Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-12
CAPITAL CULLINGS.
AMAZING INCREASE IN POPULATION
or WESTERN STATES.
The James River lob 0ead-A Giant Put TO
Flight A Peculiar Case Matthews
Trouble le-hew York Custom
House Nominations.
Jeems River Job Dead.

chase OF the James River and kanawha
Canal, and the transformation Of 1t into
railroad, is thought to everlastingiy
kill the great job oiextending this canal
over and through the Allegheny noun
tains, and down roaring New river "a
that il the canal could not pay running
expenses through the very hest part oi
Virginia and along easy grades. il would
be madness 10 attempt to carry 1t over
the Allegheny mountains and along The
route already occupied by the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad. The job is
dead.
Amazing Increase In Western States.
WAsHINGToS, December ll.-fron
careful computations made here, and
based largely on the recent vote, 1t IL
found that the States which are increas-
ing the fastest in population are Kan
sas, Minnesota, Nebraska, California
and Colorado. At the recent election
the vote of Kansas almost equaled that
Of Texas in 1875, Presidential year.
The rapidity with which Kansas is in
creasing in population has hardly an
equal in the history Of American States.
Although not half So large, she prom
ises 10 nutstrip the great state oi Texas
within five years. On the Pacific slope
California il increasing in population
with great rapidity. Nearly two years
ago nearly iorty thousand votes were
cast in each OF the Congressional dis
tricts, and il is computed that by 1850
there will be nearly, il not quite lS5 900
voters in that State. From indications,
the states will make greatest gains in
members ui Congress and Electoral
votes in the apportionment after the
next census will be- Kansas, Nebraska,
Minnesota and California. New Eng
land will barely hold her own, il that /;
likewise all the Southern States, except
Arkansas and Texas, which will show
an increase hut the influx 0f popula.
ton into these States is almost entirely
from the Older Southern States.
A Giant Put to Flight.
WAsHISGToN, December lit IL re-
lated that when General Cary, the great
Greenback leader, was here hc got
aboard All avenue chariot. lmmeiia-
atciy in front Of him was the pondcrous
Illinois Senator, Davis. "Sena.
tor Davis, believe" said Cary, extend.
ing his hand. Il am General Cary, of
Ohio"
"You are, arr you?" replied Davis
whereupon hc jrrkcd the bell rope,
stopped the chariot, and got out. Ii is
supposed the pondcrous Senator feared
General Gary would convert him t" the
Grecnback doctrine, 81 he put himself
beyond temptation.
A Peculiar Case.
WAsuISGTOS, December II. - \
peculiar Case, and one Of interest, now
engages the attention of the United
states Supreme Court. During the war
ono Pryor y. Coleman, of Tennessee,
committed murder, for which he was
about to be executed by the Federal
military authorities, when an attack
upon the lines 10y the COniederates in
tcrCcpted the execution. After being
thus by the fortunes of war released
from an immediate death penalty, lac
asked and Was granted leave Ia 90 into
battle, and fought with such desperate
gallantry that nothing more was said
about taking his life. After the war a
State Court found him guilty Of murder
in the first degree, aud the Supreme
Court OF Tennessee refused tO set aside
the decision. His case is now before
the United States Supreme Court, and
ex-senator FOOte, who is his council,
hopes that, as this Court has always
been liberal in constituting the Law that a
mans life shall not he twice PLACED in
jeopardy for the same otiense, lac will
be able to get Coleman clear.
Garheld's Slap at Rlsine.
WAsHlSGTuS, December lin dis
cussing the diplomatic bill yesterday,
Garfield remarked that any man at
tempting 10 arouse sectional prejudices
will be oyeuhrown aud condemned by
his countrymeR. Ii il understood that
this VA really hit at Blaine, in view
OF the latter's proposed sectional speech
to-pay. The remark has received good
deal uf comment.
Buekner's Bill Delayed.
WAsHIXGTuS, December li-BuCk.
ner bill l0 retire National hank circu.
latiOn Was to have been considered yes-
terday in the House, hut Vas crowded
out hy the diplomatic Approximation
Bill.
Matthew Trouble.
WAsBiSGTuS, December 1.-THE
senate Matthews Committee met yesier-
day, and discussed the question at send.
ing to nevada foT Anderson. the witness,
but no decision VAS reached. IL Vas
decided, how ever, 10 send IA the Hous+
Committee Tor copy 81 the testimony
gwen by Anderson.
New York Custom. House Nominations
WAsmISGruS, December IL. Senator
COnkling's Committee on Commerce
meets Tomorrow, and il il probable that
the New York Custom-house nomina
tons will In taken up. COnkling has
gwen no Indication II the course he v I'll
pursue regarding these nominations,
and there j, great curiosity 30 see what
he Sill do. His friends ar. divided in
opinion, one ST them Senator and Z
member Ol the committee this morning
asserting very positively that Conklina
will Oppose the confirmation 0f Merritt
and others a. actively A. he did last
winter