The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-18
WASHINGTON.
Formal Announcement 10 the
Senate OF the Death of Vice
President Wilson.


WAsHNoTos, D. G., January 1.-THE
death Of Vice President Wilson will be
announced to the Senate on Friday next
by Senator Boutwell,, who will speak on
the life and character Of the deceased.
Senators Anthony, Cameron (of Pennsyl-
yania), Cragin, Dawes, Gordon, Hamlin,
Ingalls,, Morrill, (of VermonO, Morton
and Stevenson will also make addresses.
The President has nominated George
s. Bangs for Assistant Treasurer OF tho
United States at Chicago. H'
The special committee to investigate
the general affairs Of the Freedmens Bank
this morning agreed that the Investigation
should be private. The Commissioners
with the books Of the institution were be-
fore the committee. .rT,.
SECRETARY FISH pEFoRETHE COMMITTEE
= on FOREIGN AFPAIRs:
Secretary Fish was to-day before the
House Committee on Foreign Affairs by
invitation, and in general terms informed
the committee Of the present condition OF
the Cuban question. He did not speci-
fically state the terms Of the circular ad.
dressed to the foreign nations on that
subject, but intimated that it merely ask
ed their general support in the event Of
mediation or Intervention by the United
States, Abiding to the recent Madrid
telegram giving the outline OF Spain,s re-
ply TO the American circular he said he
did not regard its tone as unfriend-
| ly, As TO the negotiations now in progress
they were conducted in a conciliatory
spirit on Both sides and certainly without
threats on the part Of the United States,
and he hoped that negotiations would
terminate satisfactorily. BE was willing
that the cortespondence should be laid
before the House, and this would be done
should that body call for it. Subsequent
ly resolution was passed calling for the
correspondence which will soon be com-
municated by the President to the House.
The following postmasters were con-
firmed by the Senate: g. W. Taller,
Martinsburg,W. Va.;A. G. Valentine. San
dusky, o.; Il. V. Bogert, Bearer Dam,
Wisconsin; G. W. Porter, Clinton, Ill;
L. H. Post, DeKnalb, Centre ILL.,; Mrs. 9.
A. Dickerson, Boscobel, Wis; Daniel
Harker, IT,, Wilton Junction, Iowa; Jas.
H. Crowder, Missouri Valley, Iowa.
IMPORTANT DECISION.
The Supreme Court decision, Scammon
vs.. Kimmball, the assignee appealed
from the Circuit Court for the district
OF Illinois. In this case it is found that
any moneys deposited by the Mutual In
surance Company of Chicago with the
complainant, Scammon, and which he
still owes 10 the Company or to assignee,
was and is held by him as a private
banker and not as Treasurer Of the Com.
pany, and it is held that any loss sustained
by the complainants by the great fire at
Chicago for which the bankrupt corpora.
tion we're and are liable as insurers may
be set of against that claim OF the bank
rupt corporation. Reversed.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
The Sergeaut-at-Arms OF the House Of
Representatives received letter from
Augustus Schell saying that he will issue
u call tomorrow fpf the Democratic Ma
tional Committee to meet at Washington
on the 22d Of February to fix aplace and
time for holding Convention Tor nomi-
mating candidates for President and Vice
President.
The members OF the National Republic
can Congressional Convention at a meet
ing tonight took measures for filling the
existing vacancies, looking TO active Op-
erations in the coming campaign. The
following is letter OF Gen. Beauergard,
applying for the removal Of his political
disabilities: .,-
New ORLEANS, January9.
Dear General: My friends here, be-
lieving that can be OF service to the
State Of Louisiana by becoming men,
Der OF the proposed Levee Board OF Com
missioners, have expressed a desire that
Ishould apply to have my disabilities re-:
moved, that there should be no doubt OF
my ability to hold astate appointment.
beg you, therefore, to have the kindness
to present to Congress this my application
for the removal OF my disabilities.
7H Yours very truly,
G. 7. BEAUREoARD.
70 General G. B. Gordon United States
Senate, Washington, d. C,,
I'LL.