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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27
The DefalCatiOn OF Postmaster Nc
Arthur.

CHICAGO, February 26.-The failure
and defalcation of Postmaster John Nc
Arthur is the subject of much comment
and universal regret. Macarthur held
high business anC social standing IN the
community, and has hitherto been con-
sidered one of the staunchest and most re-
liable o! Chicago's citizens. He first be-
came involved to the amount OF
about $4,000 by the failure
the Cook County National Bank two
yp.rs ss", "rd though the ,rpvprnmani
assumed half the responsibility, WElch
amount it was supposed would be cover
ed by the assets OF the bank, Mr.. Nc
Arthur has never been able TO replace
the sum. Besides this he became IL
volved in the unsuccessful operations OF
his large iron foundry on the North Side,
and took money from the genera post
office department to tide matters over
until a loan could be negotiated from
Scotch capitalists. He expected aso to
be enabled to dispose tayorab'y o.
some portion OF bis foundry, but IN
all his schemes for replacing the money
he was unsuccessful, and consequently
failed, and filed his petition in bank
ruptcy late Saturday afternoon. The
matter was kept profoundly secret until
yesterday evening. HIS petition shows
his total liabilities to be about Sl61 900,
and assets $4,000 Of the Gebts s56,-
900 are due the United States govern
ment, and $2,5e0 to the Soldiers Home,
of which he is treasurer. The secured
debts are $4,000. The assets consist
chiefly of the iron foundry property. 1t
is believed that the government will lose
nothing. being amply secured by the
bonds.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27
The Indians

DEApwcoD, d. T., February pa
courier arrived from the military camp,
forty miles north oil here to-day, with re-
ports that Lieutenant Cummings with
company G, attacked small Indian
camp on 23rd. The Indians fled through
the ravines leaving ponies, ali their
property. Lieutenant Cummings cap
tured large held of sheep, few cattle,
10 ponies and Indian robes and blankets.
After the soldiers had gone into camp At
night the Indians returned and made al
attack, whcl was repulsed promptly,
one Indian being killed. No whites
were injured. Indian signal fires were
seen in all directions.
The command is moving south to-day
to meet the supply of rations which have
been sent from here. The other two
companies ordered from Camp Robinson
have not arrived yet.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27
Exciting Scenes in Congress
Hewitt to the Line so the
Chips don't Fall Among
the Bonds.
Hayes Heard FrOm-He Re-
lies Partly on Providence.
hut Principally on the
Returning Board.
Proceedings OF the Electoral Com
mission.

WASHINGTON. February 26.-The
Electoral Commission reassembled at
hsIf-psst 6 o'clock, immedistely y after
the two Houses separated, ali the men,
bers beng present.
Senator Herman, successor TO Senator
Thurman, took his seat for lhe first time.
The papers referred to the Commls-
sion by the two Houses in joint session
were read by the Secretary.
In response to the inquiry as to who
appeared as objectors, Mr.. Hurd an
nounced that Mr.. Cochrane and himself
woud appear Us objectOrs to certificate
number one.
Mr.. Lawrence said that Senator Chris
tiancy and himself would appear as the
objectors for certificate number two.
Senator CbristisnCy said that he sp-
peared as An objector, but that he did
not propose TO occupy all the time al
lowed,
In response to another inquiry rs to
who would appear as counsel, Mr.. Hurd
said be was not prepared to state at this
time, but would announce the counsel to
the Commission to morrow morning.
Mr.. Mathews stated that Mr.. Shella-
barger and himself would appear in
iavo' of certificate No. and the Com
mission then adjourned till 10 o'clock
to morrow.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27
IIOI'SE.


