent pieces,
quarters, dimes and nickeIs. Their swsg
and moulds were captured, and they
were lodged in Jail.
A special to the American, from
Sheibyville. announced the commitment
of DR.. W. n. Gwlnn, for manufacturing
counterfeit quarters.
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Meeting of Memphis Business Men.

MEMPHIS, March l0.-The largest
meeting of business men that ever as
sembled at the Cotton Exchange, met
there this evening TO take action in refer
ence to the policy foreshsdowed by
President Hayes in his inaugural ad-
dress and by the appointment Of d. N.
Key to his Cabinet. VIM. A. Goodwin
presided, and speeches were made by
several prominent men. A committee
was appointed to draft resolutions eI-
pressing the sentiments of the business
men on the subject who reported
preamble and resolutions to the
effect that the members without
committing themselves to the
legality or fairness OF the means
or methods by which r. B. Hayes be-
came President of the United States, but
recognizing him as such under the rul-
ing of the Electoral Commission and the
count OF the two Houses of Congress,
and having read carefully lis inaugural
address, We are impressed with the hope
that it is his determination TO give to the
country an administration of pacifcation,
reconciliation and justice, etc, etc.;
therefore
RESOLVED, That we hail with satisfaction
and approval the broad departure of
President Hayes from the policy which
has characterized the administrations of
past years, and that we pledge our
selves, without regard 10 past or present
political associations, to uphold and sus-
tain him in every just and constitutional
measure or act of his administration
having for its object the psrmsnent paci-
fcstion and reconciliation of the
people and States of the Fede-
raj Union, and to this end
be it further
ResoLUed, That we heartily endorse
the appointment of our distinguished
fellow citizen Hon. ID. II. Key, to the
position OF Postmaster General, and that
our thanks are due to Mr.. Key for the
prompt acceptance of the same.
The resolutions were adopted almost
On the Committee on resolutions were
Gen. A. J. Vaughan, Col. A. ID. Gwynne
and Maj. w. w. Guy, three ex-Confed-
ate officers, the committee being COM
posed entirely of Democrats.
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Mr. ". D. BICKHAM telegraphs tho
.''y.on Jorrgal. from Washington, as
..gg>:
d" Is Low understood thst the Presi-
..-'' Southern policy has been subject.
=" g'sve DEMONSTRATION by the per-
Is. Interference OF Messrs. William NJ.
at sad Stanley Matthews in South
.''9'.ns affairs, without the Presidents
'."'~!ge. This Interference may re.
- II important developments, and,
'-AP'' III new complicstion.-iatsiit-
Aa,:.y. HAYES is playing the game
'& The Democrats and Southern
''''7sehIstyes, 70 get them to
MILL themselves to the legrti-
N Of bis official pretensions,
- h'NvNps played in regard 10 the
-.'-'o'sI Commission business. And
0-AiHEi' playing the role in this case
~ AoS1oN sad GARFIELD played in
"1e'' Will You walk into my par
having done it once, why no. do
AsAln II You like the results.
1AfE' policy Is dictated by john
AHNAS, the snskyist creature OF the
s SHINY pack. Any good that
--T' out OF 81 administration managed
'!a'n will have to be wrung from 1t
." HAYES first recognize NICHOLS
- HAMPTON, ard withdraw the troops
' proper duties, then it will be
enough for the South and the
'V'sey to give him aid. With the
? which stole the Presidency for
'pH! IN two in the Senate, HAYES
4'' have Democratic aid or 90 under
-s' The aid come after he performs acts
U,n.s rs'ls 1t, not before. A man who will
!, Up pan s1 Office in defiance of the popu,
p,on;.a1 cannot be trusted to fulfill
''u'es' however far.
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LEADING Radical organs like the Gin
cinnatl Commercial are indulging in
docble-leaded editorials to fire the popu-
lace against the United States Senate,
because that body of seventy-six repre-
sentatives of thirty-elght States, init.
mates that it knows pretty near as much
as His Frsudulency, Mr.. HAYES. By
the Constitution, the Senate is given a
revisionary power over the Presidents
appointments; but, according to HAYES
idea, its power is only to confrm-not
revise or reject.
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ABOUT the coolest thing We have seen

ABOUT the coolest thing we have seen
since the last freeze, is an article in the
Charleston Gazette, arraigning the rep
resentatives of Clsrksburs in the Leg
islature for "selfshness" in that they en-
tered into u combination with the
Charleston interest to pass the Capital
bill, by which all points were to be eA-
cluded from competition except the three
named in the act. And it adds: "By
those particularly interested IN Wheel.
ing, Grafton, Parkersburg, Buckhannon,
Weston and Sutton, this very selfish
course on the part of ClsrkSburg is not
regarded with very great favor; on the
contrary, il has excited some indignation.
We should not be surprised if at the
polls this Indignation on the part of her
own neighbor might make itself felt
against Clarksburg."
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Bank Failure.

