The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-07
WASHINGTON.


retaries and clerical force at tho ExeCu.
tive Mansion are to-day engaged In ma.
king manifold copies Of the Message fol
the press. 1t will be sent to both Houses
OF Congress about l o'clock on Monday.
REVENUE APPOINTMENTS.
The Secretary of the Treasury, to-day
appointed the following Internal Revenue
officers: VIM. K, Anderson and D. A.
Brooks, Gaugers, Second District oI
Kentucky; Henry G. Overstreet, Jessie
Hill, David s. Barrett, and James e
Mulligan, Storekeepers for the Third
District Of Kentucky.
TuE GRAND JURY THAT INDICTED THE
SAFE BURGLARY CoNsPIRAToRs LILLE
GALLY.
The full bench Of Judges in this Dis
triCt to-day decided that the late grand
jury which indicted the alleged safe burg.
lars was illegally chosen, and therefore
all the indictments found by that grand
jury arc nullitlGs. The matter came up
on the case. Of Huff, found guilty OF steal.
ing q horse and carriage from the Cont.
mental Hotel OF this city. His counsel
appealed, and the case has been decided
against the legality Of thcgrsnd jury.
TIE PRINTERS TOURNAMENT
took place 10 day, with the following re-
suit: There were eight entries in the first
class; type nonpareil; time three hours.
First prize, solid gold composing stick,
won by y. N, Bennerman, who set 5070
ems. Second prize, solid silver compos-
ing stick, full newspaper size, won by r.
A. Mclean, who set 4,9O9 ems. Third
prize, Mensmin's Encyclopedia oI Print.
ing, won by w. w. McCollum, who set
4,720 ems. Second class; time one hour
and thirty minutes-W. W. Malloney was
awarded the silver composing stick, news.
paper size, having set 2,27S ems; Frank
A. McGill, the German silver composing
stick, full size, $3.50 ems; Il. W. Hart.
man, Hsrpel's Topographic, 9,1S7 ems.
Long primmer class-time one hour and
thirty minutes.-J. r. DCBride was
awarded the first prize, a solid gold com.
posing stick, breRstpin size, having got
2,129 ems; G. j. Hunnicutt, American
Encyclopedia of Printing, 2,O37 ems; Il.
9. Turtleton, thermometer, 1888 ems.
The tournament took place in the Ma
tiondl Republican Office. Decisions were
made in accordance with rules previously
established, and none were present except
the judges, referee and proof readers.
The tournament closed with q grand ban.
quGt tonight.
TIE MESSAGE NOT QUITE COMPLETED
WASHINGTON, December 6-Thc Pres.
idcnts message is not yet quite CON-
p!eicd, owing to delay in receiving the
report Of the District Of Columbia Com
missiouers, 0 reference 10 which will be
added 10 the message tomorrow morning.
Although the President has shown the
message TO no person other than mem.
bers Of the Cabinet and copyists, there ls
tho best reason for believing ii will con.
tain substantially the following points,
founded on the expressions OF the Presi-
dent 10 intimate friends since the message
was submitted to and cordially indorsed
by the Cabinet on Friday last. The Pres.
ident says that although he did not CON-
mence the preparation OF his message
until week ago yesterday, come Of the
newspapers previously prognostiCsted its
contents, although he had consulted. no.
body as 10 what it should contain. There
is no doubt tho message will state that
our relations, with all foreign powers are
friendly and without disturbance, though
there Is an unsettled question with Ven
ezuela, which has not yet paid tho awards
OF the Joint Commission under the con-
ventson of 1868. Congress, 1t will be
reColeCted, strongly expressed its sense
on this subject in February, 1878.
The President in his message of last
December said there was reason to be.
lieve the hesitancy Of that Republic
in recognizing the claims of Spain,
sprung in part at least, from the real
difficulty in discharging them in
connection with its obligations TO
other governments, and therefore the
expediency OF further tOrbearanCe on the
part of our GovGrnmcnt,wa believed TO be
worthy of the consideration .ol Congress
In addition to Venezquels We have unset,
tied questions with Spain growing out Of
the aiIsir of tho Virginius, and other
grieyous transactions on the part of the
Spanish authorities in connection with
events in Cuba. The magnitude Of the ot.
lenses has not been reduced since the
Presidents previous message, o year ago.
As this unsettled condition OF affairs in
Cuba, cannot long continue, 1t may be-
come necessary Tor other nations with
our own TO interfere, TO terminate the
insurrection which has 30 long prevailed,
the Spanish Government having unsuc.
cesstully attempted TO suppress it
In the meantime, the commerce Of all
countries, aud especially that OF the
United States suffers, the flags OF
the United States and OF England
having been insulted. Tho President in
conversation, although he does not state
the TACT in his message, says the United
States purchases about 80 per cent Of the
Cuban exports, and therefore the duties
paid by American citizens contribute, to
this extent, in helping Spain to continue
the war against the insurgents. The
President had hoped that by the meeting
OF Congress tomorrow the present ne
gotiatlons with Spain would have been
ended, but in this he has been disappoint.
cd. Hc therefore says In his message but
little or nothing about tho pending nego.
tis,ions, but at q future time will present
the subject to the special consideration OF
Congress. The position OF the President
on tho financial question is as positive as
ever, notwithstanding the former specu.
lations of those who spoke without au.
thority. He desires and will recommend
the resumption Of specie payments at the
earliest practicable day, but he does not
believe this can be reached as soon as the
Let of Jan. 1875. He does not name any
day, leaving Congress 10 devise means TO
secure the desired end, 1t being the duty
Of Congress to do so. The legSl tender
clause OF the currency act should be re.
pesled, to take effect as TO contracts made
after a day 10 be fixed by law for its 70.
peal. Powers should be given TO the
Secretary OF the Treasury TO obtain gold
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