Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-27
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
WHAT BlAINE'S COMMITTEE WILL DO.
The Amy Bill Going toVisit the Old Man
The Ohio GOvsrnorship Resamp-
ton 0ider Sales Of Postage
Stamps Exports Of
Provisions.
Blaine Committee.


N ,-mNUroN, December 2G.-A mem
lrr.i the committee appointed under
,l,,. game resolution states that the
lr.is.nn vi the decision of the Comp
tr,ntr that the appropriation is not
available, makes it very probable that
,l,. committee will not attempt any
General investigation. They met To-
J,,. bat adjourned until Congress con
,,.p,-. when the committee will report
y-, iut au appropriation.
Tnr senate will not meet until the
al, .d January, and it will be the mid
U..,l the month before any money can
h.. provided, as IL requires the Joint aC-
mon al the House.
Army Bill
WASHINGTON, December 36. Senator
YImunl- saws that when the army re
,reuiAtiuu Hll comes up in the Senate
l,. Shall move To- r0lcr all that part al II
,lI,h refers tu the cudc al laws govern
m. the army to the Committee on the
luh,Er,. Edmuuds pruuuunces some
,,ri,uu- "i the hill unconstitutional.
doing to Visit the Old Man.
NN>m\uru<, December 26. - The
>,,ratarN I'll War has gwen one years
l..,,r Ia Colonel Fred. Grant, OF Shcri-
dams staff and he will sail ut once tor
Paris. where hr will join his father, ex
President Grant, and accompany him
ou hiS tour to India on the United
>rrr- mau-ui-man Richmond. The
,r amer is now in New York, but will
.lm. Europe within the next few
Jl.-
OHIO Gov9ruorship.
N ,~ui%OruN, December 26. The al
.,rfru.nl General tiariieid having been
,.,I,.l lu the tact that his name il men
tanned a. a candidate i"r Governor ol
un.,. II have watched the discussion
rnL has h,,n gnImg Un at home with
n,I,h interest. and have seen my name
Do, .ufI.u,i lur the trONcrnOrShlp
Nntl. appreciate the compliment, II Is
u,.lraI lp tdik ul II in that connection,
lanai present Il Foster man. How
,.g. regard the whole matter a5 pre-
urtur. car people at home have al
N.,- dome. hr-t hv going tu the C0nNcn-
l.ra aui deciding thcrc as To- what they
want when they have all the clrcum-
,ru,r- upon which the campaign viii
hugr before them.
Sales of Postal Stamps.
WASHINGTON. December 26.-From
returns "l grusr receipts from s'acS ni
STAMPS. Nc.. "i p"Stuiliccs III the prlncl-
H., cities. ~ kept at the PnSt0iiicc De
r,rrm.ut. II l., found that Chicago leads
ever, rIly except New York and Phlla-
LIphia The returns Iur the last fiscal
,,Ir ATE u, follows, emitting cents.
rIrnnorc. ,g 67s indianapolis sia5.3!5
E,.fuu ....... nIu so Louisville ......... liN@E
lrmL l,u........ ,b5,i New Hoik.........2 sfo, 40
,U..i.u. ...... 9lIhjl Pittsburgh 49,. 2l3 @l
t.. nGIu ....... " LhN fhlauclllllh Ia. EoHoI
'..Nr'tIl ..... lHl.M san ral'ls'o...' Nh,S
r.r..r - ~ sol II. I"uis........... ih'd''
Tl.- -huuId be- a settler To- th" rivalry
h..N,ru Chiragu and II. Louis. The
sales ut stamps aud general postal re-
,ryt- ar, nearly double in Chicago what
in 'y ur ia the latter city. Either the
IupuIliiru ul Chicago Is much the
lar.r CT else they are more intellectual
u that quarter using more postage
stamps per head.
Orders Tor Silver Dollars.
" ,suNCru<, December 26. before
gold irll To- Ilr the orders at the Treas
ury brrurtmcut lur standard SILVER dol
ar, averaged ahuut -iuon daily. To-
dAy orders ten OCWr were received III
uu" mail.
Resumption Order.
In. Assistant frraaurcrS "i the
tinted States have been instructed to
uAk uu distinction between com and
hr..l tenders after the lst al January.
Checks lNr the payIneat al the interest
m the four per cent. loan, due that day,
mc being prepared.
Exports OF Provisions.
WANtNoruN, December 2d.- The
hurc IA ul States has Just issued a very
inter sting statement showing the cN-
Iurt ui provisions from the nitcd states
dur,n, the month al October last, the
l.,.t'- uI which are a. follows:
N.u.N.- Value. Articles. Value.
E,t.... >'uuUrl HUttrr.............s 2tu9.'
li,m, ........ 1854 thrcSe....... ..... H1oi"
iu,il hryi - &l.gil lupl ............... OF lot
Niltri byrl...... hGH9i ti,gS .........,. ""
ITA ... 80 gHt lGluW ....... iS6Ni
I,rH ........ IT.. 40 S.,N
1t Will h. seen that al butter and
cheese there Na- nearly million and Il
quulyr iur the month. This is Il grow
u- industry m the Middle and Western
States.
Died from the Bite of Man.
WN>HI>Oro>, H. G., December 20
Pet NrNlmara, a welt known resident
"t TINS CITY, died Yesterday evening,
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