The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-02-20
AT THE oAPITAL.
The Meeting of the Peabody Trustees and
the National Educational Association
Senate Combinations andRelec.
tluns-Ths Star Postal
Routes to be Cut Down.
nRnNIInInrAn.

BRUMIDI DEAD.
| WAsusSGroN, February 19.-Brumidi,
the well known fresco artist, died this
morning.
SILVER PURCHASE. =
The Treasury Department to-day pur-
chased 49l, 900 ounces OF fine silver forthe.
San Francisco, New Orleans and Philadel-
phia Mints.
THE PEABODY EDUCATIONAL FUND.
At a meeting of the Board Of Trustees
Of tho Peabody educational fund Chief
Justice T. O. Manning, Of Louisiana, was
unanimously chosen to fill the vacancy on
the board occasioned ny the death OF Gen.
Richard Taylor.
COMPUTATIONS AND REFLECTIONS.
The Senate confirmed Louis H. Aymg,
United States Consul at Merida; Byron
@. sifany, Register of Land oHieeI Z
Grand Forks, Dakota; Edgar w. IA Z
Register of Land Office at Cheyenne;
VIM. j. Anderson, Receiver OF Public
Monies at Grand Fork, Dakota; VIM. II.
James, postmaster at Berea, Ohio. The
Senate rejected the nomination OF Henry
X. Gibson, 10 be Supervisor Of Census,
First district Of Tennessee. The greater
portion OF thesession was occupied with
debate on this nomination.. 1t was re.
jected by a strict party vote.
TIE PACIFIC RAILROADS.
The Committee on Pacific Railroads re-
ceived report Of Representative Ellis, from
the sub committee, to whom was referred a
petition asking to repeal the 22d section Of
the act TO incorporate the Texas and Pac-
itic r. Il, Company, and to declare the
rights OF franchises and lands granted in
the said section, to the New Orleans.
Baton Rouge aud Vicksburg r. r. Co.
forfeited, and that said section be reenacted
in favor OF the New Orleans Pacific R.R.
Company. The report favored the petit
ton and was accompanied by the bill em-
bodying the desire OF legislation. Repre-
sentative Ellis was instructed to report it
to the House with the request that 1t be
printed and drecommitted.
THE NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
The National Educational Association
convened today. Representatives were
present from almost every State in the
Union. A resolution was adopted that a
committee OF ten DO appointed to take
into consideration the formation OF a Ma :
tional Council OF Education and to report
q plan OF organization to the Board of
Directors Of the National Teachers ASso-
citation at their meeting at Chautauqua in
July next. The Chair appointed as the
committee MeSsrs. Bycknell (Mass.), VIII
son ID. o., Wickersham (Pa.), Harris,
(Mo.), Hagor Mass.), trarbell (Tnd.),
Carleton Comm, Smart Ind,), Shepherd
.(-), and Orr (Ga.)
rosToFFlCE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The Postmaster General issued orders
to-day forbidding the delivery Of register
ed letters and money orders to smalloy&
Gale, No. 35 Broadway, New York, who
are said to be engaged in fraudulent stock
operations.
A general order will be issued by the :
Postotlice Department tomorrow cutting
down the mailservice on the "Star" routes
in this country to one trip week. The
order is to 60 into effect the first OF March.
The object OF the Department. in taking
this action is simply to keep the expendi.
lures for the "Star' service withinthe
limits Of the appropriations for the pres
ent fiscal year, pending tie future action
Of Congress.
THE FRREDNAN's BANK.
WASHINGTON, February 19.-The Senate
select committee on Freedmen's Bank
met to-day. Anson NJ. sperry, General
Field Agent and Inspector of Branches,
testified to the solyency of the bank and
to the marvellous increase in business from
the start up to 1874, the time oft failure.
The deposits had grown from $500, 900 in
1865 to s3l ,oOO. 900 in 1879, and 10 S55,OOO,-
900 in 1874. He stated that the cause OF
the banks failure was, primarily, viola.
tion ofthe company's charter in entering
general business in the branches which
opened its doors to wild speculation in
real estate loans and other doubtful secti.
rites. The worst complications and Losses,
he said, arose from operations in WASH
ington. He had never known the, bank
TO sustain loss through the dishonestyof
the colored men in charge OF any OF the
branches. AZ
Marshal Frederick Douglass, former
President OF the bank, resumed his testi-
monY, from which IL appeared that during
his short administration he had been able
to gain but little Insight into the true In.
wardness OF the concern.