Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-12-31
WASHINGT0N
SETTING UP THE PINS FOR GRAM
Cameron and Csakling Taking tbS
at Its Tide--POstaI Order Agsnst SO-
Called Bankers and Brokers
Refunding Operations
Fixing Things or General Grant.

I
National Republican Convention called
m February. Don Cameron has already
arranged for this early date for the
PENNSYLVANIA Convention, and an effort
will be made to have the Indiana and
Illinois conventions held the same
month. That this movement is precon-
certed in the interest of General Grants
Presidential nomination there is not
| the least doubt. 1t cOntemplates
lust this, that if the Grant mana
gers in New York, Pennsylvania, lndi-
ana and Illinois can have their respec-
tive conventions held in February, and
| at the same time have the delegates
| pledged to support Grant, his nomlna-
| ton will be almost assured nearly three
| months before the convention meets. II
this plan should succeed, Grant Will
have pledged to him in February one
hundred and ninety-twO delegates,
more than half OF the number required
10 secure the nomination. The hope
/ is, however, that If the States indl-
| Gated carry out the prearranged pro-
| pramme. that the demonstration will
| be So great in Grants interest that
| the States which hold their con-
yentions and elect their delegates subse-
uuent to February will want to get IN
with the strong current, and many OF
them will likewise instruct for Grant,
Again, it is believed that the programme
will convince both Sherman and Blaine
quite early of the hOpelessneSs OF their
candidacy, and that they will get oil the
track, and then the nomination OF Grant
can be made with such an unanlmlty
that he cannot do otherwise than accept,
coming TO him, rs il is believed 1t VIII,
with almost, if not entirely, the unanl-
nous expression of the convention. The
friends of Grant here say that they know
whereof they speak in making the
statement which they make without
anv attempt at concealment that Blaine
is not inimical to Grants candidacy,
and that ii he really desires a third
nomination Blaine will not antagoniZe
him, More than one year ago
Blaine had given up all hopes tor
a nomination, for the reason that he at
that time did not believe that any Re
publican could be elected. or course
he holds now to different opinion, but
having really given up the hope OF
nomination in 1880, to await his chances
in 1881, his disappointment Will not be
at all grievOus if Grant is nominated.
His warm friends allege that he would
take the second place with Grant, be-
cause it would help him for the first
place four years later.
Washington's Worth.
WASHINGTON, PA, December 20
The triennial valuation of Washington
county, which has just been completed
by the assessors, shows the following
The real and personal estate is put down
at So, ,G3l So, against S39,5OS, ,2S9 IN
1877, Il decrease OF S6,SI6,oSi. Occupa-
tions, salaries, etc, are put at II, ,llS,O4O.
against S46l ,O2O in 1877, an increase OF
Sli5g, ,62O. This difference is attributed
not so much To an increase OF salaries,
etc as to Il fairer and fuller assessment
The County Commissioners meet on
January 18th to equalize the assess
meuts.
The Ute Indians.
WASHINGTON, December 30.-At the
cabinet meeting this afternoon there
was quite a discussion of the Ute affairs.
Secretary Schurz submitted several dis
patches which he received night before
last. They contained no further de-
tails than have already been given. The
information in the possession oil the
government, however, Is OF somewhat
different character to that received by
the President. There is nothing in this
official information to show that the
tie Commission has been failure, and
nothing to indicate that General Hatch
and his party are in any danger from
the Indians. Steps have, however, been
taken To- protect the party in case there
should be- any attack upon them. 1t
was agreed that the friendly Southern
Ute chiefs, about whom General Hatch
has telegraphed, should be brought on to
Washington.
Postal Order Against So-Calsd Bankers
and Brokers.
WAsuINGToN, December 3O.-The
Postmaster-Cieneralh has issued an order
directing the postmaster at New York To
refuse the payment of postal money
orders or the delivery OF registered let.
ters addressed TO sO-called bankers and
brokers. The firms of Lawrence x Co.,
purporting to do business on the stock
combination system, 10 broad street;
Adams. Brown Il Co., Broad street;
Allen, Jordan Il Co.. Wall street, and
elsewhere in New York city. TheOpe
tions of the persons conducting these
concerns have been enormously profita-
BILE.
Ii appears from the evidence as set
forth i'm the report of the Departments
special agent that one, Ben K. Buck
walter, is the originator and principal
proprietor of the business conducted
under the above mentioned firm names,
| over which he obtained control by re-
| cording under the laws OF the State OF
/ New York fictitious articles OF cOpart-
nership, etc. But that sometime ago he
/ effected an arrangement with W. ID.
| Duffand III. Lassing, aCcordingto which
/ they have for number of months been
| attending to the practical management
/ on terms, which in connection with the
| transcripts of their books, show an
| enormous amount Of "protits." Their
agreement was TO pay Buckwalter
! Sl2, 500 per month ,Sl50,OOO per year.
/ for the net receipts OF the
business during the term OF five
wears. under the single firm name of
| Lawrence * Co., and an equal amount
for the privilege OF doing business un-
der two of the other firm names. Buck
walters interests were guarded by his
having confidential agents present at
the opening of letters containing remit
tances, which have poured in at such .
as to make the profits OF Lawrence q
Co. alone from $4,000 to S29, 900 per
month from March lst to Dember ist,
1879, after paying all expense, inclusive
of very extensive advertising aris safa-
ries of 500 per week to each Duh and
Iassing. The Responses 20 their ndser-
tisements soliciting >renittanees upon
the system of combating capital or pool
ing orders for stocks idto one vast
aggregate, controlled by capitalists
Of experience, etc, have come from all
parts of the country, encouraged at the
outset here and there by the small but
actual returns made 10 some Of the part
hes investing. But in nearly every IN
stance the sender of remittance has
hen, Rlprmed that owing to the unex-