Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-07
Gen. TMiggn, swordu.

WAsHINoroS. April 6.--The senate
Committee on Military Affairs to-day
reported back TO the Senate for refer
ence to the Judiciary Committee the
joint resolution introduced by Mr..
Jones last May, by which il is proposed
to return To Mrs Rowena Guedalla,
now resident Of London, England.
three very valuable swords, former
ly belonging to General Twiggs,
that were condscated by Gen
eral Il, +. Butler at the surrender
OF New Orleans, and by him deposited
in the United States Treasury. Mrs
Guedalla formerly Miss Florencc), from
whom the swords were taken and turned
into the Treasury ~ legitimate objects
iur capture aud coniiScation, claims that
they were presented To her by Gen
Twlggs, and that, therefore, they were,
aud are her private property. Mrs
Twiggs, the Generals daughter, claims
them, however, as her father legatee.
Revenue Receipts.
WASHINGrON, April 6.-Ata meeting
ui the Cabinet 10 day, Secretary Sher-
man submitted statement ol receipts
from customs and internal revenue Tor
six days oi the present month as COM
pared with like period in the month
Of March. ID showed Il falling oil OF
about S2,0OO,0 600. The amount, however,
was about 5000, 600 greater than the re-
Celpts for the first six days in Aprl,
1879. The receipts from spirits distilled
from materials other than apples,
peaches or grapes from July | to DE
Ccmbcr 81, 1879, were SIS, ,IG1 OPS,
against S2I,Gij. 1919, tor the same time IN
1873
Tue DonolIy- -Washburno Case.
WAsuISGroN, April 6.-Thc House
Committee on Elections held iull
meeting to-day. and 1t VAS expected that
their reports would bo presented in the
Observation-Disclosures case. which were
authorized at the last meeting 10 be
madc, cmbOdying the action Of the com
mittre upon the case. For some reason,
however, no reports were forthcoming
aud the time OF the meeting was taken
up with propositions TO admit tho repre-
sontaliyes OF the press tu future meet
ings oi the committee. Pending
further deliberatiOn on the case,
Representative Manning offered q re-
solution that the meetings be open to
the public. Lost by u tic vote ol to 4.
lie then offered resolution that the
Injunction of secrecy rs To the iuture
action or deliberations Of committee On
the pOunelly case be- removed from tho
members. This WAS also lost by tho
same vote. Messrs. Manning, Specr, Cole
rick. Armield, Keller, Calklns and
Weaver voting in the affirmative, and
Mcysrs Springer, Clark, Sawyer, Camp,
Phisten. Field and Oycrton In the mega
tive.
A motion To- reconsider this last vote
was put aud lost, yeas !, nays s.
MIR BcltzhOoyer who was absent at
the opening ol the meeting, came In ami
voted nay.
Mr.. Ctlkins then offered resolution
than the injunction Of secrecy rs To the
past action and dclihcration ol the com
mittee upon the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
case bs removed from the members,
which was adopted. Yeas, l3, Mr..
Phister voted nay and Mr.. Manning did
not vote.
The Negro Exodus
WAsHISaroN, April o. lho senate
Exodus Committee examined III. &. Sol
omon. a Democrat and attorney, ol
Atchison. Kansas lie stated that oi
the two thousand COlOred emlgrants VINO
arrived ut Atchison, nine-tcnths OF
them were in destitute condition, and
many OF them diseased Regarding the
desirability OF this Immigration into
their midst. tho witness said the uni
ySrsal sentiment prevailed not, only IN
Atchisou aud the county, nut III tue
northern part oi the state, that they are
A detriment To the state, because they
are paupers and do not produce any
thing. aud also because large number
of those who are able to work won
work. -
Edward :. Mills and Il. u. Morris.
holh citizens of AtChisou, gave tcstl-
n,nnv supporting that OF solomon. Charl.
tom N Tandy. lcOloredl President OF
tbe n Louis Refuge Relief Association,
vas examined. lie read aud presented
to tbs committee memorial, signed Oy
sbont 900 prominent white and col
orrd citizens Of st, Louis, urging Con
s,rss 10 investigate the causes oil the ex'
olns The memorial Is onlpahleu oy
atliIayits aud written statements OF
number OF cu,Orcd cmIgrants re'atlnS 70
the treatment II the cOlorcd people IN
the South.
The Hill Scandal.
WAaISorrN, April 6.-Ihe case o, o,
Jesse RAYMOND against senator n%n' %
,ame up in the Circuit Court oil n tle
District to-day, upon motion made
law senator Hills counsel that tue case
h. stricken from the docket on tue
cr,nnd that the suit was instituted ey
line plainth's attorney without tho
nIsiniil's consent aud against her pro
-, The court took the papers. Later
in the day Mrs Lockwood aPpeared WIN WIN
Miss RAYMOND, aud the iatiei sHo,S
10 am affidavit that she bad an'ho.lLSu .T 'o,i'",
the institution OF the SUIT, si',l autl,Ss i.i..,
ICED its prosecution and that ',', her ''a,"' "Ia
Er damages was just aud ii9e one. one
The court took the motion Oh oenA'o'
n.