Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-01-27
NATIONAL TOPICS.
YESTERDAYS DOIaeS IN CONGRESS.
Readlustment Of Postmasters' Salaries
Senate Combinations -fIattening
the Grant BoOm--Supreme
Court Decision.
Flsstening the Grant Boom

WASHINGTON, January 26.-lt is stated
here, on good authority from Philadel-
phia, that some of Gen. Grants friends
in this city have authority to announce
at the approaching Pennsylvania State
convention that he is not a candidate
for President. Should this be done, it
will be the final collapse of the Grant
boom, which has been hattening out
with remarkable rapldity for the last
two weeks. From the beginning OF the
Grant boom no sagacious politician here
doubted that the only hope OF It's sue
cess was nomination by acclamatiOn
and the support of united and har-
mOniOus party. 1t is now apparent, and
OF this General Grant himself must be
thoroughly convinced, that if he obtains
nomination at all, it can only be after
bitter and protracted fight in the con-
vention, and that in no event can he
count upon that hearty support OF his
own party which is absolutely essential
to the success OF any nominee. Ii is
here where General Grants strong COM
mon sense ought to come into play, and
he can give no better proof of il than by
retiring when he can do so gracefully and
with honor.
Supreme Court Decision.
WASHINGTON, January 26.-Supreme
Court decision No. l2l. L. T. and j.
W. WorthingtOn. administrators, etc,
VS.. Martha W. Mason, in error to the
Circuit Court Of the United States for
the western district OF Arkansas. This
was a suit brought by the defendant in
error, the natural daughter Of Elisha
WOrthlngtOn 10y slave mother, to re-
cover compensation for services rem
dered To said WorthingtOn during his
lifetime, in fuliillment of an alleged
promise made by him 10 her before his
death. The defendant in error recovered
verdict and judgment below for Sl2,-
600. That judgment is here affirmed on
the ground that the record shows no
error of which the Court can take notice,
Resdiustment OF Postmssters' Salaries.
WAsHISGToS, January 26.--The House
Committee on POstotiiCes and PostrOads
agreed to report favorably the bill pro-
viding that the Postmaster General shall
readjust in accordance with the act OF
June 18th, 1870, the salaries OF all post
masters of the third, fourth and fifth
classes whose salaries have not hereto
fore been readjusted, who made direct
official application or sworn returns OF
receipts aud business, for readiustment,
and whose quarterly returns show that
they were intended for readjustment
subsequent to the law OF 1876, such re-
adjustments To date from the beginning
OF the quarter succeeding that in which
such applications or sworn receipts were
made
Treasury Operations
WAsHISGToS, January 26.-The total
amount OF United States securities held
by the Treasury for the week ending
Saturday, January "a, to secure Nation
al bank circulation, was S365, ,065, $50;
amount deposited during the week to
secure circulation, $3.50, 800, and with
drawn during the week, Sl,ll5,0OO.
The amount ot National bank notes
received for redemption at the Treasury
on Saturday was Sl97 900; total for the
week, Sl,676.OOO. This is larger
amount in one week than has been re-
ceiyed for nearly year, the reason be-
ing the extraordinary activity OF money
in circulation.
Senate Combinations
WAsHINGToS, January 26.-The Sem
ate has confirmed the following nomi-
nations: To be EnvOys Extraordinary
and Ministers Plenipotentiary-James
Russell Lowell, OF Mass, to Great
Britain; John w. Foster OF Indiana, to
Russia; Lucius Fairclild Oi Wisconsin,
To Spain; Phillip II. Morgan of Louisi-
ana. to Mexico. To be United States
COnsuls-Lewis Richmond OF Rhode
Island, to Belfast; j. W. Siler OF Arkan-
sas, to Mayaguz. stephen \. SimonsOn
of New York. is to be assistant appraiser
for the port OF New York. Postmssters
Indiana, Michael Z. CARRIER at Madi-
son; Wisconsin, Robert Y. Bogard at
Beaver Dam; Nebraska, Ralph NJ.
Grimes at kearney.
Personal
WASHINGTON, January 26.-Mrs.
Sprague on Saturday gave dinner par
ty To Mrs. Conkling, at which several
oi the New York delegation and their
wives were present. The two ladies
have been on terms of the closest init
macy since Mrs. Coukling has been in
Washington, and this may help to ST.
lence scandal about the estrangement in
the COnkhng family.
Gen. Grant has invited General Rob
ert Patterson, his old cOmrade in the
Mexican war, to join him on his APP
proaehing tour through Mexico, and the
old veteran, though now in his S9th
wear, has accepted. General Patterson
will not 10 to Havana, but will join
Grant on his arrival in Mexico, probably
at Vera Cruz.
Wednesday next is set apart for the
delivery Oft the eulogy on the late Sena-
tor Chandler. The leading Senators on
both sides of the chamber will speak.