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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-23
Estate of Jay Cooke d 60.

WASHINGTON, March 22.-Edwin NJ.
Lewis, Trustee of the estate Of Jay Cooke
s. Co., IN letter to a gentlemen in this
city, says that he has in preparation
circular advising against the sale OF
claims ior an inadequste price. Besides
five per cent cash, any creditor taking
the distribution offered, can sci. the same
for price to equal about fourteen per
cent of his clsim, reservIng the balance
against the large uncollected assets. The
claims Of the United States are out OF the
way, and negotiations are in progress
which will untsngle some of the d!tti-
cult complications. The trustee has good
hone that within the current year the
commissioner can declare further cash
dividend and asother distribution, lesv.
ing large amount OF the assets uhso!d
and undivided
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Preparations for the Exc
cution of Lee the
Mormon Gut
Throat.
Forged Rail Road Bonds
Captured.
McClellan's Nomination
Rejected.
Washington Items.

WAsH1NaToN. March 22.-Mr. E. B.
Washburne, United States Minister at
Paris, was called upon here to-day by a
committee of Germans and presented
with resolutions thanking him for ser.
vices TO their countrymen during the
Franco. German war. Mr.. Washburne
thanked the committee for the honor
they had done him in communicating the
resolutions expressing the sentiments of
the Germans of Washington, many OF
whom he had SO long and favorsbly
known.
During the session Of the Cabinet to-
day, Secretary McCrary was requested to
prepare for the President and Cabinet a
complete list of the troops in South Car
olina and Louisiana, showing the num-
Der of men and the general disposition
of the forces. The list was prepared this
afternoon.
Several delegations called on the Pres
ident this afternoon for the purpose OF
paying their respects. There was large
delegation from Alabama, headed by
Senator Dorsey and Judge Rice. All the
CaIioIe VA piCssOd shO'i oPPiNcSAsiSA Va WIZ
Presidents Southern policy.
The suspension of Frank Burnett from
the inspectorship of steamboats, is the first
removal from Office made by the Presi-
dent.
The President has appointed ex-Gcver-
nor John q. Brown, of Tenn, a member
OF the Louisiana Commission, and he will
serve. 1t is intimated this evening on
very good authority that the Southern
Commission will not include in its mem.
bership any Senator or Republican, and
also that Vice President Wheeler will
not be member of the Commission.
Senator Morton unequivocally denies
the statement that he Is opposed to the
appointment of Prot. John M. Lsngston
to the Commission of Agriculture.
President Hayes has put his civil SER
vice principles in force at the Executive
Mansion by promoting various old en-
ployees to fill vacancies.
Rutherford B. Hayes, jr, arrived this
morning. on q short visit home from
Cornell University.
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the refugee sin case of resumption of hos
tilities between Montenegro and Turkey.

the refugee sin case of resumption OF hos
tilities between Montenegro and Turkey.
PRsrH, March 22.-The Minister OF
Finance has submitted to the Chamber
of Deputies bill authorizing . slx per
cent. gold loan for the CONVERSION Of the
floating debt which amounts to 76,OO0,-
600 forms. The Minister, in submitting
the bill, sd that he expected that the
change In the political situation would
be favorable to the undertaking.
CoSsTANTINoPLE, March 22.-The
armistice between Montenegro and the
Porte Is officially prolonged until the
first of April. The Rsgusa Turks are
preparing to attack Grahonatz Peke.
Psulovotch, the insurgent leader, Is on
csmped at Dugs, and Psos Vucslsitch at
Zsleze, and body Of insurgents are
marching toward the Albanian frontier.
LONDON, March 22-In the House OF
Lords tonight the Earl OF Dudley
asked for information respecting the
state OF the Eastern question. de said
that although the signing OF the protocol
would secure the peace Of Europe, il
would provide no guarantee for the bet
ter treatment of Christians. He strongly
attacked Sir Henry Elliott for his course
toward the Porte.
Lord Derby censured the Earl of Dud-
ley for his mode OF raising, without for
NAL notice, question OF I'M
perisl magnitude. He said: THE
noble lord protests against an under
standing which, he says, We are
on the eve OF concluding. II he knows
this he knows q great deal more than
do. Lord Derby maintained that an
European war would produce tar greater
horrors than those which occurred in
Bulgaria. He continued: The word
ing, as we'll as the conditions under
which the protocol shall be signed, If
signed al all, are still under the consid
GRAFTON Of tho government, the ministers
are acting on their responsibility rs ad.
visors of the crown, and when steps have
been taken they will submit them to Par
Lament without an hours unnecessary Y
delay. Lord Derby condemned the
language as calculated 10 irritste the
Russian people against a policy which
the Russian government 10 its honor was
disposed to adopt. The language is cal
culsted to increase Russis's difficulties,
and postpone if not defeat alto.
gether a solution of the problem. He con-
Guided by warmly defending and prais-
ing Sir Henry Elliott, and challenging
his asssilsnts TO bring the question tor
ward in form which would enable Far
lament 10 express its opinion.
LONDON, March "A Times CORES
pondent telegrsphs from Paris rs fol-
lows: Notwithstanding contradictions,
| adhere with the utmost posltiveness TO
the truth of the information that 1t was
declared by Russia that she WAS ready to
disarm immediately after the signing OF
the protocol.
A courier with n dispatch has arrived
in London from st. Petersburg, but il
was then found that the tenor of the dis
patch WAS not such as had been expected
a sccording TO the understanding between
the English and Russian negotistors.
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MnjI RObber Arrested.