The Exchange Bank, of Cansndagus,
New York, ha. failed, with liabilities at
$4,000 to 100000, and assets at S1O,-
600 to 100000. The banking firm con-
sisted Of Thomas Besls, John Mcsher
and Howell Mosher, who made assign
ment to Henry Hamlin and F. II. Ham,
lin. The cause OF the failure Is supposed
to be sn'unlortunste speculation in west.
ern securities. The bank was patronized
by working people, who lose about all.
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Spain DtspleaSed.

LONDON, March IA special to the
Standard from Madrid says the journals
OF that city express a marked displessure
at the appointment of Evarts and Shurz
to positions in the new Cabinet. They
say both have supported Cuban flllbus-
tiers in the United States, snd they en-
tertsin fears of the result Of their acces-
sion to power.
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VeAsel Rurne<l.

CAIRO, March 1.-THE Egyptian
man n-of-war, which was cruising IN the
Cult of Suez to break up the slave traffic,
took fire at sea and was entirely des-
troyed. There were four hundred and
twenty men on board, of whom four hun
dred were saved, including all the
Europeana.
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Tux Bro, kiya Times says that Mr..
Lly.S would hot have dared to select q
Confederate ... !irr rs q member OF his
C,r.rt, rs HAYES has done, "and If he
..l done SO the selection would have
roU.rd the bitter resentment Of the
Nar;h' This is the estimate which the
EN", g strong Republican paper, places
.PyH theIustnes; Of the Northern people.
Tie editor probably gauges his own party
SENDS correctly.
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ans AND LITTLE FISHES"

p. Charleston Courier says that Col.
bs, returned from Washington
-, some hope that he will receive the
;,,uapt to ill the vacancy caused
~ ,,4,a DAVIS election to the United
. sepste. The entire Ohio
.I,,.,iop is working for the Coloners
,,;r,m.pt Think oft.
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For some time Germany has display
ed considerable i'll will toward her old
enemy, France. The Berlin government
refused to take part IN the exhibition OF
1878, and lately the. German press has
been filled with ill-nstured attacks against
France. Now the German government
demands that work on certain French
tortresses, now being constructed as an
artificial frontier between the two coun-
tries, shall cease, or be considered Il
cause of war. This latter demand has
caused serious apprehension as to the
maintenance of peace.
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One Hundred and Ninety.etght New
Doctors

PH1LADELPHIA, March lU.-At Lhe
annual commencement OF the Jefferson
College TO day, the degree OF Doc'o, o.
Medicine was conferred on one hundre
and niae,y-eight gentlemen, includins :
ninety. four from Pennsylvshis, thirtee +.
from Illinois. nine from Indiana And
seven each from lows and Ohio.
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ALBANY, March l0.-Receivers have
been appointed tor the North American
Guardian, Mutual Widows and Or
phsns', and Reserve life insurance COM
panies of this city, and the New York
State Life Insurance Company of Syrs-
cuse.
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North Carolina State Debt.

RALEIGH, March IA Dispatch sn.
nounces the appointment of commits
sion, under the sanction of the Lcgisls-
ture, to report plan for the settlement
of the State debt acceptable to the bond
holders, and not too burdensome, TO be
agreed to By the people of the State.
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The Kingwood Journal Republican,
...ber rough on its new President
mite. The following sentiment from
..,ys, farewell speech at Columbus
basSs It: SATAN EULodIzrNG
, ,aTgOUsSEss:"
.lya would have our Union q union
.s,,,s and We would have our Con-
,n,,op obeyed, because the people love
.'' ",inciplss of the Constitution"
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.ney did not.

Tggiull text OF the letter OF STANLEY
MugEws endorsed by EvARTs, address,
e!.o Gov. CHAMBERLAIN, which BLAINE
- Irsna. caIIy introduced to the Senate
.rI TIE country, the other day, isprinted
a another place in this paper. CHAM
s.sLAIS, like PACKARD, proposes to hold
lie ,yr. if be can. At any rate neither
.,lr,e usurp,rs propose to be either
s,'ed or bought of the track, it would
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Schooner Montana.

SAN Francisco, March l0-The
schooner Montana, detained at Mazstlin,
is waiting telegrsphic decision of the
Treasury Department whether 1t would
be lawful for her to discharge portion
of her cargo and then proceed with the
balance to q foreign port.
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., osrsons are so obtuse that they
.,,, zee how the appointment OF KEY
', r,Dins. position astones tor all the
committed against the South
.iry the last ten years.
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,,.u journals are indignant At the
..,ao, Of EvARTs and ScHURz,
y: 3 vbou, it is claimed, have mani
, - strong Cuban sympsthies.