The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-05
WASHINGTON,
FRIENDS OF THE SILVER BILL
WANT FREE COINAGE.
Senator Pattereon's Case Resist
ance 10 Revenue Ohicers-Stt.
ting BuII-Mexiean Az
fairs denominations.
Metropolis Disaster.

Metropolis Disaster.
WASHINGTON, February ALI the
bodies recovered from the wreck OF the
Metropolis have been buried along the
beach from the scene of the wreck to q
distance of two miles north. The graves
are simply marked with two stakes, indi-
eating the head and foot of the grave.
There are no marks Idendifying the
corpses within the graves. The survivors
having all left, there remains no one that
can identity the dead.
NORFOLK, February 4-The Metrop-
oils survivors left for Philadelphia and
the officers and crew went to New York.
The officers of the Metropolis were to-day
examined before Inspector OF Hulls j. j..
Dunbar and j. E. Bowers, Inspector Of
Boilers, with a view of ascertsining the
condition OF the ship when she sailed.
Captain Ankers snd the first mate,
Dickinson, both testified that she was in
good condition and entirely seaworthy
and that the whole trouble was caused
by the unskillful loading of the railroad
| iron.
Resistance 10 Eevenue Officers.
The Commissioner OF Internal Reve-
nue to-day received the following tele.
gram from Collector Booth:
MONTGOMERY, February 4.
My deputies and deputy United States
| Marshals have met with armed resistance
by party of armed illicit distillers in
overpowsring numbers in Winston coun-
ty, and are consequently unable to en-
force the revenue laws there.
The Commissioner in reply telegraphed
the collector to employ twenty additional
men, and act with promptness and vigor.
Sitting Bull.
The various reports that have reached
the Government: with reference to the
whereabouts of Sitting Bull and his band
have not been disregarded at the War
Department. There is a settled determi-
nation to make thorough war on that
party whenever and wherever found in
our dominion.
Permission has been asked of the n
dian Bureau by the military authorities
to enlist the Crows against the hostile
Sioux. The Crows are old enemies of
the Sionx and have been for q long
series of years friendly to the govern.
ment. The Indian Office hes acceded to
the request from the Secretary of War.
Ii there is any danger of Sitting Bull
crossing into the United States recruit.
ing the Crows will begin at once.
Mexican Affairs.
United States Minister Foster had
lengthy interview with the President,
this afternoon, with regard TO Mexican
matters and affairs on the Rio Grsnde
border. 1t seems to be very generally
understood here that the State Depart
ment and Administration will be gov
erned largely by the views of Minister
Foster on the question regarding the
recognition of Diaz. This statement,
however, is not authorized from any Off
cial source.
Nominations.
The President has sent the following
nominations to the Senate: John ).
Houston, Attorney General tor the Ter
rltory of Ohio; Ernest l.. Oppenheim, of
New York, United States Consul at Gut.
ten berg; Edward Wheeler, Collector Of
Internal Revenue for Arkansas. Post
masters John F. Myers, Meadville, Pa;
G. f. LeColnpte, Attention, Iowa; John
NJ. Barrere, Hillsboro, OHIO.
Tit for Tat.
Friends Of the Bland silver bill pure
and simple say that if the free coinage
section, which was eliminated from the
bill by the Senate Finance Committee,
prevails and is stricken out, that fur
ther amendment will be insisted upon,
making the same restrictions upon gold.
1t ls held that to permit the free coinage
of gold and deny the same to silver is
species OF class legislation, and which
will, moreover, from the very fact OF the
free coinage OF gold, give it value as
medium Of exchange over silver, which
is an unwise and unjust discrimination
senator kellogg
thinks that Secretary Sherman did give
such letter as has been desc crlbed 10
Supervisors Webber and Anderson, of
the Feliciana Parishes, and says that
when Secretary Sherman comes TO think
about it, he will probably remember that
he did. 1t was merely guarantee that
if Weber and Anderson performed their
duty they would be protected.
silver Certificates.
Up to date Senator VOORHEES, has re-
ceived over one Thousand letters con-
graduating HIM on his silYer speech.
They still come.
Senator PatteIson's Case Overlook
ed Entirely.
With Returning Board Anderson on
trial st New Orleans; Msjor Burke and
Billie Chandler airing their personalities
by telegraph; old man Wells moving on
Washington for the purpose of forcing
the Administration 10 give him protec-
tlon; Justice Bradley discussing the mat
ter OF removing Anderson's trial 10 q
United States Court; Packard, Kellogg
and that clique hob-notbing with other
sore beads, ard bringing into reQuisition
sll sorts of manufactured evidence
! against members OF the Federal Govern
ment including such statements or docu-
ments IS unscrupulols and adventurous
women and men may lend their tongues
| or pens 10, in the hope OF reliet from iuI-
pecunIosity-witha all these elements at
work, is there room for wonder that
Louisiana matters are distracting stten-
tion from other and more legitimate sub
! jects2 Senator Patterson has recovered
health enough to sgain occupy his place
in the Senate, but he is in no hsste 10 go
South, as his friends boasted be
would do, TO stsrd trisl for ofepses
alleged 10 have been committed IN the
past. His colleague, Senator Butler, has
been instrumental in having the South
Carolina suihoritIes "let up" on Pstter-
soa, in consideration for the vote
which the the lstter gave when it was 50
much needed 10 make . majority for
Buffers admission 10 the Senate, but
where Is the Butler who will make like
bargain with the members Of the Re-
turning Board; or will sppesss the dis.
pleasure OF Psrksrd ct 81. on the one
side, and the White Lesguers who will
not keep faith on the other?