The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-22
THE CUBA QUESTION.


THE CUHA OU;;sTION. |
The House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee commenced the consideration of the
Cuban San Domingo question Friday
Tho State Department, in reply to the
letter of the committee, stntes that the
Government is not in possession of any
additional Information from the coun-
tries beyond that which has already
been communicated. The committee
proposed to consider the question of
giving the President authority during
the absence OF Congress TO recognize the
insurgents of Cuba whenever they have
established IL dc JactO government, and
to extend IL prO!ectOra!e over San Do
niiugO, with view to annexation
whsn never the people in that island eH-
press II desire to that end. Without
coming to any conclusion the subject
WAS postponed until to-day, when it is
expected the chairman will be author
iz.d to report the resolution. The rep
rrsentativo of the revolutionary party
in Cuba, who has been clothed with au-
Ihority TO confer with our Government
and ask for recognition, telegraphs
from New York that he will be in
Washington Tomorrow.
n NEW monthly paper entitled the
Vest Virginia Baptist Record has been
started at Pnrkersburg. It's mission as
set forth by itself is TO explain the doc
trines, ordinances, government and
mission OF the church of Christ"
While i. will "ndvocAte the claims of
81 common Christianity, and will seek
to promo:" the spirituality OF the
churches, il will be mainly devoted TO
tho support of tho interests of the Bap-
tiat denomination of West Virginia"
TIE whirligi. of time bring its re-
vcnses. The last time Mr.. Andrew
Johnson passed through LynchburGh,
southern writer's assured the public. his
nose was twenked by an indignant Nir-
gilman patriot. Now he has passed
that way again, and Lynchburgh has
given him IL reception. and an oppor-
tunity TO relate tho history OF his life,
from the time he bacAme an alderman,
down.
A PITTSBURGH telegram says lnfOr-
nation has been received by the author
tiles i'll that city that the national bank
at Fairmont, West Virginia, had been
swindled out OF $1,000 by sharper,
who succeeded in having check for the
amount cashed AT the institution. The
check was sent to IL bank in Pittsburgh
for collection and it was there that the
forgery WAS discovered.
THE authorities of Washington and
Georgetown have asked Congress TO
authorize those corporations TO sub
scribe, tho first one million and the Sc.
coud two hundred thousand dollars, to
the stock of the Loudon and Hampshire
road, which it is proposed to extend,
making shorter line to Cincinnati.
IT Is pretty well understood that
George II. Pendieton can be tho Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor Of Ohio,
if lie wishes. He has been waited on
by Democratic maEnates, and IL serious
consultation held upon the matter.
/
time.
SECRETARY boutwell, is much
pleased with the condition OF the Treas
ury as exhibited in the customs and rev.
cnuc receipts, which, since the lst Of
January, have been unusually large.
and increasing steadily. The income
from taxes which will soon come in
will swell the figures largely.
On DIT.-That the Hon. John J. jack
son, Jr., Judge of the u. S. Circuit
Court for West Virginia, is or Was late.
ly in Washington, looking out for
seat on the Supreme Bench of the
United States, in case the Court should
be reconstructed. Whew! what next?
SECRETARY Cox says the President
Inns fully determined on the policy of
sending Quakers to deal with the Iu~
iians, and will soon begin appointing
prominent members ofthat society as
superintendent and Indian agents.
GENERAL SHERIDAN has recently ex-
pressed his preference for Chicago as a
place of residence, and II is understood
lie contemplates establishing his head
quarters there, whenever it shall he
practicable.
THE Parkersburg Times is informed
That the baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company will soon have trains running
from Baltimore to Cincinnati without
change of cars at that place.
HORACE GREELEY says that the
darkest day in any mans career is that
wherein he fancies there is some
easier way of gaining dollar than by
squarely earning 1t.
THE colored people OF Washington
City are trying to make arrangements
for the establishment of newspaper
there, of which Fred. Douglass shall
be the editor.