The House met at 10 o'clock, but IT
WAS nearly II o'clock before business be-
gan, the interval being consumed IN the
call OF the House and IN voting by yeas
and nays on the question whether the
te ,timory taken before the Com mittee on
Privileges of the House in the case Of the
Pennsylvanis elcctor, Boggs, appointed
instead of ID. j. Merritt, Centennial
Commissioner, should be read.
The House decided, By 100 TO ll6, that
il should be read, and it wasgaccOrtingl
read.
Mr. Kelly offered a resolution that the
vote Of Boggs should be counted, and
Mr. S.enger offered substitute that It
should not be.
Mr.. Kelly said the objection was based
on a principle so often overruled IN
law tbs. bis side OF the House could sub
init the question without discussion.
Mr.. Strincer took the ground that
under the avs and constitution OF Penn
sylvanis Henry X Boggs was not en-
titled 10 cast his vote NJ elector.
At l2:l0 o'clock the Speaker an
nounced u new legislative day, and after
the journal OF Saturday was read, discus
sion was resumed.
Mr.. Hewitt again returned 10 the
charge which he tad made Saturday
against the good fsItb of Mr.. Hoar for
acting and voting III the Electoral Com
mission at varIarca with his speech m
the House and said that that gentleman
q roo
Saturday had seizad the mantle o. web
ster ana trIed-reverslng the ususl pro
! cess-te cake out The iOXls skin with tue
! lions hide But even the mantle OF
Webster was not brDad enough 10
cover misrepresentation and fraud. DE
/ cited various propositions snd votes IN
/ the Commission showing that Mr.. Hoar
had uniformly voted sgsinsi the sdmls
! sion OF evidence 10 show fraud on tDe
part Of the Louisiana Returning Board,
and he asked whether that Quoting
! Hoar's wordsl Vas justice and right or
sense. He Hosr had voted Ia the Lou
/ islsns case That the Commission had no
/ judicial power. and in the case o! Oregon
he voted that the Commission hsd power
L take evidence. that the seal OF STATE
WAS or wss not the su:heutic zeal, snd
a. 20 whether Watts held commission
from the United States; but where
there vss sn allegation Of fraud. there
ne had voted that there was no power tC
preveut fraud That gentleman bad
been on sll occasions the great cham
pion of jusiice Hnd righteoo'ress, q;
msgniscen, FereorAtion on BelknsP, the
imp.scsmeri case wcu!d long BE- resd BY
Americans, and yet that same gen
tleman bad voted not 70 receive
evidence of fraud. In conclUsior
| he said Ask my DsmoctAtic frSends
deceived. CefrAuted, cheated s iteJ
have been. whether We should meei ba1
faith With bad fsith7 I aaswer thsi
Ieyer ought the record Of the Democrat
ic pariy 10 be suliied by single sci tia
viii make auy man blush. i vent cf
that COMMITTEES sgsinsl my vii; knew
th., whsteyer did on tia. Commits
would be suffice. 10 misconstroetioe "a
when took ny place there l eeA.ec
20 be . partisan; l tired TO De
come q patriot. / tried TO per
feet the measure Of justice, Cancellation
and peace for the suffering Psop'e Of ini
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27
Fires.

C1YcrNEATI, February pa fire at
CniIlicothe, o, this morning destroyed
Maurer's grocery store AID John L
Miles uiniIure store. The total loss is
$4,000. Miles was insured for 81 800 in
the Miami Valley, OF Dayton, and $500
in the Ohio, of ChIllicothe. Msurers was
ir sured for $500 each in the North
American and Imperial.
CIxCISSATi, februsry ga fire at
Ripley, Butler county, Ohio. early sun
day morning, destroyed b. F. Sayres
building and contents, and damaged al
adjoining building. Sayres' loss 1t 3d.
500 insurance $500; J &. Lindley,
who occupied the first floor. will lose
50 400 insurance So COO; Odd Fellows
hall, IN upper story, loss $1,000, insur-
ance $500; and loss on adjacent buildin :
$1,000. insurance $500.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27

