The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-12-09
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
Provisions in Chicago
Prices Lowest Ever Known.
Virginia Legislature Investigating It's Own
Legality Foreign BondhOlders Invited
to Richmond to See the Nakeduess
Of the Land We Suppose.
President Hayes specuIates on the Revival
Of Buslness-Sees Big Thing 10
Our Foreign Trade.
Gov. HamptOn's COnditlOn-Bad Shape for
Prospective Senator.
"
Gov. HamptOn's COnditlOn-Bad Shape for a
Prospective Senator.
WASHINGTON.
TIE SHANGHAI CONSULATE.

| tive to affairs OF the Shanghai consulate
which the Committee on Expenditures il
the State Department will make public
Monday, is4 4niainly in icorroboration O.
Wells testimony before the committee
last spring concerning the conduct o.
Bradford while Vice Consul.
BLAINE OPENS THE BALL IL THE SENATE o.
1F WEDNESDAY.
The debate in the Senate on Senator
Blaine's resolution in regard to the recen
elections in the South will begin on Wed
nesday. II will be opened by Senator
Blaine. He will be followed by Senaton
Thurman and Gordon. s2&I
Az INTERVIEW WITH THE rREsIDEST-HE
THINKS BUSINESS IS IMPROVING.
WASHINGTON, December I'm the
course OF an interview with the President
by prominent newspaper man the follow
ing conversation is reported to have taken
place: - ! S''S - ~ '-- -
"SIr. President, have we not probably
touched bottom in our business depres-
sion? Are not prices in some depart
ments going up?"
ayes, think that we have been walk.
ing on the bottpmfor some time past, and
are rather going up the other bank. This
matter OF our excess OF imports is a very
important thing for US. 1t is particularly
important il it embraces portion OF our
manufactured productions. Ifiti is only
per cent, even that is important, because
It is new thing in itself. We have never
exported bur fabrics, machines, iron, &c.,
to any great extent. It may be said that
we are now doing 1t for the first time.
really believe that England has reached
the place where her supremacy is going to
be arrested She can no longer supply
the whole world, as she has been doing,
with the product Of her looms, forges and
shops. The newspapers ought to 60 into
that department OF investigation and help
the confidence and spirit Of the people.
"What countries, Mr.. President, have
seemed. TO YOU most available 70 the dis
semination of our goods and notions?'
"Well, there is Russia; the Russians
from their Government down to their late
serfs are represented as greatly desirous Of
seeing The Gnited States play great com.
mercial part. They want TO help us build
IN our manufactures and trade. II is true
that in most countries the people rush to
buv,in the cheapest markets without re-
gard tos their political Fatiities. That is
hardlyitheS case. with the Russians. Al
present they are returning to US to get
their railroad supplies and help our ship
wards md our manufacturers OF arms,
The trade OF Russia as II advances IN the
comforts and usages OF civilization will be
yery considerable. In Chill and Peru
there are good accounts OF an inclination
10 make their exchanges with u.s." t-i4
"Mr. President, there is the question oi
the tariff. Don't you think that our tar
if is too high to give US the best OF the
present advantages? Do we not menace
ourselves with foreign tariffs to be raised
against us and deprive our workmen OF the
stimulous to produce the best wares by
setting the example OF too much bounty?
i'There is no doubt" said President
Hayes, that the rectiication OF our tariff
isalong yay-behind other things; In the
course Of time we must approach that top
ic, but not now"
"Why not now?" ! asked.
"Not until we have turned the corner,
said the President ave are Just showing
| in ahead OF English competition, and thi:
| is not the time to make radical changes
and derange the estimates of our manntac
tnrers and merchants, il ever so little
That was the trouble with the Wood tariff
II was brought forward at time when We
were beginning to recover, and the stocks
Of our material, &C., laid in were founded
on the existing customs rates. As soon a
that bill was proposed our reviying inter
ests began to tremble and grow irrcsolute
we must take up the tariff. question when
We are little further on. Our present ad
vantage is interviewer with the times a:
they stand and the rates as they have beer
existing"
when are We to change the tariff, Mr.
President" /,
don't see any other way than as th'
English liberalized theirs = piece-meal
Do It little by little"
"Haye Won any fears Of eyil-doings il
the present Congress"
GSo; they willhaye to adjourn Marcl
4th- too soon TO plunge into tolltes.
Z ~ sBnAISE's SPEECH DEFERRED.
It is very doubtful whether Senate
Blaine will find an opportunity to max
his great speech before the middle OF tn
week Senator Edmunds has given motto
that he will call up his Electoral Bill oil
Monday. and majority OF the Senator
think that OF more importance thal
Blaine's campaign speech. A member re
r,orked tonight that Blaines Anderson
,,;ile speech was no benefit to the country
and only resulted in sending him and Be
Hi 10 The Senate. It is said that the tlm
~ ~ ina hort session Is too precious to D
wosted over a windy sectional debate, sue
W. RIaino Will attempt to inaugurate
Blaine's friends deny that he Is maTinl
elaborate preparations, or that Re Y " II II
duee his speech TO writing before IenS'I! NV =,
Ho will trust to the inspiration oil the q q
ecasiop and Datural tFuitiulnesS Oh III
Democratic Senators have held severn
consultations with view TO p'aE, q y
tion. The sentiment is almost equally q
vSisd "a 10 whether it Is expedient 70 =
nv Il III a.ns. Several OF the ablest So9tt
ern Senator'S advisS thgt not word =
aid In reply. But this ADVICE VII not
IaLen. The number who will rush 70 y;
, 5stsnso OF the South and the Democrat
1Sriy indicates long, wearisome and 2
! E;m3nioas debate. Tbs k0liet that bl9n
viii moi have an opportunity on 4 anl4ea;
q ~, vs,trsensthened BY the fact that Edmund
! viii cIaim the Electoral Bill, and be Ri
! tSS'. SSS'I.smpathy with Blaine in the latter's
~. y" - SI-,sarl his Presidential ptospeg
tbrorcb tI,sS ~ the meGis..m Of sectional speerl
EJw5nds thinks that ain important bus
, ness should be disposed ot, an2 men
time remains, the sensational orators ca
0e ~ st: Monday southard win give nSti! not !
that he viii call up his Electora! BllI
|; the House Immediately after the holida
recess, r,.s There il q general disposition
ho,L houses 10 enact some law ot tnis kln