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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-26
Blaine. Attack on Massachusetts.

BOSTON, january 25.-The senate re-
fused 10 concur in the House resolutions
thanking Senators Dawes ard Hosr for
their response TO the so called impu.stlon
in honor Of Massachusetts msde by Mr..
Blame in the United States Senate. In
the House resolution WAS introduced
that the legislature OF Massachusetts WAS
opposed 10 revival of any State or sec.
tionsl snimosity IS being opposed 20 the
best interests of the country.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-26
Bnsiness Failures.

PITrsBURGH, January 25.-R. i j.
Watson, coal dealers Of this city, filed q
petition IN bankruptcy to-day. They
have considerable property in New Or
leans and St. Johns parish. Liabilities
500 900; assets nesrly the same amount.
EAST BUFFALO, n. T. January 25.-
George Parr, Manufacturer OF edge
tools. has suspended; liabilities s56rOOo'
assets Sll 600.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-26
CORVALLIS, West Virginia.

CORVALLIS, January 24-Joseph
Weyand. q tramp who lives 8. Pkilsdel-
phis, fell through bridge at this place
this morning. de fell twenty teei,
causing q conclusion OF the brain, snd
was severely cut, bruised and injured in
tsrnally. He will probably die.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-26
Like en- il for its yerv Impudence.
81 70

Gov. Stevenson's State Journal.
We have large number of Democratic
subscribers, who undoubtedly are fond Of
that kind of literature. We have this
offer to make them: We will send them
the State Journal and the Wheeling
WEEKLY REGISTER for $500 per snnum;
or will send the DAILY REGISTER with
the State JaurnaL for $500 per year, or
$4.O0 for six months, payable in advance.
The REGISTER is live paper, full ofvim
and enterprise, and in political matters
is as ssucy as q school-marm. We like it
for Its very impudence.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-26

Mr.. Edmunds then spoke in opposi-
TO the resolution of Mr.. Matthews, and
in frvor of the amendment offered by
himself.
Mr.. Edmur De said that Tho most inter-
esting thing about the whO.e OusiL ess
was that the Senate had just declared il
was not fit TO make this a joint resolu-
tion. AS it now stood, the Senate, one
of the coordinate branches Of Congress,
thought i. may have an opinion, in case
the House OF Representatives said it
could have such opinion. That was an
admirable commentary on this whole
pro seeding. lie congratulated the Sen.
stor from Ohio Matthews on the mas
terly strategy by which he had put the
Senate into this. Turn 10 the records OF
Congress for that period, and he would
find them teeming with petitions from
people in all parts Of the country for re-
lief from the financial suffering existing
Continuing in regard TO the legislation OF
1894, he said that the separation OF the
two metals, gold and silver, had beet
steadily growing. They had been steadily
drawing apart in their relstiye value
ever sibce.
Mr.. Jones, of Neysda, inquired II in
1859 and 1850 the values OF gold and
silver were not much nearer than in 1884
snd 1895
Mr.. Edmunda replied very likely. The
United States since 1876 hsd been
gradually progressing in everything
with which TO make up well or
dered nation. Mr.. Rdmunds said be
would refer 70 the state Of the law and
if be happened 10 be little prosy be
hoped the Senate would pardon him,
from 1893, when the frs. coinage act
passed, 20 1874, the double standard
existed in this country on the theory ot
exact equivalents. DE then referred to the
coinage act Of 1884 and after qaoting
from the debates in Congress on
that &C. said there were hard times a.
well s. these.
Mr.. Edmunds referred 70 lheAct Of 1873
demonetizing the silver dollar, and AZ.
gued that ii Was perfectly understood
when it passed, and il provided that
gold coin should be the unii OF vslas.
The question being on the amendment
Of Mr.. Ednunds % the resolution OF Mr.
Matthews, so a. 10 provide for the pay
meut Of bonds in gold coin or its equivs,
lent, and that any other payment with
ont the consent ofthe creditor would b
in relation Of public faith and in
derogaton Of bis rights, il was rejected
Yeas, IS; nays, ~ as follows:
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-26
Charleston, West virginia.

CHARLESTON, January "A negro
msn named Scott was found dead in 8
tenement house to-day, snd his eyes were
eaten put by rats. II is the supposition
thst he froze 10 death. The city author
tiles took charge of his body and IN
tered IL
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-26
Ready for q Gold and Greenbaek
Basis.

