The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-01
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO TIE DAILY LNTELLIeR8oER
GENERAL NEWS.
The Silver Wedding at the White
House.
Anew Planet Puts in an Appear.
anoe.
The Financial Wreck on The Stock
Exchange.
Failure Of Bonner & Co. for Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars.
How They Raised Money on Other
Psople's Stocks.
Meter & Co. Thrown Info the
Shade.
Meter & Co. Thrown Info tho
Shade.
wAsHINGTOs.

New Years at the White House.
WASHINGTON, December AT the
New Years reception at the Executive
Mansion tomorrow, Mrs. Hayes will be
assisted in receiving callers, by Mrs. John
w. Heron, Mrs. DR.. John Davis and Mrs
Judge Force, Of Cincinnati, and Mrs. Gen.
eral John g. Mitchell, OF Columbus. Ar.
rangemens have been perfected for the
silver wedding Of the President and wife,
at the Executive Mansion this afternoon.
II Ia intended that Il will be quiet, social
affair. Among those whoWill be present
are, President Hayes sister, Mrs. Slatt,
with daughter, Laura, from Columbus,
Mrs. Hayes mother and brothers, Drs.
]. T. and ]. o. Webb, Miss Lucy Cook,
aunt OF Mrs. Hayes; members OF the 23d
Ohio Regiment, now in Washington, with
other Ohio friends, including army as.
sociates, Governor Dennison, at whose
wedding the President was in attendance
thirty years ago, members Of the Cabinet,
and Vice President Of the United States,
Chief Justice and Mrs. Waite and associ.
ate Justice and Mrs. Swayne and Mrs.
Admiral Dahlgren, widow Of the late Ad.
miral Dalhgren and formerly Mrs. Made
line Vinton Goddard, at whose frat wed.
ding the President was guest. The Presi'
dents associates at Kenyon College, Gin
cinnati; Literary Club, Of Cincinnati, law
yers from 1s5Oto 1850, Judge R B. War.
den, Judge Thurman and Donn Piatt.
The only persons away from the city who
are invited, are those who were in at
tenda at the marriage Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hayes. Rev. DR.. L. D. McCabe, Of Della:
ware, who married the President and
Mrs. Hayes, will be present; also Mrs.
Walbur, who was Principal Of Weslyan
College, with Mrs. General John g. Nit
chell, Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Heron and
DR.. and Mrs. Davis, Of Cincinnati, with
very few others. The East Room and
corridors Of the. Executive. Mansion are
FtastefGffy decorated with evergreen. The
entire lower portion OF the Mansion will
be brilliantly illuminated.
BR1ARIY ON THE PROPOSED NEW TERRI
TORY.
The subcommittee Of the House Com
mittee on Territories to-day heard Col.
Briarly, in reply to an argument recently
made By Delegate Corbett, Of Wyoming,
against the organization Of the proposed
new territory OF Lincoln. Col. Briarly
presented statistics and other informa.
tion by which he claimed TO demonstrate
that the Black Hills country Ia occupied
by a large and permanent population OF
energetic men, and that the mines are
proving to be among the most productive
In the world; that the people need terri
torial government TO protect them In
their rights and property, and that espec-
tally, in view OF their isolated condition,
the proposed organization is'imperatiye'
ly demanded. u
Judge Whitehood, another delegate
from the Hills, folloved, |, sustaining the
positions Of his colleague.
OUTSTANDING CURRENCY.
The following is the official sia,emento Of
the United States currency outstanding 70
this date: Old demand notes, S6S,532;;
legal tender notes, all Issues, S349, ,943, ,776;
one wear notes Of 1858, S54, i 65; two year
notes Of 1868, $40, ,05e; two year coupon
notes OF 1858, $2S S.959; compound inter
al notes, S2,SS5, $40; fractional currency,
ali ali issues, si7,764, los; Total ssss,l54,Oss
ANEW PLANET.
Professor Henry, Of the Smithsonian
r,.,;,n,s o.ss'y r,nor,s tbat Professor Forester,
AZ Berlin. announces the discoyery by
po,;sS on December 29, of planet Of the
a,.vsn,b magnitude. n hours and s min.
e,sseG ~. mn, sscension, 80 degrees and 81
..;nr,e, u'ss ns nor,b deelination possibly Eva.
'A'H"'e' ~. - sssi,,,zss,s.,n
eoaasSios aa,lst.,
The President to-day signed .ne com
missions Of the following Sss Pos,%asisfFi Sio. q n