The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-14

have assumed on tins question, put Deg
to relieve you from all obligation OF
secresy on this subject, and desire not
only that you may answer all questions
asked relating to il, but wish that all
members OF my Cabinet, and ex-members
OF the Cabinet since have been Presi.
dent, may also be called upon to testify
in regard to the same matters. With
great respect
Your ohedient servant,
,[signed U.s.GRASr.
THE SILVER COIN BILL.
The House conference committee's re.
port on the silver coin bill was presented
Today. It omits all allusion to the silver
dollar and TO making 1t a legal tender.
Mr.. Landers, one OF the House conference
committee, opposed that part OF the re-
port.
THE RESUMPTION ACT.
The Banking and Currency Committee
this morning postponed action upon the
specie resumption question until next
Monday. The Democrats Of the Com.
mittee have agreed to propose and pass
through tho committee bill repealing
the present resumption act, but at the
same time to provide some as yet unde.
termined method Of preparing the treas.
ury and the country for resumption.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ALMOST AGREE.
The Conference Committee on the Sum
dry Civil Appropriation Bill, reached an
agreement on every point OF difference
between the House aud Senate except
one, which is the Senate amendment
striking out the clause by which the
House proposes to repeal the National
registration and election law. The indi-
cations are that the House conterees will
recede from their position on this point
tomorrow.
SECRETARY RoBESON BEFORE THE NAVAL
COMMITTEE.
Before the House Naval Committee to.
day, Secretary Robson showed that
prior to his appointment as Secretary OF
the Navy he owned real estate in Cam.
den, N. r., valued at S25, 900 and had an
annual income of s., 500.
The Committee OF Conference on the
the army appropriation bill have found
themselves unable to agree and will 40
report. The House cOnferees intend
to arrange, il possible, for their
own re.appointment, and as the Sen.
ate on this event will undoubtedly
reappoint itE present members OF the
committee, there will be an evident
dead lock on this bill just as there is now
on the Indian appropriation bill, which
is in the hands oil two conference COM.
mittees.
Nothing has been done to-day in regard
to the diplomatic and consular appro-
priation bill. 1t is not probable that any
agreement will be reached concerning
tie three last named bills until the Cen
eral principle at issue shall have set
tied by an agreement Of the two Houses
in regard to the Legislative executive
and judiciary appropriation bills on
which the fourth conference committee
are making only slow progress towards
possible adjustment.
ADJOURNMENT TALK.
Many prominent Congressman think.
that an adjournment will take place
about next Monday week.
Speaker Kerr writes from Rock Alum
Springs that he is slowly but surely i'm
proving in health.
Desperate Characters ARRESTED.
NEWARK, N. j., July 1S.-To-day
three young Germans, brothers, named
Fichorn, who have been known US despe.
rate characters for years, were arrested
by police. officers Dickerson and Elsdon.
for disortlerly conduct Asthe officers
attempted to march them of the men
drew revolyers and shot Elsdon dead and
fatally wounded Dickerson. Escaping
from the crowd the::desperadoes ran up
street to T. W. Dawson's tannery in River
street, where they formerly worked.
There they called for Mr.. Mercer, the
foreman who had discharged them, but
not finding him they commenced an in.
discriminate firing on the shop, resulting
in killing John Alhus, assistant foreman,
and wounding two workmen. The EN-.
ployees turned out en- masse and chased
the murderers towards. the river, In
the pursuit the wotkmen used stones
and knives striking the murderers sew
eral times before they.reached the river.
The latter leaped into the water and at
tempted to escape, but were stoned to
death by the, outraged. Workmen. The
wounded,were taken to ST. Michaels Hos.
pital; one man named Fisher is dead
Dickerson will not recover, and the
wounded are in a precarious condition.
Albus, Myers and Elsdon leave families.
The body OF one oil the Fichorns has
been recovered from the river. 1t shows
marks of bad cutting about the wrists.
Men are now engaged in dragging for the
others. The shooting had no connection
With the recent labor troubles here.i The
murderers were desperate characters and
shot innocent men out OF mere deyiltry.
During the excitement +. W. Dawson,
proprietor OF the factory where the
shooting occurred, ,was robbed Of S2,230
In checks, which Ne was about to deposit.
Policeman Dickerson died of his inju:
ries Al 8 o'clock. Hewas one Of the col.
ored men on the force. The deaths now
number seyen,, viz: Policemen Edison
and Dickerson, the three Fichorns, Albus
and \ workman. The most intense ex.
citement prevails in the city, and the
summary action Of the wOrkmea ia. gen.
orally commended. --,,.,-,,t
MIR. BIaine's Health Unimproycd
AUGUSTA, ME-, JulyIS-Mr. Blaine,
owing 10 the very excessive heat OF the
past few days, has not improved. The ef.
lects OF the heat on him fully confirms
his physician in the belief that the orig
inal trouble Ia Of the nature ofsnnstroke.
The effect Of salt air Is strongly recon-
mended by his physician, and II Mr..
BIaine's strength would bear II he would
urge a sea voyage. The most he hopes
for Is within the next week TO get him
removed to the coast some forty miles
distant.