The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-02-10

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has concluded the River and Harbor bill
and among other things 1t agrees tc
recommend the appropriation Of $e26, ,0OC
for the improyementot East River includ
ing Hell Gate, N. z; 5O,0O0 tot Portland
harbor, and S76, 900 for Buffalo harbor.
The Austrian Government consenta
to the International Congress to sit at
Vienna, pending the Exposition, to con.
slider the best mode Of encouraging useful
inventions and manufactures, After the
close Of the exhibition the Congress will
in accordance with the desire OF the
President, negotiate on the subject.
Among bills reported from the Com
imittee on Claims passed by the House
Of Representatives Saturday, was a bill
appropriating various amounts awarded
by tho Southern Claim Commissioners
last year, in payment for quartermaster
and commisarY stores furnished by loyal
ists in the South during the war.
"A Washington special to tho st.
Louis Dipateh, say 1t is generally under
stood there that Chas, W. Ford, present
Internal Revenue Collector Of that
district, and IN old personal friend Of
Grant, will succeed Delano as Secretary
of the Interior. Il
AT meeting OF the Woman Suffrage
Association in New York, Friday, q res
olutlon and protest were adopted eutreat-
ing the House Of Representatives to de-
leat the bill offered by Blr. Merritt, OF
Utah, to dislranchise the women Of that
Territory. " hi!1
The Senatorial bribery Committee At
Jefferson City, Mo-, made report Saturday
in which they exonorate Senator Bogyr
from any attempt at bribery in the sena.
torial election. They find however that
General Doris did try to bribe two mem.
bcrs but it had no bearing on the case.
Tho italian bark Emilia Costello
Marie, with merchandise for New York,
sprung q leak and sunk Wednesday night
near Newport, Il. I. The captain and
men being asleep in the cabin at the time
went down. Ono Of the crew arrived at
Newport, two others reported saved.
Tho Senate Committee on Elections
completed their report on so much evi-
dencc Us relates the proceedings in con-
neclion with tho election in Louisiana,
The report is brief, merely stating the
facts in the case without recommendation.
twill be presented Monday. 1twas con-
Cured in by all.
Tho Swiss Council OF State has
stopped the salaries for three months otall
priests who read from their pulpits un.
authorized papal briefs establishing q sepa-
rate bishoprlc for tho Geneva Conference,
as Basel has determined to create a grand
Swiss bishophric Of dissentients from
Rome,
The Poland Credit Mobeller Com.
mIttee held q secret session Of two hours,
Saturday, and discussed the evidence pre-
paratory to their final report, to be made
in aweck or ten days. They only await
the return OF Ames to close the exSmina-
ton. It was decided to send the Ser
geant.At.Arms for him If he was not
heard from during the day. Two tele-
grams sent him were unanswered. After
the re.examination of Ames, Collax will
be allowed to offer testimony TO show
where the $1,000 deposited in the First
National Bank came from. The commit.
tee expect to hear all the evidence in one
day and then close the evidence.