The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-02

A FURTHER reduction of the working
t0rco in the Washington navy yard has
taken place, involving the. dismissal Of
about one hundred and llNy men.
IN the Senate, Thursday, Mr.. Wiley
offered resolution directing inquiry by
the Committee on Commerce into the ex.
pcdicncy Of causing survey and exam.
nation, under the direction Of the War
Department, of the line Of water C0mmu.
nicatiOn between the tide water on the
James river and the Ohio river at tho
mouth Of the Great Kanawha, by way Of
tho James and Kanawha rivers and .tribu.
taries, with the view To ascortaining the
practicability and utility Of such water
communication as may be required for the
transportation of military supplies In time
OF war and to meet the commercial ne.
ccssiticS Of the Mississippi valley, with
liberty 10 report BY bill or Otherwise.
Adopted. 80
ITappears that the House Military Com.
mIttee got additional evidence in Cola.
days case Just us the report was made up
to 70 to the House, but Ms he had resigned
It was determined 10 drop the matter.
The evidence was to tho effect that the
father Of the cadet appointed, after COM
ing over from New York, being intro.
dIccd to Mr. GOlladay, and at once re.
ceIving the promise Of tho appointment,
Immediately returned to New York, and
drew check on his bank for seventeen
hundred dollars, the exact sum the cadet
himselflad given US cash for the nOmina'
ton, and tlllt two days altcr this check
was drawn tho appointment arrived from
Washington nv
THE Boston 7farelIer states that private
letters from San Domingo arc filled with
warnings against tho proposed purchase
of that republic, and represent the whole
thing rs q vast job. They represent that
the schCmers have bought up all the valu.
able territory, which, In the event Of an
nexation, would be necessary for fOrtitica-
tiOns and warehouses Tho election Is
represented rs a fiGrce. No such thing as
q vote by ballot is known. Voters are
brought up by force, and compelled to vote
in u certain way. "Thc forts, arscnals,
and navy" described in the treaty, arc
myths. The debt, rs We learn from an
other soutCG, will not fill much short oi
$2O,OOO,0OO.
In view of the ratification Of the FiE.
tccnth Amendment and anticipating op.
position in some quarters, Senator Morton
will introduce in u day or two bill defn-
Ing more clearly the rights Of negroes I'm.
der the general suffrage laws Of the United
States. In some States, like Kentucky,
for instance, the laws cling to the Old or.
der Of things In that State negro can.
not bc witness. This fact, he said, will
interfere with the negro in proving lis res.
idenCe and age, or any other qualification
we may assure him the benefit Of in the
Fifteenth Amendment Mr.. Morton has
already bestowed much labor on tho bill,
and II is said. when completed, will be
complete in all It's details.
D. ". VooRuEEs spoke in Indianapo.
lis Thursday night, IN reply to Senator
IoFton's speech Of February 29d. His
speech was mainly on financial topics.
HORACE GREELEY is to deliver the
opening address at tho ST. Louis agricul.
tural tGir, on the 81 Of October. A now
amphitheatCr Is to be erected, capable of
seating 10000 persons: ~ Z