The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-13
WASHINGTON.
Adjournment Of the Civil Service
Commission.
WASHINGTON, July ls,

Adjournment Of the civil service
Commission.
WASHINGTON, July l9.
The Civil Service Commission ad.
iourned Yesterday till the nth Of October.
Mr.. Curtis Is designated TO call upon the
President at Long Branch and place in
his hands q communication TO the AttOr.
ney General submitting the questions on
which his opinion was asked. MeSsrs.
Curtis and Med1l were appointed To draw
up an official statement for the Board, 70
be given TO the PRES. Mr.. Curtis viii
visit the President at Long Branch Thur
day or Friday, and will advise fully with
him upon the future course Of the Com
mission.
THE REPORTED WITHDRAWAL OF THE NEW
LOAN.
NEW YoRK, July l9.
A special Washington dispatch says the
report that the new loan has been with
drawn, from the market, Is not credited
either by acting Secretary Harvey, or by
the Chief Clerk Of the Treasury Depart
ment It may be remembered that Jay
Cooke some time ago offered 10 take what
there remained OF the five per cent bonds,
about $3.50, 900, but their offer was re-
jeCted. II has been conjectured here that
another offer Of this kind has been receiv.
ed, but there can be found no good au'
thOFity for such suTmises
It was decided by Assistant Attorney
General, Walter II. Smith, Monday last,
that delegate TO Congress from terrific
", is not a member OF Congress, and the
election Of q candidate as delegate, does
not debaI him from continuing Is an &C.
tive member Ofany business firm, he may
be connected with. This decision il Is I'M
derstOod, was rendered in the case ofHon.
n p. Chapman, deIegAteto Congress from
this district .....
The employees in the Department oil
Agriculture yesterday passed resolutions
in the highest degree complimenting their
late Commissioner, Gen. Capron. To.
day his successor, Prof.. Watts, appeared
at the Department
There Il official authority for contra.
dieting the statement published that the
Severn, flag ship Of the West Indian
Squadron. Is unseawoTthy. She lel the
New York Navy Yard only last Deem.
Der, after having been completely reftted
and repaired during period Of five
months, under the direct supervision oI
Admiral Lee,
The President has appointed G. Q.
Ewell postmaster at Kent, Ohio.
Information has been received at the Ag.
ricultural Bureau concerning the cotton
prospect. II Is no better than the last.
In day or two the official report will
be given TO the public.
Secretary Boutwell, will, II Is expected,
return 10 Washington tonight, and re.
sumo his duties in the Treasury Depart.
ment tomorrow.
p. NJ. Dix, q member Of Congress from
Alabama, while before the Ku.Klux Com.
mittee, testified that in 1858 during the
election which was held that year, the
negroes became unruly and bOisterous to
such an extent as 10 alarm the peaCeable
citizens. They by some means secured
arms and would frequently march In
squads through the streets and roads in
cities and villages, firing off their pieces
in a careless manner much 10 alarm
women and children, and that lives had
been lost by these imprudence oil the color.
ed people They were expOstuated with
and requested 70 refrain therelrom, but
10 no purpose Accordingly, with view
Of self protection the citizens Of tue vii.
lagos and small town thus annoyed, band
ed themselves together as a kind Of local
patrols, such as existed before the war in
Alabama in order TO work on the supersti.
tiOus negroes. Masks were used by some
Of the organizations with n view only to
frightening them by such means and en-.
deAvOr TO subserVe the object for which
the organizations were founded. This
may have been the prime cause
which led to the belief Of many that there
was o systematic formation, with chosen
officers, called the Ku.Klux, but from his
own knowledge, Mr.. Dix testified, the
local patrol thus spoken Of accomplished
the object Ol preserving order and quiet
In short space Of time, and at once
thereafter disbanded, and no organization
Of any similar kind now existed in the
State.
A private telegram from Mobile says
that city has granted one million dollars
Of sterling bonds in aid OF the Mobile Il
Northwestern Railroad, terminating at
Helena, Arkansas.