The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-04-30

twenty gentleman, and about the same
number of ladies, are on an excursion
in the South, now in Alabama. They
express themselves surprised and
gratitied at the peaceful condition of the
country and the political quiet prevail.
ing.
The commission to adjust the
claims ofour Government with Mexico
will meet some time in July next, and
adopt rules guiding the settlement of
differences, and will then adjourn un-
til fall.
Mr.. Thomas l.. Tullock, appoint
ment clerk in the Treasury Depart
ment, is named in connection with the
Assistant Secretaryship of the Treasury
Richardson of the position OF Judge OF
the Supreme Court rendered him by the
Governor OF Massachusetts.
The hotels and boarding houses at
Washington, have been thinning out
amazingly the past two or three days,
and very few strange faces are now to
be seen in public places. A very dull
summer is anticipated there; about the
only excitement now being that with
reference to the probable early dis
charge of clerks in the departments.
The reports of S03 or more than one
half of the national banks, showing
their condition on the 18th inst, have
been received at the Office of the Comp
troller of the Currency, in answer to
| the recent call.
The reports of the resignation OF
Mr.. Borie, are unfounded. The Wash
ington Star says he is about to pur-
chase a house in Washington aud re-
move his family thither.
Potatoes at Belfast, Me-, are worth
but 55 cen.s per bushel. There are
thousands of bushels in that market.
In a homestead case from the
Brownsville office, Nebraska, submit
ted by the Commissioner OF the General
Land Office to the Secretary OF the In
terror, the latter officer decided that an
actual change of residence or abandon
ment OF the land entered under that
law, for more than six months at any
ono time, worked Il forfeiture thereof 10
the Government.
Governor Ashley, of Montana,
leaves for his post of duly in a few
days.
-Ex. Gov. Wise, OF Virginia, is better
and hopes are entertained that he will
recover.
Coy. Morton, whose health is much
impaired, leaves Washington for In
diana the latter part CT the present
week.
A rumor comes from Berlin that
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln is to marry
Count Schmidstwill, Grand Chamber
lain Of the Duke of Baden.
California is said to be the greatest
wine.growing country. in the world,
producing more grape juice TO the acre
than even Italy.
The conductor of a concert, given
before the Empress Eugenie at the Tuil-
cries, was recently SO excited that he
accidentally ran his baton into his eye,
nearly putting it out.
Samuel Bowles, of the Springfield
(Mass.) Republican,, intends to spend
the summer in Colorado. He is build
lug fine residence in Denver, and will
take his family there in June.
An interesting bit of secret history
connected with the French expedition
in Mexico has jnst leaked out. 1t ap-
pears that while our government was
declared to be openly opposed to the
French invasion, it was secretly fur
ishing aid by supplying the French
army with mules to enable them to con-
vey their military baggage to the inter-
ior. This was done through Secretary
Seward, who authorized General But
Ter to supply the French with all tho
mules they required.
-Robt. 3. Randolph, the naval Off
Ger who pulled President Jackson's
nose in 1892, has just died at Washing
ton, and the dispatch announcing his
death chronicles this incident as his
only title 10 remembrance. Such Is
fame; and this is even more curious
instance of its 'eccentricities than the
case of the trash youth who fired the
Ephesian DOME"
Washington has had sensation
within the past day or twoin the report
of II contemplated visit by General Lee
to the President. General Lee was to
be the guest of Hon. Montgomery Blair,
and was to call npon President Grant
at the latter's request. 1t is intimated
that the object OF the interview sought
for by the President is to obtain from
General Lee his opinion in regard to
the working OF the reconstruction laws
In the State of Virginia, and of the pres
ent temper of the leading citizens OF the
South. What other matters are to be
touched upon by the two principal mil
ltary chIeftains is not definitely known,
but from all that has leaked out con-
cerning the proposed conference it Is
fair to infer that it Will be of more than
ordinary significance. According to
the reports the visit should have taken
place ere this, but as yet we have had
no account of it. .
"A young lady in California broke
her neck in struggling to prevent
young man from kissing her. Make
note Of it, ladies. -#E
Chinese laborers are employed to a
considerable extent in some of the par
ishes OF Louisiana and give very good
satisfaction.
The circulation of the La Crosse
Democrat Is said to have dwindled into
iusignificance.