Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-12-29
WASHIHGTOR.
Now Railroad-Grant On Canals.


WASHINGTON, December 28.-The talk
OF 3 new railroad between Philadelphia
and Baltimore, to be constructed by the
Baltimore and Ohio Company, grows
cut of the statements made last week
by Mr. Robert Garrett, Third Vice Pres
ident Of the Baltimore and Ohio road.
1t is merely threat against the Phila.
delphia and Wilmington road because
the latter refuses TO take the Baltimore
and Ohio roads freight cars over its
tracks.
As the fight stands now it will become
a matter OF necessity for the Pennsyl
vania Railroads. rival TO construct the
new road or else lose thousands of dollars
worth of through freight for New York.
Late last week train OF perishable
freight was left standing near Belmont
because OF the Wilmington roads re-
iusal to haul cars from New YORK that
did not come over the Pennsylvania
road. The passenger trains are running
very light, and no effort IL being made
10 induce travel, the idea seeming TO be
io merely run the trains as a pTetcncc
for a lawsuit.
Gran, to Write on Canals
General Grant has been engaged to
write an article on the Nicaragua Canal,
which is 20 appear in the North Ameri-
can Review for January.
The Late Census.
WASHINGTON, December 2S.-The fol-
lowing statement shows the population
al IN 4 ~
10 the United States census oil 1850.
This statement is still subject to posi-
BIZ corrections, by reasons OF the dis.
covery OF omissions or Implications OF
names in the lists OF inhabitants return
ed: Alabama, l,26l,24l; Arkansas,
SO2,56i; Connecticut. 622 ,633;
Delaware, 1861; Florida, I66,-
SOC; Georgia, l,.537,S7S; Iowa, J.,
62i 463; Kansas, 1885; Kentucky,
I.6lS,599; Louisiana, 9i0, ,G63; Maine.
6iS9I5: Massachusetts,, l,7S3 0S6
Missouri, o,l69,O9l; Nebraska, 49, 2,432;
Nevada, 62 265; New Hampshire, 3il,.
7s2: New Jersey, l,l30,S02; New York,
5OS2Si4; North Carolina, l,4O0.OO0
Oregon, l74,767; Rhode Island, 216,52S;
South Carolina, 965,70G; Tennessee,
I,542 46S; Vermont. 352 $50; Virginia,
l.5l2 2O3; West Virginia, 6lS,l93; Wis.
consin, 2.3l5,3s3; District OF Columbia.
1883; Idaho, 32,6ll; Montana,39, l57;
Utah, li5,a07; Washington, 15rl"O;
Wyoming, 20,'SS.
Singing School Murder.
WAsnIxGroy, December 2S.-1ndians
report the murder on Monday night Of
Marcus Bratton by John WOodsmall,
during quarrel which occurred be-
tween them while returning from sing
ing school, some twenty miles north OF
Washington. WOodsmall is IL years
OIL AMI Bratton 81.
THO Mnts Work-Publio Debt State
msnt.
WAsHISGToy. December S.-The
Treasury DerMement has directed the
transfer OF 8. .999. 800 in gold bullion from
the assay Office in New York to the
pnilaieIpha mint for coinage into eagles
and ha.iesgles After this transfer there
vii! still remain in the New York assay
ci,i,e about 10 .OO0, 900 in gold bullion
VI re than enough to keep the Phi adel-
phia mint employed for six months in
the coinage OF gold exclusively. As
near a. can he estimated at the present
time it is thought at the Treasury De-
par,mrnt that tue putllc debt statement
ior Dscember,' which wil! be issued on
Monday, the 81, will snow reduction
Of about the sauie as the statement for
November, which was Ss,O59,OoO. Dur
ing this month about S4,OO,OO0 have
been paid on account OF pensions.