CucAGo, March 22.-For some time
complain. has been made that business
letters addressed TO Chicago merchants
have been missing, and the supposltlon
has been that n "stesW has been going
on in the Postottice Department. The
responsibility, however, has not been
placed until to-day, when Frederick j.
GLASS, the distributing clerk, who has
been suspected or.some time and who
WAS quietly watched, was discovered
furtively slipping letters under news
paper and thence to an inside pocket.
He was Immediately called to an inter-
view with Special Treasury Agent
Stuart. and confessed to the THEFT, placing
the amount of his stealings at five
hundred dollars. Government officers,
however, suspect that the sum is much
laryer. His transactions have been con-
fined to business letters.
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TIE Republicans are making great
ylriue Of tur.r riyd service scheme which
requires that no removal from office
'ns he made for political reasons. AS
81. the Federal offices are nov filled by
Radicals, that don't seem to be much OF
hardship to members of that party.
Rue second Of their civil service goes
On 10 provide that call vacancies by
'eas, of death, resignation, or removal
;l' cause, shall be hlled from the party
I2!rolling the National Administra-
ton"
GEsc:ly The offices now all being
a.et by radicals, no removals shall be
@s!e for political reasons! but, if any
.a2e hall become vacant, from whatever
.'''e, it shall be filled by q Radical.
Ics!s the much-vsunted civil service
'-"'m shout which we have heard 50
@'A itom HAYES and SCHURZ. Where
"a Is II different from Grantlsm2
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Amendments of the Park ersburg
Confer. nee Of the U. Ii. church for


PARKERsBURG DIsT.-E. HARPER, p. Z.
Parkersburg Ststion-Z Warner.
Parkersburg Circuit-J. w. Perry.
Cairo Circuit-C. ii. Cox.
Pennsboro Circuit-R. A. Hit.
Troy Stations J. Graham.
Middle Island Circuit-D. +. bay
mond.
West Milford and New Milton-J. K.
kempcr.
Braxtop Clrcut-J. w. Martin.
Gilmer Circuit w. Miles.
Little's Mills Mission-W. d. Barger.
BUCKuANNoN DIST. W. BoGG Ess, p. z.
Buckhannon Station-C. Hall.
Lewis Circuit-J. Z. Morris.
Freeman's Creek Clrcuit-J. w. Shoe
maker.
Barbour Creek Circuits. T. West
fall.
Hessvile Circuit-L, w. Roberts.
Warrington Misslon-P. p. Tetrick.
Philippi Circuit-C. r. Westfsll.
New Interest Circuit-L. Cross.
Preston Circuit-J. A. Stevens.
Glade Circuit-A. G. Hsltermsn.
Grafton Station-E. Barnard.
WEST COLUMBIA DIsTRICT-GEoRGE W.
wEEKLEY, P. K.
West Columbia and Hartford-J. A.
Blagg.
New Haven Station-W. NJ. Week
ley.
Milton Circuit-J. Slaughter.
Point Pleasant Circuit-W. II. Harri.
son.
jackson Circuit-T. II. Rymer.
Ripley Circuit-H. l.. Polling.
Buffalo Ci,cuit-W. w. Rymer.
Thirteen Mission-L. NJ. Csrder.
Sandy Circuit to be supplied.
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That Marvellous Southern Policy.
The Flat Failure OF Hayes Southern
Policy