Mr. HAYES wanted to be exceedingly
modest in his little speech made yester'
day al railroad depot. He is very
snxlols that the people should instruct
the representatives in Congress to abide
by the decision OF the Commission.
That sounds SO much ike disintereSted
party, VINO had nothing TO gain or lose
by the result. We wonder if know!-
edge Of the fact that the de-
cisiOn did not deserve the respect OF
Congress, might not have prompted
the suggestion. And then he feels his
incspscity for the discharge of the grave
duties imposed upon him by WELLS and
JOE BRADLEY. These latter worthies
ought to have had more regard for Uncle
BURcHARD's nephew than to have lm-
posel SO much upon him when he knew,
they knew, and the American people
knew he was not capable OF filling the
position, and they have done it against
the protest OF An OVERWHELMING msjor'
isy of the people. Oh, how
Mr.. HAYES must hate them for
having treated them in such a shabby
manner. He will have csuse to remcm-
Der WELLS and BRADLEY a long ss he
lives. But then having faced tho eNi'
gency he Is prepared to meet it, relying
to some extent upon Providence to pull
him through, but We opine. that bis
principal reliance Is upon the National
Returning Board. That is about the
only thing that can save him, and that
will mol do it unless he can get the
people to instruct Congress to hush ur
It's talk about infamy, fraud and vii
haniss generally. LET HAYES have
peace"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27
Governor Hampton Interviewed

CHARLK.ToS, February ~ The
Ne,cs aaa Courier has sn interview with
Gov. Hampton, who says concerning
the proper course of the Democrats IL
Congress: Il thlik ii is not advisable "a
throw obstacles in the way OF the deci-
sion Of the electoral coIm mission. We
submitted our case TO that irt atment a. q
We can better afford 10 suffer Ceieas
which brings no oishonor TO our patty
than to incur the impu:s,Ion oi acting
in bad faith. The interests o. the whole
country demand peaceful settlement OF
the pending question"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27
Governor Hayes.

CIScINNATI, February 26.-The Ga.
zetts's of Springfield, Ohio, the special
says Governor Hayes, while enroute to
Colutt bus, passed an hour in Springfield
to-day. He WAS escorted to one OF the
hotels being introduced to the people
lie made briet speech. He expressed
congraiu!atlon that In week this
business, which had occupied the atten-
tion Of the country tor eight moths,
would be over. de hoped the
g9qld ~ Oo &c fesqqbjsffsgo qbjsfgon asElksqsll8 sEaliksqsl8
elected. He believed the country desires
peace and security, and thought this idea
should be the expression OF the people to
their representatives, at Washington.
Realizing MS lack of special fitness for the
duties to the performance OF which be
might be called, he placed his trust in
God who rules the nations. His remarks
we're received with tremendous ap-
plause, and the crowd did not disperse
till the train left.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27

VIZ have been furnished with an ab'
strsct of the proceedings of the Circuit
Court Of MarshalI county IN the case oi
tie State of West Virginia for the usc OF
the Peni,entiary VS.. &. 5. MCFADnES.
which shows that on the Sth day OF octo
Der le74 the jury rendered verdict in
favor OF the de CT dant for the sum OF
twenty eight cents. We presume that
this was suit brought against MIR.
MCFADpEN for tie amount reported by q
Legislative committee rs unacconnted
for IN his hands, Aid having referred to
1t in an article ot e'terday we give the
gentleman the k,nrft of the explain
alton.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27

THERE was II great deal OF force in
that question propounded to Mr.. HEWITT
by Congressman CATE: "Do you be-
lieve il to be the duty of Democrats to
assist IN the speedy consummation ct
what you pronounce an outrage?
The SAME question is being asked
every day by hundreds of the usands OF
people throughout the whole country, If
the counting In of HAYES Is an iEtsmy,
then it looks to the ordinary observer as
everv man who assisted in the count
was a party to the lniamy. That is the
way that common sense, practical people
look al it, and when they come to select
their next delegation in Congress, those
who countensnce the infamy will be 70,
membered.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27
Deaf and Dumb Asylum Burned.

