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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-26
THE Ii. a -. TAX INJUNCTION
CASE

The WetzeI Democrat gives the fol-
loving short history of the case which
comes before the United States Circuit
Court at Psrkersburg, to-day, involving
the right of the State of West Virginia
to levy taxes upon the property OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
"Some time during last Septemb Der,
Sheriff Slender made 3 levy on an en-
gne ana two freight cars belonging to
Inc Baltimore and Ohio railroad, TO col
lee. delinquent taxes for the year 1876
Dr county and district purposes. The
iaI.Tosd company gave bond and en-
.)iLed the sheriff from making sale of the
property. The injunction was granted
gy ChIet-J ustiCe Wait, of the Supreme
court OF the United States. \ motion
I" dissolve the injunction will be heard
oe!0re the Circuit Court o. the United
S!AIes sitting a. Parkes burg this week.
A"orney-Genersl White attends TO the
county and district interests, rs required
oy the Acts OF West Virginia of 1871"
The charter of the Baltimore and Ohio
'si.road, granted by the Legislature of
Virginia, provides that the property of
'ae company shall be exempt from taxa
"on until such time as the profits upon
'Le capital invested shall yield a dividend
o' s: east six per cent. We understand
'ae claim OF that corporation to be that
'a'' provision should be so construed as
apply TO only the earnings o that por-
"on OF the road lying within the borders
o.. this State, and not to the earnings OF
'oe whole road and the claim is further
made that the company has at no time
'sceived from the business transacted IN
@e State Of West Vrrginis SIX per
cent. profit upon the money invested
T.hin this State.
The company has, we believe, paid the
axes IeyIed against it by the State for
S.a:e and school purposes, but it paid
'aem under protest saving the questions
Aooye presented; and 1t has also paid
some of the county and local school taxes
0a compromises entered into between it
Al the local authorities. But some of
@s scoluties have declined the compro-
MISE. offered and propose to collect the
a''' by levy and sale of property, as in
'-s case Of Wetzel. Against this pro-
.'1-'s the railroad sued out temporary
VII OF injunction, and the question to be
~''o before the Court at Psrkersburg is,
Ir nal 'Ais Injunction be made perpetual?
uA'eVer may be the decision OF Judge
s10AsoN, the case will 20 up to the
'P'sme Court at Washington, where,
'a'ng to past experience, 1t will lin
some time and be finally decided
against the company.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-26

