The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-24
WASHINGTON.
Ion. Blgamy bowen Again.


WASHINGTON, May go.
The trial of ex- Congressman G. G. Bow.
en-, of South Carolina, for bigamy will
begin here to-day, The principal wit
ncsses against him are from Augusta, Ga,
and left there Saturday for Washington.
Among them are Chief of Police Chris
tian, Judge Long, Sergeant Hicks of the
police, and the lady who claims to be Mrs.
Bowen. Bowen arrived in this city this
morning.
THE ILLNESS OF THE VICE PRESIDENT.
But few visitors are admitted 10 the
rooms Of Vice President COiax, his ply
sician reports that he was easier, and In
an improved condition, though he Is very
weak, and requires careful attention.
The subscriptions to the new loan to.
day amount to SOL 900.
Commodore WOrden, Superintendent
Of the Naval Academy, telegraphs that
the loss by fire there on Saturday night
will not exceed $4,000.
The Indians were again at the Interior
Department this morning, and the chiefs
related substantially the same stories that
were told yesterday. Little Raven pre-.
sCnted the Commissioner with pipe and
finely worked buffalo robe, which he
drew from his own shoulders and threw
around tho Commissioner. Several of
tho Indians to-day were dressed In their
savage costume and had their faces
painted Indian etiquette required
1t, ms they proposed visit to the
President, After somewhat short cOun.
Gil, they were taken TO the Executive
mansion, and subsequently strOlled
through tho Treasury, returning to the
Indian Office, They will probably leave
Washington this evening for Philadelphia.
The President has given permission to
Little Raven to visit tho Northern Ohey.
cnnes and Arapahoes for tho purpose of
bringing them South, and will also allow
limited quantities ol ammunition to be
presented 10 their people. He will ask
Congress TO define the boundaries OF their
reservation. Tho President expresses an
opinion that Il member Of tho Board Of
Indian Commissioners should visit Ari.
iona for the purpose of investigating the
difficulties constantly reported from that
region, and endeavOr to make peace.
The President sent to the Senate the
following nominations today; Adolphus
G. Studer, of Iowa, Consul 10 Singapore
John w. Douglass, now Deputy Commits
sioner Of Internal Revenue, Commissioner
of Customs, Vice Sergeant, JnO. w. Full.
Ter, COLLECTION Of Internal Revenue, 10th
district Ohio, Postmasters, B. W. Davies,
of Richmond, Ind, ]. r. Griffin, OF Omaha,
Neb, The Senate in Executive session
confirmed The following nominations
Mark Tillton, Pension Agent, Madison,
Ind, Allyn T. Litchheld, Consul General,
Calcutte, VIM. B. Parker, of Pennsyl.
vania, Consul TO Zante, Herman Browns0n,
Consul to Minatitlon, Postmasters, Orrin
B. Ingalls,, Belvidier, Ills, ChAs. i. South
ard, Of Morris, Ills, G. A. IIovey, of iii.
nois.
A;petiLion has been received at the
War Department signed by the Governor,
Senators, and Representatives, and other
State officials from New Jersey, and also
by prominent merchants in Philadelphia,
for the establishment of n signal station 1T
Cape May The Secretary Of War has
ordered that the statiotn be occupied
The Senate was occupied some five or
six hours on the treaty OF Washington,
nearlyall Of the time was occupied by Mr.
Casserley, who examined the treaty In all
itsaspects particularly inrclatiOn to Inter
national law, making elaborate quotations
from Bottel, Gratins anu other writers
on that subject. lie WOulu reserve MS