The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-02-28
WASHINGTON.


W HASHIHHAONJ teUEuuFy sII-l lie Olu'
Ger in charge OF the naval observatory,
has received telegram from the Astron.
omer Royal, at Greenwich, requesting
that watch be kept on the suns disc on
March 2lst, 22d and 2Sd, Tor the transit
Of a small planet.
The President said to-day to delega.
tion from Baltimore, who waited on him
with reference TO supplying the vacancy
OF postmaster in that city, that although
his official term has nearly expired he is
still continually pestered by persons from
all sections OF the. union in interests OF Of
flee seekers. These visits greatly inter.
iere with arrangements OF his private al.
fairs, which he considers ought to have
his attention at this time.
REAL ESTATE FOOL INvEsrIGA TIoN.
Hon. Charles A. Eldridge, ex.mcmher
OF Congress, appeared before the Real
Estate Pool Committee today and made
n statement, saying ~ have sought with
an earnestness and anxiety l cannot ex.
press an opportunity to appear before
yon and deny upon my oath the publish.
ed abatement of the testimony OF Taylor
and Slater to the effect that was paid
money by DR.. Filbert while member OF
Congress. Idesire to say here and now
that more unfounded and atrocious
slander was never uttered.n Mr.. ED.
ridge then detailed his efforts with the
chairman Of the committee Glover to
get the desired hearing, which was prom.
lsed but not granted.
Mr.. Eldriage said he had reason to be :
lieve that the chairman OF the committee
entertained feelings Of hostility and
malice towards him because, among other
things, he gave out or permitted to be tax :
en- out garbled land false statements oil the
testimony, which was taken in secret ses.
sion OF tho committee, 10 go to the world
without giving him an opportunity to
contradictit, and letting his statement 20
along. He denounced as in every sense
false any statement or insinuation
made or charged against him in
the testimony Of Taylor and Slater,
or in the public press purporting to be
based on their statement, to the effect that
any moneys or other consideration were
ever given or paid to him, or to any per-
son for him, while he was a member Of
Congress or at any other time, by DR.. Fill
bert or any other person, for procuring,
soliciting or applying for contracts or
any interest in one TO Gov. Shepherd or
any other member Of the late Board Of
Public Works, or any official whomsoever,
or for any other cause.
MIR. Pratt, Of Iowa, stated that Glover
in a conversation with him said that Eld-
ridge was q sooundrel and william; that
he (Gloyer) proposed to make statements
here which would damn Eldridg6 for all
time; that Eldridge was a sharp,
shrewd fellow and would be coming up
for office some time, but that he (Glover)
did not intend to leave enough of him TO
run for office.
Glover emphatically denied having
ever said what Pratt had attributed to
him.
Prtt-Well, / am willing to taka the
s,I " sad feiterate ii under oath.
Gl0ysr-That makes no difference, Tor
WIZ swear that l never said anything
Of the. kind. '
Mr.. Eldridge being recalled, character
lied as lie the statements Of Slater
that he (Eldridge) had received from DR..
Filbert, on May Slst and June l2lh, 1872,
respectively, checks for $4,000 and 81,
500. r. H aH
lg REJECTED.
A resolution offered under the suspen.
sion Of rules by Mr.. Schleicher, recog.
mixing Hampton and Nichols as Govern
ors, has been rejected;yeas l56, nays 81,
g THE VOTE OF THETRrBUNA1.
The Commission have decided by 4
vote Of 8 to Z that the Hayes and Whec.
Ter electoral votes in South Carolina
should be counted. The Commission
unanimously decided that the Tilden
votes should not be counted. Adjourned
at 7P.M.till1lA. M.Friday.
DESTRUCTION OF 1RaALTENDERs.
The Treasurer to-day destroyed S745, ,S2S
lega tenders, being so per cent Of the m.
tional bank notes. Issued the present
month. This leaves the outstanding
legal tenders 1894 ,2S9,4Si.
SECRETARY MORRILL,.
Secretary MorSillS physicians say
there is no foundation whatever for the
published report that his general health
or physical strength has been perma,
pently impaired by his recent illness. On
The contrary, they and all his friends in