The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-14

Tor the bill In order to have n rcCOnsilCra
tion. The feeling is very bitter here To-
night. ALPHA.
WASHINGTON.
TIE JAMES RIVER AND EASAwHA CANAL.
WAsHSGToH, December ia dele.
gation 9f Nirginians and West Virgin
ions to day waited upon the President
and addressed him on subject Oi the pro-
posed canal through those States. The
President made short response.
PRESIDENTS SALARY.
The Judiciary Committee to-day agreed
to report bill 10 increase the PrCsidcnl's
salary to $50 900 per annum.
The PrcsdeOt is in possession OF IL iclG.
gram addressed by Gov. Lewis, OF Ala.
bsma, to ex.Gov. W. II. Smith, L. NJ
Reynolds and B. F. Morris, Commission
ers to Washington, as follows: "Thc
General Assembly accepts the Attorney
Generals plan; the democrats are rr.icrnl;
remain ut Washington" Attorney Ger.
Gral Williams has been addressed rs .ul.
lows by T. II. Ervinr: Proposal, re-
celved; the democrats will accept"
THE CHICAGO sCAHDISAvIaH HASE.
The Comptroller OF the Currency has
appointed ThOs. +. Tallmlu Receiver Of
the Scandinavian National Bank OF Chi
clgO. The Comptroller is Of the OpiriDn
that the bank will pay its creditors in
full, leaving the losscs entirely upon tie
shareholders.
REVENUE CONSOLIDATION.
The President has consolidated the first
and third internal revenue collection dis
triCts Oi Connecticut
MIR. CoLPAX.
Vice President Coltax LETT Washington
last night for New York tn meet to-day
the stockholders of the New York Tribune
in connection with the offer made him to
become its editor.
EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS.
The President sent the following nomi.
nations TO the Senate today: Z. ".
Brisbers, Consul at Nerviers, France; Jas
Wright, Superintendent of Indian Affairs
Of Montana. The following to be Second
Lieutenants in the army: W. II. Kcll,
OF Ohio; E. B. Pratt, Of Michigan, and
IL. l.. Alexander, Of Kentucky.
CABINET MEETING.
The Cabinet session was not OF unusual
Importance. The affairs in New Orleans
were spoken oil and the latest kilograms
to the President and Attorney General
were read, but nothing of any further
official action, as the full determination of
the Government has heretofore been mani
tested. The Attorney General telegraph.
ed to Col. McEmOry that II visit 10 the
President, as contemplated by the Citi-
zcns of New Orleans, would be OF no
avail.
SECRETARY DELAN0.
Secretary Delano departed for Cuba
last night. The Interior Department was
represented in the Cabinet meeting to.
day by Gen. COwcn, Assistant Secretary.
JAMES RIVER AND KNEAwHA CANAL.
A delegation composed Of Senators and
Representatives from the States of Vir.
ginis and West Virginia, called upon the
President to-day TO thank him for the re.
COgnttion in his message relating TO the
James River and kanawhA Canal, anti 10
express the hope that he would further
the measure as much as possible.
The President replied as follows 81
appreciate the great importance Of this
work 10 the commercial interests OF the
nation, and nm glad the object has been
brought TO the attention OF Congress. |
hope Congress will give it sufficient en-.
COuragCment TO insure its completion.
The enormous productions Of the West.
Grn and Southern States are interested
in this route and demand an outlet Ia tide
water on the Atlantic Coast, and these in.
terCsts are so important that they must
ultimately compel the completion Of this
work"
The House Committee on Foreign Al.
fairs will, on Tuesday, report bill apprO.
priating 100000 toward deiraying the
expenses attending the exposition Of Uni
ted States production ut tho Vienna
Worlds Fair. This amount is regarded
as insufficient for the purpose, $240 900
having been appropriated for the Paris
international Exposition, and therefore
u motion 10 amend the bill may be made.
In the Senate bill was introduced by
Mr, POmcroy odaY 20 organize the Ter
ritOry Ol Oklahma, which was prepared
by him in accordance with the recon.
mendAtiOn Of tho. President in his annual
message.
Tho funeral of Osborne p. Anderson,
(COloredl tho last o: the John Brown riot.
era tOnk nlaCp fhis affnrnOnn
The Senate in Executive session to.
day confirmed the following nominations
for POstmaSters: Charles S. Moss, Frank.
lin, Tenn; +, A, Millard, Bristow, Tenn
James PotC0ck, Gallatin, Tenn, James
D. Webb, Fort SILLY, Dakota, F. T. Drni.
ling, Virginia, City, Mont, Adam Crnmcr,
Seneca, o, +, +. Rcmpcl, Logan, O., JnO.
D. Martin, jackson, o., Lorenzo Dion,
WausGOn, o., Joseph Hall, Ogden, Utah,
VIM VI. paiesLly, Metropolis City, Ills ,
Charles T. Robertson, White Sulphur
Springs, w. NH, Indian Agents: lirnj.
NJ. Thomas, Southern Apache agency,
New MCxiCO; j. II. Wilbuur, YakUmn
agency, Washington Territory; Jared W.
Daniels, Rod Cloud OgCncy; l.. e. Dyer,
KlamOth agency, Oregon; W. d. CroiGrrs,
Muquis PuGbla agency, Arizona; JAMES
Wright TO he Superintendent OF Indian
Affairs in Montana. Pension Agents: ).
Is. butcher, N. T.; Robert VI. Kelley,
Louisville; Samuel II, Jones, Springfield,
Ills
Tho Committee on Appropriations will,
on Monday next, report an amendment To
tho deficiency bill, RpprOprlAtng SEQ 900
for printing stock certificates for the Cen.
tennial Celebration.
Hon Il 9, sChcnck United States
Minister to Great Britain who has been
absent from London for Some timc on n
viaII tn Tim anIlh nI EuFOnr ia nn,V mn hiu