The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-19
WASHINGTON.
General News Summary.

| WASHINGTON, Marcn lo.-A gentie-
man just arrived from Columbia, South
Carolina, says Congressman Elliott
who has been in Columbia all winter
assisting Governor Scott to fight of
impeachment, has made at least $780,
600 clean cash on account of assistance
rendered. Elliott has not occupied his
Congressional seat single day since
Congress assembled.
General Dyer, Chief OF Ordnance,
continues dangerously ill at his home.
1t is rumored that a challenge ha.
passed between Senators Trumbull and
Chandler on account of the personall-
ties in the debate of last Friday. The
lumor is uniounded, but the two Sena-
tors have since that day declined TO
recognize each other.
The House Committee on Phbllc
Buildings, &c although they have not
considered the subject Of an appropria-
ton for public buildings at Philadel-
phia, it is understood majority of the
committee favor such an appropriation,
and will take action on it at an early
day.
Chief Justice Chase has gone to New
York, it is said, for the purpose OF
urging Augustus Belmont to call a
meeting of the National Democratic
Committee, to meet at an early day, to
take action in regard to calling a
National Convention.
Judge Davis, in speaking OF the
nom nations recently made by the
Labor Reform Convention for Pesident
and Vice President, is understood to
say that the nomination OF Joel Parker
for Vice President was the best that
could be made.
Judge David Davis expresses the hope
that, il he is to be nominated for the
Presidency by the Cincinnati Convex
ton, Joel Parker may be nominated for
the Vice Presidency. Judge Davis has
been in constant consultation with
leading Democrats, and has yet to hear
OF one who will not support him II he
receives the nomination OF the Cincin-
natl Convention.
The Custom House investi CATION was
resumed to-day. Ex-Collector Muir
ply corrected hia direct testimony OF
Saturday. He had stated that accord
ing to his recollection the conversation
with the President, who had said that
Leet ought TO leave the general order
business, took place early last fall. He
now desired to say that his visit to
Washington when the conversation
took place must have been in May,
1871, as that was his last visit to
Washington while he was Collector,
which fact he discovered by examining
the hotel register.
The nomination of Col. Parker to
to succeed Gen. Longstreet as Surveyor
OF New Orleans will not be acted upon
by the Committe on Commerce for
several days. The committee from
New Orleans in opposition to Parker 8
confirmation will have an interview
with the President this afternoon.
The Senate Committee on the sale OF
arms to day continued the examination
of Col. Crispin. As on previous oc-
casion he replied to a number Of ques-
tons asked by Senator Schurz. Mr..
Spuires, was next examined.
The chief signal officer announces
that the display of cautionary signals
at lake psrts will begin April II, 1872.
Mr.. Sumner authorizes the prompt
contradiction of the published etate-
ment that he informed Senator Wilson
during a conversation on Friday, that
he should soon attack the President
and the Administration with all the
rigor at his command, and that he said
their political paths would soon openly
diverge. Mr.. Sumner says the report.
ed conversation is pure invention, and
that he does not believe that Mr.. Viii.
son authorized any such wretched
humbug; these being his exact words,
used here by his authorization. Mr..
Sumner finds himself utterly unable to
account for the Misrepresentation
which have been set afoat during the
past few days regarding him, the ac-
count Of the interview with his col
league, Mr.. Wilson, being as devoid Of
truth as the statement OF his signify
ing his intention Of going to the Gin
cinnatl Convention and his consenting
10 preside over it.