The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-05-15
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FROM WASHINGTON,
BY NJ ALL.
MAsHINaToN, May I3.
IMPEACHMENT PROSPECTS.

IMPEACHMENT PROSPECTS.
Impeachment continues the chief
subject of interest. There has been a
great deal of caucusing, both in the
House aud Senate, and nearly every
Senator's position, regarding the sew
eral articles is known. Only two or
three are in any doubt, and as the mat
ter stands tonight, both the second
and eleventh articles are regarded as
pressed his intention TO retain his
place and vote against the other ar
ticles. Unless he felt sure that the
eleventh article wonld carry, he would
resign. Trumbull has not committed
himself against the eleventh article,
though there Is no authority for saying
that he willsuPPort it. Tennessee men
had long interview with Fowler last
night. He has deserted the Republi-
cans entirely. An opinion has been
prepared for him againstimpeachme
by Hawkins, the only member OF the
Tennessee delegation who voted against
impeachment. Only few weeks since
Fowler read a long speech on recon-
sIruction to member of the House, in
which he took the strongest possible
ground against President johnson.
SUSPECTED POISONING.
The special excitement tonight is in
regard to the illness ofthree Senator'S
Howard, Conkling and Grimes. The
first SYMPTOMS OF all are OF the same
character, and the seat OF attack was
the bowels. In the cases of Howard
and Conkling, the attack was very Sc
we're. With Grimes, this feature WAS
less marked, and but for the other cases
would have excited no special atten-
tion. Howard is better tonight,
though still very sick. Conkling is
also SO sick that this morning his
friends we're not allowed to see him.
There were some grounds, last week,
for apprehending such a trouble as in
dicated above, and Senators have been
cautioned to exercise great care in
drinking from pitchers at the Capitol.
GRIMES ILLNESS EXAGGERATED.
The report prevailed on the streets,
about dark, that Senator Grimes had
fallen at his house with n paralytic
shock. Inquiry established the fact
that the report itself was incorrect, and,
to large extent, untounded. He
has not been very well for two or three
stoned no trouble, and no apprehen-
sion. He was in the Senate yesterday
and to-day, as usual. and. this after
noon, walked from the Capitol to his
residence. His friends noticed that,
while at the Senate Chamber, he
acted and spoke in somewhat
peculiar manner, but thought moth
ing particular about it till even
ing. A call on him, at eight
O'Clock, showed that he was in
good spirits. He received his friends
himself, conversed as usual, and COM
planned of nothing but singular
numbness in his right arm and right
leg. His medical attendant prescribed
quiet and cessation from labor, and
hopes to have him out again in few
days.
The House Managers are very busy
in investigating the whole subject of
the Presidents attempt, through his
friends, to influence the result in the
Senate. The alleged action of certain
members OF counsel in the effort 10 in
duce certain Senators to vote for ac'
quittal is also under consideration.
The following telegram was received
to-day;
"sT. LOUIS, May 10.
"Io Hon. J. B. Henderson:
"There is intense excitement here. A
meeting is called for tomorrow night:
Can your friends hope that you will
vote for the eleventh article? 1fso, all
will be we'll. e. w. FOX"
To which Senator Henderson replied:
WASHINGTON, May ID.
"To E. ". For, st. Louis!
"Say to my friends that I am sworn
to do impartial justice. according to law
and the evidence, and will try to do
~ ''t-' al ~ 1J'B HENpERsoN."