Is the gossip of the hotels tonight.
Southern Conservatives who have sold
themselves out quite cheap for the ap-
proving smile of the occupant of the
White House, conclude, after all, that he
is but mortal. They entered into an
agreement with Charley Foster to let
Hayes in unhampered, and now find that
the goods are not forthcoming. There is
an agreement in writing, made by Foster
and Stanley Matthews, and it is in the
hands of Southern Democrats now in
this city. The stipulation was that the
Southern men should not fllibuster to
keep Hayes out, and he In turn was 70
give them their State governments, as
soon as be WAS frsudulently indicted
into office. Il has come to question OF
nerve again, and this time he don't toe
the mark. The carpet-bsggers are ex-
uItant.- Washington Correspondent Cu'-
cinnaH Enquirer.
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W,Iiiam's Birthday.

BERLIN. March 22.-Thcre were great
festivities to-day in the celebration OF
the birthday of Emperor William. TIE
grand reception held by the Emperor IN
the morning was attended BY the major
itv of the Gsrmsn princes in person
with their families, and by specis. ENJOYS
from foreign countries TO tender Their
con grstu stions. From 10 to 2 o'clock 8
continuous stream of princes, envoys,
legislators and deptutssions passed into
tue Palace to pay repects and offer con-
grstulations TO the Emperor. The city
was profusely decorated with flags, and
tonight banquets are in progress, and th
city Is Illuminated.
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iaEST. T.CLtlRSYILLE LERAILROAD

lie Belmont Chronicle says that the
.'''5| gauge railroad between st.
'''syilie and Nctf's Siding, is being
f'' II order for regular trains rs fast as
'-' Ne.ther will permit. Twenty men
'9 now engaged IN the employ of the
Paay, ha.asting and aligning the
D. snd !! Is confidently expected that
'"'shge1 trains will be making regular
y. within the next two weeks. The
''W'o7s have determined on the names
We 'ae several stations along the line, Is
'..''"s; The junction with the Central
'' Is known as Quincy" in honor of
-. Popular manager OF the Ohio and
>-Saso divisions Of the b. & .. road;
resent al the mouth of Ault's run.
hcAo, Al Workman's. The Direct
- ~a'e assurances that special rates on
$40 viii Dc gwen from w heeling To
point, and that through tickets to
N' ne P'ilclPal points Esst and West
'' 0e placed on sale here. 1t will be
,, ,'s''ed that every facility will be offer
" The managers OF the Narrow
'Huse 70 induce the business public to
t1'oa'ze it. 1t may be stated in this
- |s'''on that with in the past few days
00nd' Of the road are being sought
Oy persons wishing to invest at
~ rate Of interest. The signs argur
'O' the business success of the en-
Is'prise.
Chronicle wants the Wheeling
er,. lake Erie Narrow Gauge people tc
,aN aa their survey on around Bellairs
a., 'u Siding and thus form a junction
With their Road.
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uOUr Of pure consideration for the
...,iocs of the Democrats" says the ST.
C,.,rsvine Chronicle, "our Republican
,,ords refrsineI from any demonstration
over the election of HAYES" That Isl
wing stolen the Presidency from the
democracy, the thieves were so consider
,,e =, not to flap their wings and crew
over the THEFT.
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THE truth of the saying that "murder
will out" is forcibly illustrated in the
case of JOHN D. LEE, the Mormon.
Nearly quarter century ago humanity
everywhere was sickened by the horrld
details of the Mountain Meadow massa-
ere. In that fiendish butchery LEE was
head devil. To-day he will be shot to
death at Mountain Meadow, the scene OF
his long unpunlshed crime.
The confession of LEE printed in the
New York Herald and other papers Is
not genuine. A copy of the real confes-
sion has been placed in the hands of the
Associated Press agent, and liberal ab-
stracts will be furnished to the public in
to-morrow's papers.
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Two men, named CAMPBELL and
WEEsE, have been purchasing cattle in
Wyoming county, in this State, with
counterfeit money. WEEsE has been ar
rested, but CAMPBELL Ii non est The
ccunterfei.s are SAID to be of the basest
sort, and the bills are all of the same
number. The silver coin WAS somewhat
better than the paper.
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JUDGE DEvENs, the new Attorney
General, if he does not know good
thing when he has it, don't seem to be
long in finding out when he has cap
tured bad thing. He resigned q life
position on the Supreme Court bench OF
Massachusetts, TO accept q precarious
psce in the Cabinet with all IL, attend
ant snnoyanccs. In speaking on the
sltjrctto Senator day or two ago, he
,,l: you .,e before you the biggest
15 N Massachusetts,. l gave up aplsce
SaI,l suited me exactly, and where L
was comfortably and permanently fixed,
Jfoae which docs not suit me al all
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SINCE HAYES has kicked KEYS Ten
r,s.ee Confederate postmaster out of tn"
L;nchburs (va.) postotIice and re-in-
.,.,ed the Vlrglnn Union soldier in the
!. ace, the Confcierstes are beginning to
r,luire what the use Of having u Con-
ir!grste Postmaster. General (or even
aaf one) if he is not to be allowed to
tick Confederate pegs into post-otfce
hnlps
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civil Rights Case Decided.