NORFOLK, VA, November 24-The
United States steamer Huron went
ashore about one o'clock this morning A.
the bend OF the North Carolina COST,
seventy-hye miles sOu.u OF Cape Henry
the most exposed portion OF the shore be-
tween Capes Henry and Halteras. The
Huron was thrd-raJe Iron-screw
steamer Of 5il tons, and displacement o.
l,U2O tons, and carried ~ armament OF
four guns. She was comparatively
new vessel, being one Of the lnres-Lhe
Alert the Ranger a1d the Huron built
by the Government three yesrs ago,
with Il peculiar rig
A. an Experiment.
They had three mAsts, but we're fitted
with schooner calls only. The Huron
wss originally named the Alliance She
has been IN commission b. one Oh the North
Atlantic sqIsndrJu over year. On
Saturday last she lett New York, where
sue had been taking on stores for 4 eur
veying expedition on the coast OF Cuba,
and came 70 Hampton Roads, whore shs
arrived on Monday, and a. once began
taking in coal. sregarding to. .torm
signals which have been flying iy- .nres
days, she Sc. Sal !yr her destination yes-
terday morning List night
A Fierce Storm from the Southeast
Ragged along the coast, the wind blow
llg ~ the rate OF seueuty miles al nOuT.
Tle theory Of those vel acquainted
with the coast Is ;hst Lhs Huron wss
caught in the height OF the gale, sDd
wuue trying - hold on, head 20 tns
wind, ler machinery gave way, and her
sails De.lg useless again! sucn wind,
she slowly QrIiJs1 ashore. Ihe sea wzs
running Tremendously high, and beng
al iron vessel, the Huron
Soon Became a Total Wreck.
Her forema.t and msin.Opmast we're
the hrs. % g Oy the board, sld IN sn IN
credIU.y snort space Of time she Was llt-
era.ly dashed % pieces Attempts were
made 20 lower the bOss, but without
avail. The sea made clean breach over
her hull, sweeping her unfortunate crew
into the breakers. Ia the darkness and
the storm, escape was rsudsEed almost
impossible, and only thirty Persons out
o. 3 total OF l3g souls on board managed
/ 70 reach the beach il sstety, most Oi
them in & sshockingly bruisei condition,
! The remainder, 50 Tar 81 il known at the
present writing, we're drowned ia the
surf, or killed BY the floating hnbers.
The Scene OF the Disaster.
The spot where the disaster took place
about two miles north Of Life Saving
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streets On the Manchester side OF the
river the ravsges Of the food sre proper
tionstely disastrous The Old Dominion
and Marshall mills on the river bank
have sustsined considerable damage 10
machinery, but the stock csn be re-
moved in ample time, Otherwise the
industries slOng the river have been
damaged IN varions amounts. II is i'm
possible now 10 estimate the aggregate
lCss in this city and vicinity, but from
appearances the figures will be between
$1,000 600 and 81 100000.
The Flood AbatIng.
LYNCHBURG, Va, November 25.-The
river st this polpt continued TO recede
during the afternoon, snd is now six feet
below the highest point reached. ENten-
siye damage has been done 10 the james
River and kanaSha Canal. Nothing
authentic from the railroad or river,
above or below.
BALTIMORE, November 25.-At some
places between Hsrper's Ferry aud Cum
oerland the Baltimore and ONO road bed
Is ten ieet under water, and no estimate
of damage can be had until the water sub
sides. Trains due from the west due in
Baltimore ~ $50 last night and $3.50 .
NJ. aud $50 p. NJ. to-day, are still detained
at Cumberland. No trains for tho west
left this city last night or to-day. Be-
tween Martinsburg and Cumberland 10
miles of the compauy's wires are down.
RICHMOND November 25-The Hood
is sIbsiding in sIl directions. Great
damage is reported to the tanning H.
terests on the Big and Little Sandy
and Dan rivers. All the bridges over
Fall creek were swept away. The
damage To the VIrgluls Midland and
Richmond and Dsnvllle railroads in this
vicinity is enormous. rne Stanton river
bridge on the Danyille railroad WAS
washed away last evening with train
OF cars loaded with tobacco, en- route
from DAnvlle for Richmond. The Mil
ton and cuLherhn narrow guage railroad
Was greatly damaged. Reports from
Caldwell county, on the NlrgruIs Line,
indicate heavy losses IA thst county to
public and private property.
There are no t-aIas rum n, on the
Chesapeake and ONO railroad. The
Virginia Midland road is clear rs far as
Charlottesville ard Alexandria, except nj
Ravans, where the bridge has been car
rIed away. About 200 hands are st
work replacing this bridge, and it IS eH.
pected to be ready to admit the passage
OF trains on both roads tomorrow. The
damage st Lynchburg, to priva q
property alone, Is over $4,000. Inner SO
damage is reported to the cana! above
and below this city and Washington,
to the mban kmont near this city. Ow-
ing to the loss OF many bridges on coun
ty roads, the damage 10 the farming IN
terest cannot be- arrived at. The Roam
oke river was higher than ever known.
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THE POLITICAL CONTROL OF THE
SENATE QUIvERING IN THE
BALANCE.

