The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-04-29
RATE OF, SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Political matters.

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The suit brought by Virginia for
the recovery of Berkeley and Jefferson
counties will commence next Monday
in the United States Supreme Court.
The Richmond Legislature adjourns
to-day. One Of their late important
acts was to dispose of the balance of
virginia's interestIn railroads, amount
ing to &, 900, 600, to be paid for in vir-
ginia bonds at par -rV i,.-,; 1gy,;i
The democrats of Pennsylvania are
to hold State Convention in Harris
burg on the second Tuesday of Juue.
"A correspondent of the Chicago
Times, writing from indianapolis, pro-
poses Senator Hendricks as the Demo-
cratic Presidential candidate. The
writer ayers that the late understand
ing among Democrats is, that the Sena-
tor Is the coming man in that party.
S-SanEord gConover, the witness
against Jefferson Davis before the In
vestigating Committee of Congress, has
been convicted ofpeuury and sentenced
to ten years Imprisonment ut Albany.
--'.Psrly,"in a dispatch to the Boston
Journal, says: "Mr. Wade presides
over the Senate in decidedly original
style. Saturday morning, after the
passage of a resolution or,two, there be-
ing no further business to betransacted
in open session, he said, The Senator
of Ohio moves that the Senate go Into
executive session. and put the ques-
tion, which was carried amid a general
roar of laughter. Mr.. Sherman having
sailed for Europe, Mr.. Wade is the only
Senatorfrom Ohio present." "a
The Boston correspondent Of the
Chicago Times writes: "I saw ex-Presi-
dent Pierce in town among the law
offices, the other day, after having taken
Speaker CoIfax out to ride behind a
fine pair of horses. The ex-President
looked youthful and finely. Time hnd
touched his head with gray, but there
is that innate kindliness and gentleness
of expression in his countenance which
indicates a nature never liable:to grow
old; his step is as prompt as it was
fifteen years ago, and he promises to
make a well'Preseryed oldgentleman.''
THE New York World says OF the
Governor of Pennsylvania: "Geary is
anFexpensiVe luxury. The Legislature
has appropriated $500 for an artist to
paint his portrait, and SIS, 900 to enlarge
his house, to. enable his Excellency to
spread himself at his receptions. He
wanted 5000 for a private contingent
fund, which the Legislature had the
sense to refuse" ugu -. atI
-Asithe result of rigid official in
vestigation, IT is now stated that Jefer-
son Davis did attempt to make his
escape disguised in female attire. Cap
tain G. ", Dawson, of the 4th Michigan
Cavalry, states implicitly, upon the
testimony of the officers present, that
Davis in addition TO his full suit of
Confederate gray, had on '.ai lady's
water proof cloak, gathered at the
waist, with shawl drawn over the
head and carrying tin pail"
-':I PREDICT" said Senator Wilson,
speaking to the negroes in the District
of Columbia; Julyi4, 1854, ST predict
that before five years have rolled
around you will beallowed to vote, and
right here in Washington, too.1 Wash
ington didn't pin its faith to that
prophecy, but on the contrary laughed
it to scorn. eyes, vote, /" continued he,
Ego up to the polls and vote with
Mayor Wallach. They won't cali you
'niggers' then, particularly if you vote
the Democratic ticket" There was
good deal of chnckling over that last
shot, and not simply among the blacks,
either. Scarcely more than half The /
time named by Mr.. Wilson has passed,
and the negro stands in the District
with the. ballOt,I and he is no moro
spoken Okas ''ntgger, pTbut rather, as
zone Of our colored citizens ~ C
The New York Times says that the
election returns for membership inthe
Constitutional Convention of that State
show clearly enough that the Demo-
Gratis made no effort to carry the Con-
vention. They are more willing that it
should be in the hands of the Republic
can Party. No party ever yet made
itself any stronger by taking the re-
sponsibility of a new constitution upon
its shoulders, no difference. how, good it
may be; but it is quite possible that one
may be made so certain to encounter
public hostility as to strengthen the
party which takes ground against it at
the polls. This chancei the democrats
have reserved for themselves; while the
Repu blicdns, as the party which makes
it, are committed In advance to Lhe1sup-
port of any constitution which may be
framed. In a party point of view the
Democrats have clearly the strongest
position. g5.iiA
-7zAecording to. newspaper eorrespon-