The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-25

l. Al the, Departments closed at nOen.t
day until Thursday. D ttO mn @
At 4 short Cabinet session no mentio
was made OF the Berlin mission.
a. APERoPRtArlOy glLaA. mo
3 The House appropriation Committe
expect 70 have all the appropriation bill
passed and sent to the Senate by FebruI
ry 10th, at the farthest.
THE DOUGLASS COTTON CLAIM SETTLED.
The suit against the Government
brought by the heirs OF Stephen A. Doug
lass for certain cotton captured by tn
United States Government in Mississippi
during the war, and sold as abandoneC
property, was settled finally in the Cour
Of Claims today bya judgment IN taYoro
the claimants. - CUtH3IaUO
RESUMPTION.
The Secretary OF the Treasury and tht
United States Treasurer have gone to New
York to consult with the leading
bankers OF that city, and conclude th(
final arrangements1fo for speCieE eEresnmption
There are several important matters o.
detail 10 be arranged. II necessary the
Secretary Will remain in New. York unit
the first OF January, but be may return d
adayof two. The Secretary, before he
left Washington. stated that lie would mot
return till he was thoroughly satisfied that
everything would move along all right
after the lst OF January.
Middleton & Co and several other
bankers here to-day paid all checks pre-
sented at their counters in gold. Thou
sands Of dollars in gold we're thus put into
active circulation, ias the money irapidly
passeitfrougFi the hands 81 shopke keepers
and others. In a number OF instances
persons who received the gold were puz.
zled to distinguish between the 8 and S
gold pieces. Several persons when gold
was paid to them over thecounter, pushed
1t back and said they would sooner have
greenbaclls. a. ,number lof tshopkeepers
to-day refused TO receive trade dollars for
more than 50 cents.
a POSTAL ILLUSION.
On the Goth Of November, in consequence
Of the deficiency in the appropriation, one
OF the daily mails between Washington
and Lynchburg, was discontinued. When
the bill appropriating $4,000 TO supply
deficiencies in the railway postal service
was passed, it was the impression OF the
Virginia members that the full service be
tween Washington and Lynchburg would
be resumed.l On examination ofthe te1t
OF the BIN the Postmaster General finds
this cannot be done, as 1t only provides
for such service as was in operation on
December |. An attempt will be made to
remedy the omission when Congress meets.
-.,,, ,,.,t ~, NFtaatavs o. 90
Mr.. Hoyt, the Republican Governor
elect OF Pennsylvania, Mr. Quay, the Chair
man OF the Republican State Committee,
Ex-Sherif Leeds, Of Philadelphia, and
other Pennsylvania politicians called On
the Presjtient To- day and urged him TO ap-
point Governor Hartranft to the Berlin
Mission. These gentlemen are all ardent
Cameron men. They prefer Governor
Hartranft to Wayne MacVeagh, although
the latter is the brother-inIlaw Of Senator
Cameron. There has been some talk OF q
little dissatisfaction on the part OF Gov.
Hartranft, and an intiniation that his par
ticular friends might put him in nomina-
ton for United States Senator against Don
Cameron. OF course this or anything else
would have no effect TO prevent NJ Cam
eron's reelection, but everything can be
made pleasant by sending Sir. Hartranft
TO Berlin, so much the better. After leav-
ing the White House the members OF the
DELEGATION expressed their eontideuce that
Hartranh would receive the appointfI
The name OF Gen. Banks, OF Mhssachu-
setts. has also been mentioned to the Presi-
dent in this connection.
THE DEAD CONGRESSMAN.
It Is said here by ivirginiaus that the
Governor viii order special election at
once 10 fill the vacancy in the Virginia
delegation caused by the death Of Major
Douglass, and that Mr.. Beale, the Con-
oressrnan-electrfr from the, district, 70 the
Forty.sixth Congress, viii be electet %
All The vacancy. The Governor Of Michi-
oan will also order 4 special election TO till
tbe vacancy in the first (Detroit) district Of
that State, caused by the death Of Gen. A.
S. Williams. Gen. Wlliamss successor
in the Forty-sixth Congress Is q Repub-
litan. Gen. Williams was considered rs
the only Democrat who had any chance
in the district, and he was beaten in No.
yember by the extraordinary ehorts mace
against him by Mr.. z. Chandler.
TIE OCTkABE lS0UlAls
Ttissaid that Nj James Redpath will
he the clerk of the Blaine outrage commit
Tee, Mr.. Redpath has had considerable
experience in working up Southern affairs
He frst commenced in the ,kansas-Se.
hfasEa finies, in the foleof what was then
caIIedk 4. sfreedom sideker," and Lhe han
been busily engaged fighting i on thai
line ever since. He went to Mississippi
Eas clerk Of the Outrage" committee o.
which Senator Boutwell, was chairman.
and contributedgreatly % the stecklot 1T
erature which grew out Of thai investiga'
tion. He next was clerk to the sub-eom
mittee on privileges and elections which
Investigated Sonth Carolina in the wintel
al is76[77, and n q 1ifiorstood be asst
al materially In the preparationloi there
report Of that committee dTEss
n TIE RESsioS oHgleI, nm 7na,
Very serious d charges were lately prefer
red against the Commissioner @ OF Pensions
relative TO his administration OF his ONCE
These charges are a repetition oI sE.le Y
ments which. have lbeen ettcuiatea 70
como month"; past The Secretary Of m
Interior has made m investigation Of N.
charge, and says he i satisfied they Aav'
no valid foundation lie. says, hoTeYpJ
tbss he has no objection TO cohsTesston
Al Investigation Il its deemed necessary
StsAmPF WFefkests %. .ll9
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