BALTIMORE, March % The case of
Harriet a. Gully, colored, against the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
on trial for the four last days was con-
cluded this morning, and under the in-
struc:ions OF the court, the jury gave the
verdict for the railroad company. This
action with seventeen others, was brought
against the company under the civil
rights act,
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Laborinymen's Dem moustration.

BERLIN, March 22.-Demonstrstlons
were made By idle and destitute men in
various parts of the city yesterday,
against Posen laborers, partly to force the
municipality to give employment to the
destitute, but the police being called re-
peatedly, no serious acts OF violence were
committed. Alexander Plstz, where
previous days of riot occurred, is occupied
by strsng police force both on toot and
mounted.
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Packard Legislature.

New ORLEANS, March 22.-Yester-
day, the Packard Senate seated J. j.
Monette, Of the Third Senatorial district,
and Gen. Thomas T.. Anderson of the
Tenth district, In place of Ducross and
Garland. who were declared elected BY
the returning board, but are in Nichols
Senate
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Substantial Recognition OF Nichols

NEW ORLEANS, March 2z.-The
Brooks. of Boston, owners Of several mil
lions of property in New Orleans, aid
their taxes to the Nichols collector to-
day. Many large property owners here
have paid their taxes 10 the Nichols gov
ernment, including Burnside, the largest
nronerty owner IN Louisiana.
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THE Charleston Courier says the new
p.o,idsnt Of the University, Rev. j. Il
r,ovr.ox. is already doing effective
., m behalf of that institution. lie
h.. hesp visiting various portions of the
state with good results.
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pyn estate in Guernsey county, w.,
-. 3acrsssed fully 25 per cent. within
,s,I.., eight years, in the opinion Of the
r,m,-idge Jsftrsonian. And that paper
,,bstit is difficult to make sales at
say price
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r,s meaning o: HAYES pscifcssion
49,, 49, a. illustrated by HAYES action
40 leave the people of each State free
.,rs-, themselves, provided they will
"" ~, bs coverHed by the PACKARD
rg,uBERLAIS thieves"
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The FOrgers Discharged.

New YORK, March 22.-The Times
furnishes the following: Yesterday norm
ing after the arrest of james kirkpat-
rick and James Mckay, alias Canada
Muck, with the forged Missouri Pacific
bonds in their possession, District Attor.
ney Phelps made an astonishing discov-
ery of the existence of State law which
SAYS that no imitation of n railroad or
other bond or certificate Of stock shall
be deemed forgery unless every detail
be initiated. In this case, the original
bonds are guaranteed by the State, and
on the forgery the State seal Is absent
The President of the Bank OF
Commerce says h9 would
not have hesltated to advance money
on the forged bonds Notwithstanding
the absence of the seal; that would be
readily overlooked. Indeed, such thing
is not generally considered essential, the
omission OF Endorsement for instance on
the back of bond don't effect its value
tor practical purposes on the street. Legal
" however, the deficiency was fatal ard
when the prisoners were arraigned at the
Tombs Police Court Yesterday afternoon
the District Attorney agreed to their dis
charge, and Justice Flsmmer so ordered.
The detectives claim that Mckay was
one OF the parties to the S54,oOo check
forgery on the Union Trust Company.
One hundred and twenty five thousand
dollars worth OF bonds were to have been
put upon the market here yesterday.
They were to have been hypothecated at
S5 cents on the dollar. The genuine bonds
are worth from l05 to l96. The officers
seem to have been ignorant OF the law,
and consequently sprung the trap too
quickly. The detectives say that they
might Just rs well waited until yester.
day, but they supposed they had per-
fectly clear case, and could not see the
use of further delay. Experts were un-
able To detect tGr slightest disslmiI1rlty
between the genuine and spurious bonds.
Such extraordinary accuracy Is unparaI-
leled in the history Of bond torgeries.
The detectives have no DOUBT
but what another attempt Will 0e
made at future date to Hood
the market with these bonds, and as
plenty of brokers, presumably re-
putable. can be found TO introduce them
the peril that hangs over financial CIR
cles in this and other cities of the Union
may be readily appreciated. Another
prevention like the present Is u matter
of chance. The only effective estoppeI
will hn for the Missouri Pacific Railroad
Company to call in al the bonds now
out. and substitute al entirely new issue
of different design.
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p.c..,d,, Reerui,,nr Omcers.

