The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-31
THE NEWS.

nations, for the purpose Of forming q
new State. The plan Is 10 be submitted
TO Congress at the coming session.
Prominent conservatives In WASH
ington say they are assured that the
President, General Sherman and Gen.
eral Rawllns are opposed to CAnby's
exaotIng the test oath Of the Virginia
Legislature.
The oGacIai nsjoFltlss Tor the Conser-
vatlvs Republican candidates In Viz.
gInIa are as followG Gilbert Q. Walker
Governor, 1885; John F. Lewis, Lieu
tenant-G Governor, 20. 4s8; James @. Tay.
lor. Attorney General, 1887. The to.
tai vote for Governor was 100, $40.
President Grant Is to vlatt Utica dur.
Ing his stay at sArltoga, as the guest Of
Senator ConklIng.
General Candy has lsAued an order
altering the time for the payment Of the
six months' Interest on the Virginia
State debt to the sOIh OF September.
Tho first lnstalmsnt OF the Cubans
has arrived in Washington, In anticIpa-
ton Of the Presidents return. At the
tine Of his last visit there was slmI.
lar lnuudation. This time It bids fair
TO exceed the last. So far as can be
gathered from theIr talk, there is
nothing new in the Cuban Situation.
Their hope Is to secure at least some In
direct action In their favor at the next
Cabinet meeting.
General Candy recently distinctly de.
Clared TO brother OF Gov. Walker, OF
Virginia, his Intention and purpose to
enforce the test oath upon the members
Of the Legislature, saying Virginia
could not be regarded as State de Jdc.o
until after her Senators are elected aud
admitted to their seats. He declined 10
say whether he would InRugurate the
Governor elect before Congress meets.
General NJ. P. CLARK, who Is Repub.
lIcan candidate for Congress in Texas,
Is In Washington, aud reports the cot
ton and other crops the finest ever
raised there. ..,..... q.
In conversation, thesother day, Mr..
Delano, Commissioner Of Internal Rev.
enue, remarked that his most earnest
Wish Rt present was TO send An Inspec-
tor or two to the PenitentIary.
The Acting Secretary OF the Treasury
has directed the Assistant Treasurer ut
Now York to continue the purchase OF
bonds and the sale of gold during Sep
tember, to the same extent. and in the
same manner as In August.
Tie Washington City papers are ma
Ing vigorous appeals 10 the people there
TO take special steps at once 10 reform
the municipal rule, 80 that the Capital
may be retained there. Among the
amusing demands thus made, Is one
that the hogs and cattle which roam In
the principal streets shall be- ut once
removed. SO that The wrath OF Visitors
may be nppeased In this particular.
A movement is in bs mada.In c,r.
gress this winter to form new State
ont oS Esst Ternessee
The Pail Mall Gass,te rsnor,s ,ha, IN
one larRe village in Russls / 700 per-
sons, members Of new fanatlcal. .seet
burned themselves to death. ~
Senator Morton has accspte,l An invl-
totIon TO open the PennsvlvauIs oam.
paiRn at Pittsburgh. Tbursdav
mho.o,,,.,,,. mho.o
meeting this week, nor are tl,sre indll-
cations OF auv bustness that randars
one necessary. secrstarv RawIIrv Ia
the only head OF a department now In
Washington.
Six hundred and slxtv.eIOh. smI.
grants passed through Co,umhns Ias,
week, westward bound. Hr-'TT|S.
Tho s,.,o nor,,,,,.n. ... -, ,,.
In receipt for soms lima ~ anv dIs-
patches from Minister Motley. This Ia
probably owing to the fact that the
Alabama claims matter ia In diploma.ic
abeyanco. H| 's.
A private dinner partv IL 10 be given
the President at Utica, Gov, sevmonr
will be among the invited guests.
George Peabody left Greebrler White
Sulphur Springs for Washington vss.
tsrday morning. His cough is almost
entirely relieved and his health much
improved,
President Grant passed through Nav
York yesterday afternoon en- route for
Washington.
Thu noon1o =, c,..a.
ed with s,ivsr ooIn ,h.. " so,Ou.o ~ u'u1u ,u
Its expectation is being canvassed, The
merchants OF Ouebeo havs srb,,r,hod
s4o mn ro,d oTha 49, 1Ho'o' TI 'Oeu
T1V'OUO Au "'u VI 'ue p1"n' the export
10 10 oegln oclober 1st,
Prince Arthuris TO attend n hal, n,