The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-03-14
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called to meet in the hall Immediately.
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Couldn't stand His Discharge
WAsH1saros, March 13.-Dr. B.
Schorn, recently discharged from the Ir
terror Department, shot himself last nigh
COMMITTEE WORK.
The House Committee on Railway
and Canals has instructed Representative
Crit,enden to report to the House bill
authorizing an appropriation OF S4O, ,OOl
per annum for operating the Des Moine
Rapids Canal.
The subcommittee Of the Commits
on Coinage, considering the question 0
the establishment OF additional brancl
mints, to-day heard Representatives Say
Ter, advocating Cincinnati; Springer, ad
yocating Springfield, ILL.,; franklin, ad
vocatipg Kansas City, and Morris, adyo
eating Quincy, Ill.
Il Is understood that the House COM
mittee investigating the affairs Of Door
keeper Polk will nearly unanimously
recommend abolition Of the Office and the
transfer Of its duties to the sergeant-at-
Arms.
WHISKY OUTLAWS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Information has Just been received
from Special Deputy Collector Hoffman
that on the 9th inst. three illicit distilleri
were arrested by his force and committed
to Jail at Pickers, N. C., by Commissioner
Thornly. They were released by an
armed mob supposed TO be led by the
outlaw Redmond. The Sheriff, who sur.
rendered the keys to save his life, re-
fused TO aid in recapturing the prisoners.
Deputy Collector Jillson, At Greenyille,
telegraphs that he has advices that the
armed crowd last evening surrounded
the house Of VIM. Gary, who aided the
revenue officers in arresting the dis
tillers, for the purpose Of hanging him.
When they were satisfied he was absent
with the officers, they started in pursuit,
threatening 10 capture Gary and drive
the officers from that section. Danger oi
the officers being oyerpowered isimmi:
nent. Redmonds gang is organized and
desperate.
The Commissioner telegraphed to Col
lector Brayton as follows:
You are authorized to employ one hum
dred men il necessary to aid IS posse
in enforcing the laws and making arrests.
Call upon the Marshals and Deputy Mar
shals 70 act at once. Leave nothing un.
done to vindicate the majesty Of the law.
Telegraph your action tomorrow.
TSigned7 GREEN B. RAUM.
Commissioner.
The Collector reports to-day that he
has called on the US. Marshal and Dis
trict Attorney for assistance in recap.
turing the released distillers and bringing
the Law breakers to justice, and that he
has arranged for sufficient force and was
about leaving to superintend the opera
tions.
PARTY vs.. COUNTRY.
Immediately after adjournment to-day
the Democratic members OF the House
held caucus for the purpose of consid.
ering the Army bill recently completed
by the Military Committee, and with .
view to making the provisions thereof
party measures. After some discussion,
resolution was adopted providing for
the appointment OF a committee OF thir-
teen members, with instructions that they
confer with the Military Committee on
the draft Of the bill, and report the result
at . future caucus.
eoRDoS's SAVINGS BILL.
The bill introduced by Senator Gordon
to-day to promote deposit savings and
reiunding the National debt provides for
the issue Of a new series Of United States
coupon bonds In the denomination OF
$40, $50, 500, $500 and $1,000, bearing
3 per cent interest, payable semi.
annually, the bonds being payable at the
option OF the United States either at the
end Of 20 years or may then be renewed
for further than 20 years, the payment
at either date to be made in the
coin Of the then legal standard.
In order to facilitate the exchange on
the demand Of these bonds. The ten
millions OF treasury notes made Especial
fund by the joint resolution Of the first
session OF the 44th Congress, are TO be re.
placed by alike amount oi the new iseue,
and made a special fund 10 secure q
prompt exchange OF these bonds, to which
fund there shall be further addition Of
SIS 900, ,OOO-S25, 100000 to be the mini
mum to be withheld from circulation 30
long as there are bonds payable or sub
iect to call, bearing higher rate Of int.
rest than 4 per cent per annum. The
bonds herein directed to be Issued shall
state upon their face that they are paya.
BILE on demand, with secured interest, in
any legal paper money Issued directly BY
the United States Treasury.
The Secretary Of the Treasury is re.
auired TO cease the further reduction OF
the treasury notes below the sum OF
$3.50, ,000, 600 and to replace all worn out
notes. II shall issue new series Of
notes bearing simply the legend that they
are fundable into bonds herein authoriz.
ed, at the option Of the holder, and re.
ceiyable for all public and private dues.
All U. 8. notes received into the Treasury
under this act, except such as are requir-
ed to keep the bond redemption fund up
to S25, 900 900, shall be applied exclusive
ly to the payment Of any o. s. bonds re-
deemable at pleasure, or to the purchase
Of coin or bullion to be applied exclusive
ly 10 the payment Of such bonds, bat new
notes shall be substituted for those OF pre-
vious issues, when the latter came into
the Treasury.
A Fiend that Ought to be Hung.
LONDON, oSr., March 1S.-J. e. Har.
graves, proprietor Of q hair factory here,
was arrested Last evening charged with
excessive cruelty to his young appren-
tices, male and female. The instruments
Of torture, consisting Of ropes and pull.
leys, thongs, padlocks and gags, were pro-