The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-10-07
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
by Telegraph to the ReGister.l
WASHINGTON, October 6.

WASHINGTON, October 8.
The Supreme Court
All the Judges of the Supreme Court
of the Uaited States are present, ex
septing Judge Field, and the business
of the Court commenced with the argu-
msnt of the cases pending OF the late
adjournment. .4,.a II
Affairs In virainin-A Radical Plot.
It's very evident, from the tenor OF
adviccs received here from Richmond
today, that the Radicals in Virginia
intend to make trouble for the Legisla
ture which has just assembled. They
have succeeded in inducing General
Candy to exact the Test Oath, and throw
other distractions in the way of an or
ganization. No less than four forms of
osths were presented yesterday to men,
beers to take before Candy would grant
them certificates of election. Following
this up, the Radical Richmond State
Journal comes out with an edi-
torial headed "The Sham LEGISLATURE
and says that the brand of counterfeit
seems to stamp itself upon the Walker
movement at every step. 1t adds that
the Republicanism Of the party was
aham at the beginning, and is o e.
now, and calls upon the real Re 90.
cans in the Legislature to protes' 'puON
the meeting held yesterday ''asiu''
humorous opinion of Alto uhu0i 'nV
Hoar but of the Fifteer .ney "ehera'
it says: "Can body -th Amendment
act no legislative b "n''n '"n u @ IS,
islative act and g. dslness, pass ho les
solye-as Mr. iopt 70 legislative re-
BODY caupo. Hoar declares that his
competent do-csn body thus In
ture, Civ to act as q perfect Legisla
ment valid ratification to an amend
tor the Constitution The ques
,a;;fo toe plain. for argument. Th'
IL, .tion will not be worth straw
rra. neither stand the test of Con
d. sional scrutiny nor of judicial adj
n .ication."
utter will oPP s:s, the Admission o.
General Butler is in Washington, and
takes ground against the Virginia stu
alton, and will undoubtedly oppose the
admission of the State by Congress.
Move Removals in Texas.
More removals are to be made II
Texas of the office-holding supporters
of Hamilton. A. II. Langley, Assessor
In the Austin District, and editor of 6
Hamilton paper there, is to be removed
Texans write that they have been msled
as to the position of the Administration
BIZ the New Orleans Times Geographic
representations that Grant would take
no part in the quarrel, but they have
undeceived by General Reynolds letter
and now see that the Radical ticket i:
to be sustained to the fullest extent
Johnson's Election rs senator Ger
tain.
Special dispatches to Forney and t.
Republican papers here, from Nash
Vile, say that Andrew Johnson's cleo
ton to the Senate is regarded as quit
certain. His prospects, it is said, hav
been much improved during the las
day or so.
The Removals in Tennessee.
The removals of internal revenu
officers in Tennessee cause the friends q
Senter to complain bitterly of the con
duct of the Administration, particular.
as the President not long ago assures
Senter and Elk Governor Brownlow tha
there would be no more removals.
Cabinet Gossip.
Friends of the Administration, whC
claim to be advised of the President
purposes, say that the vacant place OIL
the Supreme bench will be rendered t
Judge Hoar; that Pierrepont, of New
York, will be renominated for AttoTne.
General, and that Pennsy lvania vii
have the position Of Secretary of War
Cn.e to be Tried.
The colored people have raised fund
to prosecute case of the refusal of tn
managers of the National Theatre to ad
nit them to seats among white audi
tors. The managers of the theatre pre-
pose to contest the case, and take
finally to the Supreme Court of tn
United States.
Dent Heard From.
A letter received in this city froi
Judge Dent, who is now engaged in
thorough canvass of Mississippi, in con
pany with the opposing candidate 70
Governor, General Alcorn, represent
that there is no doubt whatever of hi
own election, and the success of the en-
tire National Republican ticket HI
says that the antecedents Of Genera
Alcorn, the Radical candidate, Iain!
these of rampant and uncomPromisinl
rebel, will bring to his [Dent's) supper
a large body of the most radical Repub
licans, and large negro vote. lie
further says that he does not believe