! bALANCE.
The whole number of States in the
Union at present Is 3S, the number OF
Senators in FULL Senate Is consequently
76. At present the Senate consists CT 73
members, with three vacancies-one
from South Carolina and two from Lou
isisns. These 73 Senators are divided as
follows: Republicans 38, Democrats "a,
and one Judge DAVIS, of Illlnois) Inde-
pendent. But of these 38 Republicans
one, Senator SHARON, of Nevada, is a
chronic absentee, aid CHASING
Judge DAVIS with the Demo
Gratis, the real division is 81 Re-
publicsns to 80 Democrats. But OF
these: Republican Senators two, CoNovER
and PATTERSON, have shown signs Of
deserting their party and "ratting" to
tho Democrats, and cannot be relied
upon. Upon their votes hangs the set
tlement of the contested cases from
LouisiaRa ard South Carolina. If Con-
OVER and PATTERSON both vo:e with the
Democrats, as they did on several
occasions on Thursday, it gives the
Democrats the majority. The figures
given will be reversed, and the
Senate will stand 81 Democrats to
35 Republicans. If only one OF
them votes with the Democrats the re-
suit will be tie, So Republicans to 36
Democrats, with the Vice President in
possession of the casting vote, rs hap
pened Thursday on the vote on Judge
EDMUNDs' resolution to adjourn over
until Monday. CoNovER voted with the
Republicans, PATTERSON with the Demo
Gratis, and Vice-President WHEELER
decided the question sffimatlvely in favor
OF the Republicans.
The successive votes on Thursday, the
absent Senators on both sides being
paired, except SHARON, were 81 to 80, 81
to 80 and 81 to 81. II the three Demo
cratic contestants, SPoFFoRD, EUsTIs and
BUTLER, should all be admitted to the
vacant seats from Louisiana and South
Carolina, in a full Senate there will be
tie, 80 TO 3S, without CONoVER and PAT.
TERsoN for the Democrats. With them
it will be 40 Democrats to 80 Republi-
cans, or If only one OF them votes per-
manently with the Democrats 80 TO 81
SHARoN's abseLce, of course, so long as
it lasts, will lose the Republicans their
advantage OF one vote. If KELLOGG
EUsTIs and BUTLER should be admitted
the Senate will stand 80 Republicans to
81 Democrats, vote at any moment
liable to be changed by the votes OF
CoNovER and PATTERSON. Should none
of the Democratic contestants be ad-
miLted OF course the Republicans will re-
tain tnelr supremacy.
CoNOvER and PATTERSON are pledged
TO vote i1r the admission of BUTLER
while they are understood as fsvoring
the seating of KELLOGG, hence the
anxiety of the Democrats to get vote
on BUTLER first, while the Republicans
are quite as eager to force the KELLOGG
case in ahead
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PUBLIC OPINION.
Pencil Points"

Correspondence of the Register.
do not wish to dlcts to you how
you should conduct a newspaper, but, Mr..
Editor, you omit one great feature in
your paper, which the ably edited
Su1ldaU Leader has wise.v introduced,
under the head of "Peucil Points of all
the Important Happenings With your
permission, | will give a few "happcn-
ings,' Yesterday, after the style o the
Leader. "a. M-There was log on
the river-The river WAS running swift
Jonas Thomas applied a handkerChi # TO
bis probosis. 8 a. MA number of
people IN this city arose from a gOcu
nights rest and partCok of squ'e meal
The fog over the river has begun 10
dsappear-C Children prepare for Sunday
school. 10 A. M-The street cars are
Just passIng-Mrs. Hans Patrick lie
Conor hirtet with an old beau on the
s,reets--People are going to church.
Noon-A large number OF people par
took OF square meal. The river Is
wetter now than it was in the morning,
as it has been rising and there is more
water in it TO dampen II Little Willie
Gllhooley got licken for running out 10
street car to "see de weels 90 wound
p. Another square meal was in
daIged in-Ihe river is still rising and
getting wetter-A tramp applied for
lodging at the station house. Mid
nIgnt-The nIghtwatchmen are all on
their beat. Hoping that l have given
you some interesting news and that you
will hereafter adopt this important
feature in your paper, in order to COM
pete with the Leader, remain,
PENCIL POINTER.
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The New French Ministry Rejected.

VERSAILLES, November 25.-ln the
Chamber OF Deputies to-day, the new
ministry was interpolated respecting its
formation. Jules Ferry moved, on be.
halt OF the Left, that the Cham
Der considers the ministry by
its composition rs u denial OF
the national rights of parliamentary
law and csn only aggrevate Il crisis
which has cruelty weighed down busi-
ness since the 10Th of May, and cannot
enter into relations with this Ministry.
The motion was adopted by vote OF
323 to 206, alter Bonspartist motion
for the order of the day, pure and simple,
had been rejected by the same vote.
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WhO'stO Blame?
resnondence Id the KegIster.

Correspondence OF the Register.
As q taxpayer and sufferer in consa-
quenCe OF the serious blunder IN the
grade of Virginia street, Island, which
has resulted in making the street impass-
able since the recent rain, would ask
who is to blame in the matter? The
street, about half way between Zane and
Penn streets, is filled with water from
curb to curb, about one foot in depth, and
has justly gained the title o. "Lske"
street SUFFERER.
We believe that the Council Commit
tee on Streets and Alleys manipulated
the grade of Virginia street, and il 50,
they are the parties responsible for the
biuder ED.
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DOGS VS.. SHEEP.

