The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-27

There were no West Virginia bills con-
sidered on the private calendar in the
House yesterday, and the Senate was moi
in session. The bills introduced on Fri.
day by Senator Hereford, providing for the
disposition OF the proceeds OF the sale oi
the U. s. Armory property at Hsrper's
Ferry, were read twice and referred TO the
Committee on Claims.
One of them apprOpriates $500 to pay
the employees who worked in and the con-
tractors who furnished castings to the ar.
mory from January l, 1861, to April l,
1851. The other amends the present law
relating to property, SO as to allow the Sec.
retary of the Treasury to sell or lease all
real estate and rights owned by the Unit
ed States, and also to abate the parts ofthe
purchase money due from purchasers
who have made improvements upon lots,
II it is right to do SO, and sppropriates S..
500 to pay Tor the necessary survey and
care OF the property, and extends the same
rebates to purchasers Of November and
December, lS69,>who paid full purcha Sc
money before July /, 1873. The amount
Of money now in the Treasury realized
from the sale Of this property is Sl5,659.
DowSEY's POETRY.
The epic contributed by Delegate Dow
ney, Of Wyoming, to the pages of the
Congressional Record last week, continues
to be the subject of good deal Of discus
sion. tits not much worse than the ''rot," "
with which the pages of, the Record are en-
numbered every week by Congressman
who get leave to print speeches never
spoken, for the benefit OF their rural con-
stituents, but the fact that it is in blank
verse, or rather prose chopped into short
lengths, has the effect OF attracting atten-
ton to 1t, which may happily result in put
ting an end to this abuse OF a custom that
would be much more honored in the
breach than in the observance. By the
way, Downey is an ex. West Virginian,
his former home being in Monroe coun.
ty, before he went TO write poetry and
grow up with the country. Just now he
Is as happy as suDaower Of the first
magnitude, and in response to a recent re,
mark, that'the eyes Of the country were
on him, he smiled widely.
PERSONAL.
Public sympathy. is generally manifest
ed to- day over the case of Capt. Ed. Wright
son Of Judge Wright Of Berkeley Springs,
who committed suicide here yesterday by
shooting himself through the head in o
ct Of mental alteration. Domestic trou,
bles are supposed to have had something
10 do with this sad ending. Wrights
father, the Judge, who will be remember.
ed by all West Virginia visitors at Berke,
lev, Is the same man who was but recent
| " pardoned out OF jail by President Hayes,
where he had been confined for assaulting
Columbus Delano. The wife OF the sui
eide was at Berkeley last summer, is Q
daughter Of Judge Paschal, formerly Of
Texas, and during her life her was one ol
the bellies OF Washington society.
Capt. s. F. Shaw, Of Parkesburg, was
here for some time last week, and as Q
staunch Blaine man took in the headquar.
ters OF the Blaine club. The managers
say they are letting West Virginia run
itself, and only sending campaign lltera'
ture into the State where 1t is asked for
but that their advices are satisfactory.
"Gov." Camden and Col. Bill Thomp-
son, OF Parkersburg, who were here most
OF last week, went home on Friday even
ing. on the same train with Mrs. Gen
Goif and Miss Gotf, OF Clarksburg, who
have been visiting in Baltimore:
Judge jackson, Of the United statel
District Court, who returned earlier In tht
week, expects to finish the term at Clarks
burg this week and begin term at Charles
ton on the LIST prox.
Col. Tom Shallcross, who got here yes
terday, Is the latest West Virginia arrival