NEW YORK, January 2s.-Lhe Cc"r-
mereiaL saws: We hear informally that
several prominent members Of the Clear
ing House Executive Committee are
resdy 10 plsce their business upon gold
and green bsck bAsis in common, ihe two
tenders beng iLterconyertible1 II they
can have the general concurrence Of the
Clearing House banks.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-26
FREIGHT Condueior KILLED.

C1xcIxyATI, January 25.-C.!dVeli,
treigh. conductor on the Marietta
Railroad, fell from . tram while 10
motion, near Hsmden, o. this morning,
and vas instantly killed
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-26

the time for action is at hand. We need
to have something which will enable
business mon TO forecast the near future,
and to make their arrangements upon
some stronger basis than that OF
conjecture as 10 what Congress may or
may not do.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-26
Brutal Outrage.

OMAHA, January pa colored man
vas arrested this Afternoon for outragin g
a bali vi..ei Irish girl. IS years old,
yesterday. Two white women were ar
rested for assisting him
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-26

tn, Western Iron Association, at q
meeting at Pittsburgh yesterday, agreed
,hst all the mills should run on single
turn or its equivalent on all finished iron.
The agreement to take effect February
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-26
Killed hI the Cars

FoEr WAYsE, IND, January l4-At
Garrett City, last night s passenger
train on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
struck and instantly killed an unknown
man attempting 10 cross the track ahead
CI the train.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-26
U. a. Treusurer's Quarterly State.
ment.

An examination of the quarterly ac-
count of the U. S. Treasurer, which is
the general cash account Of the United
States, shows the following figures Of
receipts and expenditures: Receipts,
balance due United States July lst, 1879,
unavailable, s2S,507, ,623; available, Si,-
6S5,625; money received by the Treas
urer from July lst, 1859, to June 80, 1877,
Sl4,S35 2S9, $50; total, sl4,S6S, ,4S2 9O9;
Expenditures, money psidlby the United
States Treasurer from July, l, 1859, TO
June, 80, 1877, and charged out BY
authority of law sl4, 653, ,lO7, ,2l3; balance
due the United States unavailable June,
30, 1877, $29, ,585 S05; available at the
same time slS5, ,S79,889. Total e1pen-
ditures Sl4, 1858, ,482, 800.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-26
c.. u.,u,nInr Roara wells.

NKw ORLEANS, January 25.-Judge
Whitaker has rendered Ms decision IN
the csse Of the Siste sgsinss }. Madison
Wells, overruling the motion to transfer
the case 10 the u nitsd States Court.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-26
R,essrs ssstssesl.

READING, Pa, January @.-Piys OF
the railroad rioters OF last July, pleading
viuHy, were sentenced 20 ak month";
imprisonmert each. The trial CT two
others 10 procosding.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-26
View Orleans CoIIeetorship.

The Senate Committee on Commerce
will, according to present indications,
report adversely on the nomination OF
Judge Williamson to be collector OF Gus.
toms at New Orleans.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-26
VOL. ID.
at'hesling Re9ister.
Cop closed yesterday st lOls.

AT the RyGIsTER office, at O'Clock
this morning, the thermometer registered
Az dsgrees above zero. Cloudy.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-26
WASHINGTON.
U. 3. TREASURER's QUARTERLY
STATEMENT.
Bill TO Establish the Metric system
-Dtstributfon OF Mexican
Awards-New Orleans
Ilectorshfp.
MRS Gaines Searching the Land Re
cords.

