The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-18
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, December II. Cen
tlcman OF prominence In Louisiana who
arrived here last night said, In CONVERSE
ton, that the party TO which they are at.
tached clearly elected majority of the
Legislature and others OF the candidates
at the recent election; that the Conserva-
tives are anxiously awaiting the report Of
the Returning Board, and that such is the
feeling among them that should the
Board reject any OF the returns, with q
view solely OF giving ascendency to the
Republicans, the Conservatives would un.
dertake to right themselves by force Of
arms.
NOT THE MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
The Charles 0'Neill mentioned In the
Official documents yesterday IN connection
with the Suggiort claim Is not the mem
Der OF Congress from Pennsylvania, but q
claim agent.
SPECIAL TELEdRAM TO TIE PRESIDENT
FROM GOV. KELLOGG.
The following telegram was received
at the Executive Mansion last evening,
and by direction of the President was re.
lerred to Speaker Blaine:
NEW ORLEANS, December Ill re-
spectfully ask that you will use your
influence to secure the early departure for
Louisiana Of the select committee OF cleo.
ton appointed yesterday. lam confident
that sn investigation thorough and COM
plete will vindicate the policy OF your
administration, will strengthen the Re.
pubublican party, and will place the State
Government OF Louisiana in q more Just
light before tho country. The presence
OF the committee here at this juncture
will also go far TO secure order, and, l
hope, contribute in some degree to bring
about q solution oil our difficulties.
lSigned W. 7. KELLOGG.
PACIFIC NAIL INVESTIGATION.
The Ways and Means Committee held
no meeting this morning, but the Sub
COMMITTEES are at Irwin'a lodgings con-
tinulng his examination. Jas. l. Smith,
the only member Of the Stockwell Board
OF Directors now connected with the Pa.
cifc Mail management has been sum-
moned. II ia given out that he will testify
that the resolution authorizing the pay
ment'oi necessary expenses in Washing
ton was adopted by the Board Of Direct.
ot's on motion Of President StoCkwell,
without any intention or expectation that
any improper means would be employed
to influence Legislation, and that
the Board supposed that this resolution
was designed 10 cover only perhaps
lew thousand dollars of legitimate ex-
penses. Smith it is said will also swear
that he believes that the large sums al
legged TO have been expended in Wash
inGton, were really used in New York in
stock operations.
RAILWAY BILL.
The House Committee on RAILWAYS and
Canals to-day reported bill recommend.
ing the Government 10 guarantee the
bonds oI the Washington, Cincinnati, st.
Louis s. Chicago Railroad.
CUSTOM RECEIPTS.
The custom receipts Ior the week end
ing December 18th were as follows: New
York, 81 SOL 900; Boston, $4,000; Phil
adelphis, $l3S,GSG; Baltimore, 500, G,0l0;
New Orleans, for the week ending Dec.
9th, $iH942i San Francisco, do, $lGG, ,SS9.
TEMPERANCE PETITION.
Petitions from the National Temper
ance Society and other temperance organ.
izations and churches, representing over
100000 petitioners, were presented in the
House to day, asking for tho carly passage
Of the bill TO provide for commission Of
inquiry concerning the alcoholic liquor
traffic, which passed the Senate at Its last
session.
BROKE HIS LEG.
Paymaster General Benjamin Alverd
last night while leaving tho Rotunda of
the Capital, slipped and fell down the
steps, breaking one Of his legs.
THE SOUTH COMMITTEE.
Tho House Committee on the Con.
dition OF the South met tonight. The
Louisiana delegation was present and
urged them TO go to New Orleans at an
early day,