levy tax upon oogs, and the proceeds
of this tax, SO far as neeuo.- the pur-
pose, are devoted to reimbursing owners OF
sheep whose focks have been despoiled
by sneaking CANNES. This policy has
worked well in that county. 1t has dl-
minished the number of worthless dogs
and largely increased the number OF
sheep. 1t has been in operation now
nearly three years, and the following
figures, taken from recent reports of the
county authorities, will be read with inter
est by the wool-growers of the Pan Han
die counties. 1t will be remembered
that bill embodylng the principal pro-
visions of the Virginia law, was defeated
in our legislature two years ago.
For the year 1875, the dog-tsx of Shen-
andosh county, after payment of expens-
es of assessing, collecting, consta5les'
fees for killing dogs, sc, amounted to
81 ,3SO96.
Amount paid for foxes and wild. o
For sheep LIZ w
$500 90
leaving balance for school fund of $50.
For the year 1915 the net amount
OF the dog tax lO1 81
Balance oO W
sl,lEI 81
or this amount there was paid for
foxes and wildcats killed............S las W
For sheep killed .....".................. los ~
5 505 25
leaving a balance for the year 1876 OF
1878 O6.
1t is true the losses OF sheep reported
for the year 1875 included all occurring
between the passage OF the act and the
date of the final meeting, running from
March 20, 1875, to December l, 1876.
The loss of sheep killed by dogs
Top the first gear was...................f IO3 20
For eight mOntL 1oo ~
For twenty mOnths".................Sl,l7Z ,l7Z W
For the year beginning December l,
1876, the losses of sheep killed by dogs,
as far as reported amount to $l5S 25
against $7O8 for the previous year.
The more critically this report is ex-
amined the more isvorsbly appear the
results of the tax. 1t will be noticed
that while tie taxes of 1875 and 1876
have been used, the losses OF 1875, 1876
and 1877 have been paid. The amount
of the decrease in the tax indicates de-
crease in the number of worthless dogs,
and, judging from the decrease IN the
number of sheep killed, the constables
succeeded in destroying a large number
OF sheep-killing dogs
Although the losses of the present year
arc only about % per cent OF what they
were heretofore, there has been large
increase in the number of sheep, some
parties estimating the number as three
times as larga as it has been heretofore.
The great advantage OF the dog.tax is
tnat every ia .mer can insure his entire
flock at full value by paying 70 cents for
each dog whihh he owns. With the facts
before u.s. is II not strange that any citi-
zen of the county should be opposed to
the dog-tsx?
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IT would be poetic justice if Kellogg,
slter he gets in by disgracetul Republican
strategy, should 90 back on those who
put him there, as CO0over and Patter,
son have done.-BaLtimor Gazette.
And HAYEsl How prodigsl the
Radical leaders were in villisny to seat
HAYES IN the White House, and how the
fruits OF the villsiny have turned to sshe:
on their lips.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-26
THE ANGRY FLOOD
Great Damage to Property
A Life Lost at Piedmont.
Quiet at Grafton.
~. D.,.4,to,

Special Dispatches 10 the Register.
GRAFTON, November rs.
The waters have been very high in
this section, but are now falling. Very
little damage was done to the road be-
tween here and Parkersburg and Wheel
ing, All trains west of this place are
leaving on prompt time.
Loss AT Piedmont.
PIEDMONT, w. VA, November 25.-
This and the surrounding county has
been flooded for the past two days. The
waters have reached their helgth and
are now receding. Great damage has
been done all through the county by
the bridges and roads being washed
away. The railroad has been badly
washed in places between Piedmont and
Rowelsburg, but the company have put
u large force at work and
the road is all right over the mountains
anu w yum OCl ldhA'
Drowning of Mrs Hines.
PIEDMONT, w. Va, November 25.-
Last night the Potomac raised till 1t sur
rounded the house of Mrs. Hines, near
the Hampshire mines, one mile west Of
this place Her son, assisted by neigh
Dor, made RAFT and attempted to rescue
her. After getting her on the raft she
tell off and was drowned. She was 40
years old. The body has not yet been
recovered.
Fourteen Feet OF Water on the Track
and telegraph Lines Gone.
CUMBERLAND, Md, November 25.-
The railroad track between here and
Martinsburg is covered with water in
many places At Cherry Run there is
fourteen feet of water on the track. The
telegraph lines have all gone east of
Green Spring Run. 1t is believed that
no damage has been done to the track so
far, the water being back-wster in most
instances.
Harper's Ferry Bridge Submerged
HARPER's FERRY, November 25.-
The water is higher than it has been for
years, Most of the bridges on the Val.
ley Branch railroad over the Shenandoah
river are gone. The damage Is very
heavy throughout the country. The
lower timbers of the middle span of the
bridge at this point on the Potomac are
submerged, but SO far no damage has been
done to the bridge. The water is still
rising, and it is hard to say when trains
can pass. The damage cannot be estI-
mated till after the water falls.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-26

