The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-08
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SECRETARY STILL UNDECIDED.
Secretary Sherman says that he has
no. decided TO announce his resumption
Of specie payments 10 advance Of The ist
Of January next, The time fixed BY law.
BE says, hoEeTe-, resumption may come
before that time BY natural causes, or
when The premium on specie shall dlsaP'
pear. We are now approaching that
point. It il the duty Of the Government
70 employ all Legitimate means 70 produce
such result
The coin balance in the Treasury is
about tso hundred millions and steadily
increasing. As there il DO idea that the
balance will fall below the present figure,
this, with the pres ent low premium on
gold, forms the bAsis Of the general an.
Iicipation- here that resumption will oe-
cur before the 1st Of January.
srcRErARY 1HoXPsos AND PARTY os A
go TouB or INFECTION.
On Monday ne1t, Secretary Thompson,
accompanied by the heads Of bureaus Of
the Navy Department and 3 number Of
friends, the whole party exceeding fifty,
will leave Washington In the United
States steamer Tallapoosa, for = tour of
inspection Of the navy yards At Norfolk,
Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Newport and
Portsmouth. They will proceed from
there to HaIifGx and enjoy few days
f.hing. The party expect 70 be absent
four weeks.
ASKING LEAVE TO FIeHI.
The Commissioner OF the General Land
Once to-day received this telegram from
the Register and Receiver ot the WallA.
walla, Warrington Territory Land
O5ce:
sCsn We closs the Office to fsht the In.
dians, forty miles aEsy
Commissioner Williams promptly re-
piled: Yes; bat only 90 long Is may be
absolutely Necessary"
COMMISSIONS.
The President has commissioned The
following PostnAsters: Theodore G.
Hacker, Brownsville, Nebraska; Mrs.
Jennie Blish, Arkadelphih ArkAnsas,
and George B, Hunter, Newton, Iowa.
DE2ARrED.
Hon. Vim. S. stickney, Of this city, and
other members Of the Commission re.
Gently appointed to negotiate with tbe
Ute iribs Of Indians, left here to-day for
Colorado. They expect 70 be absent three
or four months.
cHARsn AGAISsT A AISIsIKR.
Cblrses hsve been laid before the Sec.
retary Of State seriously affecting the
personal integrity Of Ernest DreiebmLp,
Of Wisconsin, recently appointed o. g..
Minister 70 Colombia. The charges are
quite numerous, and embrace some ques.,
| tionable Transactions, which are said 70
Be within The personal knowledge Of Ad-
mir1ls Porter and Rogers.
HON. 81. nrLEA
The frispds Of Hon. Samuel ?. Miller,
Of the o. Supreme Court, are somewhat
alarmed n his condition. After the re-
cent operation lodge Miller seemed 70
gam strength quite rapidly, but within
The last day OF two be hAs grown eonsid-
srabIy weaker. Itis said that the intense
beat which has reignSd here for the last
week has exercised depressing inAu-
enee.
BGD OUTLOOK FOB 1SvrsTrsk1ox.
lis thought when the Potter Commit
.esneets on Wednesday next It will fpd
itseli without quorum, - peArly all the
members are fall Of solieitu3e ~ 10 their
interests in The coming campaign. The
opinion prevails thai an Idiournnsnt
win Be taken until sone time In oeto-
kaE
HsT wEl1HER.
The weather here continues intensely
hot the thsrnoneter having ranged
among the nibsties for the past week.
The Prssidents Private ssetssasy, Col.
ROssrs, Is quite III.
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