The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-27
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, January 25.-John Hill
last evening shot and instantly killed
Capt Kenney, the proprietor Of the Cen
trail House. Hill having discovered Ken.
ney in his house, mistakenly supposed
him to be burglar.
President Grant Is very desirous that
General B. R. Cowen, Of Ohio, at present
acting as Secretary of the Interior, should
ACCEPT the Office Of Commissioner OF In.
dian Affairs, which the President IN per
son rendered him some time since. Gen.
Cowen is also strongly urged to accept
the place by a number Of prominent off,
cials, who represent that the administra-
tive ability which that gentleman
has shown while in charge OF
the Interior Department. as well
as his largo experience in high stations,
added to his acknowledged ability and
integrity, would secure in that branch OF
the service an administration which
would at once command the confidence
Of the public and the appreciation ol the
executive authorities.
It is now probable that General Cowen
will yield to the wishes Of his friends
He has been thus far unable to come to
any determination on the subiectin con-
sequence Of the absence OF Secretary
Delano from the capital.
The total number Of awards to British
claimants by the United States British
n kI,tIa foN Ia GQYA Q17
Senator Sumner Is still quite feeble. It
Is doubtful II he will appear in his seat In
the Senate again this session. His at
Tending physician still visits him twice
daily, his last call being at 10 P. NJ, when
he injects morphine to enable him 70
sleep.
Recruits have been ord cred to Louis
yillefor the Sixteenth Infantry.
WASHINGTON, January 26.-The Burns
Club celebrated the anniversary of the
birth Of Robert Burns, last night, at the
residence OF the President Of the club,
Thos. Wilson. This celebration differed
from those Of past years, 1t beng . social
and literary entertainment, attended BY
both ladies and gentlemen and conducted
on temperance principles. In addition
to music, poems were read and speeches
made by Speaker Blaine and Representa-
tives Garfield and Bingham, Gen. Sher.
man, Judge Macarthur and others OF
prominence,
Among the documents yesterday sent
10 the House Of Representatives BY Cen
eral Cowan, Acting Secretary Of the In
terror, was protest ol tho ChickasaW
Nation against certain measures pending
In Congress providing for the opening OF
the Indian Territory to white settlement.
Messrs. Mcmillan and Ray, contest
ants for Kellogg's vacant seat In the
United States Senate, will act In their
own behalf and for their respective par
ties. They will be assisted by
counsel; but during the sessions
Of the Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections, these two only will be al
lowed to make suggestions and examine
witnesses.
Lynch and Longstreet, representing the
kellogg Returning Board, and Foreman,
Mitchell and Southwark, the McEnry
Returning Board, arrived here to-day
from New Orleans. The latter have
brought with them three large trunks full
Of documents, supposed to be the returns
Of the recent election called for by the
Committee.
It is unders TODD that during q recent
interview between the Postmaster Gener-
al and Representative FSrnsworth, chair.
man Of the Committee on Postof1ces and
Post Roads, the former intimated that he
would revoke his order requiring double
postage in cases where only partial post
age has been paid, provided he should be
sustained by the Attorney General, whom
he would consult on the subject. II,
however, tho Postmaster. General should
not do so, the Committee will accomplish
the object by the passage Of the bill
heretofore agreed upon by the Secretary
The Treasury has informed inquirers
that tho terms with the syndicate are
tho same Os heretofore, with the addition
that financial parties have agreed to in
sure tho department against loss ia ex'
change. Tho arrangement will go into
effect on the Goth Of February.
The question Of the return Of the three
per cent tax TO local express companies
has been decided in favor Of tho claim
ants.
Both the Poland and Wilson commit
tees expect to close their testimony this
week, so far as tho Union Pacific Rail
road and tho Credit Mobilier are con
cerned.
Gen. Dodge, formerly member Of Con
gress and afterwards an engineer Of the
Pacific Railroad, has been tclegraphed tc
como before tho Wilson Committee as q
witness. His testimony is considered i'm
portant. This committee, In conSidera'
ton Of the great amount Of labor involv
cd, tho distance Of the headquarters o.
tho Central Pacific Railroad Company
from Washington, and the short remain
Ing time Of the present Congress, may
ask to be relieved Of an examination into
its affairs.
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