CHICAGO. February 26.-1esterday
morning the deaf sod dumb asylum, SIT
,s,ed some miles from Council Biuns,
Iowa was destroyed by FIRE, which
caught, probsbly, from the gas. be.ore
the water could be applied By the hose
about the building, the FIRE had se9uired
control Of tie upper portion, and con-
p.lled the occup.nis-ieAchers, of1cers
and the unfor,unates to leave the bul d.
ing. There was no loss OF life aud al oi
the $50 pupils escaped without .er,oa:
injury. The total loss IL estimated ~
$4,000.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27
SulIixan Murder Trial.

CHICAGO February 10 In the CrIml-
nal Cour, this morning the second trial
of Alexander sullivan for the murder o.
Francis Hsnford hogan, Leonard Sweet
and Emory Storrs appearing Tor the de-
tense, the latter having taken the place
of Col Robert lngersol, who was ex-
pected 10 defend Sullivan Judge Nc
Allis,er is the presiding judge as in the
former trial, IN which, 1t will be re
men bered, the jury disagreed, beng
eleven for acquittsl and one for guilty.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27

A WAsHIsGTcE correspondent speaks
of or fellows Us 'thc poor little Demo
cratic orphans, the new babes in the
wood., lost in the forest of Republican
cunning and fraud, where they will have
TO stay Tor tie next four cars"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27

Don PIATT doesn't stem to be at all
unfinished by the criminal prosecution
set ~ foot against him, but talks right
strsig ut ahead as though he didn't care n
fg for the lowers that be-" The ad-
mjni.trstirn will find that il has made Il
mistake in making war upon the press.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27

MADISON WELLS is said to depreca'e
the idea of the Democrats tiilbustering
on the electuIal Count He thinks that
ifth.y succeed IN running the week out
without completing the count all his Ia
Dor of rascslity will fail.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27

The decisions OF the Commission settle
one principle if no other, and that Is,
the certificate OF Returning Board has
more strength and is more binding than
the Cons.ituLioR-ths is if the Board is
composed of Republicans. And yet
there nro party organs telling US that
there i nothing psrtizsn in their judg-
ment.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27

THOSE pimples around your nose say,
YOU have Catarrb. DIR. j. II. McLesi's
Cstsrrh Snuff will cure Catarrh, sooth
and cure Sores and Pimples on the SKIN.
Trial boxes Scots by mail. DR.. j. d.
McLean's Office, Sl4 Chestnut, st. Louih
No.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27

SENATOR THURMAN has resigned his
position on the Electoral Commission
and Mr.. HERMAN, Of New York, elected
In fill his place
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27

THE position taken by WADE HAMP-
TON gives additional ooloring TO the idea
we have heretofore suggested, that
HAYES has fold out to the Southern
democrats for the Presidency.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27

The Commission having crossed over
the Oregon is now resting under the
shade OF the Palmetto.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27

CJL. MOsBY is among those who ex-
pec! reorganization Of parties alter
the ith Of March,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27

The ksnawhs Gozette is a new paper
at Charleston. It rises from the ashes
of the Chronicle and promises TO be a
lively journal.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27

GATH says that scientific man have
great contempt Tor editors. That
shows what asses scientific men are.
Asses and ssvsnts 10 the centre said
NAPOLEON at the battle of the Pyra-
n,ids
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27

The Huntington Advertiser thinks
that Charleston chances for the capital
are : to !.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27
at'heelina Aeeister.


The weather to-day '0'H be partly
clo,lfv, u,th northrest 10 northeast '''''ds'
and stationary 'emoerGtare.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27

How is HEWITT TO be regsrded-s
nesr OF n vassal?
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27

CHIcAGn February 25.-The board for
retiring disabled officers has been in ses
sion n military headquarters here thls
morning. Col Reynolds Of the Third
cavalry has been ordered TO appear
before il for examination.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27

WILL business revvie Is Inc next
question.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27