NEW ORLEANS, March 22-Nine men
arrested by the Nicholl's police for en-.
listing men in Pscksrd's militia were
brought before Judge Whitaker, of the
Superior Criminal Court, to-day on an
application for Q writ of ha6eas corpus,
which was received, and they were re-
manded 10 prison without bail.
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THE everything mslignancy of Rad
icslism was made manifest in the solid
vote cast. by the Radical Senators in the
New York Legislature, against the con-
tirmation OF Gen. MCCLELLAN as Super
intendent of Public Works in That State.
His eminen. fitness for the position and
his comparative freedom from partisan
connection makes the partlsanism of the
Radicals ali the more glsring.
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O,KgY HALL, whose mysterious
,..rrssrsnce from New York since
p.5sv last, has occasioned a great deal
=. o.o,.ssiness among his friends, has been
found quietly fishing for trout on Long
IIsnd.
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BurgIary.

ArcaIsoN, Ks, March 22.-The store
of Wells & Bailey, of Wi,hrop, Mo, oP-
posite this city, was entered by burglars
last night, and robbed OF nearly sZooo,
of which $1,000 was in greenbscks and
gold. and the balance certificates OF de-
posit. The thieves entered through the
window and blew open the safe. No
clue to the robbers.
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Bank FOrger Arrested

New YORK, March 22-Jsmes Kill
patrick was arrested in New York
hotel to-day on the charge of having
forged bonds in his possession with intent
to utter. Fitzpatrick had 100000 in
forged bonds OF the Missouri Pacific rail-
road, guaranteed by the State of Mis-
souri,, in his possession. They are almost
perfect limitations of the genuine, and
were to have been thrown on the street
forthwith. James Mckay, otherwise
Canada Mack" was arrested at his
residence in West Thirty-Sixth street,
accused of completely in the same trans
action
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The Parkersburg Times is in gloom
1t insists that times are getting harder
and harder every day; instead of i'm
proving. All kinds of property is down
to almost third of their value. Is that
not splendid Christian chance, the
Times wants to know, for the rich
to get richer and for the
poor to be driven from house and
home? Our present financial system is
the cause OF this desperate condition, and,
rs an Eastern merchant who was lately
in our city, said, the result will be that
half of our people will be ruined, and
the other half then will have no chance
OF getting still fatter upon the earnings
of the ruined half Gloom and despair
is depicted in almost all the faces OF
mechanics and working men we meet.
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TOLEDO, March 2.-Flour-Quie.
snd steady. Whea;-FIrmerj extra
white Michigan 81 57i; amber 81 81; No
8 red 81 3st; rejected Wabash 81 10
Corn-Stesdy; high mixed 44ic; No. 2
.po, and seller Marcn 44ic; rejected 44c.
j.ts-Dull; No.. 2 a. 34ic; rejecssd S23c,
ST. LOUIS, March A.-HOgs-firn;
light shipping 70 good Yorkers "a 75(s
5 90.
PrrrsBussH, March 22-Petroleum
--Steady; crude 81 sOS2 s2i at Parksrsi
refined unchanged.
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Murderer Sc u fenced,

UswEGo, N. Y, March 22.-Nathsn
o. Greenfield, convicted OF the murder
of his wife, in Orwell, October 2l, 1875,
was ts-dsy sentenced to be hung on May
llth. A stay was granted.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

New YORK, March 22.-MoSET-
Closed easy at 2aS! per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 34Cg5 per cent. Gus
toms receipts s360,OOO. The Assistant
Treasurer disbursed 100000. ClesrIngs
S25OOO.OOO. Sterling Quiet at 4S4GG4SG.
GoLD-Opened and closed at l04I.
with sales IN the interim at l0ii9l05.
Carrying rates to /! per cent. Loans
were also made fiat. and at / per cen.
tor borrowing.
SGLvER-At London 53! pence per
ounce; here silver bars l2lt greenbacks;
1861 gold; silver coin At / per cent
discount.
GoyERSMESTs-Flr