cords.
WASHINGTON, January 25.-Mrs.
Mira Clark Gaines has been al the
General Land Office to ascertain to whom
was issued patents for upwards of 10000
arpents of land, granted and confirmed
10 her father, Daniel CLARK, in 1904,
by the old Board of Land Commissioners.
The grants are in Missouri within IS
miles of st. Louis and aggregate be-
tween 10000 and 1900 acres.
Decision In Reference to Four per
cent. Loan.
The Secretary of the Treasury decides
that the Department cannot receive for
collection and deposit drafts issued by
bankers and others in payment of sub
scriptons to the four per cent. loan. The
law does not contemplate the receipt of
drafts by the Government in any pay
ment, and though the Secretary desires
to afford every facility possible to SUBJ
scrlbers of the loan, he does not feel war.
ranted in imposing on the Assistant
Treasurer the labor and risk of collecting
such drafts. 1t is thought thai banks
and bankers can make deposits with the
Assistant Treasurer through correspond.
ents in cities having sub-treasury oflces-
Died.
Frederick d. Stewart died of pneumo-
MIA to-day. He was one of the scientific
corps that accompanied Captain Wilkes
on the South Sea Expedition. and also a
,rop,ipapt ldd Eallou
Bill to Establish the Metric System.
Representative Maish to-day intro
duced bill providing that on and after
January /, 1879, for all postal purposes,
fifteen grammes be substituted for the
half.ounce, and so on in proportion; that
the Postmaster-Genera shall furnish all
postofices with postal balances demomi-
mated in grsmmes Of the Metric system,
and that on and after January /, 1880,
the Metric system, as legslized in the
revised statutes, shall be obligatory.
Distribution OF Mexican Awards.
A bill was reported to day, by Repre-
sentative Wilson, from the Committee
on Foreign Affairs, providing Tor dis
trlbution of the award made under the
Convention between the United States
and Mexico and authorizing the Secre-
tsry of State to receive oil moneys which
may be paid by Mexico, and to dis
tribute the same from timO to time in rat
able proportions among corporations or
private individuals, respectively in whose
favor the awards have been made.
The concluding section is as follows:
Nothing contained in this act shall be
construed ss precludlng the President
OF the United States and Secretary
of State, upon application by the Me1i-
can government, from consideration of
any particular claim or claims wherein
awards against Mexico have been made,
nor from the investigation OF any alleged
frauds or perjury materially affecting
said awards, nor from suspending the
payment of the amount of such psrticu.
lar claims pending any such registra.
tions between the United States and
Mexico.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-06-28

from Mr.. Samuel Miller, who keeps a
trading post on the Columbia river direct.
ly opposite TO Chief Moses camp, we learn.
that IN his opinion, under no circumstan.
css could Moses be forced into a war with
the whites. He thinks. however. should
the Bannocks be successful in the first bar.
Tie with the troops it might be impossible
Tor MIN to keep some of his young men
from joining them. deputation of Ban
nocks visited Moses camp some weeks
ago and offered a large bounty, in horses
and blankets, for recruits but they we're
driven OF by command of Moses. From
what Mr.. Miller says, we are perfectly SAT.
isfed that no danger need be apprebeuded
from this tribe os Indians. Moses con
muster about GOO young warriors-well
armed and equipped-and should be ,urn
them loose, death and destructjoE wonl5
cover the -Nountaiaeer.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-06-28
II A. NJ, June 21st. 1873.


DEAR TELLER:-The proceedings in
convention are meagre, as the standing
committees are hard at work preparing
drafts of different parts of constitution,
which they will report to the conven-
ton by bills. Every member OF the
convention, save the President is on one
OF these commit aes. Committee No. 3
have all their bills prepared, and partly
reported and printed. The other com.
mlttocs have prepared some portions re-
ferred to them, and their chairmen tells
me they will complete their labors be-
fore Saturday night, so that on Monday
next | apprehend work in the eonyen-
ton, when all will be present, will con-
mence ia good earnest.
wrote you yesterday something of
the Indian situation. Nothing new of
Importance has come to my knowledge.
| send copies of Oregonian with mark ed
passage III the Indian kilograms. The
two companies at Wallula have been
ordered here, also company stationed
at Port Townsend on the Sound. Gen.
Wheaton says that his full force is in.
adequate to distribute over so large a
field as may be exposed in case the
Southern Indians come north, and he
finds it impossible to determine at what
point concentration of his forces nav
be required in case the Indians move
northward. A few days will doubtless
develope much more than can new be
4 fureshadowed. Col. McConvillc | trust
wul have his company organizations Sc
complete and his arms and ammunition
so accessible to them, that on the frs,
demonstration of danger they can dc
effective service in averting u simila,
blow from the hostiles to that received
last June The regulars undcr Wheat
on | am sure will be much more promp,
I than last year. l..
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-06-28
The Indian War.

