The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-18

BepudINtIOn DIsAyOwstl ana Dead.
wAauTNnToH hao II

Population DIsAyOwed ana Dead.
WAsHINdToN, Dec. II.
Mr.. Brooks. OF New York, should
have been thus reported Thursday:
we (meaning the Democrats,) OF New
York never have been, never can be,
never will be. repupIators.'
The debate and action OF the House
on this subject are much talked about
In the Departments and among finan-
cial men. They regard the question
% one entirely removed from politics.
They only regret that the vote though
unanimous with one exception, was so
Small; but this was owing 10 the fact
that many OF the members had gone
home to spend the holidayE, not antIcI.
patlng agitation or, this question.
Tho TariH on sIeel. n
The Committee on Ways and Means
held q meeting to-day, on the tariff ef-
forts making to incEease the duty on
Steel.
Executive HOmInatIOnS.
The following nominations were sent
TO the Senate 70 day: Amos A. Acker-
man, United States Attorney, district
OF Georgia: y. l.. Witbey, OF Michigan,
Judge OF Sixth Judicial Circuit, Vice
Geo. Il. Yeaman, Withdrawn.
The Committee on Elections are en-.
gagged to-day In the confederation OF
the question of allowance proper to be
made to contestants. The Louisiana
contested cases are not to be considered
till after recess. '..u.
Enforcing Revenue Laws Ia virginia.
Commissioner Delauo has Inlorma-
ton that detachment OF the 9th caVal.
ry, on duty under instructions OF the
Revenue Bureau In Virginia, have bAen
very successful In destroying number
OF Illicit distilleriea near Jonesville and
Cumberland Gap. John Boyle. pri-
vate belonging to the detachment, was
dangerously wounded In attempting to
capture Daniel Letterall, proprietor OF
an Illicit dlstillery. A reward OF one
thousand dollars has been offered for
the arrest oiLstterall.
Resistance to ~ Coll ectOr ia Mouth
Carolina.
Gov. Scott, OF South Carolina, for
wards 10 the Internal Revenue Office,
information that A. p. Turner, deputy
collector for the 3rd District OF that
State, on the 9Th Inst. seized two Illicit
stills, owned by a man named ScraRgs,
and moved them TO his house. The
next morning n crowd Of armed men
surrounded Turner'S house In Colum-
bla, aB he waB about 10 convey the stills
TO the court house, for the purpose ol
recovering them. Turner defended
himself with q pistol. The attacking
party were all armed with muSksLH.
They fired number OF rounds, and he
responded with his pistol, scattering
his assailants. During the melee Tar
ner's daughter, six years old, was
wounded In the shoulder. Turner AZ
forwards left from the rear Of his hOuse
on horseback for assistance - While
gone, o crowd OF thirty, men, armed
with nluskets again surrounded the
house. They were led by McKelVey,
who demanded OF Turner'S wife that
the stills be given up, which she refus.
ed. McKelvey then took An axe and
broke open the Bmoke honSe, whore
they had been deposited, and the crowd
took the stills away. Turner obtained
warrants and caused three Of the ring
leaders TO be arrested and Jailed. The
remainder Of the party are still nnder
arms and guarding the stills, OF which
they have possession. Governor Scott
believes military force. Ii absolutely
necessary in that vicinity TO enforce the
revenue laws against these violaters.