Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-09
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
,n GRtENBACkERS IN A SERIOUS
'"' QUANDARY. ''
,,..,,isa,On Of Charges Against es-
Minister Seward Southern Elections
Personalities - The Hot
Springs Omission -
General Grant
A Plan OF Action.

A Plan OF Action.
WASHINGTON, December The
...uhackcrs intend holdisg another
Tn,,ution next week to agree upon
,o. plan for future acton. They ad-
=, heinz III slight quaniary. Ii is
i,r them to dctcr.n what course
,uursue. II resumption ID u success,
,,sy are iorced to admit that the Green
,.,t factor in the country's politics
IN dwindle to very tine point, or dis
,opear altogether. IL tbs not successful,
Inch all Greenbackers predict, not at
,hr same time wholly believing their
,,J,tinns, however, thev know that
T.ir theories will be popularized and
~, narty strengthened greatly while
.,,ting Tor resumption to succeed
ALI The Grcenbackcr does
w., know what really to do.
H., wants to- keep his party before
,bs county, hut there being no chance
~ imitation legislation this session, he
',,. not know how to 90 about II. The
.nly financial legislation that can he
,giated hy the party appears to be
AR ON the National Banks. This war
~. already been commenced somewhat
I'm aud will not, il Is predicted by
n,pnhers oi Congress, amount To any
,blnu more potent than great deal OF
r,L From the present outlook things,
,b,r,inrc, have rather a blue appearance
t,r the Greenhackers, even taking into
,,nsIdcration thirteen or fourteen men
s,h whom the party claims II would
h,Id the balance of power IN the next
House. Unless some new plan can he
I'M upon To- bring their ideas prominent
y before the people, the Groenbackers
must wait iur resumption to be put into
operation, and, il successful, be content
"a see their ranks reduced tn a corpOral's
mari, or, il failure, prepare to contest
tho politics Of this country, AZ a leading
Irrtenhacker said last evening.
The Hot springs Omission.
WITlSGr0N, December THE Sem
At, committee inquiring into tho
OMISSION Of the Hot Springs clause from
the sundry civil appropriation bill met
p,,loffCe department, testified that he
nat Senator tonoyer in August last
AMI had conversation with him In
niercnco to an attack made on their
rhiractcrs by Benson, ot the Treasury
N,,rpt Service. Prior to- this interview
he had never conversed with the Sena-
tor IN relation to the Hot Springs mat
puye of the secret service of
the Treasury had called at the
ndotfce department and desired him
10 tell them all he knew about the Hot
Springs matter. One asked him
whether no had been to New York in
January i'm the interest Of certain par
ue, in Washington. tie told him that
he hal not; also that he (Johsnton) was
u,t at the capitol on tho last hight of
III, session. The larger man said that
lhry had the ailidaylts oi three persons
that ho had been seen waiting around
the hall ui the Senate, and had been
.rtu In take a paper from MIR. Rice, Mr.
Conuyer's clerk, who told him TO get
way with ii. The witness replied that
Il Vas pack Of Id lies, and suggested
there Was some mistake. The large
msn said there could be no mistake.
Witness went To- acting Postmaster Gen
trA Tyner and told him that an out
rAruus attack had been made on wit
uv,s and Senator Cuuover, and asked
,rive oi absence Tor u few days tn inves-
rgate the motive ol the attack; did not
asa Who madc affidavit, for he did not
tellevr any had been made. Had q
Conversation with w. L. Rice in relation
to the matter. Rico characterized the
sh1lo story rs an outrageous issue oi
Aehoods calculated and intended tn
inlure Senator Conover. Had noknowl-
wise oi destruction III papers and had
never said he had.
The Charges Against FIX Minister
Seward.
WIsHISGTuE, December b.-Repre-
sentative Springer's Committee, inyes-
ugsting the charges against Il. +.
Seward, United States Minister To
Ihlna, has determined to make public
IA advance of the crosse examination.
uCousul General q. Wiley Wells
contents Of the deposition received from
l'r McIarter, stating the purpose of
lh0 conversation at his house with
SSard aud Bradford.
The Joint Committee considering lhe
transfer Of the Indian Bureat from the
CWl To tho Military Department, to-
dAy heard the views OF Col. \. Is.
Aoacham, lie holds that the only So
lauon Of the Indian problem is in civ
liking and educating the Indians that
Wry may support themselves.
Glitteriug Personalities.
WARRINGTON, December S.-Repre-
sentative Carlisle, of Kentucky, will
@Ne ior houe next week to attend to
"Iaw case III which he is an attorney.
collector oi Internal Revenue Marks,
Z" New Orleans, is here trying to save
"' bacon, hut his scalp IL already mark
al tot the official tomahawk.
Jongce Thompson denies that he Is u
candidate Tor Sergcant-at Arms oi the
Saate, and says ho is satisfied with
M. place he has.
Till, Supervising Architect oi the
treasury, under indictment in Chicago,
hAs retained Mr. Charles Reed, OF that
"k, to conduct his defense. Reed, 1t
will he remembered, defended what was
tnoSn Us the first batch of illicit Chicago
dlstilcrs.
Wahie has given up the idea OF try
wSi To get back to his Postatlice lair, has
sNhdrsSn the papers he had filed for
'e'"statemcnt, and gone home to brood
''or The ingra,i,udc ol Republics.
Southern Elections.
"AshlNGroS, December S.-The do
"A'e IN the Senate on Senator Blaine's
,e'oIntIon in regard to- the recent cleo
IONS IN the South will begin Wednes-
%E' 1t will be opened by Blaine, who
don.
Shooting Tournament.
NASHVILLE, December AT the