TuE Count goes on
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-27

No ineligible eieclors.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-16

General Buffers testimony upon the abil-
ity and bravery of the Irish soldier does no
more than justice to set of glorious fellows
whose virtues are too seldom recognized
until their possessors have changed their
quarters and gone to country where earthly
praise carries neither fame nor money with
it. We believe the gallant General has never
kissed the blarney stone, but he had no need
to do SO before talking Oh this subject, for
facts are too thick to admit single word Of
blarney edgewise At home and abroad in
ancient times and to-day, the Irishman has
always been spelling for fight, but he has
never spoiled after the fighting began.
General Butler traces Chief
Wellington, Marshal O'Donnell, Marshall
President MacMahon and General Jackson
back to Irish parentage, and he might have ex-
tended the list indefinitely. Wolfe, the hero
of Quebec, and the gallant Montgomery,
who surrendered his sword only to the con-
queror Death were Of Irish parentage,
while the extraction Of the heroes Sheridan,
Corcoran and Meagher, of our own genera
ton, is known to oil men, and no soldier of
our late war fails to recall host Of Irish
names from among those of his fellow SOL
diers. The Irish soldier is found in every
civilized army, and always at the front; he
has marvellous faculty for breaking the
enemy's lines without ever allowing break
in his own; he is merry when his comrades
are grumbling, impetuous when danger
makes other soldiers cautious, and when
occasion demands he dies as bravely as he
has lived. If his superior exists it is in
some sphere from which no military critic
has ever returned with report. In fact, his
bare equal is the man for whom the sover-
eigns Of Europe are on the lookout to-day.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-16
The Herald Ma DIS.

Even the HERALD is grateful for appreci-
alive words, and we are glad, therefore, TO
show to our readers letter from General
Alvord on the service rendered him and the
country, at critical moment, by HERALD
war map of thirty years ago. The General
was then participant in our unpleasant
ness with Mexico, and the possession of one
of our maps enabled him to make arrange
ments which led to the capture and occu-
patton of Jalapa 1t is only through acct
dental disclosures like this that the immense
value OF our maps is impressed upon the
public mind. That which costs little is
lightly valued; SO the person who gets his
HERALD daily for three cents and finds in it
one or more maps of important localities
is too likely to overlook the immense
amount of painstaking preparation
which is necessary to the production of
these accurate assistants to the reader.
Whether fully appreciated or not, however,
similar maps will continue to appear in the
HERALD whenever there is an occasion for
them. However the general public may un-
derrate them, the warrior, the statesman and
the scientist find them invaluable; and to
serve the greatest Of men, and through them
to serve the nation and humanity at large is
one of the rarest Of the duties and privileges
Of the press. Some of the maps by which
we have thrown additional light upon the
explorations Of our correspondent Stanley
have been in essentials superior to any that
can be found in standard aliases; those
which we shall publish in future upon this
and other subjects shall be equally timely,
be the pains and cost necessary to their
preparation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-16
More Farmers Needed.

The almost total cessation of immigration
which is reported by those who know can
be partially explained by the stagnation of
business; but an important feature of it can
be traced to the neglect of States and the
nation to devise inducements for foreign
agriculturists. At the present time, when
life and property promise to be of uncertain
value in Europe, America should be receiv-
ing ship loads of small farmers. The in
dustry, economy and thrift of these people
are sorely needed as examples to our own
rather careless and wasteful farmers, while
additional wealth and income would result
to the State itself by the occupancy of
lands which at present yield only
prairie and forest fires, ague and rat
tlesnakes. 1t is not enough that such
desirable persons should be offered home
steads that are too far from markets to be
available or too poor to have been attractive
to professional land-grabbers. The expert
ence of the General Land Office is that even
native Americans are slow to avail them
selves of the Homestead law. What, then,
can be expected of foreigners? 1t would be
to the interest of every State to make special
reservations of land for would-be settlers
from abroad, decreasing the quantity If nec-
essary to make up for the special value and
advantages of the land. Further induce
ments might with profit be extended but
this much, at least, is practicable everywhere,
and would be not only inexpensive but
nrofitable