There is no Indian news of anv con-
sequence to chronicle. SO far the
troops have made no attack on the say.
ages, and n,ost likely will not for several
Gays, as the red iiends are hard 10 catch
The war Is not half as huge an affair AS
was at first heraldod abroad, although it
is bad enough, and has been grea.
drawback to Idaho. The Malhcurs
have all left the reservation and it is not
known where they have gone. Should
they prove To be hostile. which we think
almost certain, there will be some work
for the army, unless the sayages are
whipped ana captured in the first gen
eral fight; for should success attend
those Oh the war path they will hold Out
Inducements to other and more power.
ful tribes to join them. This should
terminate the Indian wars in Idaho.
We have rad enough Of them. So
long as settlers are obliged to occasion.
ally flee for their lives in a few of our
valleys people in the east imagine there
Is no place in the territory but that is
liable to be attacked at any time. and
conseq uently migration is retarded. A
huge flow of emigration had already
commenced when the Bannock war
broke out, which was heralded abroad
from Boise City by few individuals
who pretend to nave the welfare Of the
country at heart, as promising to be a
war OF lmmense propositions aud bloody
IN the extreme. The government is to
be blamed for what damage has already
been done by not keeping sufficient
number of soldiers at the different mill
tary posts throughout the country to
suppress troubles when they commer ce.
The. Indians raid the settlements and 90
to the mountains before soldiers can ar.
rive from abroad. We are sorry that
General Howard is not authorized to
accept volunteers, as there are many
men among us who helped to reduce the
Bannock tribe greatly in numbers sew
era. ears ago, and who would do good
work If allowed to 60 TO the 'front.'
Idaho World.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-06-28
How's Your Liycrs

II the skin be yellow and muddy. the
bowels constipated if you have ringing in
your ears, dull pains in the side, sick head. !.
acne sour stomach, hot or dry skin. spots
before the eyes, bad taste in the mouth
eoid feet and hands, sleepiness, gidiness'
,os' OF appetite. bad circulation of the
oiood' swelling limbs, &c, you may safely
conclude that your liver is out of order.
ne iiVer Is more apt to become dsordered
.nah any otter organ of the body, as its
aaty Is 10 hitter the impurities from the
o,oou; When 1t becomes weak, obstruct.
Gu ana diseased 1t must fail to do its duty
nuu .ne whole body suffers. Try Whites s
iiNi'ie flower, 'he greatest known liver
panaGea IN the world. Sample bottle IS
Moxlcv. ye-ns5 Inn ~
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-06-28
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Indian News.


WALLA WALLA, june 21, at 10P. NJ.
DEAR TELLER: A report reached
town this evening from La Grand that
telegram was sent to that place, stating
that Capt. Whipple's aud Capt. Ber.
nard's cavalry had been set on foot by
the Indians, somewhere between South
Mountain and Harney. That while in
camp at night, and animals in charge
of herder, the Indians crep up and
seized the herder, stripped him naked,
spanked him and sent him back to
camp saying, "tell your commander, If
you want your horses come and take
them,' and then drove off 90 head oe
cavalry horses. / am further informed
that the cit,zens about Union at the
head of Grand Ronde valley have con-
structed a stockaae post covering about
an acre OF ground, in which they propose
to make stand in case the Indians
come that way as they go north. l am
also told that the families in the Wal
Iowa valley have stockade in readiness
to flee to in case of danger. Owe young
man .left here yesterday to notify his
friends their Of the probability of the
Indians going via Wallowa, that they
f.
might be fully advised and use all pre-
cautions. | give these matters as / get
them. 1t is difficult to get at the truth
of the reports ! hear. and many of them
no doubt are cxagerations and some Of
them may be wholly created from ex.
cited imaginations. But the evidence
| is full and eudoubted that the Indians
in all directions south and east of us are
bent on making trouble. Every stage
from Umatilla eastward is loaded with
arms to supply people in eastern coun.
tics of Oregon. 1t still is to be hoped
that the hostiles may receive some check
/ gu" NV NC autc W duva0CC 70 the
] northern tribes. SO far they have
eluded the tro'ps altogether, and the
prospect is favorable to their continuino
so to do. 1t will be ~ longer sten,
chase and more bl1odlcss. SO far as kill.
ing Indians, than was Howard's cam.
pain last year against the Nez perces
The cry is here why don't Gen. Crook
take the command, and fight Indians.
Indian fashion? Surprise them nights,
and hunt them when least they expect
yon, and give them no rest, kill them
wherever they are found, show no
I quarters to man woman or child and in
I fiict upon them such blows tha, thew
will be sick of war, as matters now are
conducted the Indian thinks il fun TO on
to war and fight the soldiers, steal their
horses, kill and rob settlers. get into
their own camps and laugh at the Jokes
and tricks they have played. l.,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-06-28
Correspondence.
WALLA WALLA, june 10, 1878.


