The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-01-09
BY TELEGR APH.
By the Western Union Line.
WASHIN G TON.
WAsHrNNToN, January 8.
Williams WithdraWal-He Makes q
Virtue Of Necessity and Comes
DOwn-His Letter 10 the President.

Virtue Of Necessity and Comes
Down-His Letter TO the President.
The following is the letter OF Attor-
ney General Williams
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
WASHINGTON, January 7.
To President Grant:
SII: As you were kind enough
without solicitation or any knowledge
on my part that you contemplated such
a thing, as 10 nominate me for Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court OF the
United States, and since that time the
flood gates of calumny in all directions
have been opened upon me; my abill-
ties have been disparaged and my ln-
tegrity brought into question; and 1t
seems 10 me Ii at public opinion adverse
70 my appointment has been created,
which might hereafter emharrass your
administration and perhaps impair my
usefulness upon the bench. With per-
fect consciousness that have perform
ed VIII clean hands and an uprignt
purpo.e all the duties OF the various
public ylaces to which l have been
called, sld trusting TO time and a just
public Wien better informed, for my
vindicatio2, | respectfully ask you TO
withdraw my nomination for Chief
Justice.
| have the honor to be, with great
respect,
Signed ] fEoEoB II. WILLIAMS.
The Coming Chief Justice.
A rumor was ireely circulated yes
teriay, to the efleci that Senator Nor
ton would be the Presidents second
choice for Chief Justice, and it is re-
vived tonight with the addition, that
the nomination will be sent to the Sen
ate Tomorrow. The Senator's friends
say they don't believe he Will accept the
position if rendered him. He has just
been reelected to the Senate for six
years, and if he resigns the Senatorship p
the Democrats having majority in the
Indiana Legislature, will elect a Dem-
ocrat 10 fill the vacancy.
Cushing to 20 to Madrid.
Caleb Cushing will sail for Madrid
Oh the oath OF the present month He
withdrew from all cases represented by
him before the Supreme Court Of The
United States. Mr.. Cushing says that
the members OF the present government
OF Spain are entirely new to the United
States as a nation, and, therefore, it vii
be necessary TO first iathom their views
on American affairs before acting.
The Loss OF the Virg!n;Ts.
A board OF inquiry composed OF AID
mirals Charles II. Davis and John L
Warden, Commissioner Jno. c. Howell
and Captain Stephen B. Luce, Judg
Advocate, met at the Navy Department
yesterday afternoon, and organized, il
accordance with orders from Secretar.
Robeson, TO investigate the circumstau
ces attending the loss Of the Nirsiniul
The Ossipee, Captain John Walter
which was conveying the Vrginius, il
now on its way to Washington. Assis
tant engineer Lambin, who was il
charge OF the Virginiua' engines at th'
time of the loss, arrived last night, an
will be the first witness examined
Lieutenant David B. Rowles, who Wa
in command, will he the next. 1t ap
pears that the late Captain Fox told al
officer OF the Ossipee, at Aspinwall
a. out Fix months ago, that the leak il
the bow had been there more than
year.
Tie Educational Bill.
Republican members say Mr.. Hoar'
educational bill, on which Mr.. Kassol
made an able speech in the House
will be defeated whenever it comes to 1
vote.