The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-22
WASHINGTON.
A Present from Kaiser William.
NEW York, September 81.

A Present from Kaiser William.
NEW York, September 81.
Intelligence from Washington states
that the new German Minister has ia
formed the President of one of the
SchutzenVeriens here that Emperor vii
liam has sent them present OF six thous,
and chassepot rifles, which have already
left Berlin,
THE SOCIAL EVIL.
1t is also stated by Washington tele,
gram that some Of the Catholic clergy are
starting an enterprise Of their own for the
reform OF abandoned women. Steps have
been taken to establish in Washington q
branch of the Catholic institution called
the House Of the Good Shepherd. In
A movement has lately been made TO
enlist thA Masonic fraternity OF the coun.
try in finishing the Washington monu.
ment. The scheme meets the approval
OF visiting and resident brothers.
Two hundred recruits have been order
ed to Omaha, to reinforce the I'd cavalry.
Treasurer Spinner has resumed his du.
ties. s-
THE hU'hLUA lOMMIIIbE.
The Congressional Ku-Klux Committee
met to-day, The subcommittee of three,
Senator Pool and Representatives Buck.
cry and Brock who were heretofore up.
pointed to make digest Of the responses
of the executive officers Of the late in.
surrectionary States and the cities of
Charleston and New Orleans have been
reappOinted, with authority to procure
additional official information and report
to the joint committee a digest Of laws
Of the several States for regulating elec.
tions therein, und also a digest Of the
debt of said States and cities and the
rate .'of taxation therein. After discus.
sion resolution was adopted directing
the chairman OF the committee TO ap.
point subcommittee OF five members TO
visit North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia and Florida, and a sub.commit.
tee OF five members to visit Tennessee,
Alabama and Mississippi and take testi.
mony in those States. After discus.
sion, 1t was decided not to be necessary
10 send subcommittee to Virginia, Texas,
or Arkansas. Alta meeting in July, II
resolution was adopted that VIM. G.
Whipple and Robert +. CNllerson, OF Lit
tie Rock, and Stephen G Wheeler, OF Du.
wallis Bluff, Arkansas, be summoned to
appear before the committee on the Goth
OF September. Those witnesses are TO be
examined tomorrow with regard to the
alleged frauds Of Ex-Governor Clayton
and others, concerning tho Congressional
election In Arkansas last fall. Whipple
was U. s. District Attorney Callerson
and Wheeler foreman OF the
Grand Jury. II Is understood the money
for the expenses of tho subcommittee
will be procured from fund of about
81 800 in the hands Of the Attorney
General.
A contract for the sale Of a large house
10 the Woman's Reformatory Club was
drawn to-day. Several leading citizens
volunteered to do such portions Of the
repairs on the building as are In their
lines Of business, without charge, and by |
Inc 1st OF November this Industrial Col.
egc for Magdalenes will be in operation.
Another mass meeting, under the aus.
DiCes of the Woman's Club, Is to be held
tomorrow night, the subject for discussion
being 18Th, Social Evil Its extent, cause
md remedy"
The last bond Of $2OO,OOO.OOO, five per
,ents., recently put upon the market, was
Iigned to-day.
John G. Lang and Col. D. G. Cox have
Jeen designated by the Secretary Of the
Interior TO proceed to North Carolina to
'emove the Cherokecs OF that State to the
indian Territory.