The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-17
News of the Dsy,floiy

Gu Ill IulIuuCIIIltuluuN SohSA' W ASO9tVAi
charged with applying funds to his own
use Il The proceeds Of the swindling Is
said to amount to $l2, 900. j
4 Steamers commenced regular 9trips
Tuesday between Detroit and Maiden at
the mouth Of the river. .-,
Tho Reconstruction Committee ycster-
day morning heard some Colorcd persons
from. Tennessee with regard to tho out
RACES in various parts Of that State, They
represent the condition Of atIairs rs very
dGplorablc. They arc to have another
hearing on Friday. 'lrit iug;js
Gen. jas. ". Ripley, Of the army, died
at Hartford, Conn, Tuesday night, aged
Tie Ohio House roH Representatives
spent all day yesterday on o resolution
proposing to amend the State Constitution
10 as 10 allow women TO vote. The vote
on the adoption Of the resolution stood,
yeas 81; nays 81
Alta meeting Of the Society Of Friends
at Poughkeersie, n. Y, yesterday, John
Woods, who presided oyer tho Society q
number Of years, was adjudgcd guilty Of
an improper intimacy with the opposite
sex and officially dlsOwncd.
The funeral services Of the late Robert
ID. Holmes, Past Grand Master; of bfasOns
lof the Stte ot.New York, took place yes
tcrtlay afternoon, in New York, and was
very imposing.
Secretary Boutwell, has prepared . let
ter, which he will send to Congress this
week, recommending the erection Of some
new public buildings for the use OF the
Government in the western cities. These
will include new building for the Post
Office, Custom House, and Sub. Treasury,
In St, LOais.. One at Jefferson City, No.,
tbr.a Post Office, and OnG. at Little Rock,
Arkansas, for the United States Courts and
Internal Revenue offices. ...,
= "A comparison of,tbc progress already
madein The. .BnsinGBsbf Congress with the
ratc Of previous years, shows that It Is At
present well advanced. The Georgia bill
Is causing delay, and the measures Of the
Ways and Meansy are behind, but the
| Judgment Of f'Speakcr' Blainc Is that tld-
| journment can take place early in June.
A curious story Is told Of surprise
given by President Grant to q Congress
man rather tnpleaSantly fe~ evenings
ago. HC was walking with u friend on
Pennsylvania Avenue, when he observed,
following him closely, a man who has
beonDfor several days lingering around the
White House, and las hintetl at times that
his purpose was to kill the President.
Calling n policeman, Grant told him 10
take and hold the man with short cont.
The policeman zoalously obeyed, and ran
down tho street after Mi. William d. kCl-
ley, Of Philadelphia, who had just passed
s6fzed and held him fast, for want Of q few
inches moro Of cloth, until the President
came up and corrected the error. Tho
right man was soon after caught, and, bc.
Ing found quito insane, was sent on Satur'
day to q Innate asylum. I /.
Two Senators and three members-clect
called on tho President on Tuesday, and
were introduced by Senator Wilson. Sen
ator (cleC) Hamilton informed the Presi-
dent that reconstruction was 60 thorough
In Texas that there Would beno necessity
in future for Congress interfering In the
State; affairs were very peaceablC' and
the business condition Of the State was
flourishing. The President said he was
glad to hear it, and congratulated the del
egation on the condition Of affairs. HC
had no,tlOubt that Congress wouldprompt.
| ly pass the bill to admit the State, and he
should take great pleasure In signing it.
]. Russell Jones las been confirmed rs
Minister 10 Belgium, notwithstanding the
belief generally entertained until lately
that he would be rejected. '''.
The Senate also Inns passed the joint
resolution giving to the family Of the late
E. NJ. Stanton, one years salary as ASso'
clate Justice Of the Supreme Court. Nc
Creary, Of Kentucky, was the only mega,
\ tive SI6te:S The nipneS whl BE Patdg Pt
once.
The bill to admit Texas to represents
tion in Congress went through tho House
Tuesday In slcSs thnn an h0nr, and W q
i party vote: Tic bill1imposes the same
educational and other civil conditions en-
acted initHs ViFghfa and Mississippi bills
The full Texas delegation were on the
floor Of the House when the bill passed
It now goes to tha, Senate. a j .!'jt - (
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