DEAR TELLER:-It may be asked by
your readers what status does this con-
stitutional hold with the people of Wash
ington Territory. IF one was to Judge
by what is said by portion of the press
of this city, the inference would be that
the people regarded it a useless body.
But | have considered the matter in the
light of the observation and experience
Of the delegates here, what have seen
in the press of other localities, and |
come to very different conclusion.
That the majority of the people are
desirous of having State Government,
was evinced, when by their vote they de-
manded that convention should be
called to frame a constitution. That
they did not vote as fully on the elec-
tion of delegates, was not that they wished
to undo what they had already done in
demanding a convention. but the elec-
tion was Il special election, and their con.
fideuce was that the delegates generally
nominated were good men, who if elec-
ted would frame such a constitution as
would be acceptable to the people and
to Congress, and enough votes would be
polled to elect them, and hence there
was no urgent necessity for them to
leave their work and 90 to the polls, In
the minds of the people the vote calling
tor convention. made the election of
the delegates, the sitting Of the conve7i-
ton, the framing of IL constitution and
submitting it to the people, foregone
conclusion, and their next great rally
ing time in which to gather at the polls
would be when they come to vote for its
adoption or rejection. IF tie instru-
ment prepared is uncxceptionable in
principles, it will be adopted by large
vote. | it be not a good instrument it
ought not to be adopted. Hence have
no fear Of the success of Il good consti
tuition receiving the endorsement of the
people. The members of the cnnven-
ton have bIckicd on the harness in
good earnest, and in their several con-
mittees have already nearly prepared &.
complete draft Of the instrument which
under distinct hands will be submitted
to the whole body this week and the
fore part Of next. On submission fthe
different subdivisions, | apprehcnd
there may be some little discussion be.
fore their adoption, and doubtless several
amendments may be made to the origi-
nal drafts submitted. But think from
the present completion Of things we
will be able to present such an ns,ru-
ment as will entitle it to the favorable
consideration of the people and of Con,
srcss, and if SO, the utility and import
ance OF this body will tecoGe apparent.
J..
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-06-28
The First BloOdshed.

Those namby pamby persons who be-
lieve "Lo the poor Indian il always
imposed on, should read the official ac
count of the first shot Fl red in the present
Indian war: "Three men. besides Tbos.
Si'vey, knester, Nesmth and Silyey, broth
er OF the first named had established a
temporary camp for branding animals on
Big Camas Prairie. The indians had been
threatening for some time, but the stock
men die not fear any violence It'll the in.
dams should have congregaied in large
numbers so that when advised by indians
to leave with stock. took no notice of
them, but continued to remain endeavor-
ing to keep on friendly terms by giving the
Indians cattle from time to time. About
sunrise on the 3lst ult., an Indian an
proached their camp proposing to trade a
buffalo skin with keuster. The bargain
being completed, the Indian threw the
buffalo skin at keuster's feet, expectipp
him, as Silyey says, to stoop and pick it
up. This keuster did not do, but suspect-
ing something wrong from the action c f
the Indian, turned to his horse and COM
menced saddlng the animal, Nesmith
meanwhile going to the tent and prepar-
ing the cooking outfit for leaving At this
stage the Indian steps up TO Nesmith while
In STOPPING position and placing the muz-
zie OF ms gun so near the tace of the form.
ef as 10 ourn his skin with powder, shoots
Nesmith through the head the ball enter
ing the right cheek. Keuster then turned
TO attack the Indian, who shoots at him,
tue ball striking his head and glancing o #.
oiivey who was at a distance, now comes
to the rescue. The Indian fires at him al.
SO, but misses him and prepares to FIRE
again, while keuster, recovering from the
snock, reaches the tent and secures a rife.
The Indian seeing this, makes off. Keus.
Ter nred at the retreating Indian aud miss
ing him, the Indian made good his escape. =
", W Union.