THE announcement is made that new
Democratic daily paper, under the man
sgement of STILLsON HUTCHING, for
merly of the ST. Louis Times, and JOHN
CocKERILL, OF the Cincinnati Enquirer,
will mske its debut in Washington City
on the 4!h of December
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-26

The crisis in France approaches. By
vote Of 323 to 2O6 the Chamber of Dep
sites decline to enter into official rels
tions with the new Cabinet, and declared
its composition an sggravahon OF the
crisis which has cruelty hung over the
business and pesce OF the country since
the 10Th of May last. 1t is clear THAT
GAHBETTA'S words, MCMAHON must
submit or resign" are coming true.
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The "Drunkard Snatch err

Correspondence of the Register.
The free gratis for nothing assistant on
the reportorisl corps of the Intesilgencer
has seen fit TO dub new membe- of the
police as the "drunksrd snstcher." That
he is deserving of this sobriquet is denied
by the fact that the IaLeiLigsncer repor-
ters have never been arrested; otherwise
they would have been the first seized.
A FRIEND.
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Aner the .ree1Commtsstoner.
.ondence OF the Register

CORRESPONDENCE OF the Register.
There Is an ordinance granting author
ity to the Street Commissioner to lay
pavements at the expense of the city, the
city to collect the amount from property
owners the same as taxes where property
owners fail to isy psvements within
thirty days after curbing is set. Curbing
has been set in some places IL this city
Tor at least three months, snd-yet 10
paving has rs yet been done. Why Is
this, and will the Street Commissioner do
his duty2 TAXPAYER.
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Browsing RONines.

Correspondence OF the Register.
Yesterday, l noticed twelve cows
browsing about along the side Of York
stree, IslSnd, within distance Of one
squsre. This leads to the inquiry, wha.
Is Council committee on Ordinances
doing that it has not reported in relation
10 prohibiting cows running al large, the
matter having been referred to them
about six months ago? INQUIRER,
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The vote was ~ fO.lOWs:

OF the affirmative vote 80 were Repub.
licsus and lO3 Democrats.
OF the negative vote 81 were Republi-
cans and % Democrats.
General BEN BUTLER lodged a vote
altogether, but took pains to go up to
General EWING and congratulate him
sfterwsrd.
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A young man named Geo. Dell, in 8
quarrel with Jacob Msrcorth, in New
York, yesterday, cut the lstter's throst
with rszor. Inc trouble originated
through Dsi finding Marcorth in bed
with his mother.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-26

MEMBERS of the House have sub
eribed for upwards of 10000 copies of
representative EwIEa's speech on the
resumption repeal question, which are to
ba distributed in the Middle, Western
and Southern States.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-26

AT this season of the year, when ev.
eryone is interested in the selection of
seasonsble goods, it is important that the
purchaser should be well informed con-
cerning the various articles in the mar
ket, as well as the most attractive ways
of making them up. These questions are
fully answered in "Andrews' Bazaar, 3"
published by w. K. Andrews, Clncin-
natl.
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Jerking JuGgIers by Judge John
Jackson.

kanawha Gazette.
We imagine from the manner IN which
Judge jackson disposed OF those who bad
violated the internal revenue laws,
"moonshlners" will soon become among
Hhe things that were" IN this State. We
hone SO 1t least.
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NbIcn IL not True.

MOundsville Gazette.
The REGISTER winks approvingly at
the attempt to convene an extra session
of the Legislature, and tickles Capt,
Eustace Gibson under the fourth rib
with complimentary obituary notices.
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ARatIrOad Dream.
anawha GaZett.

Kanawha Gazette.
The Psrkersburg people are IN earnest
in taking steps to build railroad from
there to this city. It is dream that is
approaching reality and our citizens
will meet them half way in the enter
prise.
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IT is reported that the Russians have
again crossed the Balkans in strong
force and that operations OF very i'm
portsnt nature may be expected in Rou-
mella in few days.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-26

Bob INGERsoLL, with his bag of brim
stone, Is expected in the city soon. His
hatred is pretty evenly divided between
God and the Democracy.
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The going down of the Huron, at sea,
full particulars of which will be found
:, another column, was q fearful cstss-
iroRhe.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-11-26

The msil coach from Deadwodd Black
Hills, was attacked by Indians, day be-
tore yesterday, and rsusaeked, Several
miners in the vicinity are supposed to
have been murdered.